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MEXICO

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THE POWER OF ONE

• Click here to view the coming project for The Power of One.
• It is due on Tuesday, January 19

Mexico Trip Groups

Group 1               

LEADER: GEANIE DAVIS

Ryan Koenig 11

Jesse Chong 11

Joseph Chung 11

Matthew Moon 10

Makenna Davis 9

Bella Cetani 9

Kimberly Pashby 9

Alyssa Biechman 12

Karina Blondin 11

Group 2

LEADER: ERICK RICHARDSON

Zachery Toler 11

Evan Richardson 10

Clayton Stofer 9

Nichole Huston 9

Kate Lester 9

Sophia Gill ?

Group 3

LEADER: ARMANDO DOMINGUEZ

Gabe Rankin 12

Sam Elizer 12

Jake Smith 10

Conor Richardson 10

Savannah Lorentz 12

Megan Dominguez 11

Maddie Hiura 11

McKenzie Capozza 9

Mia Segovia 9

Group 4

LEADER: DONALD FINN

Patrick Moran 12

Kristian W. 12

Ian Dinglasan 9

Adrian Eclavea 9

Sasha Levy 9

Holly Finn 9

Isabella Dinglasan 9

Alicia Hauser 10

Susanna Talley 10

Group 5

LEADER: DAVID SWING

Ian Penniket 11

Andrew Larsen 10

Jimmy Danels 12

Juan Garcia 12

Rachel Grant 12

Jessica Ellison 12

Sara Swing 10

Kelsey Gehl 10

Group 6

LEADER: KATHLEEN KELLEY

Ryan Anderson 10

Keith Jaffe 10

Josh Larsen 9

Collin Bright 9

Raphael Gomez 9

Macie Miller 11

Francesca Lauta 11

Gianna Garza 11

Shelby Anderson 9

Jocelyn Zepeda 9

Group 7

LEADER: STEVE LOUPE

Abe Cohen 10

Nick Arroyo 10

Aiden EZ 10

Jaime Fernandez 12

Hannah Locsin 10

Rene Nichols 10

Elyse Edgerle 11

Iona Joseph 10

Olivia Loupe 11
Jessica Hoefling 10

Group 8

LEADER: SOPIA HAUSER

Devon Deich 10

Logan Guerero 9

Miguel Lim 12

Dennis Yang 10 

Isabel Hollingsworth 10

Abbey Lynch 10

Lauren Winkler 11

Kristen Chmelicek ?

Rachel Vanni 11

Block Day 12/10-11 ~ The Power of One, Ch.6

*West only: Journal Check


THE POWER OF ONE

*Discuss Ch. 4

*More Vocab

1. recalcitrance (n.) - stubborn, resistant (p.259)
2. Aberrant (adj.) - straying from the right or normal way (p.266)
3. perfidy (n.) - deliberate breach of; treachery (p.308)
4. iniquitous (adj.) - sinful, wicked (p.311)
5. erratically (adv.) - lacking consistency or uniformity; irregularity (p.315)

REVIEW GAME!!!

Here it is again for your studying pleasure......... SAT Vocab that will be on the final. 

From Two Kinds

1. prodigy - child of highly unusual talent or genius
2. lamented - said with regret or sorrow
3. listlessly - without energy or interest
4. mesmerizing - fascinating
5. discordant - clashing; not in harmony
6. dawdled - wasted time; lingered
7. stricken - heartbroken
8. fiasco - total failure
9. nonchalantly - without interest or concern
10. betrayal - failure to fulfill another's  hopes

From Through the Tunnel

1. Contrition - a state of feeling crushed by guilt
2. luminous - bright or shining
3. supplication - the action of asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly
4. sputtering - spitting or spraying
5. beseeching - urgently requesting someone to do something
6. minute - tiny
7. clambered - to climb, move, or get out of something in an awkward or laborious way
8. incredulous - unbelievable
9. gout - a type of arthritis

From The Masque of the Red Death

1. profuse - plentiful
2. sagacious - wise
3. voluptuous - characterized with luxury or pleasure
4. contagion - the spreading of disease
5. imperial - majestic
6. emanating - coming forth
7. sedate - calm; quiet
8. pervaded - spread throughout
9. piquancy - a pleasantly sharp or appetizing flavor
10. phantasm - a figment of the imagination; an illusion
11. cessation - ceasing or stopping
12. disapprobation - strong disapproval, usually on moral grounds
13. propriety - quality of being proper
14. tangible - something that can be touched
15. impetuosity - impulsive or rash 

 *Watch movie if time! 
Pay attention...it deviates from the novel quite a bit, but also explains more.



