Degree of Meaning

Which word belongs in the blank?

1.  _________,  content,  sad,  miserable.
a) ecstatic
b) calm
c) bored
d) surprised

2. sunny, overcast, __________, thunderstorm.
a) snowing
b) summer
c) raining
d) tornado

3. hate, tolerate, like, __________.
a) enjoy
b) adore
c) disappoint
d) reject

Lit. Group Jobs

1- RARE response:  what was the main idea of the pages you read this week?  
2- Complex question:  write a complex question about what you read this week.  *Remember, there should be at least two possible answers to your question, or it's not complex enough.
3- Inference:  tell me one thing you know from your reading that you got by making an inference.  Then, tell me one thing you know that was explicitly stated in the book.
4- Vocab in context:  write down three words you don't know and what you think they mean, based on the context of the story.  On Friday, use a dictionary to define the words.

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

"You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself any direction you choose.
You're on your own.
And you know what you know.
And you are the guy Who'll decide where you go." -- Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You'll Go!

Respond.

  

Bedroom

If you had a very large (~$2,000) budget, how would you decorate your bedroom?

Romeo and Juliet: What is a Tragedy?

What makes Romeo and Juliet a tragedy, rather than what it seems to be, a romance?

Romeo and Juliet can be considered a tragedy because the protagonists- the young lovers- are faced with a momentous obstacle that results in a horrible and fatal conclusion.

Romeo and Juliet... Translated

First Kiss... Act 5, Scene 5

Romeo, Romeo... Scene 2

Fight Scene... Act 3, Scene 1, Page 3

Death Scene... Act 5, Scene 3

Romeo, Romeo... Scene 2

Spelling Patterns 2

Which of these words does NOT fit in with the spelling pattern?

1- Cautious
2- Fictitious
3- Righteous
4- Ambitious

1-Have
2-Halves
3-Wolves
4-Shelves

1-Community
2-Committee
3-Immediately
4-Currently