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coda

this week's theme: words having to do with endings

n.,
n. 1. Music The concluding passage of a movement or composition. 2. A conclusion or closing part of a statement.
Quote of the Week: “If the writing is honest it cannot be separated from the man who wrote it." - Tennessee Williams

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Website of the Week: 40 Useful and Creative Infographics

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American Literature:

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May 18-May 22
1. Credo/Trilogy due; Credo/Trilogy Presentations Begin
2. Credo/Trilogy Presentations
3. Credo/Trilogy Presentations
4. Credo/Trilogy Presentations
5. Credo/Trilogy Presentations
May 25-May 29
1. Memorial Day Holiday
2. Credo/Trilogy Presentations
3. Exam Review
Southern Literature and Culture

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May 18
1. Senior English Exam

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peripeteia

this week's theme: words having to do with endings

n.,
noun Etymology: Greek, from peripiptein to fall around, change suddenly, from peri- + piptein to fall — more at feather Date: 1591 : a sudden or unexpected reversal of circumstances or situation especially in a literary work
Quote of the Week: “If the writing is honest it cannot be separated from the man who wrote it." - Tennessee Williams

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Website of the Week: 40 Useful and Creative Infographics

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American Literature:

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1. Livejrournal #8 due; In-class A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
2. Work on Credo/Trilogy; In-Class A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
3. Work on Credo/Trilogy; In-Class A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
4. Work on Credo/Trilogy; In-Class A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
5. Work on Credo/Trilogy; In-Class A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
May 18-May 22
1. Credo/Trilogy due; Credo/Trilogy Presentations Begin
2. Credo/Trilogy Presentations
3. Credo/Trilogy Presentations
4. Credo/Trilogy Presentations
5. Credo/Trilogy Presentations
May 25-May 29
1. Memorial Day Holiday
2. Credo/Trilogy Presentations
3. Exam Review
Southern Literature and Culture

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1. Give me revisions/final writings; In class: Elvis, Alice Walker, and William Faulkner
2. Give me revisions/final writings; In class: Elvis, Alice Walker, and William Faulkner
3. Course wrap-up; exemptions
4. Exam Review
5. Senior History Exam
May 18
1. Senior English Exam

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catharsis

this week's theme: words having to do with endings

n.,
ca⋅thar⋅sis  [kuh-thahr-sis] Show IPA –noun, plural -ses  [-seez] Show IPA . 1. the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, esp. through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music. 2. Medicine/Medical. purgation. 3. Psychiatry. a. psychotherapy that encourages or permits the discharge of pent-up, socially unacceptable affects. b. discharge of pent-up emotions so as to result in the alleviation of symptoms or the permanent relief of the condition. Origin: 1795–1805; < NL < Gk kátharsis a cleansing, equiv. to kathar- (var. s. of kathaírein to cleanse, deriv. of katharós pure) + -sis -
Quote of the Week: “If the writing is honest it cannot be separated from the man who wrote it." - Tennessee Williams

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Website of the Week: 40 Useful and Creative Infographics

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American Literature:

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1. Livejrournal #8 due; In-class A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
2. Work on Credo/Trilogy; In-Class A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
3. Work on Credo/Trilogy; In-Class A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
4. Work on Credo/Trilogy; In-Class A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
5. Work on Credo/Trilogy; In-Class A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
May 18-May 22
1. Credo/Trilogy due; Credo/Trilogy Presentations Begin
2. Credo/Trilogy Presentations
3. Credo/Trilogy Presentations
4. Credo/Trilogy Presentations
5. Credo/Trilogy Presentations
May 25-May 29
1. Memorial Day Holiday
2. Credo/Trilogy Presentations
3. Exam Review
Southern Literature and Culture

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1. Give me revisions/final writings; In class: Elvis, Alice Walker, and William Faulkner
2. Give me revisions/final writings; In class: Elvis, Alice Walker, and William Faulkner
3. Course wrap-up; exemptions
4. Exam Review
5. Senior History Exam
May 18
1. Senior English Exam

