Welcome to the end of the third quarter! Yes, that's right, it all ends tomorrow. This means only one thing: I need all of your work by 2:05 tomorrow afternoon, or expect a zero on missing assignments. Just for the record, a zero on a writing piece will drag your quarter grade down by 3-5 points.

ALL CLASSES: Your vocabulary 23 quiz is either today or tomorrow depending on when you have class. Have sentences ready!

B and C periods: Please finish "99" for Friday. Have no fear; all readings over the next few weeks will NOT be as long as the tale of tenure and terror you are about to finish!

A and F periods: Remixed Fairy Tales are now due, as are your secrets. I plan on sending them in to POSTSECRET at the beginning of next week so 3-5 points so don't forget! Thank you all for being so respectful during out in-class readings of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

APRIL VACATION: TWO WEEKS AND COUNTING!

VOCABULARY 23

IMPLACABLE~ADJ~ NOT ABLE TO BE SATISFIED OR PACIFIED; UNYEILDING, RELENTLESS

AMELIORATE~V~ TO MAKE BETTER, TO IMPROVE

BOMBASTIC~ADJ~ USE OF IMPRESSIVE SOUNDING LANGUAGE WITH LITTLE MEANING

CATHARSIS~N~ EMOTIONAL PURIFICATION OR RELIEF

ATROPHY~V~ TO WASTE AWAY

CLEMENCY~N~ MERCY, MILDNESS

PEJORATIVE~ADJ~ NEGATIVE, UNFAVORABLE

PROWESS~N~ BRAVERY; SKILL, ADEPTNESS

DEVOID~ADJ~ ENTIRELY WITHOUT; LACKING

TRUCULENT~ADJ~ FIERCE AND CRUEL, BRUTAL, SAVAGE

AdDiTiOnAl 5 FoR HoNoRs ClAsSeS!!!!!!!!


QUAGMIRE~N~ BOG, MARSH

BADINAGE~N~ TEASING CONVERSATION

DESULTORY~ADJ~ AIMLESS, JUMPING AROUND

INIQUITOUS~ADJ~ UNJUST, WICKED

SMATTERING~N~ SMALL AMOUNT

PICTURES FROM OUR FABULOUS FIELD TRIP!
Yes, we all survived the trip to Boston and back, and with the exception of the Ewing cousins missing for 13 minutes, everything was PERFECT!!! Thanks to all chaperones for investing their time and energy, and thanks to the students for being respectful during the performance and representing MVRHS with style!

KICK SOME MCAS

KICK SOME MCAS

19 March-23 March 2007

HAPPY MCAS WEEK!

Hopefully all of you enjoyed the rally on Monday, i know i sure did! The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System's English component will only last 3 days. Not too bad, right? And as a favor to all of our fantastic students, we are NOT DOING VOCABULARY this week. i know, i know, you're just tickled pink, arentcha?

They only English-related thing you have to worry about, besides those pesky tests, is MAKE-UP WORK!

IF I DO NOT HAVE IT MY OUR HANDS BY FRIDAY AFTER SCHOOL, ANYTHING MISSING WILL **poof!** TURN INTO A ZERO!

I'm looking forward to next week when we no longer have to worry about practicing for MCAS and we can go back to business as usual.

Thanks for all your cooperation while we prepared you for this demanding week of your lives!

Hello Students!
Let's take a look at the next week of your lives.....next week is the English MCAS.....yahoo! You will be spending Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings taking part in this once in a lifetime experience.
Here's the silver lining to the MCAS cloud: NO VOCABULARY!

A Period: Your secrets are due the 26 of March and your fairy tale is due the 28. We will be starting A Midsummer Night's Dream and other Shakespeare related things at the end of this week and continue until April vacation.

B and C periods: Your fairy tales are due tomorrow (16 March) Read through chapter seven in 99 for Tuesday, it's page 166.

