Monday, March 19, 2012

Vocabulary and Homework for March 19th

1.  Read Ernest Hemingway's "Hills Like White Elephants"
2.  If you struggle with dissecting the piece, visit http://www.shmoop.com/hills-like-white-elephants/literary-devices.html
3.  Copy down your vocabulary words and write a sample sentence for each.
·         relinquish (v)—give up; surrender; abandon; let go
     §      unreliquished (adj)--not abandoned; persisting

·         dissension (n)—disagreement in opinion; discord; conflict; strife
FROM THE LATIN “dis-“ MEANING “apart”
              and “sent/sens” MEANING “feel”
§         dissent(v)—to disagree (antonym of consent)
**NOTE:  Remember that you received a quote worksheet today.  Continue working on this assignment throughout the week.  It will be collected on March 26th.