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deus ex machina

this week's theme: words having to do with endings

n.,
New Latin, a god from a machine, translation of Greek theos ek mēchanēs Date: 1697 1 : a god introduced by means of a crane in ancient Greek and Roman drama to decide the final outcome 2 : a person or thing (as in fiction or drama) that appears or is introduced suddenly and unexpectedly and provides a contrived solution to an apparently insoluble difficulty
Quote of the Week: “If the writing is honest it cannot be separated from the man who wrote it." - Tennessee Williams

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Website of the Week: 40 Useful and Creative Infographics

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American Literature:

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1. Livejrournal #8 due; In-class A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
2. Work on Credo/Trilogy; In-Class A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
3. Work on Credo/Trilogy; In-Class A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
4. Work on Credo/Trilogy; In-Class A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
5. Work on Credo/Trilogy; In-Class A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
May 18-May 22
1. Credo/Trilogy due; Credo/Trilogy Presentations Begin
2. Credo/Trilogy Presentations
3. Credo/Trilogy Presentations
4. Credo/Trilogy Presentations
5. Credo/Trilogy Presentations
May 25-May 29
1. Memorial Day Holiday
2. Credo/Trilogy Presentations
3. Exam Review
Southern Literature and Culture

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1. Give me revisions/final writings; In class: Elvis, Alice Walker, and William Faulkner
2. Give me revisions/final writings; In class: Elvis, Alice Walker, and William Faulkner
3. Course wrap-up; exemptions
4. Exam Review
5. Senior History Exam
May 18
1. Senior English Exam

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denouement

this week's theme: words having to do with endings

n.,
1.a. The final resolution or clarification of a dramatic or narrative plot. b. The events following the climax of a drama or novel in which such a resolution or clarification takes place. 2. The outcome of a sequence of events; the end result. [French dénouement, from Old French desnouement, an untying, from desnouer, to undo : des-, de- + nouer, to tie (from Latin ndre, from ndus, knot; see ned- in Indo-European roots).]
Quote of the Week: “If the writing is honest it cannot be separated from the man who wrote it." - Tennessee Williams

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Website of the Week: 40 Useful and Creative Infographics

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American Literature:

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1. Livejrournal #8 due; In-class A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
2. Work on Credo/Trilogy; In-Class A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
3. Work on Credo/Trilogy; In-Class A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
4. Work on Credo/Trilogy; In-Class A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
5. Work on Credo/Trilogy; In-Class A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
May 18-May 22
1. Credo/Trilogy due; Credo/Trilogy Presentations Begin
2. Credo/Trilogy Presentations
3. Credo/Trilogy Presentations
4. Credo/Trilogy Presentations
5. Credo/Trilogy Presentations
May 25-May 29
1. Memorial Day Holiday
2. Credo/Trilogy Presentations
3. Exam Review
Southern Literature and Culture

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1. Give me revisions/final writings; In class: Elvis, Alice Walker, and William Faulkner
2. Give me revisions/final writings; In class: Elvis, Alice Walker, and William Faulkner
3. Course wrap-up; exemptions
4. Exam Review
5. Senior History Exam
May 18
1. Senior English Exam

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pièce de résistance

this week's theme: words having to do with beliefs and large works!

n.,
plural pièces de ré·sis·tance \same\ Etymology: French, literally, piece of resistance Date: 1839 1 : the chief dish of a meal 2 : an outstanding item or event : showpiece
Quote of the Week: “The past is never dead. It's not even past." - William Faulkner

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Website of the Week: JotYou

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American Literature:

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1. Livejrournal #8 due; In-class A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
2. Work on Credo/Trilogy; In-Class A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
3. Work on Credo/Trilogy; In-Class A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
4. Work on Credo/Trilogy; In-Class A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
5. Work on Credo/Trilogy; In-Class A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
May 18-May 22
1. Credo/Trilogy due; Credo/Trilogy Presentations Begin
2. Credo/Trilogy Presentations
3. Credo/Trilogy Presentations
4. Credo/Trilogy Presentations
5. Credo/Trilogy Presentations
May 25-May 29
1. Memorial Day Holiday
2. Credo/Trilogy Presentations
3. Exam Review
Southern Literature and Culture

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1. Give me revisions/final writings; In class: Elvis, Alice Walker, and William Faulkner
2. Give me revisions/final writings; In class: Elvis, Alice Walker, and William Faulkner
3. Course wrap-up; exemptions
4. Exam Review
5. Senior History Exam
May 18
1. Senior English Exam

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magnum opus

this week's theme: words having to do with beliefs and large works!

n.,
1n. A great work, especially a literary or artistic masterpiece. The greatest single work of an artist, writer, or composer.
Quote of the Week: “The past is never dead. It's not even past." - William Faulkner

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Website of the Week: JotYou

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American Literature:

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1. Livejournal #7 due; In-Class Reading; Credo/Trilogy Conferences
2. Read pp. 210-240 in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
3. Finish As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
4. As I Lay Dying Test, Day One (Multiple-Choice, In-Class, Open book, open note, open dictionary)
5. As I Lay Dying Test, Day Two (Multiple-Choice, In-Class, Open book, open note, open dictionary)
Southern Literature and Culture

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Work on researching and understanding your topics for your music essay and presentation
1. Other Presentations: Keith and Monique; Read as far as you can in The Prince of Tides
2. Other Presentations: Brittany and Hannah
3. Article Presentation Conclusion
4. In class Reading of “1955” by Alice Walker; Bring Elvis to class
5. All writings/revisions due to me by the end of the day

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edict

this week's theme: words having to do with beliefs and large works!

n.,
1 : a proclamation having the force of law 2 : order, command
Quote of the Week: “The past is never dead. It's not even past." - William Faulkner

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Website of the Week: JotYou

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American Literature:

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1. Livejournal #7 due; In-Class Reading; Credo/Trilogy Conferences
2. Read pp. 210-240 in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
3. Finish As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
4. As I Lay Dying Test, Day One (Multiple-Choice, In-Class, Open book, open note, open dictionary)
5. As I Lay Dying Test, Day Two (Multiple-Choice, In-Class, Open book, open note, open dictionary)
Southern Literature and Culture

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Work on researching and understanding your topics for your music essay and presentation
1. Other Presentations: Keith and Monique; Read as far as you can in The Prince of Tides
2. Other Presentations: Brittany and Hannah
3. Article Presentation Conclusion
4. In class Reading of “1955” by Alice Walker; Bring Elvis to class
5. All writings/revisions due to me by the end of the day

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manifesto

this week's theme: words having to do with beliefs and large works!

noun Inflected Form(s): plural man·i·fes·tos or man·i·fes·toes Etymology: Italian, denunciation, manifest, from manifestare to manifest, from Latin, from manifestus Date: 1620 : a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer

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Quote of the Week: “The past is never dead. It's not even past." - William Faulkner

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Website of the Week: JotYou

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American Literature:

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1. Livejournal #7 due; In-Class Reading; Credo/Trilogy Conferences
2. Read pp. 210-240 in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
3. Finish As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
4. As I Lay Dying Test, Day One (Multiple-Choice, In-Class, Open book, open note, open dictionary)
5. As I Lay Dying Test, Day Two (Multiple-Choice, In-Class, Open book, open note, open dictionary)
Southern Literature and Culture

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Work on researching and understanding your topics for your music essay and presentation
1. Other Presentations: Keith and Monique; Read as far as you can in The Prince of Tides
2. Other Presentations: Brittany and Hannah
3. Article Presentation Conclusion
4. In class Reading of “1955” by Alice Walker; Bring Elvis to class
5. All writings/revisions due to me by the end of the day

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prolegomena

this week's theme: words having to do with beliefs and large works!

n. pl. pro·le·gom·e·na (-n) 1. A preliminary discussion, especially a formal essay introducing a work of considerable length or complexity. 2. prolegomena (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Prefatory remarks or observations. [Greek, from neuter present passive participle of prolegein, to say beforehand : pro-, before; see pro-2 + legein, to speak; see leg- in Indo-European roots.] prole·gome·nous adj.

