OVER THE CHRISTMAS BREAK- Due January 4, 2010

Look up the following myths and provide a three paragraph summary of 
each on looseleaf :

1. Pyramus and Thisbe
2. Prometheus
3. Atlas
4. Sisyphus
5. Arachne
Week of 12/7-

1. Vocabulary words will be assigned in class. Please review and 
answer in the notebook, due on Thurs, 12/10.

intimidate
intonation
inventory
inverse
invigorating
irksome
irony
irreducible
irretrievable
jaunt
jovial
jurisdiction
kindle
landlocked
larceny
lavish
lax
lethal
liability
maintenance
malicious
manifest
manipulate
meander
medieval
meditate
medley
metamorphosis
metaphor
mimic


2. Quiz on Fri, 12/11 on Voc and Romeo & Juliet Act I

3. Five paragrpah essay,(will be counted as an exam): "Compare and 
Contrast Lady and Lord Capulet and Lady and Lord Montague citing 
specific references from the text." - Due  Tuesday, 12/15

4. Students wishing an extra-credit grade can write a two page essay 
detailing the definitions of comedy and tragedy in classical drama, 
Due anytime before the MIDTERMS.


Week of 11/30-

1. Exam on Thursday, 12/3

2. Please read Romeo and Juliet, Act I,sc i by Tues, 12/7

Week of 11/23-

1. Exam on The Odyssey, part II and vocabulary on Thursday, December 
3.

2. Over the break, please complete the following sections in your 
Writer's Choice work book:

pp 47-48 (lesson 1)
pp 49-50 (lesson 2)
pp 51-52 (lesson 3)
pp 53-54 (lesson 4)
pp 55-56 (lesson 5)




Week of 11/16

1. Vocabulary for week; due in NB 11/17 and quiz on 11/20

homage
horde
humanitarian
humanoid
hygiene
ideally
illiterate
immaterial
immunity
impertinent
inaudible
incalculable
incandescent
incessant
incompatible
incomprehensible
inconspicuous
inconvenient
indivisible
induction
infamous
infest
inflammation
influential
initative
instigate
intact
intensive
inervention
intimate

2. Do in lit, in NB, p 948, #1-9, due Wed, 11/18
3. Do in lit, in NB, p 948, a-e, due Thurs, 11/19

Week of 11/9

1. Vocabulary, due in notebook on Tuesday, 11/10; quiz on Friday, 
11/13.

exploit
extremity
extrovert
fallacy
fatality
fauna
fervent
figurative
flora
fluent
formidable
frenzied
frivolous
functional
galvanize
garb
gaudy
genealogy
genial
granular
grueling
haphazard
havoc
hectic
herald
hereditary
hideous
hindrance
hoax

2. The Odyssey Exam on Thursday, 11/12.


Week of 10/13

1. Vocabulary words- due on Thursday, Oct. 15

cope
credentials
culmination
cumbersome
cynic
deficient
defile
defraud
demoralize
denote
denounce
depict
depreciate
devout
dexterity
diligent
discreet
discretion
discriminate
disperse

2. In Lit. boo, please do p 73, questions # 1-7 and a-e in notebook.

3. Read in Lit. book, pages 880-888 and be able to discuss it by 
Thursday, Oct. 15




Week of 10/6

1. Vocabulary exam- all words since Sept 11- Wed,10/7
2. Grammar test- nouns and pronouns- Thurs, 10/8
3. Lit test- all literary terms and "The Most Dangerous Game"- Fri, 
10/9

Week of 9/28

1. Vocabulary, due on Tuesday, 9/29 (quiz on Friday, 10/2)

cadence
carnivorous
cascade
centrifugal
chivalry
chronic
chronological
circumscribe
citadel
clamber
collaborate
collateral
comply
condolence
congeniality
congruent
connive
conspiracy
contaminate
contemptible
2. Please finish reading "The Most Dangerous Game" in your lit books

3. Wednesday, 9/30- read "The Birds" in your lit books by Friday, 
10/2