Tuesday, January 16th:
Trojan War Part 4
The Trojan Horse – Yessenia and Lizbeth
Vocabulary:
Julian, Trenton
Strategic: a smart way of playing or going through with something; a high-level plan for achieving an objective (goal) in uncertain conditions
David
Siege: military operation surrounding a town, cutting off supplies to the town until the town is forced to surrender!
Yessenia
The Greeks had laid siege to the city of Troy for nine years.
What was the thing that had to happen before the war ended?
Both Hector and Achilles had to die.
How did Achilles die?
Alejandra:
Trenton, Yessenia, Taylor, Cierra
Achilles died by getting shot in his heel by Paris!!!!
Who helped Paris kill Achilles?
Lizbeth: Apollo guided Paris’ arrow to hit Achilles’ heel!
Readers:
Alejandra:
Vocabulary:
Yessenia, Milan, David
Dismantle:
To destroy, to disassemble
What is the Greek plan?
Milan: explained the Greek plan
The Greeks pretended to have left in the middle of the night. They had built a huge wooden horse in which many Greek soldiers were hidden.
Vocabulary:
Milan
Oracle: a soothsayer, seer, a prophet, someone who can divine the thoughts of the gods, who can foretell the future or one’s fortune!
To appease: to do something to satisfy another person who has been offended
What is the Greek plan?
Milan: explained the Greek plan
The Greeks pretended to have left in the middle of the night. Before “sailing off” in their boats, the Greeks had built and left behind a huge wooden horse, in which many Greek soldiers were hidden. The Trojans were overjoyed when they saw that the Greek armies and their ships had left. Then the Trojans saw a distraught Greek soldier wandering outside their walls. The Greek soldier’s name was Sinon and he “had been left behind” as a “decoy”. The clever Greek Odysseus had created a story which Sinon, who had been ”left behind” by the Greeks, explained to the Trojans why the Greeks had sailed away and left behind a huge wooden horse. Sinon told the Trojans the horse had been built to appease the goddess Athena and they were going to kill him as a blood offering to her, but he ran off and hid.
Vocabulary:
Exhilarated: to be in state of great happiness and excitement!
Trenton
Wrath: Rage, extreme anger
Wednesday, January 18th:
Wednesday, January 18th:
Vocabulary Unit 4
#1 - #10
1.
Annul:
Definition: to reduce to nothing;
to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare something legally invalid or void.
Part of Speech: Verb
Word Origin: Old French/Late Latin
Synonyms: Cancel, abolish,
invalidate, nullify
Antonyms: Validate, authorize,
ratify
Write two original sentences using
the vocabulary word
1.
The state attorney annulled the mayor’s plans to
build a theme park.
2.
The judge annulled the couple’s marriage due to
the fact the husband was already married.
Write one sentence in literature using the
word annul.
The marriage was annulled by His
Holiness. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens.
Merriam-Webster dictionary is a good source to find sentences from a literary source using your vocabulary word
Merriam-Webster dictionary is a good source to find sentences from a literary source using your vocabulary word
Format:
Word
Definition
Write the part of speech
Write the word origin
Write three synonyms
Write at least two antonyms
Write two original sentences
Write a sentence from literature using the
word. Cite the source
This will be due on Tuesday, January 23nd.
Grammar:
Holt Handbook; pages 99 – 100
The Clause: Independent and Subordinate
Clause
Taylor, Yessenia
Clause: is a word group that contains a
verb and its subject and is used as a sentence or as part of a sentence.
David
Subordinate clause: does not express a
complete thought.
Page 100, Exercise 1, please do sentences 1 - 10.
Julian – reader
Directions:
Write the sentence and italicize that part
of the sentence that is italicized in the book. Then identify the italicized
part as either an independent or a subordinate clause.
Lizbeth – The cat drinks its milk.
Independent
Trenton – When the burger is
thick……Subordinate
Salamata – Once upon a time….Subordinate
Lizbeth – Flowers grow during spring time.
Independent
Trenton – How to eat a hot dog…….Subordinate
Julian – Sometimes in life……Subordinate
This will be due on Friday, January
19th!!!!
Submit this to schoology!!!!!
Finished reading The Trojan War, part 4
Please write in your own words a
brief summary of what you read.
Thursday, January 18th:
Thursday, January 18th:
Vocabulary Unit 4
2. Blasé
Definition
Part of Speech
Etymology (word origin)
Three Synonyms
Two Antonyms
Create Two Original Sentences!
Melany:
1.
Since a new smartphone comes out practically
every month, Hank has become blasé about the new technology!
2.
After going on eight cruises, I have become
blasé about the whole cruising experience – Lizbeth.
A sentence from literature using the vocabulary word
3. Bolster
4. Deplore
5. Frivolous