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Quote of the Week: “The past is never dead. It's not even past." - William Faulkner

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Website of the Week: JotYou

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American Literature:

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1. Livejournal #7 due; In-Class Reading; Credo/Trilogy Conferences
2. Read pp. 210-240 in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
3. Finish As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
4. As I Lay Dying Test, Day One (Multiple-Choice, In-Class, Open book, open note, open dictionary)
5. As I Lay Dying Test, Day Two (Multiple-Choice, In-Class, Open book, open note, open dictionary)
Southern Literature and Culture

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Work on researching and understanding your topics for your music essay and presentation
1. Other Presentations: Keith and Monique; Read as far as you can in The Prince of Tides
2. Other Presentations: Brittany and Hannah
3. Article Presentation Conclusion
4. In class Reading of “1955” by Alice Walker; Bring Elvis to class
5. All writings/revisions due to me by the end of the day

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ubiquitous

this week's theme: high-frequency SAT words!

adj., existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread — ubiq·ui·tous·ly adverb — ubiq·ui·tous·ness noun

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Quote of the Week: “To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi." - William Faulkner

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Website of the Week: Photo 505

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American Literature:

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1. Livejournal #7 due; In-Class Reading; Credo/Trilogy Conferences
2. Read pp. 210-240 in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
3. Finish As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
4. As I Lay Dying Test, Day One (Multiple-Choice, In-Class, Open book, open note, open dictionary)
5. As I Lay Dying Test, Day Two (Multiple-Choice, In-Class, Open book, open note, open dictionary)
Southern Literature and Culture

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Work on researching and understanding your topics for your music essay and presentation
1. Other Presentations: Keith and Monique; Read as far as you can in The Prince of Tides
2. Other Presentations: Brittany and Hannah
3. Article Presentation Conclusion
4. In class Reading of “1955” by Alice Walker; Bring Elvis to class
5. All writings/revisions due to me by the end of the day

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autonomy

this week's theme: high-frequency SAT words!

1: the quality or state of being self-governing ; especially : the right of self-government 2: self-directing freedom and especially moral independence 3: a self-governing state

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Quote of the Week: “To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi." - William Faulkner

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Website of the Week: Photo 505

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American Literature:

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1. In-Class Reading; Livejournal #6 due
2. Read pp. 141-179 in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner; Bring The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald to class
3./4. In-Class Essay Test on The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
5. Read pp. 180-209 in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
Upcoming: Essay Test on The Great Gatsby (See me if you would like to do an out-of-class essay option instead!)
Southern Literature and Culture

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Work on researching and understanding your topics for your music essay and presentation
1. Read pp. 1-32 (Prologue and Chapter One) in The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy; Article presentations
2. Read pp. 32-75 (Chapters 2 and 3) in The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy; Article presentations
3./4. Country Group Presents; Blues Group provides BBQ!
5.Read pp. 75-98 in The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
Zydeco, Gospel, Prison/Work Songs, and Southern Hip-Hop Presentations to come!

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refute

font size="4">this week's theme: high-frequency SAT words!

tr.v. re·fut·ed, re·fut·ing, re·futes 1. To prove to be false or erroneous; overthrow by argument or proof: refute testimony. 2. To deny the accuracy or truth of: refuted the results of the poll.

