Schedule for Last 9 Days

SCHEDULE FOR THE LAST 9 DAYS

**9th period will be held in E208**

Date	Location	Class Assignment	HW
TUESDAY 5/29	E308		Castle Learning Quiz (Great Gatsby Ch. 1-6)
WEDNESDAY 5/30	G305	Webquest for Chapter 6 of The Great Gatsby **Be sure you’ve read this chapter beforehand.	FINISH  THE GREAT GATSBY WITH NOTES!!
THURSDAY 5/31	E308	Review the CONSTRUCTED SHORT RESPONSES (Regents Exam  )
FRIDAY 6/1	E308	Review the CRITICAL LENS (Regents Exam)
MONDAY 6/4	E308	Review the listening and multiple choice questions of the Regents Exam
TUESDAY 6/5	E308	Review The Great Gatsby	STUDY FOR THE REGENTS!!!
WEDNESDAY 6/6	G305	In-class FINAL EXAM
THURSDAY 6/7	G305
FRIDAY 6/8	G305

HOMEWORK and VOCABULARY from 5/18

86.  ZEALOUS
87.  NEFARIOUS
88.  PRODIGIOUS
89.  OSTENTATION
90.  SERENDIPITOUS

Over the weekend, please finish CHAPTER 3 of The Great Gatsby. Also, please finish the first three rows of the worksheet.  We will work on the "Commentary on Society" row and the "Other" row in class on Monday.

HW and VOCAB for 5/16

1.  VOCAB TEST on words 1-80 TOMORROW!!
2.  Finish reading chapter 2 of The Great Gatsby, and fill in the remaining boxes from the chart (class work worksheet).
3.  Today's vocabulary:

84.  decadence (n)-- (1) Moral or cultural decline, esp. after a peak of achievement; (2) a luxurious self-indulgence

85. haughty (adj)--Arrogantly superior and disdainful

• hauteur (n) / haughtiness (n)--arrogance

Tom's Infidelity

Read the following article: http://voices.yahoo.com/the-truth-men-women-cheating-4872562.html?cat=41 Then, using The Great Gatsbyand your own personal philosophy, analyzetheconcept of infidelity.

Words 1-83 (Today's Words Included)...

The test on Thursday will cover the first EIGHTY (80) words.

1.      patronizing   

2.      repress        

3.      pragmatic       

4.      reticent   

5.      capricious    

6.      frivolous

7.      ignominious   

8.      squalor    

9.      subjective       

10. objective   

11. vulnerable    

12. anomaly

13. revere       

14. pretentious    

15. condescending   

16. alleviate   

17. uncanny    

18. conventional

19. vilify       

20. slander    

21. trepidation       

22. turbulence   

23. puritanical    

24. crucible

25. rapturous       

26. languish    

27. indulge       

28. hedonism   

29. convoluted    

30. abstention

31. misanthrope   

32. avarice        

33. recoil       

34. enervate   

35. meek        

36. averse

37. relinquish       

38. dissension

39. rue

40. disseminate

41. disdain

42. chastise

43. contempt

44. spurn

45. scorn

46. surreptitious

47. malice

48. stringency

49. iniquity

50. iniquitous

51. malevolent

52. malicious

53. valor

54. valorous       

55. amoral

56. maniacal

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

58. daunting—seemingly difficult to deal with; intimidating

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

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

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

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

62. absolution (n)—freedom from blame, sin, guilt; clemency; exculpation

1. verb—absolve

63. exculpation—(n) freedom from guilt or blame; clemency; absolution
1. verb-exculpate
64. limpid- clear, transparent
65. latent- hidden but capable of being exposed abigail's intentions were latent in the community

69. archetypal (adj)—
70. quintessential (adj)—
71. ambivalent (adj)—not having strong feelings of like or dislike; not affected; unsure; hesitant; of two minds
72. affluent (adj)—rich; wealthy

71. bombastic (adj)—pompous; pretentious

72. opulent (adj)—wealthy; lavish; luxurious
73.  supercilious (adj)—excessively proud; arrogant
74.  cajole (v)—coax; wheedle; flatter; sweet talkremoved (adj)—distant; detached; uninvolved
75. bigoted (adj)—racist; prejudiced; biased; xenophobiccomplacent (adj)—often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied
76. complacent (adj)—often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied
77. languid (adj)—lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent
78. discomfit (v)— humiliate; to make someone feel uneasy
79. divert (v)—deflect; distract; change direction
80. disputatious (adj)—inclined to argue
81. intimation (n)—a hint; an insinuation; a suggestion; a warning
1. to intimate (v)—to suggest; to hint
82. enigma (n)—a mysterious or puzzling object/person; a person who is difficult to understand
1. enigmatic (adj)—puzzling; mysterious
83. pine (v)—to yearn for; suffer a mental and physical decline, esp. because of a broken heart

5: An Author's Legacy

Watch the following video:

Arthur Miller states that a great play must inform the people of their societies' problems.  It is true that authors--after death--leave their legacies behind, specifically what infuriated them about their societies.  Considering this philosohpy, decide upon the most powerful point Arthur Miller conveyed to people.  Argue your point by supporting it with evidence from the text.

4: The Importance of a Title

        The word “crucible” is used once in the play but for an important reason; it is its title.  With that point made, the word "crucible"  has two definitions: (1) “severe test” and (2) "a ceramic or metal container in which metals or other substances may be melted or subjected to very high temperatures." Discuss the meaning of the title and its connection to the play.  You must support your claims with thorough evidence from the text.  How is it an effective title?  You may also discuss the importance and connotation of “heat” in the play.