Wednesday

1st, 2nd, and 4th bellringer- SAT Vocabulary Lesson and Practice: Lesson 1

Word List with Definitions – copy the following:

• aspire (v) to strive for a goal; to want or desire beyond the current state.
• candor (n) honesty or straightforwardness, especially about something unpleasant
• elude (v) to escape from someone or something especially using clever tactics.
• obliterate (v) to destroy; to break down into nothing; to eliminate
• writhe (v) to move uncomfortably; to twist around, especially to express pain

Synonyms:

1. directness ___________ 4. squirm: _______
2.  Demolish: ___________ 5. strive: _________
3.  dodge: _____________

Antonyms:
1.  confront: _____________ 4. dishonesty: _______
2.  Build: ________________5. rest: _____________
3.  Procrastinate:

Sentences:
1.  The man's date was offended by his __________in saying she was not beautiful.
2.  The store owner wanted to ______________the memory of the robbery from her mind.
3.  My children all ____________to great things; one wants to play professional football, the other a sports agent.
4.  Rarely does a person ____________ the police in a car chase.
5.  The boy watched the worm ___________and twist on the ground until it burrowed in the loose soial underneath.

1st and 2nd - continue watching Secondhand Lions; 5th - complete the worksheets on prepositions and prepositional phrases

4th and 6th - Take notes on Chapter 11:  Effective Language.  Give examples of illusion and irony.  Discuss MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech.