English Language Arts, 8th Grade (St. Brendan Catholic School - Bothell, WA) //school.saintbrendan.org/apps/classes/1029126/assignments/ Class Name: English Language Arts, 8th Grade Instructor(s): David Andre' en-us SchoolSitePro <![CDATA[Due: 03/16/2022]]> //school.saintbrendan.org/homeworkItem8519777 //school.saintbrendan.org/apps/classes/1029126/assignments/ Brought to you by the the Gemma Dickson.
 
  • What is the significance of the hitting rabbits? You can find the reference on page 64.
    • Remember, going down the Rabbit Hole (Alice in Wonderland) if you are slightly confused
  • I want one complete paragraph containing 5-7 sentences. 

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  • Novel – fictitious prose narrative
  • Obfuscate – to confuse
  • Olfactory – of or relating to the sense of smell
  • Opprobrious – compressing scorn

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  • Misnomer – wrong or inaccurate name in designation
  • Modicum – small or minimal portion
  • Mote – tiny piece of a substance
  • Necromancy – practice of communicating with the dead
  • Nihilism – rejection of objective truth, morality, knowledge, or meaning
  • Nomenclature – the choosing of names for things

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  • Take a fairytale or mythical story from the past and modernize it
    • Use the "Taming of the  Shrew" and "Ten Things I Hate About You" model
    • Do not change names or character traits
      • i.e., the good guy cannot become the bad guy
  • 3-5 Pages, Double Spaced
    • Proper heading
      • Look to white board if confused
  • Have fun with and do not wait until the last minute to do
    • I am giving you time for a reason
  • Each day you are gone from school, an additional school day will be added to due date

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  • Loquacious – talkative
  • Malapropism – mistaken use of a word in place of a similar sounding word
  • Malfeasance- wrongdoing
  • Mawkish- sentimental in a sickening way

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    1. Imbibe – drink alcohol
    2. Imperious – assuming power without justification
    3. Importunate – persistent
    4. Jettison – throw or drop for an airplane or ship
    5. Jocular – humorous or playful
    6. Junta – military group that rules after taking by force
    7. Kismet – destiny
    8. Lexicon – vocabulary of a person
    9. Licentious – immoral
    10. Limber – flexible

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    • 8A paper due date is now Monday, February 14
    • 8B is STILL due Friday February 11

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    Choose a character from The Outsiders who you connect to. This DOES NOT need to be in line with your SOC/Greaser paper. I want you to show me (examples from YOUR LIFE) how you are like said character. This can be one aspect of the character, or the character archetype as a whole. 

     

    • Paper Expectations
      • You will be docked for incorrect heading/title/spacing and unable to redeem points for this
      • this is about ATTENTION TO DETAIL
      • No work on the weekend (KASSIDY IRISH)
      • Look to white board for heading/title/spacing example
      • 1-1.5 pages doubled spaced
      • Choose only one character, no hybrids
      • This is due Friday, February 11, 2022.

     

     


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    1. Fictive – created by imagination
    2. Flippant – not showing serious attitude
    3. Gauche – lacking grace
    4. Gregarious – outgoing or social
    5. Grotto – small cave or cave-like structure
    6. Hedonist – person who believes the pursuit of pleasure is the most important aspect of life
    7. Heretical – practicing religious heresy
    8. Hubris – excessive pride
    9. Hypocrite – a person who says one thing and does another
    10. Ignoble – not honorable in character

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