Vocabulary for March 16th

17. uncanny (adj)--weird; strange; ominous

• uncannily (adv)--to perform an action in a weird way

18.  conventional (adj)--stereotypical; historical; conforming to established practice or accepted standards; traditional

• conventionally (adv)--to perform an action in common way

STUDY FOR YOUR VOCABULARY TEST ON MONDAY!!!!

Upcoming Assignments/Assessments & Homework for March 15th

1. Copy down your 15th and 16th vocabulary words.
2. Make sure that you write sample sentences for each.
3. Finish your critical lens prep. sheet by Monday.
4. Your vocabulary test on words 1-18 will be on Monday.

15.  condescending (adj)-to stoop to a level of lesser importance or dignity; to behave as if superior

COMES FROM THE LATIN  "scandere" -  to climb

• ascend--to climb up
• descend--to go down

16. patronizing (adj)-haughty; condescending; demeaning

• patronizer, noun
• patronize, verb

Vocabulary for March 13th-14th

11.            pragmatic—(adjective) practical, not idealistic; sensible

SAMPLE SENTENCE: John takes his wife, the narrator of “The Yellow Wallpaper” to a secluded house to alleviate her mental condition.

§        pragmatist, noun—a person who is practical

§        pragmatism, noun— a practical approach to problems and affairs

§        pragmatically, adverb

SAMPLE:

Whereas women are commonly regarded (as illogical and impractical),

men are generally considered pragmatic; this misconception is fueled

by bias because there are many people who negate this statement.

12.             reticent—(adj) restrained, uncommunicative, quiet

§        reticence, noun—the quality or condition of being reticent

§        reticently, adverb—in a restrained manner

SAMPLE:

Male characters are commonly depicted as reticent in films and

movies; this technique makes the female characters seem even more

capricious.

13. repress—(verb) suppress, hold back, keep inside, bottle up (typically emotions); subdue (someone or something) by force.    

§        repression, noun—the act of holding back (typically emotions)

§        repressible, adj— a person who is capable of undergoing repression

§        held back emotionally practical

 

***SUPPRESS[cough suppressant—HALLS suppress my cough!] (repress)

/OPPRESS (to hold something/someone down)

SAMPLE SENTENCE: The narrator struggles to repress her thoughts about the wallpaper; however, they just keep resurfacing.

14.            alleviate—(verb) ease, lessen, or relieve especially physical or mental suffering

   

COMES FROM THE LATIN “LEVARE”—TO MAKE LIGHT/to lift

(PRONUNCIATION—AH LEE VEE ATE)

§  elevate—to lift a person/object up

§        elevated—high in rank or status

§        elevator—a machine used to lift things up

§        leavening—an object that lightens or raises

§        levitation—the act of raising an object/person up§       

§  lever—bar used to lift an object

§        levity—light-heartedness

Homework for March 12th

In class today, you received a worksheet that listed 5 quotes (one for each day of the week).  You were asked to complete this worksheet by Friday.  To complete this assignment properly, first you must interpret the quote listed.  Then, think of two pieces of literature (POEM, SHORT STORY, NOVEL, PLAY) that apply to this quote.  In the designated column, discuss the reason that EACH piece applies/relates to the quote.  Be clear but also concise in your explanation...you only have a limited amount of space in each box.

P.S. You will receive this worksheet every Monday in class.  Every Friday it will be collected and graded as a quiz.  This will be routine until the end of the year.

VOCABULARY FOR MARCH 12TH

9.     capricious—(adjective) unpredictable; changing on a whim; a sudden and usually unpredictable change

§        caprice, noun—a disposition to do things impulsively

§        capriciousness, noun—the quality of being unpredictable

§        capriciously, adverb

Pronunciation:  (CAH-PREE-SH-US)

SAMPLE:

Some readers consider the narrator (of Dorothy Parker’s “A Telephone Call”)

          S               Vt            DO                                                PP

capricious because her emotions quickly alternate (from sad) (to angry) (to

     OC       sub.con.          S            adv           Vi            PP          PP         

self-loathing)       as          she desperately pleads (for a single phone call).

