I realize this is a lot of work folks. I can give you until Wed, but please make sure you begin this work over the weekend. You will be lost on Tuesday if you don't begin this work.
1 - Define the following. For each, list part of speech and write sentences. Words with asterisks do not require sentences. Several words are already defined, but you must still write sentences. A few of these may be repeats so you may write your own definition, provided you're certain of its meaning. You must still use in a sentence.
exuberant: (adj) killed with or characterized by a lively energy and excitement
*brood: (n) a number of young produced or hatched at one time; a family of offspring or young.
*brood: (v) to sit upon (eggs) to hatch, as a bird; incubate.
electorate
brood: (v) to think or worry persistently or moodily about; ponder: He brooded the problem.
*fin de siecle: "end of the century"
*Anglophone: (adj/n) the English speaking world, person, group pr locality
emolument: (n) salary, wages and benefits paid for employment or an office held.
subsist: (v) to continue in existence
nemesis: (n) a source of harm or ruin
ramshackle
feudalism
venality: (n) susceptible to bribery or corruption
dour
dissimilitude: (n) not similar
abhorrent: (adj) detestable, loathsome, inspiring disgust
fret: (v) to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like
*lapidary: (n) a cutter, polisher, or engraver of precious stones usually other than diamonds
*Arcadia: A region of ancient Greece in the Peloponnesus. Its inhabitants, relatively isolated from the rest of the known civilized world, proverbially lived a simple, pastoral life
stratagem: (n) a plan or strategy used to trick an enemy
decimate: (v) kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage of
comprise
unfurling
succumb
arduous
nullify
cession
candid
*littoral: (adj) of or pertaining to the shore of a lake, sea, or ocean.
common-law
equipage
ostentatious
*panegyric: (n) a public speech or published text in praise of someone or something.
gape
*eponymous: (adj) of, relating to, or being the person or thing for whom or which something is named
euphoria
incessant
serene
apropos
averse
*antediluvian: (adj) "before the deluge" – is the period referred to in the Bible between the Creation of the Earth and the Deluge (flood)
2 - Read Vidal chapter 2, and take notes. Notes will be checked and graded on a 4 pt scale. Be prepared to discuss with a partner Tuesday.
4 - clearly shows connections to Essential Question: Did the Constitution's framers intend to create a revolutionary and democratic government?
- discusses Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, King George III, Paine
- discusses key/important events
- clearly demonstrates understanding of all the text's central ideas
- provides evidence/quotes to support your claims/arguments; evidence includes numeric data, relevant people and events
- notes are neat and organized; contain headings that show general ideas; contain bullets, numbers, letters or other symbols to distinguish supporting ideas and evidence
3 - shows connections to Essential Question: Did the Constitution's framers intend to create a revolutionary and democratic government?
- discusses Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, King George III, Paine
- discusses key/important events
- demonstrates understanding of most of the text's central ideas
- provides evidence/quotes to support your claims/arguments; evidence includes numeric data, relevant people and events
- notes are neat and organized; contain headings that show general ideas; contain bullets, numbers, letters or other symbols to distinguish supporting ideas and evidence
2 - shows connections
- discusses several but not all of the following: Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, King George III, Paine
- demonstrates understanding two or less of the text's central ideas
- little evidence/quotes to support your claims/arguments; little or no numeric data; little mention of major events or people
- notes are sloppy and unorganized; no headings to distinguish general ideas; doesn't contain bullets, numbers, letters or other symbols to distinguish supporting ideas and evidence
1 - ?
3 - Read "The Antifederalist: The Other Founders of the American Tradition?"
Take notes and annotate. Your notes should be angled toward the essential questions: Did the Constitution's Framers intend to create a revolutionary and democratic government?
1 - Define the following. For each, list part of speech and write sentences. Words with asterisks do not require sentences. Several words are already defined, but you must still write sentences. A few of these may be repeats so you may write your own definition, provided you're certain of its meaning. You must still use in a sentence.
exuberant: (adj) killed with or characterized by a lively energy and excitement
*brood: (n) a number of young produced or hatched at one time; a family of offspring or young.
*brood: (v) to sit upon (eggs) to hatch, as a bird; incubate.
electorate
brood: (v) to think or worry persistently or moodily about; ponder: He brooded the problem.
*fin de siecle: "end of the century"
*Anglophone: (adj/n) the English speaking world, person, group pr locality
emolument: (n) salary, wages and benefits paid for employment or an office held.
subsist: (v) to continue in existence
nemesis: (n) a source of harm or ruin
ramshackle
feudalism
venality: (n) susceptible to bribery or corruption
dour
dissimilitude: (n) not similar
abhorrent: (adj) detestable, loathsome, inspiring disgust
fret: (v) to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like
*lapidary: (n) a cutter, polisher, or engraver of precious stones usually other than diamonds
*Arcadia: A region of ancient Greece in the Peloponnesus. Its inhabitants, relatively isolated from the rest of the known civilized world, proverbially lived a simple, pastoral life
stratagem: (n) a plan or strategy used to trick an enemy
decimate: (v) kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage of
comprise
unfurling
succumb
arduous
nullify
cession
candid
*littoral: (adj) of or pertaining to the shore of a lake, sea, or ocean.
common-law
equipage
ostentatious
*panegyric: (n) a public speech or published text in praise of someone or something.
gape
*eponymous: (adj) of, relating to, or being the person or thing for whom or which something is named
euphoria
incessant
serene
apropos
averse
*antediluvian: (adj) "before the deluge" – is the period referred to in the Bible between the Creation of the Earth and the Deluge (flood)
2 - Read Vidal chapter 2, and take notes. Notes will be checked and graded on a 4 pt scale. Be prepared to discuss with a partner Tuesday.
4 - clearly shows connections to Essential Question: Did the Constitution's framers intend to create a revolutionary and democratic government?
- discusses Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, King George III, Paine
- discusses key/important events
- clearly demonstrates understanding of all the text's central ideas
- provides evidence/quotes to support your claims/arguments; evidence includes numeric data, relevant people and events
- notes are neat and organized; contain headings that show general ideas; contain bullets, numbers, letters or other symbols to distinguish supporting ideas and evidence
3 - shows connections to Essential Question: Did the Constitution's framers intend to create a revolutionary and democratic government?
- discusses Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, King George III, Paine
- discusses key/important events
- demonstrates understanding of most of the text's central ideas
- provides evidence/quotes to support your claims/arguments; evidence includes numeric data, relevant people and events
- notes are neat and organized; contain headings that show general ideas; contain bullets, numbers, letters or other symbols to distinguish supporting ideas and evidence
2 - shows connections
- discusses several but not all of the following: Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, King George III, Paine
- demonstrates understanding two or less of the text's central ideas
- little evidence/quotes to support your claims/arguments; little or no numeric data; little mention of major events or people
- notes are sloppy and unorganized; no headings to distinguish general ideas; doesn't contain bullets, numbers, letters or other symbols to distinguish supporting ideas and evidence
1 - ?
3 - Read "The Antifederalist: The Other Founders of the American Tradition?"
Take notes and annotate. Your notes should be angled toward the essential questions: Did the Constitution's Framers intend to create a revolutionary and democratic government?
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