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Quote of the Week: “To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi." - William Faulkner

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Website of the Week: Photo 505

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American Literature:

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1. In-Class Reading; Livejournal #6 due
2. Read pp. 141-179 in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner; Bring The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald to class
3./4. In-Class Essay Test on The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
5. Read pp. 180-209 in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
Upcoming: Essay Test on The Great Gatsby (See me if you would like to do an out-of-class essay option instead!)
Southern Literature and Culture

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Work on researching and understanding your topics for your music essay and presentation
1. Read pp. 1-32 (Prologue and Chapter One) in The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy; Article presentations
2. Read pp. 32-75 (Chapters 2 and 3) in The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy; Article presentations
3./4. Country Group Presents; Blues Group provides BBQ!
5.Read pp. 75-98 in The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
Zydeco, Gospel, Prison/Work Songs, and Southern Hip-Hop Presentations to come!

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mollify

this week's theme: high-frequency SAT words!

tr.v. mol·li·fied, mol·li·fy·ing, mol·li·fies 1. To calm in temper or feeling; soothe. See Synonyms at pacify. 2. To lessen in intensity; temper. 3. To reduce the rigidity of; soften.

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Quote of the Week: “To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi." - William Faulkner

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Website of the Week: Photo 505

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American Literature:

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1. In-Class Reading; Livejournal #6 due
2. Read pp. 141-179 in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner; Bring The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald to class
3./4. In-Class Essay Test on The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
5. Read pp. 180-209 in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
Upcoming: Essay Test on The Great Gatsby (See me if you would like to do an out-of-class essay option instead!)
Southern Literature and Culture

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Work on researching and understanding your topics for your music essay and presentation
1. Read pp. 1-32 (Prologue and Chapter One) in The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy; Article presentations
2. Read pp. 32-75 (Chapters 2 and 3) in The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy; Article presentations
3./4. Country Group Presents; Blues Group provides BBQ!
5.Read pp. 75-98 in The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
Zydeco, Gospel, Prison/Work Songs, and Southern Hip-Hop Presentations to come!

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eclectic

this week's theme: high-frequency SAT words!

adj. 1. Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles: an eclectic taste in music; an eclectic approach to managing the economy. 2. Made up of or combining elements from a variety of sources: "a popular bar patronized by an eclectic collection of artists, writers, secretaries and aging soldiers on reserve duty" Curtis Wilkie.

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Quote of the Week: “Given a choice between grief and nothing, I'd choose grief.” - William Faulkner

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Website of the Week: Bubbl.Us

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American Literature:

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1. In-Class Reading; Livejournal #6 due
2. Read pp. 141-179 in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner; Bring The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald to class
3./4. In-Class Essay Test on The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
5. Read pp. 180-209 in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
Upcoming: Essay Test on The Great Gatsby (See me if you would like to do an out-of-class essay option instead!)
Southern Literature and Culture

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Work on researching and understanding your topics for your music essay and presentation
1. Read pp. 1-32 (Prologue and Chapter One) in The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy; Article presentations
2. Read pp. 32-75 (Chapters 2 and 3) in The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy; Article presentations
3./4. Country Group Presents; Blues Group provides BBQ!
5.Read pp. 75-98 in The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
Zydeco, Gospel, Prison/Work Songs, and Southern Hip-Hop Presentations to come!

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surfeit

this week's theme: high-frequency SAT words!

v.tr. To feed or supply to excess, satiety, or disgust. v.intr. Archaic To overindulge. n. 1. a. Overindulgence in food or drink. b. The result of such overindulgence; satiety or disgust. 2. An excessive amount.

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Quote of the Week: “Given a choice between grief and nothing, I'd choose grief.” - William Faulkner

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Website of the Week: Bubbl.Us

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American Literature:

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1. In-Class Reading; Livejournal #5 due
2. Read pp. 58-83 in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
3./4. Read pp. 84-111 in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
5. Read pp. 112-140 in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
Upcoming: Essay Test on The Great Gatsby (See me if you would like to do an out-of-class essay option instead!)
Southern Literature and Culture

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Work on researching and understanding your topics for your music essay and presentation
1. Article presentations
2. Article presentations
3./4. Blues Group Presents; Country Group provides Breakfast
5. Finish Elvis by Bobbie Ann Mason
April 30: Country Group Presents; Blues Group provides BBQ!

