Quote WS DUE DATE and HW for Monday

The quote worksheet from this week will be collected on 5/7 since we will solely focus on SAT prep for the next week. 

In addition, you must read the rest of The Crucible for Monday.  The notes you take on Act 4 will be collected and counted toward the fourth quarter.

Vocabulary for 4/26-4/27

—ING ADJECTIVES

NOTES:

You use many “—ing” adjectives to describe the effect that something has on your feelings, or on the feelings of people in general. If you talk about ‘a surprising number’, you mean that the number surprises you. Look at the following examples:

1.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  He lives in a charming house just outside the town.

2.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 She always has a warm welcoming smile.

Most “—ing” adjectives have a related transitive verb.  (i.e., compel, daunt)

57.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Compelling—evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way

SAMPLE SENTENCE—It is difficult for me to understand why the judges find the girls’ testimonies compelling; I just cannot understand why everyone believes Abigail’s lies.

58.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Daunting—seemingly difficult to deal with; intimidating

SAMPLE SENTENCE—The scene in the courtroom is daunting for Elizabeth.  She is being questioned about the character of her husband but is instructed not to look at him.  Although she knows of his infidelity, she cannot confess it when Danforth commands.

59.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Cunning—having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion

SAMPLE SENTENCE—One cannot argue the fact that Thomas Putnam is cunning.  Even when Giles Corey brings evidence of Putnam’s avarice to Danforth and Hathorne, they quickly dismiss it without even questioning him.

—TION/—SION  NOUNS

NOTES:

The /shun/ sound at the end of words is spelled several different ways: —tion as in motion and —sion as in profession. Words that end in —tion and —sion often name things. They show an act of or state of. 

60.   ASPERSION— an attack on the reputation or integrity of someone or something

The verb “asperse” means to attack the integrity of someone.

SAMPLE SENTENCE—Abigail and the girls cast aspersion on Mary, claiming that she made a compact with the Devil.

61.   COMPUNCTION—a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that follows the doing of something bad; remorse

SAMPLE SENTENCE—It is evident at the end of Act 3 that John Proctor feels compunction for his lechery.