Wednesday, May 1, 2019

8th or 9th Grade Week 4

Vocabulary and Spelling

WORD POS DEFINITION & NOTES
1. Assuage v. -to make something unpleasant less severe; to reduce severity
2. Audacious adj. -fearless and daring
3. Circumspect adj. -cautious; aware of potential consequences
4. Condone v. -to overlook, harden, or disregard
5. Desiccate v. -to dry out thoroughly
6. Diatribe n. -an abusive, condemnatory speech
7. Dogmatic adj. -dictatorial in one’s opinion
8. Droll adj. -amusing in a wry, subtle way
9. Eloquent adj. -persuasive and moving especially in speech
10. Fallow adj. -dormant; unused
11. Furtive adj. -secret or stealthy
12. Lampoon v. -to ridicule usually with satire
13. Malinger v. -to evade responsibility
14. Orotund adj. -pompous
15. Reticent adj. -silent or reserved
16. Sardonic adj. -cynical; scornfully mocking
17. Sully v. -to varnish or taint
18. Surfeit n. -an excessive amount
19. Verdant adj. -green with vegetation; inexperienced
20. Vernal adj. -related to spring, youth, or freshness

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 9-10

Tuesday
Grammar workbook pg 11
Thursday
Using the sentences you wrote for your spelling words, circle the subject and underline the predicate for each sentence.

Spanish

Monday
Do a page in your workbook

Tuesday
Do a page in your workbook

Wednesday
Do a page in your workbook

Thursday
Watch this video on youtube

Art

Monday
Read about Gentile-Bellini

Tuesday
Veiw paintings of Gentile Bellini

Wednesday and Thursday
Work on your own drawings

History

Monday- Story of the World Volume 1 pgs 142-154
Tuesday- Story of the World Volume 1 pgs 155-168
Wednesday-  Story of the World Volume 1 pgs 169-179
Thursday-  Story of the World Volume 1 pgs 180-187

Biology

Monday
Read Chapter 3 sections 3 and 4 pgs 86-90 and 91-94
Write down all the words highlighted in yellow and their definitions

Tuesday
Do Section 3 assessment pg 90 and Section 2 assesment pg 94
Answer all questions and turn them in to me to be graded

Wednesday
no science today

Reading

Monday
Lord of the Flies Chapter 5

Tuesday
Lord of the Flies Chapter 6

Wednesday
Lord of the Flies Chapter 7

Thursday
Lord of the Flies Chapter 8


Math

Monday-Thursday with mom

Scripture

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