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harangue

this week's theme: high-frequency SAT words!

noun Etymology: Middle French arenge, from Old Italian aringa, from aringare to speak in public, from aringo public assembly, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German hring ring Date: circa 1533 1 : a speech addressed to a public assembly 2 : a ranting speech or writing

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Quote of the Week: “Given a choice between grief and nothing, I'd choose grief.” - William Faulkner

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Website of the Week: Bubbl.Us

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American Literature:

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1. In-Class Reading; Livejournal #5 due
2. Read pp. 58-83 in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
3./4. Read pp. 84-111 in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
5. Read pp. 112-140 in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
Upcoming: Essay Test on The Great Gatsby (See me if you would like to do an out-of-class essay option instead!)
Southern Literature and Culture

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Work on researching and understanding your topics for your music essay and presentation
1. Article presentations
2. Article presentations
3./4. Blues Group Presents; Country Group provides Breakfast
5. Finish Elvis by Bobbie Ann Mason
April 30: Country Group Presents; Blues Group provides BBQ!

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surreptitious

this week's theme: high-frequency SAT words!

adj. 1. Obtained, done, or made by clandestine or stealthy means. 2. Acting with or marked by stealth

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Quote of the Week: “Given a choice between grief and nothing, I'd choose grief.” - William Faulkner

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Website of the Week: Bubbl.Us

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American Literature:

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1. In-Class Reading; Livejournal #5 due
2. Read pp. 58-83 in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
3./4. Read pp. 84-111 in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
5. Read pp. 112-140 in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

Southern Literature and Culture

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Work on researching and understanding your topics for your music essay and presentation
1. Article presentations
2. Article presentations
3./4. Blues Group Presents; Country Group provides Breakfast
5. Finish Elvis by Bobbie Ann Mason
April 30: Country Group Presents; Blues Group provides BBQ!

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maverick

this week's theme: the name bearers

mav⋅er⋅ick   [mav-er-ik, mav-rik] Show IPA –noun 1. Southwestern U.S. an unbranded calf, cow, or steer, esp. an unbranded calf that is separated from its mother. 2. a lone dissenter, as an intellectual, an artist, or a politician, who takes an independent stand apart from his or her associates. 3. (initial capital letter) an electro-optically guided U.S. air-to-ground tactical missile for destroying tanks and other hardened targets at ranges up to 15 mi. (24 km). Origin: 1865–70, Americanism; after Samuel A. Maverick (1803–70), Texas pioneer who left his calves unbranded Synonyms: 2. nonconformist, independent, loner.

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Quote of the Week: “Read, read, read. Read everything - trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it. Then write. If it is good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out the window.” - William Faulkner

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Website of the Week: Myebook

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American Literature:

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1. In-Class Reading; Livejournal #5 due
2. Read pp. 58-83 in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
3./4. Read pp. 84-111 in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
5. Read pp. 112-140 in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

Southern Literature and Culture

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Work on researching and understanding your topics for your music essay and presentation
1. Article presentations
2. Article presentations
3./4. Blues Group Presents; Country Group provides Breakfast
5. Finish Elvis by Bobbie Ann Mason
April 30: Country Group Presents; Blues Group provides BBQ!

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gyp

this week's theme: the name bearers

gyp also gip (jp) Slang tr.v. gypped also gipped, gyp·ping also gip·ping, gyps also gips To deprive (another) of something by fraud; cheat or swindle. n. 1. A fraud or swindle. 2. One who defrauds; a swindler.

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Quote of the Week: ““Read, read, read. Read everything - trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it. Then write. If it is good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out the window.” - William Faulkner

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Website of the Week: Myebook

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American Literature:

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1. Holiday!
2. Livejournal #4 due; In-class reading day
3. Read "No Name Woman" by Maxine Hong Kingston, p. 536 in the Pearson Custom Anthology of American Literature; bring As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner to class
4. Read pp. 1-28 in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
5. Read pp. 29-57 in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

Southern Literature and Culture

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Work on researching and understanding your topics for your music essay and presentation
1. Holiday!
2. Article Summary due; In-Class Reading; bring your southern book
3. Read as far as you can in Elvis by Bobbie Ann Mason
4. Read as far as you can in Elvis by Bobbie Ann Mason<
5. Read as far as you can in Elvis by Bobbie Ann Mason<

Upcoming Dates:
April 22: Blues Group Presents; Country Group provides Breakfast!
April 30: Country Group Presents; Blues Group provides BBQ!

