The answer key to the 10th grade SAT Vocabulary Exercise

1. countenance

2. negligence

3. lucid

4. rudimentary

5. discourse

6. ravaged- sorry, I used the verb rather than noun form for this one!

7. rhetoric

8. abstruse

9. sentiment

10. affirmative

11. acumen

12. callous

13. eminently

14. loathing

15. adroit

16. convoluted

17. austere

18. apocryphal

19. ascertain

20. enigma

21. mortify

22. detestable

23. astute

24. inscrutable

25. inclined

26. deformed, deformity

27. circumspect

28. reticent

29. reproved

30. sullenness

31. disseminated

32. staid

33. demeanor

34. pedantically

35. erudition

36. catholicity

37. candid

38. husbandry

39. singularly

40. conjecture

41. pedantic

42. surplus

43. didactic

44. perspicacious

45. coquetry

46. euphemism

47. pragmatic

48. florid

49. extrapolated

50. precocious

51. sordid

52. incoherent

53. prospectus

54. insinuated

Literary Element Review Project Presentation Rubric

Here is the rubric that I will be using when I assess your presentations. I am hoping that this will provide you a clearer idea of what I'm expecting and that it will serve as a sort of "check list" for the things you do as you prepare.

Content: 5 points

2 points: Clearly and correctly defines the literary element                  

2 points: Clearly and correctly presents at least one example of the element

1 point: The Power Point is free of careless grammar and spelling mistakes.

 

Creativity: 10 points

The students have provided a suitable supplementary activity or handout that makes the presentation memorable for the audience.

Presentation: 15 points

5 points: Within (and not less than) the time limitations

5 points: The presentation is divided equally, with each group member presenting for an equal amount of time.

5 points: The presentation is smooth and each presenter displays a clear knowledge of the information within their presentation. (These five points are part of an individual score- so it will vary from person to person.)

30 points total

10th Grade Homework-- the last two questions for "My Father's Hands"

If you did not understand the last two questions for this story, here are the answers!
I think that when I practice dictating and listening exercises with you, it will also help if I post up the answers on the website after we do the listening exercise in class. That way-- you can make sure you didn't miss anything I said earlier!

3. What was the narrator’s attitude toward his father? Give examples to support your answer.
The narrator’s attitude is a mixture of admiration and frustration. This is present from the very beginning of the story— he speaks of how his father was capable of doing anything with his hands, and conveys the fact that his father was a loving, knowledgeable man, but he also is frustrated by his father’s stubborn and proud unwillingness to keep trying to read and write, even though these things were difficult for him.

4. Describe the character of the father. Why were his hands prominent in the narrative.
Worthington’s father was strong, capable, hard working, and he had a strong sense of responsibility when it came to his family. He was also flawed- he was stubborn and proud and he gave up easily when it came to trying to read and write. His hands are prominent in the narrative because Worthington uses the hands as a way of representing the entire character of the father—a complex mixture of ability and incapacity.

10th Grade Homework

10A- Read 'A Modest Proposal' by next Wednesday. Be ready with BEAUTIFUL, CREATIVE, and CLEAR presentations on Monday.



10B- Finish your comprehension questions for 'My Father's Hands' by Friday. I will give you 'A Modest Proposal' tomorrow and you must also have it finished by next Wednesday. You must also be ready for your presentations on Monday.


Don't forget that you need to read to page 78 of Antigone by 8/31 AND you must also write your essay by that time.

10th Grade Homework

Read 'My Father's Hands' from pages 144-146 of your textbook and do the comprehension questions. Focus on the TONE of the work as you read-- it will help you answer the questions more easily at the end. 10A must have this done by tomorrow. 10B must have this done by Friday.

You can be a winner!

If you write an INTELLIGENT question or comment related to literature in the comments section of this post, and a classmate answers or responds to it, you both will win a prize! The first four people from each class I teach (including my SAT classes) will recieve a prize!

10th Grade Essay Assignment

In a thoughtful and well-written essay, you must answer this question: What three qualities define a hero? Why?

Essay Format Requirements
The essay must be 1.5-2 pages long, with 1.5 spacing.
It must be written in 12 point Times New Roman Font.
It must have a title and a heading.
The essay must be written in essay form, with five paragraphs total- one introduction containing a thesis statement, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
It must be checked for grammar and mechanics.

