English 1 PuenteMonday 1/23/15Regular Schedule

Due: -

Warm-up (after SSR): -

HW: -

Agenda: • No School

English 1 PuenteTuesday 1/24/17Regular Schedule

Due: -Vocab List 18

Warm-up: Which vocab word from vocab list 18 are most likely to use in conversation or writing? Why?

HW: -Bring SSR book-Sentences and definitions for vocab list 19-Prepare for Word of the Week

Agenda: • Vocab List 19• Vocab Quiz 18• SSW

Spelling: 1. embarrass 2. emergency 3. employee 4. encouraging 5. environment

Vocab: 1. ephemeral 2. comply 3. prosaic 4. profuse 5. fastidious

Vocab List 19

3rd Period Bonus Vocab (2 pts. each):1. The dictator used military force to ______ his

citizens into following his rules. 2. Growing tomato crops during a severe drought

proved to be ________ for one farmer. 3. My employee’s habit of coming in to work late is

starting to ______ me. 4. Although the odds were against them, the

________ group of soldiers held on until reinforcements arrived.

5. We _________ go to the movies.

4th Period Bonus Vocab (2 pts. each):1. What does

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious mean?

2. What word means “to cast rays of light upon?”

Vocab Quiz 18 Answers Spelling:

1. eligible 2. efficiency 3. economic 4. eighth 5. elaborate

Vocab: 1. disparage 2. voluntary 3. disparity 4. didactic 5. dissent

Bonus Vocab (4th period)

1. a nonsense word meaning fantastic

2. irradiate

Bonus Vocab (3rd period) 1.

SSW (Short Silent Writing)• Take out your composition notebook • Write silently for 10 minutes on the prompt. • Exchange writing with partner. • Highlight your partner’s strong lines. (no more

than 2 lines)

You’re cleaning out a garage and, and hidden away in a back corner, you find an old shoebox. The box is heavier than it should be. When you open it up, you find cash—$85,000, to be exact. Where did the cash come from, who hid it there and why?

English 1 PuenteWed./Thur. 1/26/17Block Schedule

Due: -Vocab List 19 sentencesand definitions

HW: -Bring Animal Farm every day

Warm-up: How did first semester go for you in this class or other classes? What are some of your goals in terms of academics for second semester?Please Start Reading. SSR is for 10 minutes.

Agenda: • SSR• Words of the Week• Stamp/Review Vocab List 19• Pass back work/Update

Assignment Sheet• Animal Farm Overview• Check out Books

Vocab List 19 (adj.) lasting for a very short time(v.) act in accordance with a wish or command(adj.) having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty; commonplace; unromantic(adj.) exuberantly plentiful; abundant(adj.) very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail

1. ephemeral 2. comply 3. prosaic

4. profuse 5. fastidious

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English 1 PuenteFriday 1/27/17Regular Schedule

Due: -Animal Farm

Warm-up: Shout out Friday! Who has shown a lot of Cougar PRIDE these last few weeks: participation, respect, integrity, drive, and excellence? How so?

HW: -Study for vocab quiz 19/bring vocab list 19-Bring Animal Farm every day

Agenda: • Animal Farm Overview