Vocabulary Words 1-10

UNKEMPT: (un KEMPT) adjective:  not groomed, not neat or tidy
WINSOME:  (WIN sum) adjective:  charming, causing joy
MORTIFY:  (mor ti FIE) verb: to embarrass greatly
ABSCOND: (ab SKOND) verb:  to run away secretly and hide  DERIDE: (dee RIDE) verb:  to mock, ridicule, make fun of
DERIDE: (dee RIDE) verb:  to mock, ridicule, make fun of
GAWKY:  (GAW ke) adjective:  awkward, clumsy
INTERROGATE:  (in TARE uh gate) verb:  to question
BLEMISH: (BLIM ish) noun:  a noticeable imperfection
AMBUSH: (AM bush) verb:  to hide and then attack
BEDLAM: (BED lem) noun:  a scene of uproar and noisy confusion 
Vocab Words 11-20

 
1)ALOOF: (a LOOF)  adjective:  distant or not friendly
2)WAYWARD: (WAY word) adjective:  reckless, disobedient
3)HUMDRUM:  (HUM drum) adjective:  lacking excitement; boring  
4) DORMANT: (DOOR mant) adjective: not active, sleeping
5)OUTWIT: (out WIT) verb:  to be more clever than someone else; to outsmart  
6) BLOAT: (BLOWT) verb:  to swell or puff up
7)DISGRUNTLED: (dis GRUNT uhld) adjective: unhappy; dissatisfied  
8)SOMBERLY: (SOM bur lee) adverb: in a depressed manner  
9)CONDEMN: (cun DIM) verb:  to strongly disapprove of
10)PONDER: (POND ur) verb:  to think about something carefully  
 
 

HOMEWORK

2/3-2/7
Students are required by ScS's to complete 2 Iready reading  assignments per week. They are due on each Friday. They will not be accepted after that unless there have been excused absences. Iready will do the assignments according to their current level. They need to pass the assignments to get full credit. 


We are studying Poetry and figurative language this week. We started on page 70 in the journal. They should have completed through page 96 by the end of the week. Journal checks will be done on Friday, 2/7. I will give them a list of pages that will be checked and they will be given a classwork grade on those pages.

The End of Unit assessment will be given on Friday. There is nothing to study for the assessment. It is all based on work they have been doing in class. 

Please feel free to contact me if there are questions.





















1/6-1/10
Here are the things we will be doing this week:
Monday: Read and discuss "The People  Could Fly" Review Vocabulary Words/ Homework for Tuesday is to use each of the ten words in a sentence.
Tuesday: Introduce Frederick Douglass' Narrative and discuss context. Homework: Vocabulary quiz on Wednesday.

Wednesday - Friday - We will be working in the journal on the Narrative of Frederick Douglass. Homework will include work we don't finish in class. Students will need to pay close attention at the end of the class time to be sure they have written the homework assignments down.

I will be here Thursday until 3:30 for tutoring in Room f 223.
Please feel free to email me with any concerns.
cottenlm@scsk12.org

Here are the words they will be quizzed on on Wednesday 1/8:

 
ARDUOUS: (AHR joo us) adjective:  extremely difficult; tiresome 
FICKLE: (FIKAL) adjective:  always changing in interests or loyalty 
HABITUALLY: (huh BICH oo uh lee) adverb:  commonly practiced; doing or acting by habit.
EUPHONY: (YOO fuh nee) noun:  pleasing or sweet sound
IMPLORE: (im PLORE) verb:  to ask for something with a serious state of mind or a heavy heart
INFERIOR: (in FEAR e or) adjective: of little or less importance 
BANTER: (BAN tur) verb:  to tease someone in a friendly way
PERILOUS: (PAIR uh lus) adjective:  dangerous
SCURRY: (SKUREE) verb:  to move quickly; scamper
ABOMINABLE: (uh BOM uh nuh buhl) adjective:  deserving or causing disgust 











Words  21-30  Quiz on 11/6 /19
 
21. JUBILANT: (JOO buh luhnt) adjective:  very happy and delighted  
22. LIVID: (LIV id) adjective:  very angry
23.  ENCUMBER: (in COME bur) verb:  to weigh down, burden  
24. ERRONEOUS: (ear ROAN e us) adjective:  containing an error  
25. CANTANKEROUS: (con TANK er us) adjective:  hard to get along with; ornery
26. DEJECTED: (dee JECT ed) adjective:  low in spirits, feeling sad  
27. LUDICROUS: (LEWD uh cris) adjective:  comically ridiculous
28. TIMID:  (TIM id) adjective:  shy
29. LIONIZE:  (LION ize) verb:  to treat as a celebrity  
30. BAMBOOZLE: (bam BEW zul) verb:  to deceive by trickery