Essay Content Requirements
Your essay must list, define and discuss the three qualities that you think define a hero.
When you discuss the three qualities, explain why they are important qualities and include an allusion in each argument. You can use examples of these qualities taken from a person in your own life, the Bible, history, or from literature. Ideally, you should have an example taken from a combination of sources- i.e. one from the Bible, one from your life, and one from history.


If you want me to look at your essay, you must give it to me by 8/24. I will not be editing anything after that date.
THIS IS DUE MONDAY, 8/31

9B Homework

Due 8/19:

Memorize the word of the day.

Do the comprehension questions for True Heroism.

Read pages 216-220 of How Much Land Does A Man Need?

Your project is due 8/25 and 8/26.
You must prepare a 20-25 minute presentation that reviews these literary elements. You must provide the correct definitions of each element, show examples of where these elements occur, and come up with a CREATIVE and MEMORABLE activity related to the elements for your classmates to participate in.

Group 1: Tom, Danny, Roselin- Wednesday
Refrain
Repetition
Imagery
Tone
Mood
Group 2: Jessie, David, Ha Rim: Tuesday
Irony
Point of view

Group 3: Yu Jin, Samuel: Tuesday
Symbol
Conflict
Setting

Group 4: Rebekah, Mike, Peter: Wednesday
Surprise ending
Poetic justice
foreshadowing

Your one page typed summary of The Story of King Arthur and His Knights 1-136 is due August 25th.

Your font needs to be 11 or 12 pt and the spacing should be 1- 1.5. I know it's a lot to summarize but please try and keep it as short as possible.

10th Grade Homework

Due 8/19:

You must do the comprehension questions for Pleasures of Knowledge.

Extra Credit Possibility: For one point extra credit, write a paragraph (at least 5 sentences)answering this question:

Write on what you think are the benefits of a life of knowledge.

Words of the Day for Tuesday, 8/18

The two words of the day are:

bowdlerize: to remove or modify the parts considered offensive.

undulation: a wavy form or outline; also, a wavelike motion.

10th Grade S.A.T. Homework

Read pages 3-15 of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Begin to memorize the vocabulary taken from Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (p. 3-15) and also memorize the vocabulary taken from The Hit Parade (Week 1- Are you talkin' to me to the end of When The Going Gets Tough)

In addition to memorizing this vocabulary, you must make example sentences of your own for these words by this Friday, using the words in a way that reveals your knowledge of the meaning of the word.

Your first vocabulary test will be Monday, 8/24, and it will be a fill in the blank format.

11th Grade SAT Vocabulary List for Week 1

I will test you over these words on August 31st. You must have your own example sentences written out for all of these words by Monday, August 24th. Your test on the 31st will be a fill in the blank test that uses the words in the same context that they are being used here. I will NOT be using the same sentences, so don't just memorize the sentence.

