8th Gr. EL A (Sept. 15-17)

Tuesday: WB p. 93. Study for Quizzes on your novel.

Wednesday: Study for Quizzes on Ch. 2 of Call of the Wild. Tests tomorrow.

Weekend Work:

Grammar:  WB p. 96-97, Read p. 98-99, do p. 100

Writing:  Wksheet (given in class) “Creating Images” Use Ch. 2 for this assignment.

Reading: Read Ch. 3. Begin studying new vocab. You have a couple of weeks before a test will be given. I'll hand out hard copies Tuesday.

Ch. 3 Vocabulary

1.    precipitate – (25) to cause something to happen suddenly or too early

2.   poise – (25) self-confidence under pressure

3.   rashness – (25) acting or making decisions without thinking of the consequences

4.   fangs – (27) long pointed teeth of a dog or wolf

5.   malinger – (27) to exaggerate or fake illness in order to escape work or duty

6.   pandemonium – (27) wild and noisy disorder and confusion

7.   slavered – (27) let drool drip from the mouth

8.   jugular – (27) the part of the neck where the major vein is located

9.   grievously – (28) very seriously; needing immediate attention

10.  daunted – (29) (verb) to make someone feel intimidated; (adjective) scared

11.   compel – (29) to force someone to do something

12.  contemplation – (29) the act of deep, quiet, serious thought or reflection

13.  brute -  (32) savage, violent animal or person

14.  shirked – (33) avoided or neglected a duty or responsibility

15.  abjectly - (33) having sunk to a low state, hopelessly, utterly miserable

16.  nocturnal – (34) active at night

17.  mates – (36) companions, friends

18.  exultant – (37) triumphantly happy

Ch. 4 Vocabulary

19.  potent – (46) having great power or influence

20. resiliency – (47) toughness, the ability to withstand or recover quickly from difficulties

21.  perplexed – (50) puzzled or confused because you don’t understand something

22. convulsively – (50) to move in a jerky way, with starts and stops