F Period: Your fairy tale is due the 27 of March and your secrets are due the 29. We will be starting A Midsummer Night's Dream and other Shakespeare related things at the end of this week and continue until April vacation.

VOCABULARY 21

REFURBISH~V~ to make like new

RESPITE~N~ interval of rest, a break

SCOFF~V~ to mock or make fun of

SPORADIC~ADJ~ occuring irregulary

SUMPTUOUS~ADJ~ lavish, costly, extravagant

TALON~N~ claw

TIRADE~N~ long, angry scolding speech

UNSCATHED~adj~ unharmed

VILIFY~V~ to defame or slander

WITHER~V~ to dry up or shrivel

ADDITIONAL 5 FOR HONORS!!!!!


POLEMIC~N~ controversy, argument supporting a point of view

MUTABLE~ADJ~changing in form

GLOWER~V~scowl

BANDY~V~discuss lightly

UNWITTING~ADJ~ unintentional

EXTRA CREDIT:
knabble-v- to bit or nibble
sandapile-n- a coffin
vug-n- a cave
atrabilious-adj- bad-tempered

POSTSECRETS FROM B and C PERIODS! I AM SO PROUD OF EVERYONE!

HONORS: SUBJECTS TO LOOK UP.....and be prepared to discuss on MONDAY!!!

AVEBURY
STONEHENGE
SILBURY HILL
CAPTAIN COOK
WEST KENNET LONG BARROW

WECOME BACK FROM VACATION!

Here's what's going on in room 511:

MCAS are at the end of THIS MONTH. Therefore, we will be devoting a lot of our time to practicing. I will make it as painless as humanly possible!



A Period: Dialogue Journals are due Thursday, 8 March. Vocabulary sentences are due Thursday, 8 March. You have a vocabulary quiz on Thursday, 8 March.

B Period and C Period: Dialogue Journals are due Thursday, 8 March. Vocabulary sentences are due Thursday, 8 March. You have a vocabulary quiz on Thursday, 8 March. Your Post Secrets are due either Tuesday, 6 March, or Thursday 8 March. You have a writing piece due next Wednesday, 14 March. We will discuss topics in class this Tuesday.

E Period: We are doing vocabulary lesson 11 this week. Definitions monday, sentences Wednesday, and quiz on Friday or Maybe next Tuesday. On Wednesday we will also be finishing up our literary terms list and work more on our MCAS practice prompts.

F Period: Vocabulary sentences are due on Wednesday. Your quiz is on Friday. Wednesday will be spent doing more MCAS practice, and you will finish your prompts.

VOCABULARY 20

UNFEIGNED~ADJ~ GENUINE, REAL

INADVERTENT~ADJ~ ACCIDENTAL, UNINTENTIONAL

INSCRUTABLE~ADJ~ IMPOSSIBLE TO UNDERSTAND

SEDULOUS~ADJ~ DILIGENT, HARD-WORKING

LUCID~ADJ~ CLEAR, UNDERSTANDABLE

VITUPERATIVE~ADJ~ ABUSIVE, SCOLDING

PARTISAN~ADJ~ ONE-SIDED, PREJUDICE; COMMITTED TO ONE PARTY

PLACATE~V~ TO SOOTHE OR PACIFY

ICHTHYOLOGY~N~ THE STUDY OF FISH

QUANDARY~N~ DILEMMA



ADDITIONAL 5 FOR HONORS:


BASTION~N~ FORTRESS, DEFENSE, STRONGHOLD

COMPLICITY~N~ PARTICIPATION, INVOLVEMENT

MALINGERER~N~ ONE WHO PRETENDS TO BE SICK TO GET OUT OF RESPONSIBLITY

TOADY~V~ TO FLATTER FOR FAVORS

VENTURESOME~ADJ~ BOLD, DARING


EXTRA CREDIT:
plongeur~n~ dishwasher
plew~n~ a beaver skin
swabble~v~ to make a noise like water being sloshed around
ubiquarian~n~ a person who goes everywhere