HW: Read like the wind! You now have four weeks to complete this novel!

Wednesday 12/9 ~ The Power of One, Ch. 4

REVIEW

• Focus: Review Roots

THE POWER OF ONE
*Review Chapters 1-4 & Journal 33

*More Vocab

1. abhorred (v.) - to regard with loathing (p. 214)
2. expatriate (v.) - to exile, banish (p.216)
3. francas (n.) - a rowdy fight (p.218)
4. onerous (adj.) - troubles or oppressive; burdensome (p.223)
5. feint (v.) - feigned attack designed to draw defensive action away from the intended target (fake out move) (p. 245)
6. contrite (adj.) - repentant, penitent (p.246)

HW: Read  Ch. 4

EQ: What has Peekay learned about camouflage so far? How are the ideas of camouflage and adapting to change related to the "power of one" ? What is the "power of one"?

Tuesday 12/8 ~ Power of One Ch. 3

JOURNAL CHECK ~ WEST ONLY
*ON Block Day!!! Journals 25-32 are game! Click here to see all links.

FINALS REVIEW

• Focus: Literature Review
• Could you recognize plot elements from the short stories we've read?
• Could you match each literary device to its definition?
• Could you name the writer of significant quotes from the writings we've studied?

Literary Devices

• Allegory
• Symbol
• Irony
• Theme
• Tone
• Allusion
• Conflict (internal and external)
• Point-of-View (first, various versions of third and unreliable)
• Direct Characterization
• Indirect Characterization (STEAL)
• Plot (exposition, complication, rising action, climax, epiphany, falling action, denouement)

THE POWER OF ONE

*Discuss Ch. 2.

*Add to your vocabulary list vocab for future reading:

• Neophytes (n.) - recent convert; beginner or novice (p.159)
• incongruous (adj.) - lacking in harmony; incompatible (p.165)
• Esoteric (adj.) - religious practices that come from mixing orthodox religious ideas with science, but the result is accepted by neither mainline religions or science. Ex/ new age and occult practices. Generally, this adjective describes something that is understood by very few (p.180)
• Punctilious (adj). - Following fine points of etiquette (p.180)
• fervent (adj.) - very emotional or heated
• equivocation (n.) - the use of ambiguous language; using noncommittal language (p.207)
• recidivist (n.) - one who has a tendency to laps into previous pattern of behavior, especially criminal activity (p. 207)
• imperious (adj.) - arrogangly domineering or overbearing, urgent pressing (p. 211)

*HW: Read Ch. 3 & do Journal 33

Journal 33 ~ WEST ONLY

After reading Chapters 1-4, write a 1/2 page response. What is the lesson or theme that the author most likely wants readers to learn about the nature of human cruelty and prejudice.

*Make sure your journal is complete with a basic thesis about a specific lesson and plenty of evidence grounded in the text to prove your idea.

Monday, 12/7 ~ Are you ready for your final?

(This verse written in Isaiah, 650 years before birth of Christ.)

ROOTS

• oper ~ work
• ortho ~ straight, correct
• pac ~ peace

GRAMMAR

• Focus: Grammar ~ Check the review page and study this section in your notebook.

THE POWER OF ONE

*Ch. 1-6 Vocab: Work together and look up a basic definition online.

1. Inkosi (in Zulu) 
2. obsequiousness (10)
3. sjambok (12)
4. cicatrization (23)
5. querulous (37)
6. consternation (42)
7. jocularity (56)
8. parlance (71)
9. diaphanous (77)

Inkosi - chief

*Discuss Chapters 1 & 2

*Read Chapters 3 

*EQ: What is the lesson or theme that the author most likely wants readers to learn about the nature of human cruelty and prejudice.

