Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Wednesday, 4/20

calumny-a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation
contrite- feeling or showing regret for bad behavior
arrogate-to take or claim (something, such as a right or a privilege) in a way that is not fair or legal
aspersion- a sprinkling with water especially in religious ceremonies

Today's instructions:

1. Choose two of the vocabulary words to put into sentence form below.

2. In the American literature book, read the background information on pages 482-483.

3. Read the story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" by Twain.

4. "Writing about literature" located on the bottom of page 489 asks you to write a brief essay...you do not have to write an essay, but answer the two questions in order to analyze the setting:  Why might Twain have selected this setting?  How would the story be different if the narrator had met Wheeler in a city?  No more than one paragraph each.  Complete this in a word document, and turn it in the class bin.

5.  We have touched on "realism" and now we are moving on to the modern period and how that affected American literature.  View the slide below, and take notes accordingly.  You do not need to know individual authors and their works of writing.

http://www.slideshare.net/jhazle/american-literature-introduction-to-the-modern-period

6.  Watch this short bio:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuQIZ7V9C7U


*Whatever you do not finish is homework
*If you were absent yesterday, check the absent folder.  Time yourself on the MC: 25 minutes only.

28 comments:

  1. The contrite child sulked to his room.
    The child arrogated the teddy bear from the baby.

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  2. High school is a place for drama, there was a lot of calumny between friends, this caused rumors to be spread.
    The students in ISS were contrite after realizing how immature their behavior was and how horrible ISS was.

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  3. After pushing his sister down, Billy felt contrite because of the tears in her eyes.

    The aspersion rained down on the congregation as the priest conducted the mass.

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  4. The guilty criminal showed a sense of contriteness after he stole the woman's purse.

    At confirmation the priest performed aspersion as a part of the ceremony.

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  5. The calumny that the teenage girl was telling everyone was horrible and false.

    Jimmy was so contrite he was begging the teacher for forgiveness.

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  6. Contrite - Born with an attention deficit disorder and increased susceptibility to hyperactivity, the CONTRITE student needlessly felt remorseful when he was unable to keep from acting out of line during class.

    Arrogate - Although the argument is that illegal immigrants should not be forced to return to countries ravaged by war and poverty, millions of lawful American citizens feel as though lenient border control is allowing people from different cultures to ARROGATE the privilege of living and thriving in the United States.

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  7. There is aspersion when someone get baptize at church.

    The prodigal son came home with a contrite heart after his mischief of living however he wanted.

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  8. The calumny against Cady by Gill caused Jared to break up with her and attend the school dance with Gill instead.

    The lazy lifeguard arrogated the boss's admiration by taking credit for a save he did not perform.

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  9. The conqueror arrogated the small village's land and resources.

    The little boy was contrite because he broke his brothers toy.

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  10. The thief showed no contrite as he arrogated the candy from the baby.

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  11. The Catholics congregated in the church and the aspersion of the holy water was performed by the priests.

    I felt contrite after I had lied to my mom about stealing the cookies.

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  12. After I hit my brother, I felt contrite because he started to cry and was going to tell our parents.

    The company arrogated a patent for an invention that they didn't come up with.

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  13. Contrite- After murdering the bystander, the killer began to contrite his decisions.
    Arrogate- The theif attempted to arrogate the Jewel.

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  14. The setting of the story was in a mining town and it lends to the story because the man, Jim Smiley, was able to bet as much as he wanted.
    If the story were set in a city, the story might have been different because the man might not have had the time or the geniality to tell the story of Jim Smiley to the author.

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  15. Since World War 2, Germany has felt incredibly contrite for what they did.
    Sir Lawrence V arrogated his father's throne despite being 3rd in the line of succession.

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  16. Calumny- High school is filled with a multitude of calumny.

    Contrite- The convict felt contrite towards the crime he committed.

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  17. Gill arrogated answers from her peer during an exam in Mr. Withers' class.

    Gill felt contrite after cheating on her AP Physics test, she wanted to make up for her deception.

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  18. After Ryan robbed the bank he was contrite.

    Lindsey's older brother always arrogated her belongings.

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  19. It may be a calumny, but Ted Cruz is the Zodiac Killer.

    Mr. Sanders gave each student an aspersion of water as they joined his Masonic order.

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  20. My sister is hardly contrite after she disobeys my parents.

    Those on the political trail typically use calumny to beat their opponents.

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  21. The puppy was contrite after his owner reprimanded him for peeing in the house.

    In most baptisms of a baby, the pastor will use aspersion to christen the child.

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  22. The pastor conducted aspersion before the baptism.

    The little kid hung his head in contrite after he broke the vase.

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  23. Our substitute was feeling contrite for saying I had a fake tan.
    The shade our substitute was directing at me was a calumny.

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  24. After hitting Janet a strong sense of contrite washes over me as I beg for her forgiveness.

    Every year in the political debates one of the candidates poses harsh calumnies towards their opponents.

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  25. Unfortunately, high school is a place where much calumny takes place.

    After fighting with her younger sister, Sally felt contrite from her actions.

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  26. Jason's sentences are always calumnies, disparaging my character.

    Jason arrogated a paragraph of my essay, so Ms. Barnhart gave him detention for plagiarism.

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  27. My younger sister feels contrite once our parents scold her.

    No evidence has been presented to support the judge’s calumny.

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  28. He didn't feel particularly contrite about his celebration of 4/20.

    To accuse him of being A. Stoner would be no columny.

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