Wednesday, May 1, 2019

8th or 9th Grade Week 8

Vocabulary and Spelling

WORD POS DEFINITION & NOTES
1. Accede v. -to express approval or give consent
2. Accession n. -increase by something added
3. Comity n. -friendly social atmosphere
4. Corporeal adj. -having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body
5. Fervor n. -intensity of feeling or expression
6. Fiasco n. -a complete failure
7. Illusory adj. -based on or producing illusion; deceptive
8. Kindle v. -to stir up
9. Libel n. -a written or oral statement that unjustly attacks a person’s character or reputation
10. Licentious adj. -lacking legal or moral restraints
11. Limpid adj. -marked by transparency
12. Marsupial n. -any of an order of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals
13. Milieu n. -the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops
14. Pommel n. -a word used to refer to a knob on a sword or a saddle
15. Prolixity n. -the condition of being long or drawn out
16. Quail v. -to give way or recoil in dread or terror
17. Runic n. -having some secret or mysterious meaning
18. Salve n. -a means of alleviating one’s conscience
19. Stoke v. -to poke or stir up
20. Tremulous adj. -exceedingly sensitive; easily shaken or disordered


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 23

Tuesday
Grammar workbook pg 24

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

Spanish

Monday
Do a workbook page

Tuesday
Do a workbook page

Wednesday
Do a workbook page

Thursday
Watch this video on youtube

Art

Monday
Read about Edgar Degas

Tuesday
ask mom to show you some pictures

Wednesday and Thursday
draw ballerinas like Degas

History

No history this week

Biology

Monday
Read Chapter 7 section 1 pgs 210-215
Write down all the words highlighted in yellow and their definitions

Tuesday
Do Section 1 assessment pg 215
Answer all questions and turn them in to me to be graded

Wednesday
Do lab on pg 216

Reading

Monday
Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt pgs 141-158

Tuesday
Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt pgs 159-170

Wednesday
Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt pgs 171-183

Thursday
Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt pgs 184-199


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