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English 1 PuenteTuesday 1/24/17Regular Schedule
Due: -Vocab List 18
Warm-up: Which vocab word from vocab list 18 are most likely to use in conversation or writing? Why?
HW: -Bring SSR book-Sentences and definitions for vocab list 19-Prepare for Word of the Week
Spelling: 1. embarrass 2. emergency 3. employee 4. encouraging 5. environment
Vocab: 1. ephemeral 2. comply 3. prosaic 4. profuse 5. fastidious
Vocab List 19
3rd Period Bonus Vocab (2 pts. each):1. The dictator used military force to ______ his
citizens into following his rules. 2. Growing tomato crops during a severe drought
proved to be ________ for one farmer. 3. My employee’s habit of coming in to work late is
starting to ______ me. 4. Although the odds were against them, the
________ group of soldiers held on until reinforcements arrived.
5. We _________ go to the movies.
4th Period Bonus Vocab (2 pts. each):1. What does
supercalifragilisticexpialidocious mean?
2. What word means “to cast rays of light upon?”
Vocab Quiz 18 Answers Spelling:
1. eligible 2. efficiency 3. economic 4. eighth 5. elaborate
Vocab: 1. disparage 2. voluntary 3. disparity 4. didactic 5. dissent
Bonus Vocab (4th period)
1. a nonsense word meaning fantastic
2. irradiate
Bonus Vocab (3rd period) 1.
SSW (Short Silent Writing)• Take out your composition notebook • Write silently for 10 minutes on the prompt. • Exchange writing with partner. • Highlight your partner’s strong lines. (no more
than 2 lines)
You’re cleaning out a garage and, and hidden away in a back corner, you find an old shoebox. The box is heavier than it should be. When you open it up, you find cash—$85,000, to be exact. Where did the cash come from, who hid it there and why?
English 1 PuenteWed./Thur. 1/26/17Block Schedule
Due: -Vocab List 19 sentencesand definitions
HW: -Bring Animal Farm every day
Warm-up: How did first semester go for you in this class or other classes? What are some of your goals in terms of academics for second semester?Please Start Reading. SSR is for 10 minutes.
Agenda: • SSR• Words of the Week• Stamp/Review Vocab List 19• Pass back work/Update
Assignment Sheet• Animal Farm Overview• Check out Books
Vocab List 19 (adj.) lasting for a very short time(v.) act in accordance with a wish or command(adj.) having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty; commonplace; unromantic(adj.) exuberantly plentiful; abundant(adj.) very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail
1. ephemeral 2. comply 3. prosaic
4. profuse 5. fastidious
English 1 PuenteFriday 1/27/17Regular Schedule
Due: -Animal Farm
Warm-up: Shout out Friday! Who has shown a lot of Cougar PRIDE these last few weeks: participation, respect, integrity, drive, and excellence? How so?
HW: -Study for vocab quiz 19/bring vocab list 19-Bring Animal Farm every day