If you'd like to watch a film version of "A Perfect Day for Bananafish"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMSAL4IXjMk

Vocabulary for March 22nd

25.    misanthrope (n)—a person that hates/distrust other humans

                              ANTHROP=HUMAN BEINGS

o       misanthropic (adj)—hating/distrusting other humans

o       misanthropy (n)—isolation from human society

26.    avarice (n)—extreme greed for riches

o       avaricious (adj)—extremely greedy

**NOTE: Remember to read "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" for tomorrow.

Homework for March 21st & 22nd

1. Read and ANNOTATE "The Perfect Day for Bananafish" for Friday.
2. Use the following website for assistance if need be: http://www.shmoop.com/perfect-day-for-bananafish/

Vocabulary for March 21st

23.  recoil(v)—draw back because of fear or disgust; shrink from; flinch

24.    enervate (v)—lessen the vigor or strength of; weaken physically or mentally; make feeble

PRONUNCIATION: “EH-NER-VAY-T”

Vocabulary for March 20th

21.  meek (adj)—submissive; subordinate; yielding;

§         meekly (adv)—to act in a submissive manner

§         meekness (n)—the quality of being submissive

22.  averse (adj)—opposed; unwilling; having an active feeling of repugnance or

distaste

§         aversion (n)— A strong dislike or disinclination: "an aversion to exercise"

§         aversive(adj)—tending to repel or dissuade

§         aversely (adv)—to act in an opposed manner

***NOTE:  Quote worksheet must be completed by March 26th.

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. 

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!!!!