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pander

this week's theme: the name bearers

intr.v. pan·dered, pan·der·ing, pan·ders 1. To act as a go-between or liaison in sexual intrigues; function as a procurer. 2. To cater to the lower tastes and desires of others or exploit their weaknesses: "He refused to pander to nostalgia and escapism" New York Times. [Middle English Pandare, Pandarus, from Old Italian Pandaro, from Latin Pandarus, from Greek Pandaros.]
Pandarus, an obsequious character in the poem Filostrato by Giovanni Boccaccio.

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Quote of the Week: ““Read, read, read. Read everything - trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it. Then write. If it is good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out the window.” - William Faulkner

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Website of the Week: Myebook

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American Literature:

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1. Holiday!
2. Livejournal #4 due; In-class reading day
3. Read "No Name Woman" by Maxine Hong Kingston, p. 536 in the Pearson Custom Anthology of American Literature; bring As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner to class
4. Read pp. 1-28 in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
5. Read pp. 29-57 in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

Southern Literature and Culture

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Work on researching and understanding your topics for your music essay and presentation
1. Holiday!
2. Article Summary due; In-Class Reading; bring your southern book
3. Read as far as you can in Elvis by Bobbie Ann Mason
4. Read as far as you can in Elvis by Bobbie Ann Mason<
5. Read as far as you can in Elvis by Bobbie Ann Mason<

Upcoming Dates:
April 22: Blues Group Presents; Country Group provides Breakfast!
April 30: Country Group Presents; Blues Group provides BBQ!

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gordian

this week's theme: the name bearers

Gor´di`an a. 1. Pertaining to Gordius, king of Phrygia, or to a knot tied by him; hence, intricate; complicated; inextricable. Gordian knot an intricate knot tied by Gordius in the thong which connected the pole of the chariot with the yoke. An oracle having declared that he who should untie it should be master of Asia, Alexander the Great averted the ill omen of his inability to loosen it by cutting it with his sword. Hence, a Gordian knot is an inextricable difficulty; and to cut the Gordian knot is to remove a difficulty by bold and energetic measures.

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Quote of the Week: ““Read, read, read. Read everything - trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it. Then write. If it is good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out the window.” - William Faulkner

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Website of the Week: Myebook

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American Literature:

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1. Holiday!
2. Livejournal #4 due; In-class reading day
3. Read "No Name Woman" by Maxine Hong Kingston, p. 536 in the Pearson Custom Anthology of American Literature; bring As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner to class
4. Read pp. 1-28 in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
5. Read pp. 29-57 in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

Southern Literature and Culture

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Work on researching and understanding your topics for your music essay and presentation
1. Holiday!
2. Article Summary due; In-Class Reading; bring your southern book
3. Read as far as you can in Elvis by Bobbie Ann Mason
4. Read as far as you can in Elvis by Bobbie Ann Mason<
5. Read as far as you can in Elvis by Bobbie Ann Mason<

Upcoming Dates:
April 22: Blues Group Presents; Country Group provides Breakfast!
April 30: Country Group Presents; Blues Group provides BBQ!

