Vocab!

Part III unit 3

Nouns

1. Perspicacity- (pur’ spe kas’e te) mental penetration, discernment
2. Predilection- preconceived preference or partiality
3. Prerogative- privilege, right
4. Propensity- natural tendency, bent
5. Propriety- conforming to accepted standards of behavior, rightness or suitability
6. Prostration- a falling down in worship, exhaustion
7. Restitution- restoration, reparation
8. Sagacity- shrewdness, sound judgment
9. Surfeit- excess, disgust from excess
10. Vicissitude- irregular change, ups and downs

Adjectives
11. Lambent-softly radiant, playing lightly over a surface or subject
12. Latent- hidden or unrevealed, potential
13. Marital- of or relating to marriage
14. Partisan- one sided; partial to a party or cause; supporter of an idea or person
15. Recumbent- reclining or leaning, inactive
16. Salient- prominent, conspicuous, outward projecting angle
17. Seditious- inciting discontent or rebellion
18. Succinct- terse, concise
19. Tangible- real, substantial, palpable
20. Tentative- provisional, experimental

Group 1 Socratic seminar questions

1. How does the author use hurricanes as a metaphor? What does the
rain symbolize?

2. What are Victor's and the Spokane woman's expectations of each
other and how do they affect Victor and the Spokane woman's thoughts
of one another in the story "Crazy Horse Dreams"?

3. How does the drug Victor and his friends take represent the
reservation lifestyle?

4. Why is Jimi Hendrix and his version of "The Star-Spangled Banner"
so important to Victor's father? How does he base life decisions
around it?

vocab for Friday, March 19

REMINDER: The final copies of your persuasive papers are due on Monday, March 15. Please remember to submit them to turnitin.com

Part III unit 2
Adjectives

1. Altruistic- unselfishly concerned for others
2. Astute- shrewd, crafty, keen of mind
3. Authentic- genuine, entitled to acceptance
4. Cumulative- tending to increase or accumulate
5. Despondent- dejected, despairing
6. Didactic- morally instructive
7. Ecclesiastical- pertaining to church or clergy, especially as an established institution
8. Felicitous- fortunate, aptly chosen, happily conceived
9. Imperial- majestic, befitting an emperor
10. Odious- hateful, offensive

Verbs
11. Emancipate- liberate, set free
12. Meditate- to act as a go-between, serve as a harmonizing agent
13. Reciprocate- repay an obligation, social or otherwise, exchange favors or courtesies
14. Reconcile- to bring to agreement, harmonize
15. Relegate- to banish or reduce to lower status
16. Repudiate- to disavow, disown, reject
17. Subsidize- to provide financial aid
18. Temporize- to act evasively to gain time, yield temporarily to circumstances
19. Usurp- to seize (power or control) unlawfully
20. Vindicate- to justify, clear of a charge or criticism

Of Mice and Men seminar questions

Reminders:
Socratic seminar Thursday, 2/25
Persuasive drafts (with WC page and citiations) due Friday, 2/26
Of Mice and Men in class essay Monday 3/1

Here are the seminar questions
1. Compare and contrast the main themes in East of Eden and Of Mice and Men.

2. What does the farm say about human nature? How is their dream similar to the American dream? Is the dream of this farm worth pursuing now that Lennie is dead?

3. How is Of Mice and Men symbolic of the bible?

4. Were George’s actions more or less justified than Carlson “putting down” the dog? Did George make the right decision?

5. What does Lennie’s connection to animals say about him? Is there symbolism here?
a. Candy’s dog
b. The mice and rabbits
c. The puppies
6. How do his relationships with animals compare with his relationship with people?

Persuasive speech Schedule

I wanted to give you the schedule so you can start planning. I will also give you a hard copy of the schedule when I have everyone's topics.

Persuasive Speech Schedule

Date Assignment/Activity
Monday, February 1 Topics due- start visual organizer
How to evaluate sources for scholarly research
Tuesday, February 2 Portfolio day for seniors- no school for underclassmen
Thursday, February 3 Library research
Friday, February 4 Library research
Monday, February 8 Preliminary annotated bibliography
Tuesday, February 9 Identifying and using persuasive appeals (Revisit Letter)
Wednesday, February 10 Outlines due
Thursday, February 11 Rhetorical devices
Tuesday, February 23 Maddy C Lanie RJ Kathleen
Wednesday, February 24 Taylor Laura Ethan Nicole
Thursday, February 25 Of Mice and Men Socratic seminar
Friday, February 26 Ally Sam M Julia Mackenzie
Complete rough drafts due (Drafts MUST include a works cited page and citations in the text)
Monday, March 1 Of Mice and Men in class essay
Wednesday, March 3 Hannah Tina Sean
Thursday, March 4 Olivia Erin Billy
Friday, March 5 Amanda Soukie Conner Sam C
Monday, March 8 Victoria Maya Maddy T Sam V

Socratic seminar reflection- process

Sorry I surprised you with the whole group seminar, but I didn't want you to get all worried ahead of time. I read your immediate reactions after class, now I want you to reflect on the process and compare it to our past seminars. What did you like? What could we improve?

Socratic seminar reflection- content

Reflect on what your classmates discussed during the seminar. Did someone say something that changed or expanded your way of thinking? Who said something that you found profound or interesting? What was it?