Tuesday, September 20, 2011.

1) SSR and log

2) PSAT Vocabulary List #4

PSAT Vocab List #4

1. surreptitiously- adv- secretly

2. deliberate (v) - to consider carefully

3. legible- adj- capable of being read

4. arboretum- n- a place where trees are cultivated and studied

5. bevy- n- a group

6. penultimate- adj- next to last

7. morbid- adj- gruesome; relating to disease; abnormally gloomy

8. gait- n- manner of walking

9. ebullient- adj- exhilarated; full of enthusiasm and high spirits

10. eloquence- n- fluent and effective speech

11. chide- v- to scold; to express disapproval

12. resolve- v- to conclude; to determine

13. interminable- adj- endless

14. reticent- adj- not speaking freely; reserved

15. peruse- v- to examine closely

Study these words for a quiz on Friday 9/23

3) Introduce Direct and Indirect Characterization, Predicting with Clues from Text, and Foreshadowing.

4) Begin reading "A Sound of Thunder" p. 72 in old textbook in classroom. If you are absent, you can access it online by typing the title from Google or another search engine.