Homework and Vocabulary September 3-6,10

DUE Monday, September 3

•       Blog Post #7

DUE Tuesday, September 4

·         No class, college fair at Chapel

DUE Wednesday, September 5

·         Evaluate picture on the bottom on p. 177, follow instructions in the box.

·         #4 p. 189

·         Study for vocabulary quiz

DUE Thursday, September 6

·         Read “Tweens: Ten Going on Sixteen” p. 190

·         Answer all Questions for Close Reading p.194

·         Essay #1 p. 196

DUE Monday, September 10

·         Essay #3 p.196, TYPED due at the end of the school day

·         Blog Post #8 

VOCABULARY

•      assertion- a declaration or statement

·         clarity- clearness in thought or expression

·         cogent- convincing; reasonable

·         coherent- logically connected

·         cohesive- condition of sticking together

·         didactic- intended to instruct

·         discourse- verbal expression or exchange; conversation

·         eloquence- the ability to speak vividly or persuasively

·         emphasize- to give special attention to something, to stress

·         fluid- easily flowing

·         implication- the act of suggesting or hinting

·         lucid- easily understood; clear

·         rhetoric- the art of using language effectively and persuasively