Wednesday, May 1, 2019

8th or 9th Grade Week 7

Vocabulary and Spelling

WORD POS DEFINITION & NOTES
1. Approbation n. -an act of approving formally or officially
3. Coddle v. -to treat with extreme or excessive care or kindness
4. Effuse v. -to flow out
5. Erudite adj. -having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying
6. Gaunt adj. -excessively thin and angular
7. Imprecate v. -to invoke evil on
8. Lag v. -to stay or fall behind
9. Lucid adj. -clear to the understanding
10. Neologism n. -a newly invented word, usage, or phrase
11. Paean n. -a work that praises or honors its subject
12. Prattle v. -to say in an unaffected or childish manner
13. Refute v. -to prove wrong by argument or evidence
14. Seminal adj. -containing or contributing the seeds of later development
15. Sinewy adj. -tough, stringy
16. Stinting v. -sparing or frugal
17. Stratagem n. -a cleverly contrived trick or scheme for gaining an end
18. Synapse n. -the point at which a nervous impulse passes from one neuron to another
19. Usurp v. -to take or make use of without right


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 19-20

Tuesday
Grammar workbook pg 21-22

Thursday
Using the sentences you wrote for your spelling words, circle the subject and underline the predicate for each sentence.

Spanish

Monday
Write down the verbs: ser, estar, ir, haber, tener, poder, hacer, poner, Decir, Querer, Ver, and Saber

Tuesday
Conjugate your verb list in present tense
for help

Wednesday
Conjugate your verb list in the past tense
for help

Thursday
Watch this video on youtube

Art

Monday

Tuesday
free day

Wednesday and Thursday
work on your own drawings

History

Monday- Story of the World Volume 1 pgs 278-287
Tuesday- Story of the World Volume 1 pgs 288-296
Wednesday-  Story of the World Volume 1 pgs 297-301
Thursday-  Story of the World Volume 1 pgs 302-316

Biology

Monday
Read Chapter 4 sections 3 and 4 pgs 126-130 and 131-137
Write down all the words highlighted in yellow and their definitions

Tuesday
Do Section 3 and 4 assessments pgs 130 and 137
Answer all questions and turn them in to me to be graded

Wednesday
no science today

Reading

Monday
Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt pgs 64-86

Tuesday
Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt pgs 87-105

Wednesday
Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt pgs 106-120

Thursday
Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt pgs 121-140


Math

Monday-Thursday with mom

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