HOMEWORK:

BRIDGETTE'S CLASS ~ Finish reading Chp. 2

Block 12/4 ~West's class ~ Advent Special

ROOTS

• oligo ~ few, little
• omni ~ all, every
• onym ~ name

GRAMMAR

• Semi-Colon Practice: Bedford Exercise 34D #'s 1-5.

THE POWER OF ONE

Ch. 1-6 Vocab: Add these words in your journal under Journal 34. Work together and look up a basic definition online.

1. Inkosi (in Zulu) 
2. obsequiousness (10)
3. sjambok (12)
4. cicatrization (23)
5. querulous (37)
6. consternation (42)
7. jocularity (56)
8. parlance (71)
9. diaphanous (77)

Inkosi = cheif

HW: Read Chapters 1-2 (Be ready for a class discussion on Monday for credit!)



And just for kicks...
It's time for Advent!

Did you know that Advent has been going on since the 4th century and it celebrates the "waiting" for four weeks before Christmas. This week is all about HOPE!


A couple of key scriptures for Advent:
Isaiah 11:1-2 This is the Jesse tree scripture, the promise of a savior from a nation that has been "cut down."
A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;
   from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.
The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him -
  the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
  the Spirit of counsel and of power,
  the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord
(and it goes on to talk about the righteousness of the savior, that he will be a just judge and will bring peace and unity to people.)

Isaiah 61-1-3 The scripture Jesus reads in the temple when he claims he is the messiah. He is claiming HOPE! Advent is a time for us to claim hope too. May you be a great oak planted for God's glory and beautiful work!

The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me,
  for the Lord has anointed me
  to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted
  and to proclaim that captives will be released
  and prisoners will be freed.
He has sent me to tell those who mourn
  that the time of the Lord's favor has come,
  and with it, the day of God's anger against their enemies.
To all who mourn in Israel,
  he will give a crown of beauty for ashes,
  a joyous blessing instead of mourning,
  festive praise instead of despair.
In their righteousness, they will be like great oaks
  that the Lord has planted for his own glory.

Want a free Advent Devotional? Check out Ann Voskamp or John Piper.
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Block Day ~ 12/3 & 4 ~ Semicolons and Roots, Oh My!

ROOTS

• oligo ~ few, little
• omni ~ all, every
• onym ~ name

Review Activity ~ SINK OR SWIM
You form two teams. Line up in two lines across the room facing each other. I will ask someone on team 1 for the definition of a root, if they get it right they may sink someone on team 2. Then I will go to someone on team 2, if they know the definition of the root they may either sink someone on team 1 or rescue their "sunken" team member. The winning team is the team with the most people still standing. Fifteen minutes on the clock.




HOUSEKEEPING
Bridgette's class:
For those of you who did not finish your peer edit, please do so now.

***For those seeking extra credit, you may turn in your finalized short story now***

GRAMMAR

Semicolon Practice ~ Exercises: 34-1 (1-5), 34-2 (a-e)
Now let's see how well you know your stuff! Semicolon stuff that is!
Pop Quiz - all you need is a pen or a pencil.

READING

The Power of One

HOMEWORK

Bridgette's class: if you haven't finished your short story, then you better get 'er done! For those of you who have finished.........kick back and relax. Wait! You could begin studying for the final.

Wendesday, 12/2 ~ Peer Edit

 ROOTS

• nov ~ new
• nox, noc ~ night
• numer ~ number

GRAMMAR

Semicolon ~ Bedford ~ 34c & 34d
Read and take notes.

Bridgette's Class:
PEER EDIT

Find a partner and share your short story. Use the peer edit form to critique your partner's story.
All peer edit forms are due with your final draft, Monday. No peer edit, no points.

READING

The Power of One

HOMEWORK

Bridgette's class: work on finalizing you story.

If you're finished and feeling brave.........turn in your final copy on block day and I might feel inclined to give a few points extra credit. (5 pts.) Don't forget your peer edit form with the final copy.