November 12-16

On Monday, the students will have their Vocabulary #5 quiz.  If you would like to study with your child, here are the vocabulary words, he/she will need to know:

Set #5

consonant (adj):  harmonious; in agreement

assimilate (v):  to take in; to absorb; to learn thoroughly

reciprocate (v):  to repay or return in kind

cryptic (adj):  mystifying; mysterious; puzzling

bemused (adj):  confused; bewildered

conjecture (v):  to guess based on little evidence

ambiguous (adj):  unclear in meaning; able to be interpreted in different ways

abstruse (adj):  difficult to understand

flagrant (adj):  glaringly bad; notorious (refers to what you see or do)

salient (adj):  jutting out; striking; conspicuous

On Tuesday, the students will hand in an original thesis statement and one detailed body paragraph that supports their thesis statement.  This assignment needs to be typed out and double-spaced.

Later in the week, we will be reading from the poetry and short stories of Edgar Allan Poe.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at derickson@d220.org.