AP Composition ELA 11 (Jefferson-Morgan High/Middle School)

AP Composition ELA 11 (Jefferson-Morgan High/Middle School) //hsms.jmsd.org/apps/classes/899334/assignments/ Class Name: AP Composition ELA 11 Instructor(s): Katrina Caffrey en-us SchoolSitePro <![CDATA[Due: 10/14/2019]]> //hsms.jmsd.org/homeworkItem5053928 //hsms.jmsd.org/apps/classes/899334/assignments/

Journal Prompt:

"Treat the earth well. It was not given to you by your parents. It was loaned to you by your grandchildren." What does this quote mean? Explain your thoughts.

Vocabulary:
~ Week 8 words introduced; sentences due tomorrow; quiz on Friday

1. abandon (n) act of unrestrained behavior disregarding consequences
2. bemuse (v) to confuse or to bewilder
3. collage (n) an assembly of diverse things to make an artistic composition
4. decorousness (n) proper behavior
5. equilibrium (n) a state of balance between opposing forces
6. ethos (n) the distinguishing character or values of a specific people or culture
7. explicate (v) to explain, to clarify the meaning
8. fold (n) a group bound together by common beliefs
9. impudent (adj) disrespectful, characterized by improper bold behavior
10. intensify (v) to strengthen
11. interred (v) buried
12. lionize (v) to treat one with importance or as a celebrity

Literature:

~ NA literature pages 14 - 28 discussion focus on analyzing and comparing archetypes in creation myths; applying the three generalizations to the myths; an analysis of personification as it influences meaning

~ 4 myths exam tomorrow

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Journal

None

Vocabulary

None

Literature

Turn in all books borrowed from the classroom throughout the year.

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Would you rather your child be less attractive and extremely intelligent or extremely attractive and less intelligent?

Vocabulary

None

Literature

Hamlet Film

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No School - Memorial Day

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Journal

What do you do when other people don't like you?

Vocabulary

Week 37 quiz

Literature

Hamlet Film

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Journal

Do you ask enough questions, or do you settle for what you know?

Vocabulary

Week 37 quiz on Friday

Literature

Hamlet Film

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Would you rather be a worried genius or a joyful simpleton?

Vocabulary

Week 37 quiz on Friday

Literature

Hamlet Film

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Journal

What would you do differently if you knew nobody would judge you?

Vocabulary

Week 37 sentences due; quiz on Friday

Literature

Hamlet Exam and Film

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Journal

Did you like the play Hamlet? Why or why not?

Vocabulary

Week 37 Introduction; sentences due tomorrow; quiz on Friday

1. largess (n) generous giving
2. pall (v) to lose interest or attraction, to become wearisome
3. phobia (n) fear of something or a situation
4. premonition (n) a forewarning; a feeling of anxiety over a future event
5. quash (v) to set aside or to suppress forcibly; annul, abrogate, quell
6. restitution (n) restoration of or compensation for something taken from a rightful owner; redress, amends, reparation
7. retrenchment (n) the act of cutting down or off as by the reduction of expenses
8. sedentary (adj) characterized by a sitting posture; abiding in one place
9. stand (n) a determined effort for or against something; a determined position
10. table (v) to put aside or to postpone (usually relates to parliamentary procedure)
11. turpitude (n) depravity, vile, or shameful
12. vignette (n) a short descriptive literary sketch or a short scene from a movie
13. wistful (adj) having unfulfilled longing or yearning

Literature

Study for Hamlet Exam

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