1. openhanded: giving freely (adj.)
Our new homeroom teacher bought our entire class pizza yesterday. She is a very openhanded person.
2. declaim: speak against (verb)
Martin Luther King Jr. declaimed against segregation.
3. hidebound: stubbornly conservative (adj.)
My grandfather was known for his hidebound attitude towards women.
4. pedant: person holding books in esteem (n.)
It is common to find pedants in libraries and bookstores.
5. lampoon: a composition that imitates or misrepresents someone’s style. (n.)
Tina Fey is famous in the United States for the lampoons that she wrote and performed for Saturday Night Live.
6. sanguine: optimistic and cheerful (adj.)
Chun Woo Kim has a very sanguine personality.
7. acute: serious, pervasive (adj.)
He has acute pain in his left knee.
8. temerity: unreasonable or foolhardy contempt for danger, recklessness, boldness, audacity (n.)
Miss Jones was shocked at Melissa’s temerity when she ran away with a criminal.
9. parry: to deflect a blow (v.)
Barbarossa thrust his sword at Captain Jack’s head. Thankfully, Jack was able to parry the blow.
10. martial: pertaining to war (adj.)
Alexander the Great was a genius in martial tactics.
11. bilk: defraud, cheat, or swindle. (v.)
Miss Jones gave me a cookie, but then Bruce bilked me out of it and ate it.
12. equine: of horses and hoofed animals. (adj.)
She won three Olympic gold medals in the equine events.
13. incisive: penetrating, sharp, cutting (adj.)
Miss Dove was known for her incisive and intimidating words.
14. pedestrian: walker (noun); can also mean unimaginative (adj.)
This pathway is for pedestrians.
Even though the essay was well-written, the concepts within the essay were pedestrian and unoriginal.
15. ululate: to howl, wail (v.)
The room was filled with the sound of ululating women.
16. Tetchy: irritable, peevish, testy, grumpy (adj.)
She gets tetchy on rainy days.
17. inanition: exhaustion from lack of nourishment; also, emptiness. (n.)
A country can lose its power from foreign invasion and extreme inanition.
18. esoteric: intended or understood by chosen few. (adj.)
I find most modern art too esoteric for my tastes.
19. scintilla: a tiny amount; a spark. (n.)
My homeroom is sad because there is only a scintilla of hot chocolate left.
20. cormorant: a gluttonous or greedy person. (n.)
Many people agree that Bernard Madoff was a cormorant. He embezzled over 800 million dollars!
21. libation: the act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice; also, a beverage. (n.)
In Greek funerals, it was common to offer a libation to the gods.
Will there be any libations at the party?
22. elucidate: to make clear or manifest (v.)
When we didn’t understand the essay assignment, Miss Jones elucidated her expectations.
23. florid: flushed with red, also, excessively ornate. (adj.)
His face gets florid when he drinks too much alcohol.
His face gets florid when he runs the campus lap.
24. diatribe: a bitter verbal attack. (n.)
We were shocked by her diatribe against the school’s dating policy.
25. veracity: truth, truthfulness. (n.)
I often doubt the veracity of the news reports about celebrities.
26. pithy: concise and forceful in description. (adj.)
I was disappointed by his pithy declaration of love.
27. spoonerism: the transposition of usually initial sounds in a pair of words. (n.)
I was nervous so when I introduced myself, I committed a spoonerism, saying my name was “Jiss Mones” instead of Miss Jones.
Example of another spoonerism:
Maniel Doon instead of Daniel Moon
28. thaumaturgy: performance of miracles or magic (n)
Merlin used thaumaturgy to help King Arthur become the King of England.
29. tumult: commotion or agitation of a crowd (n.)
When South Korea lost the baseball final against Japan, it was hard for the teacher to control the tumult within her classroom.
30. propinquity: nearness (n.)
Sometimes I find North Korea’s propinquity frightening.
31. feckless: ineffective; weak; worthless. (adj.)
I was not impressed by his feckless solution for the financial crisis.
32. velleity: a slight wish or inclination. (n.)
When I asked him if he wanted some hot chocolate, his velleity was revealed when a small smile flashed across his face.
33. osculation: the act of kissing; a kiss. (n.)
Most boys dislike the idea of osculation when they are young. However, when they are older, they are very fond of it.
34. ludic: playful (adj.)
The teacher was filled with the ludic spirit of spring, so she let the children study outside.
35. contretemps: something inopportune or embarrassing. (adj.)
Even though I loved him deeply, the way he proposed was contretemps.
36. jape: a trick or practical joke. (n.)
The japes on April Fool’s day failed to amuse me.
37. gambol: to dance and skip about in play. (v.)
When I went to the zoo, I saw the baby goats gamboling in the grass.
38. longueur: a tedious passage in a work of literature or performance art. (n.)
If our textbook had been devoted solely to Puritan sermons, it would have been filled with longueurs, but thankfully, the editors of the text knew better.
39. flummox: to confuse; to perplex. (v.)
I was flummoxed by my last math test.
40. grandiloquent: expressed in a lofty style; pompous; bombastic. (adj.)
It always annoys me when our pastor prays in a grandiloquent tone—when he prays like that, it doesn’t seem sincere.
41. aegis: a shield, protection (n.)
A third round of talks is scheduled to begin on May 23rd in New York under the aegis of the United Nations.
42. nescience: lack of knowledge or awareness. (n.)
I am sometimes appalled by his nescience when it comes to world affairs.
43. chimerical: merely imaginary; fanciful. (adj.)
These risks are real, not chimerical.
44. impugn: to call in question; to make insinuations against. (v.)
His trustworthiness was impugned after he was caught cheating on his biology exam.
45. frisson: a brief moment of intense excitement. (n)
When she saw him coming towards her, she felt a frisson rush over her.
46. portend: to foreshadow; to bode. (v)
The teacher’s stern expression portended the difficult pop quiz.
47. pulchritude: beauty. (n)
Aphrodite was known for her pulchritude.
48. susurrus: a whispering or rustling sound. (n)
As I walked in the woods, I heard a susurrus in the bushes.
49. labile: open to change; apt or likely to change. (adj.)
I want to give them a pop quiz tomorrow, but my plans are labile.
50. outré: Unconventional; eccentric; bizarre. (adj.)
I really enjoy movies with an outré sense of humor.
51. etiolate: to blanch or bleach; to make sickly. (v)
His mother was worried about his condition: he had feverish eyes, a gaunt face, and an etiolated body.
52. ephemeral: lasting a very short time. (adj.)
When you are young, you think that you will last forever, but in fact, life is ephemeral and not to be overlooked.
53.quiddity: the essence or nature of a thing. (n.)
The quiddity of love is hard to define.
54. crepuscular: pertaining to twilight. (adj.)
Sometimes the chapel’s light can seem crepuscular.
55. stormy petrel: a type of seabird; also, one fond of bringing strife. (n.)
When my sister Alberta was young, she was the stormy petrel of the family.
56. peccadillo: a slight offense; a petty fault. (n.)
Even though Miss Jones is messy and disorganized, her students forgive her for her peccadilloes and love her anyway.
57. invidious: tending to provoke envy or ill will. (adj.)
When our boss did not give us a raise and instead bought a new car, many people saw this as an invidious act.
58. paladin: a champion of a cause. (n.)
In South Korea, Minerva was a paladin for free speech.
59. gainsay: to contradict; to deny. (v.)
It was hard to gainsay his guilt once the bloody knife was found in his backpack.

