Friday, September 4, 2009

Colonial America

As we move on to Colonial American literature do not forget what you learned about the Native Americans.  There will be an assessment in the near future. (foreshadowing) ;)
With that said, I hope you are making the connections between your Family Tree Project and the original colonists of this country.  This country was founded on its immigrants.  
I also hope you are diligently learning those SAT words.  There will be a quiz on them this week.
I am gathering songs for Hispanic Heritage month, so if you have any favorites let me know so I can add them to the blog.
Upcoming grades--
*Composing your own Corrido
*A Native American/Explorers/Colonial Americans Newspaper
*Edgar Allen Poe short stories/poems, partners project

Hope you are having a great Labor Day weekend.  See you soon.  
  

3 comments:

  1. Hansel Lazo

    Period 3

    9/5/09

    Definitions

    Absolve (verb)- to free of guilt or blame

    Acquiesce (verb)- submit or comply silently or without protest

    Affluent (adjective)- having an abundance of wealth

    Anomaly (noun)- a deviation from the common rule

    Beguile (verb)- to charm or divert

    Behemoth (noun)- any creature or thing of monstrous size or power

    Benign (adjective)- having a kindly disposition

    Brusque (adjective)- abrupt in manner

    Beseech (verb)- to beg for

    Cajole (verb)- to persuade through flattery

    Callous (adjective)- to hardened

    Chastise (verb)- to discipline

    Connive (verb)- to cooperate secretly

    Conundrum (noun)- a riddle which involves a pun or play on words

    Deluge (noun)- a great flood of water

    Digression (noun)- a passage or section that diverts from the central theme in speech or writing

    Diligent (adjective)- the constant effort to accomplish something

    Discredit (verb)- to ignore the credit or reputation of

    Disdain (verb)- to treat with contempt

    Sentences

    Absolve- Today I shall go to church to absolve myself of all my wrong doings.

    Acquiesce- I will acquiesce with whatever you need from my apartment, officers.

    Affluent- The William’s family has been blessed for they have been affluent since the early 1700’s.

    Anomaly- I personally have never witnessed an anomaly in the small town in which I’ve lived for 14 years in.

    Beguile- Every time I try to beguile someone it just ends up backfiring on me.

    Behemoth- The behemoth that is in the chair next to me astounds me on how he is able to fit through the doors to enter the classroom.

    Benign- I’m always trying to be benign in all of classes.

    Brusque- The very brusque young lady just barged in the store and tried everything on all at once.

    Beseech- But lord, I beseech you to give me just one more week and I will give you all of my debts.

    Cajole- As I tried to cajole the supervisor, my accomplice was taking all of the jewelry in the vault.

    Callous- It is as if you have somehow become a life-size callous of patriotism.

    Chastise- I will chastise my son when I meet him in the house.

    Connive- I shall connive with the CIA in the privacy of my own home.

    Conundrum- I despise Tuesdays, because that is the day the teacher gives his fair share of boring conundrums to the class.

    Deluge- The deluge of run-off had flooded the great city of St. Louis.

    Digression- The digression of the book is very complicated, much too for the average reader.

    Diligent- My workforce has become very diligent over the past years.

    Discredit- I discredit anyone that has helped this imposter with any of his publishing’s.

    Disdain- I will forever disdain those who approve of the catholic movement.

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  2. Ms this is the SAT question before the week end.

    QUESTION:
    f it is now 4:00 p.m. Saturday, in 253 hours from now, what time and day will it be? (Assume no daylight saving time changes in the period.)

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    i chose C i was incorrect, sorry =]
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    Correct Answer: E

    * Here's Why:

    Since each day has 24 hours, it is a good idea to divide 253 by 24 to find the number of complete 24-hour intervals in 253 hours and the number of hours remaining after the 24-hour intervals have been accounted for. When 253 is divided by 24, the quotient is 10 and the remainder is 13. The 10 complete 24-hour intervals tell you that 10 days, or one full week plus 3 days, go by, bringing you to Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. The 13 additional hours take you into the next day, Wednesday. The 253 hours will end at 5:00 a.m. on Wednesday.
    * Difficulty: Medium
    * Question Type: Standard Multiple Choice
    (Mathematics)


    WILLIAM VALIDO period 5

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  3. Hey Mrs. Manfra, I need clarification on the family tree project, it says I need to fill out family tree worksheet and map of family tree immigration chart. Where do I find it? Or do I need to make one?

    Karina Dejesus Per#3

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