Week 7 Vocabulary Quiz Key

Week 7 Vocabulary Quiz

Week 7 Vocabulary Words

1.  bedlam     A place, scene, or state of uproar or confusion
2.  callous     Lacking feeling. Having hard or thick skin.
3.  tawdry     Cheap in appearance.
4.  synopsis     A condensed statement or outline.
5.  revoke     To remove or take away.
6.  obligatory    Mandatory, required.
7.  jocular     Characterized by jesting; playful, joking.
8.  gauche     Lacking social experience or grace; crude.
9.  pompous. Arrogant, filled with self-importance.
10.  dissipate     To cause to spread out or thin to the point of vanishing.

3-23-15 Questions for "The Scarlet Ibis"

1.  Look at the section that describes Doodle's dream or lie about Peter, the peacock, etc. What is this dream really about? Who is Peter and how do you know that? Who is the peacock and how do you know?  What is this dream really all about?

2.  Find five examples where Doodle and the scarlet ibis are described similarly.

Week 5 Vocabulary Words - "Quiz" Completed in Class

1.  impede             To stop or slow down progress. To hinder.

2. sequester          To separate or set aside, usually referring to a person or people, as in a jury.

3. utmost               To the highest degree. The most.

4. affluent              Having vast resources or possessions. Being extremely wealthy or rich.

5. chastise             To scold. To berate.

6. resilient             The ability to withstand harsh conditions. Bending back to original form.

7. suave                  Charming or smooth; sometimes genuine, but usually in a superficial manner.

8. audacious         Bold, brash, or daring.

9. premonition    A forewarning. A feeling of something to come.

10. pristine            Pure, unblemished, beautiful, oftentimes referring to nature.

Week 4 Words - "Quiz" Taken in Class

1.  epitome - The perfect example. The perfect model of something.
2.  condemn - To judge guilty, figuratively and literally.
3.  transcend - To rise above.
4.  oscillate - To swing back and forth.
5.  confiscate - To take away by a person of authority.
6.  swindle - To cheat out of money or personal property.
7.  precipice - A steep cliff or steep dropoff, figuratively, a dangerous place.
8.  myopic - Having a narrow viewpoint.
9.  naive - Having a childish innocence.
10.  surly - Grouchy or cranky.

3-3-15 Poetry Project Requirements (Reminder) - PROJECT DUE 3/13

15 poems all relating to the same theme (the original seven poems which consist of one of each type:  rhyming, free verse, haiku, Cinquain, 3-7-5 Snapshot, sonnet, modified acrostic), and eight additional poems of any of the types EXCEPT haiku, cinquain, and modified acrostic. You can do two more of the 3-7-5 Snapshots for a total of three of that type.

One piece of artwork for each poem (DO NOT PRINT A PICTURE OFF THE INTERNET AND CALL IT GOOD - YOU MUST CREATE IT! IF YOU CANNOT DRAW, YOU COULD DO COLLAGE, ABSTRACT ART, ETC., BUT YOU NEED ONE PIECE OF ART FOR EACH POEM.)

A typed Table of Contents at the beginning. It should include the titles for each poem, the type of each poem, and the page number for each poem.)

A typed paragraph explaining the theme you chose, why you chose it, and how your poems relate to the theme.