TUESDAY 11/10 SOUTH IHS

At South, final copies of "Oedipus" essay due

Receive "Othello Dramatic Presentations" assignment and sign up for a date to present

Practice use of commas after introductory adverbial clauses

Begin reading "Othello" and, depending on time, watch the beginning of the video

HWK: FINISH READING ACT 1 OF THE PLAY AND DO FIRST 10 WORDS OF VOCAB

YOUR VOCAB ASSIGNMENT IS HERE! YOU CAN CHOOSE TO EITHER TYPE 20 SENTENCES -- TWO FOR EACH WORD BELOW - THAT CLEARLY SHOWS ME YOU UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF THE WORD AND USES THE WORD AS GIVEN. BE SURE NOT TO CHANGE A VERB TO A NOUN OR A NOUN TO AN ADJECTIVE, ETC.

OR OR OR OR OR YOU MAY WANT TO REPEAT THE PICTURE ASSIGNMENT WE'VE HAD TWICE BEFORE. TAKE EACH WORD AND FIND A PICTURE THAT REPRESENTS IT, EITHER ON LINE OR IN A MAGAZINE OR NEWSPAPER, OR NEATLY DRAW A REPRESENTATION OF THE WORD. PASTE ANY PICTURES ONTO A HALF SHEET OF PAPER AND HANDWRITE THE WORD AND ITS DEFINITION ON BACK OF THE HALF SHEET.

HERE'S THE VOCAB!
1. affinity (noun) -- an attraction to or liking for something

2. beguile (verb) -- to lead by deception or to deceive by trickery

3. castigate (verb) -- to subject to severe criticism or reproof

4. consecrate (verb) -- dedicate to a noble or sacred purpose

5. bestow (verb) -- to convey as a gift, usually used with "on" or "upon"

6. epithet (noun) -- a disparaging or abusive word or phrase OR (2nd meaning) a characterizing word or phrase accompanying the name of a person (such as "black Othello")

7. discord (noun) -- lack of agreement or harmony/quarreling or conflict

8. dilatory (adjective) -- tending to cause delay

9. agile (adjective) -- ability to move with quick, easy grace

10. alacrity (noun) -- promptness in response/cheerful readiness

If you've gotten this far, treat yourself by going back up to the top and feeding the fish! Click on the square with fish in it to see food appear and fish go for the food.