Tuesday 1/19

SUFFIXES
  • ic - nature of, like
  • ice- condition, state, quality
SURVEY




POO
  • Review Ch. 11 & 12
    • Ch.11 ~ How do Peekay and his mentors help to bring justice without overhauling the system? What does it mean to be the Tadpole Angel? 
    • Ch.12 ~ Why is it so significant that Doc comes to the tournament? 
  • See your project options here. The project will be due on Monday 1/25.
  • Fishbowl #2 ~ Discuss Ch. 11-12
    • Leaders: Alisha, Collin, Kelsey, Mariah, Celia, Nico, Jesse
  • Read Ch.13
HW: Read Ch.13 (Quiz tomorrow on Ch.12 &13
*Next Fishbowl (covering the rest of the book) on Block Day. Leaders: Chase, Tyler J., Jody, Tyler S.P., Isaiah, Rin

BRIDGETTE'S CLASS: Finish reading Chp. 12 and read all of Chp. 13. Quiz tomorrow.
Reminder...................Bridgette's class project due Tuesday, Jan. 26. For those in the dumper.....the project grade might just possibly pull you out.

Block Day 1/14-15 ~ POO Ch.11

SUFFIXES
  • fy - make
  • hood - order, condition, quality

POO
  • EQ: Are you leading the next fishbowl? 
  • Discuss Chapters 9 & 10
    • Fishbowl leaders: Genny, Briana, Syerra, Evan, Jake, Conor
  • Start Reading


HW: Complete Ch.11 & 12; bring two discussion questions to class for our next fishbowl.
Next Fishbowl on Tuesday. Leaders: Alisha, Collin, Kelsey, Mariah, Celia, Nico, Jesse

Wednesday 1/13 ~ Do you have the Power of One?

SUFFIXES
  • et, ette - small one, group
  • fic - making, causing
  • ful - full of
THE POWER OF ONE
  • Quiz Ch.1-9
  • Read Ch.10
HW: Study for Quiz on Ch.10 next time

Tuesday 1/12 ~ Chapters 1-8 Quiz

SUFFIXES
  • ese - a native of, the language of
  • esis, osis - action, progress, condition
  • ess - female
THE POWER OF ONE
  • Discuss Chapters 6-8
    • Ch.6 ~ How does meeting Hoppie change Peekay?
    • Ch.7 ~ This chapter is full of incredible quotes. Find one and explain its thematic significance.
    • Ch.8 ~ Describe Professor Von Vollensteen (esp. 157-168) 
  • Take Chapters 1-8 Quiz!
  • See your project options here. The project will be due on Wednesday 1/20.
HW: Start your project. Be ready to talk about chapters 9 & 10 tomorrow.
         BRIDGETTE'S CLASS: READ CHP. 9 AND ANSWER COMP QUESTIONS IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM.

Whew! Thank God Finals are Over!!!!

MEXICO



THE POWER OF ONE

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!