September 4, 2014

Tomorrow, we will be taking our first vocabulary quiz of the year.  All of these bi-weekly vocabulary quizzes are worth 40 points.  I have included the list of words at the end of this blog so you can help your child study if you would like. 

Next week, we will be taking the Unit One exam.  Over the week-end, the students will complete a study guide for the test and we will continue to prepare for it on Monday.  The test is worth 80 points, so please encourage your child to study for it.

Later next week, we will begin reading the novel The Scarlet Letter.  Typically, your child will have approximately 15-20 pages of reading for homework per night.  Please make sure he/she is completing this work as we will have quizzes each morning to check if the students are reading.

Thank you for your time, and if you have any questions, don't hesitate to e-mail me at derickson@d220.org.

Set #1

plethora (n):  abundance; many; excess

munificent (adj):  generous

paucity (n):  scarcity

prolific (adj):  very productive

parsimony (n):  stinginess

narcissism (n):  love for oneself

alacrity (n):  cheerful eagerness

rancor (n):  bitter ill-will

predilection (n):  a natural preference

bane (n):  poison; torture