Wednesday, November 10, 2010

SSR and LOG

1. Begin reading Of Mice and Men Chapter 3
Per. 1: To page 50
Per. 2 & 4: To page 54 inclusive
Notes:

Characterization:
P. 39, 43, Lennie (indirect)
P. 40 Lennie and George
P. 51 Curley's wife

Foreshadowing:
P. 41 Lennie's panic

REMINDER: Make sure you make flashcards and study Of Mice and Men vocabulary words from liniment to rouged. Quiz Friday, 11/12. Extra credit for flashcards.

liniment (noun) : a medicated rubbing solution for pain
majesty (noun) : grandeur (of or related to a king or queen)
maul (verb) : to injure by beating, tearing, or bruising
mollify (verb) : to pacify, (to sooth the temper of)
monotonous (adjective): in the same tone which does not change (boring)
morosely (adverb): gloomily, with an ill-temper
mottled: (adjective): marked with blotched, streaks and spots of different colors
mules: (noun): lounge slippers that do not cover the heel; Curley's wife wears mules.
ominously (adverb): threateningly
overtones (noun): implications; something that is said to mean more than what is said
pantomime (noun): a dramatic presentation/action without using words, only using actions and gestures.
periscope (noun): an optical instrument consisting of a tube with lenses which can see above the submerged body, like a submarine with a periscope.
precede (verb): to come before in time, place, order, rank, or importance
pugnacious (adjective): eager and ready to fight; quarrelsome
raptly (adverb) rapt (adjective) : absorbed or engrossed in something; carried away in spirit, like when one's mind is so engaged, one sees nothing else but the object of attention.
receptive (adjective): open to the favorable reception of a request/suggestion
recumbent (adjective: lying down
reprehensible (adjective): deserving to be [pointed out as something bad done] reprimanded (scolded).
rheumatism (noun): painful condition of the joints
rouged (adjective): made red, very often by make-up