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SAT WOW 4/29-5/3 in Google Classroom

SAT WOW 4/29-5/3

You know what to do. Fill out the vocabulary with your example sentence. Make a picture or drag and drop and suitable image. 
Pernicious (adj.) - having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.

•Quote: Friar Laurence:
These violent delights have violent ends
And in their triumph die, like fire and
powder, Which as they kiss consume: the sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite:
Context: Friar Laurence uses this to warn
Romeo that sudden joys have sudden endings and that their passionate love could
lead to destructive outcomes.

Prodigious (adj.)- something is very large, impressive, or marvelous.

•Quote: "Prodigious birth of love it is to me, That I must love a loathed enemy."
•Context: Juliet speaks this line upon learning that Romeo is a Montague, the enemy of her family.

Importune (v.) - to ask someone pressingly and persistently for or to do something.

•Quote: "I do beseech you, sir, have patience: Your looks are pale and wild, and do importune me. Who is the man?“ (Act
5, Scene 1)
•Context: Juliet, anxious and confused, begs her nurse to be patient and explain the news she brings.

Invocation (n.) - the action of invoking something or someone for assistance or as an authority.

•Quote: "O, then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do; They pray, grant thou, lest faith turn   to despair.“
•Context: Romeo speaks this line to Juliet during their first meeting at the Capulet ball. He uses the term "invocation" metaphorically to elevate his request for a kiss to a spiritual plea,

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SAT WOW 4/29-5/3 in Google Classroom

SAT WOW 4/29-5/3

You know what to do. Fill out the vocabulary with your example sentence. Make a picture or drag and drop and suitable image. 
Pernicious (adj.) - having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.

•Quote: Friar Laurence:
These violent delights have violent ends
And in their triumph die, like fire and
powder, Which as they kiss consume: the sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite:
Context: Friar Laurence uses this to warn
Romeo that sudden joys have sudden endings and that their passionate love could
lead to destructive outcomes.

Prodigious (adj.)- something is very large, impressive, or marvelous.

•Quote: "Prodigious birth of love it is to me, That I must love a loathed enemy."
•Context: Juliet speaks this line upon learning that Romeo is a Montague, the enemy of her family.

Importune (v.) - to ask someone pressingly and persistently for or to do something.

•Quote: "I do beseech you, sir, have patience: Your looks are pale and wild, and do importune me. Who is the man?“ (Act
5, Scene 1)
•Context: Juliet, anxious and confused, begs her nurse to be patient and explain the news she brings.

Invocation (n.) - the action of invoking something or someone for assistance or as an authority.

•Quote: "O, then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do; They pray, grant thou, lest faith turn   to despair.“
•Context: Romeo speaks this line to Juliet during their first meeting at the Capulet ball. He uses the term "invocation" metaphorically to elevate his request for a kiss to a spiritual plea,

Past Assignments

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SAT WOW 4/22 to 4/26 in Google Classroom

SAT WOW 4/22 to 4/26

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SAT WOW 4/22 to 4/26 in Google Classroom

SAT WOW 4/22 to 4/26

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SAT WOW 4/15-4/19 in Google Classroom

SAT WOW 4/15-4/19

•Assuage -
(verb): To make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense; to ease. In the novel, this word is used at the very beginning to describe how the Finch family history, in part, involves an attempt to assuage the guilt of the slave trade.

•Piety -
(noun): The quality of being religious or reverent. The novel uses this word to discuss the religious adherence and moral integrity of various characters, particularly Atticus Finch, who is a model of piety in both his professional and personal life.

•Taciturn -
(adjective): Reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little. This adjective is used to describe the character of Boo Radley, who is a reclusive neighbor that rarely speaks or interacts with the outside world.

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SAT WOW 4/15-4/19 in Google Classroom

SAT WOW 4/15-4/19

•Assuage -
(verb): To make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense; to ease. In the novel, this word is used at the very beginning to describe how the Finch family history, in part, involves an attempt to assuage the guilt of the slave trade.

•Piety -
(noun): The quality of being religious or reverent. The novel uses this word to discuss the religious adherence and moral integrity of various characters, particularly Atticus Finch, who is a model of piety in both his professional and personal life.

•Taciturn -
(adjective): Reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little. This adjective is used to describe the character of Boo Radley, who is a reclusive neighbor that rarely speaks or interacts with the outside world.

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SAT WOW (4/8-4/12) in Google Classroom

SAT WOW (4/8-4/12)

This is a somewhat different style we are going to try. It will also save on paper. If you want to use these as part of your notebook, then you'll need to print them, but they are not focused notes. 

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SAT WOW (4/8-4/12) in Google Classroom

SAT WOW (4/8-4/12)

This is a somewhat different style we are going to try. It will also save on paper. If you want to use these as part of your notebook, then you'll need to print them, but they are not focused notes. 

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SAT WOW (4/8-4/12) in Google Classroom

SAT WOW (4/8-4/12)

This is a somewhat different style we are going to try. It will also save on paper. If you want to use these as part of your notebook, then you'll need to print them, but they are not focused notes.

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60 Second Speech with Tuesday TRF in Google Classroom

60 Second Speech with Tuesday TRF

Informative or persuasive short presentation recorded on Zoom, Flip, YouTube, or some other way. Share a link to you video in the Google Drive or online.

Use the attachment option to provide a link to your video. It can be in your Google Drive, on Youtube, or some other place. It is up to you. 

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SAT WOW in Google Classroom

SAT WOW

In case you missed it from a few weeks ago. If it is late, please bring it to class.

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9/9 - University and Career in Google Classroom

9/9 - University and Career

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9/7 - Diversity in Google Classroom

9/7 - Diversity

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9/6 - What is your Motivation in Google Classroom

9/6 - What is your Motivation

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Student Survey in Google Classroom

Student Survey

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Syllabus Quiz in Google Classroom

Syllabus Quiz

Read the syllabus and take the quiz. You must pass with 100%, if you don't, then take it again until you do.

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When I Grow Up in Google Classroom

When I Grow Up

fill out the slide attached

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Favorite Food in Google Classroom

Favorite Food

Fill out the google slide attached and be prepared to present it to the class

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8/29 - Selfie Picture of Pyramid in Google Classroom

8/29 - Selfie Picture of Pyramid