Tuesday, September 13, 2011.

1) Copy PSAT Voc. List #3


2) Complete review of focus questions for "Harrison Bergeron" 9-20

3) Read Ray Bradbury's "The Pedestrian," annotating and underlining sensory details.

HOMEWORK: Complete questions and chart for "The Pedestrian." Bring to class tomorrow.

HOMEWORK: Complete Manter Hall Vocabulary Workbook Lessons III and IV due Thursday 9/15 and study the following PSAT words:

PSAT Vocab List #3

1. poignant- adj- emotionally moving

2. zealot- n- someone fanatically devoted to a cause

3. vim- n- energy; enthusiasm

4. pallor- n- paleness; lack of (facial) color

5. matriculate- v- to enroll as a member of a college or university

6. plaintive- adj- melancholy; expressing sorrow

7. succulent- adj- juicy; full of vitality or freshness

8. behemoth- n- a huge creature

9. conjure- v- to imagine; to summon (as if by magical power)

10. wary- adj- cautious; mistrustful; on guard