PP               sub.con.     S       adv           Vi                  PP

10.            frivolous—(adj) not serious; inappropriately high-spirited; foolish; flippant

[from Latin “frīvolus”—silly, worthless]

§        frivolity, noun—The quality or condition of being frivolous

§        squalid, adjective—without any moral qualities: lacking in honesty, dignity, and overall moral value

§        frivolousness—the quality of foolish

§        frivolously, adverb

SAMPLE:

The narrator (of Dorothy Parker’s “A Telephone Call”) frivolously appeals

          S                                              PP                              adv        Vi

(to God), [condemning Him for conspiring against her with the man who

                                      MODIFIER

will not call her.]

Vocabulary for March 9th

7.     ignominious—(adjective) shameful/dishonorable

§        ignominiousness, noun—the quality of being shamed/dishonored

§        ignominiously, adverb—to do something shamefully

§        ignominy—(noun) disgrace or public shame; dishonor; a cause of disgrace; a shameful

Pronunciation:  (IG-NEH-MEHN-EE-US)

SAMPLE:

Miss Emily’s actions were ignominious (to the citizens)(of Jefferson); they

          S                       LV          SC                                                         S

assumed                          that/, which                           she was “fallen”

      Vi           relative pronoun=conjunction                           S     LV      SC

because   she   had been seen cavorting (with Homer Barron) (without

sub con.    S            Vt               DO—GERUND

being married).

8.     squalor—(noun) a state of moral degradation; immorality

FROM THE LATIN SQUALUS—“DIRTY”

§        squalid, adjective—without any moral qualities: lacking in honesty, dignity, and overall moral value

§        squalidly, adverb—to do something immorally

§        squalidness—the state or quality of being immoral; impurity

Mr. Antolini’s squalor disgusts readers  because     the idea (of a teacher)

                 S                               DO     sub. con.           S

touching a student is immoral and disgraceful.

                              LV             SC

ADJECTIVE	ADJECTIVE	ADVERB	NOUN
-id (pallid)	—ious (pious)	—ly (sarcastically)	—ness (happiness)

Homework and Vocabulary for March 8th

HW:  Finish reading "A Telephone Call."  Make sure the story is annotated to ensure success on   

          tomorrow's assignment.

5.      subjective—(adj.) slanted; biased; based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions

§         subjectively, adverb—personally

§         subjectivity, noun—bias, prejudice

§         subjectiveness, noun—the quality of being biased or prejudiced

§         nonsubjective, adjective—objective; impartial

SAMPLE SENTENCES:

The grading, assignments, and tasks in English class are subjective in nature.

If the main character is the narrator of a story, the narration will be subjective.

1^st person narration—subjective, partial, biased, prejudiced

6.      objective—(adj.) unbiased; impartial; not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts

§         objectively, adverb—impartially

§         objectivity, noun—neutrality; detachment

§         objectiveness, noun—uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices

§         quasi-objective, adjective—semi-impartial

§         quasi-objectively, adverb—semi-neutrally

SAMPLE SENTENCES:

If the narrator of a story is an outsider with no personal investment in the plot, he/she would be considered OBJECTIVE.

3^rd person narration—objective

NOUN	ADJECTIVE	ADVERB	NOUN
—ity (pity	—ive (creative)	—ly (sarcastically)	—ness (happiness)

Vocabulary and HW for March 7th

HW:  Read Parker's "A Telephone Call" by Friday, March 9th.  Be sure to annotate this story!

Vocabulary:

3.    vulnerable—(adj.) open to physical OR mental damage, injury, or hurt; weak [HAS A CONNOTATION THAT THE PERSON/OBJECT AROUSES ONE’S PITY]

COMES FROM LATIN—VULNUS (WOUND)

·       invulnerable, adjective—strong, without weakness, not susceptible to injury

·       vulnerability, noun—the quality of being vulnerable

·       vulnerably, adverb—performing an action with the understanding that there is a chance of being harmed/injured/damaged

4.    anomaly—(n) something/someone that is different from the norm; irregularity  [EXCEPTION TO THE —LY RULE!!]

·       anomalous, adjective— inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected

SAMPLE SENTENCE: 

·        Although the townspeople view Miss Emily as an anomaly,  she cannot help how she was raised/she cannot help that she was brought up that way.   

·        Miss Emily is quite vulnerable because she lives in a patriarchal society.

ADJ	NOUN	ADV	ADJ
—able (comfortable)	—ity (hilarity)	—ly (confidently)	—ous (humorous)

SAMPLE SENTENCE: The fact that Miss Emily is an anomaly makes her more vulnerable to criticism; if she were like everyone else in Jefferson, nobody would care about her.