Hello, Rock Stars!

Yes, you! You rock!!! I mean, how could you not? You are lucky enough to have ME for an English teacher!

Are you getting scared because the end of the quarter is rapidly approaching and you have a 47 in class and you don't know what to do? Don't be afraid! You should all know exactly what you are missing and know exactly what to do to correct it - remember, I gave you your grade sheets! (If you were absent or daydreaming, see me! I'll get you the info. you need.) And you'll bring it in to me on Thursday, not Friday. And being scared won't solve the problem anyway. You just have to face up to the situation and tackle it. Don't be PUSILLANIMOUS! Be BRAVE!

Okay, what's on your new TO-DO list? (Did you see that new and to-do rhyme? That's assonance, you know!)

B period: vocabulary 8 - Thursday, 3-5 pages of draft - Thursday, dialogue journal - Thursday, 11/15 (next week), grateful lists - Thursday, 11/15, polished draft - after Thanksgiving

C period: vocabulary 4 - Thursday, grateful lists - Thursday, 11/15

D period: vocabulary 8 - Thursday, 4-6 pages of draft - Thursday, dialogue journal - Thursday, 11/15 (next week), grateful lists - Thursday, 11/15, polished draft - before Thanksgiving

F period: vocabulary 8 quiz - Friday, 3-5 pages of draft - Friday, dialogue journal - Friday, 11/16, grateful lists - Friday, 11/16, polished draft - after Thanksgiving

H period: vocabulary 8 quiz - Friday, 4-6 pages of draft - Friday, dialogue journal - Friday, 11/16, grateful lists - Friday, 11/16, polished draft - before Thanksgiving

And now you want this week's vocabulary? You are SOOOOOOOOOOOO demanding!

Vocabulary Lesson 8:

1. adulterate - v - to corrupt, contaminate, or pollute
2. aloof - adj. - standoffish, indifferent, disinterested
3. apochryphal - adj. - false, counterfeit
4. belittle - v - to trivialize or make unimportant
5. capitulate - v - to surrender, to give in
6. crestfallen - adj. - disappointed, discouraged, SO SAD
7. conciliatory - adj. - meant to soothe or reconcile
8. dearth - n - shortage
9. desecrate - v - to treat with disrespect
1o. diffident - adj. - shy, unassertive

Honors:
11. spectral - adj. - ghostly
12. mendacious - adj. - lying, false
13. guffaw - n - boisterous laughter
14. bilk - v - to swindle or cheat
15. pusillanimous - adj. - cowardly

Extra Credit:

aviophobia
arachibutyrophobia
coulrophobia
pharmacophobia
emotophobia

Don't you love phobias?

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