9A Homework

Due 8/18- you must have your comprehension questions for 'True Heroism' finished. You must memorize the spelling and definition of bowdlerize.
Read pages 216-220 of How Much Land Does a Man Need? in your textbook. We will be starting this story tomorrow so it's good to get ahead in your reading.

Due 8/24, 8/25, - You must prepare a 20-25 minute presentation that reviews these literary elements. You must provide the correct definitions of each element, show examples of where these elements occur, and come up with a CREATIVE and MEMORABLE activity related to the elements for your classmates to participate in.

Team 1: refrain, repetition, imagery, tone, mood
Joseph, Daniel, Isaac

Team 2: irony, point of view
Mack, Elisabeth, Young In

Team 3: symbol, conflict
Sarah, Jamie, Angela

Team 4: surprise ending, foreshadowing, poetic justice
Alex, Angela, Mellody

Due 8/24: type a one page summary of The Story of King Arthur and His Knights p.3-136 using 1.5 spacing and 11 or 12 point font.

Due 8/28: Read pages 137-168 of The Story of King Arthur and His Knights.

10th Grade Homework

Due 8/18- the comprehension questions for 'Work' , read pages 147-149 (The Pleasures of Knowledge), and memorize the definition and spelling of 'bowdlerize.

Due 8/24 and 8/25: Powerpoint Project Presentations reviewing the literary elements from last semester.

You must prepare a 10-15 minute presentation that reviews these literary elements. You must provide the correct definitions of each element, show examples of where these elements occur, and come up with a CREATIVE and MEMORABLE activity related to the elements for your classmates to participate in.

Group 1: metaphor, simile, symbol, personification
Victoria, Paul, Hyun Kee- Tuesday
Anna, Justin, Issac- Monday

Group 2: repetition, refrain, rhyme, alliteration, imagery
Da Yeol, Grace Joo, Bruce- Monday
Kevin, Jasmin Kim- Tuesday

Group 3: character
Alexis, In Young, Esther- Tuesday
Max, Jane- Tuesday

Group 4: point of view
Julia, Jin Hyung- Tuesday
Erica, John- Monday

Group 5: irony
Nicky, Rachel- Monday
Jenny, Jessie- Monday

Group 6: conflict, plot, setting
Rina, Grace Lee, Deok Hun- Monday
Jas, Felicity- Tuesday


Due 8/31- you must read pages 59-78 of Sophocles' Antigone.