Wednesday, May 1, 2019

8th or 9th Grade Week 2

Vocabulary and Spelling

WORD POS DEFINITION & NOTES
1. Abdicate v. -to give up a position, a right, or power
2. Blight n. -an affliction, destroying element, or disease
3. Blithe adj. -joyful, cheerful, or without appropriate thought
4. Ephemeral adj. -lasting a short time
5. Fervid adj. -intensely emotional
6. Fetid adj. -rotten
7. Flag v. -to decline in vigor, strength, or interest
8. Florid adj. -excessively decorated or embellished
9. Glower v. -to glare at or stare angrily or intensely at
10. Gullible adj. -easily deceived
11. Irascible adj. -easily made angry
12. Ignominy n. -public shame or disgrace
13. Lament v. -to express sorrow or grief
14. Monastic adj. -extremely plain or secluded
15. Nominal adj. -existing in name only; negligible
16. Nuance n. -a subtle expression of meaning or quality
17. Pathology n. - foul smelling or putrid
18. Sedition n. -behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder
19. Specious adj. -deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
20. Tawdry adj. -cheap, gaudy, or showy

Monday and Tuesday
Spell words 3 times each

Wednesday
write each word in a sentence using completely correct grammar and punctuation

Thursday
 write a poem, fictional paragraph, or essay using at least 5 of these words

Friday
Spelling Test

Grammar

Monday
Grammar Workbook pg 4

Tuesday
Grammar workbook pg 5-6
Thursday
Using the sentences you wrote for your spelling words, circle the subject and underline the predicate for each sentence.

Spanish

Monday
Do your workbook

Tuesday
Do your workbook

Wednesday
Do your workbook

Thursday
Watch this video on youtube

Art

Monday

Tuesday
View Filippo's artwork here and sketch from one of his drawings

Wednesday and Thursday
Work on your own drawings

History

Monday- Story of the World Volume 1 pgs 59-75
Tuesday- Story of the World Volume 1 pgs 76-87
Wednesday-  Story of the World Volume 1 pgs 88-102
Thursday-  Story of the World Volume 1 pgs 103-109

Biology

Monday
Read Chapter 2 sections 3 and 4 pgs 50-56 and 60-67
Write down all the words highlighted in yellow and their definitions

Tuesday
Do Section 3 assessment pg 57 and Section 2 assesment pg 67
Answer all questions and turn them in to me to be graded

Wednesday
draw, color, and label an animal cell with all of its organelles

Reading

You have 2 weeks to read Shakespeare's 
Romeo and Juliet

Monday
Read Act IV

Tuesday
Read Act V


Math

Monday-Thursday with mom

Scripture Reading


read 30 minutes daily


Piano

Learn a song of your choosing. You need to know 10 new songs by the end of the school year

PE

Do some exercise everyday. Get so you can run 3 miles without stopping. I'll sign you up for a race Apr 2020