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atavism

this week's theme: more words having to do with more errors

noun Etymology: French atavisme, from Latin atavus ancestor, from at- (probably akin to atta daddy) + avus grandfather — more at uncle Date: 1833 1 a: recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination b: recurrence of or reversion to a past style, manner, outlook, approach, or activity 2: one that manifests atavism : throwback

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Quote of the Week: “There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly; sometimes it's like drilling rock and then blasting it out with charges. " - Ernest Hemingway

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Website of the Week: MakeBeliefsComix

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American Literature:

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1. Livejournal #3 due; In-class reading day
2. Reading Quiz; Read "Hills Like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway
3. Read "The Singular First Person" by Scott Russell Sanders; In class: essay by David Sedaris
4. No Homework Night
5. Good, Friday!
6. Easter Monday
7. Livejournal #4 due

Southern Literature and Culture

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Work on researching and understanding your topics for your music essay and presentation
1. In-Class Reading; bring your southern book
2. Finish Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison; reading quiz!
3. Read your article from the Southern Cultures anthology
4. No Homework Night
5. Good, Friday!
6. Easter Monday
7. Article Summary due
Upcoming Dates:
April 22: Blues Group Presents; Country Group provides Breakfast!
April 30: Country Group Presents; Blues Group provides BBQ!

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backronym

this week's theme: more words having to do with more errors

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A backronym (or bacronym) is a reverse acronym, a phrase constructed after the fact to make an existing word or words into an acronym. Backronyms may be invented with serious or humorous intent, or may be a type of false or folk etymology. The word is a portmanteau combining back and acronym, first cited in a 1983 Washington Post column and defined as the 'same as an acronym, except that the words were chosen to fit the letters.'[1] FORD - "Fix Or Repair Daily" or "Found On Road, Dead" or "First On Race Day."

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Quote of the Week: “There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly; sometimes it's like drilling rock and then blasting it out with charges. " - Ernest Hemingway

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Website of the Week: MakeBeliefsComix

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American Literature:

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1. Livejournal #3 due; In-class reading day
2. Reading Quiz; Read "Hills Like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway
3. Read "The Singular First Person" by Scott Russell Sanders; In class: essay by David Sedaris
4. No Homework Night
5. Good, Friday!
6. Easter Monday
7. Livejournal #4 due

Southern Literature and Culture

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Work on researching and understanding your topics for your music essay and presentation
1. In-Class Reading; bring your southern book
2. Finish Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison; reading quiz!
3. Read your article from the Southern Cultures anthology
4. No Homework Night
5. Good, Friday!
6. Easter Monday
7. Article Summary due
Upcoming Dates:
April 22: Blues Group Presents; Country Group provides Breakfast!
April 30: Country Group Presents; Blues Group provides BBQ!

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chaise longue

this week's theme: more words having to do with more errors

noun
chaise longue (shz lông) n. pl. chaise longues or chaises longues (shz lông) A reclining chair with a long seat that supports the outstretched legs. [French : chaise, chair + longue, long.]

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Quote of the Week: “There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly; sometimes it's like drilling rock and then blasting it out with charges. " - Ernest Hemingway

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Website of the Week: MakeBeliefsComix

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American Literature:

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1. Livejournal #3 due; In-class reading day
2. Reading Quiz; Read "Hills Like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway
3. Read "The Singular First Person" by Scott Russell Sanders; In class: essay by David Sedaris
4. No Homework Night
5. Good, Friday!
6. Easter Monday
7. Livejournal #4 due

Southern Literature and Culture

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Work on researching and understanding your topics for your music essay and presentation
1. In-Class Reading; bring your southern book
2. Finish Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison; reading quiz!
3. Read your article from the Southern Cultures anthology
4. No Homework Night
5. Good, Friday!
6. Easter Monday
7. Article Summary due
Upcoming Dates:
April 22: Blues Group Presents; Country Group provides Breakfast!
April 30: Country Group Presents; Blues Group provides BBQ!

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malapropism

this week's theme: more words having to do with more errors

noun
mal·a·prop·ism (ml-prp-zm) n. 1. Ludicrous misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound. 2. An example of such misuse. for example: "under the affluence of alcohol." [after Mrs Malaprop in Sheridan's play The Rivals]

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Quote of the Week: “There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly; sometimes it's like drilling rock and then blasting it out with charges. " - Ernest Hemingway

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Website of the Week: MakeBeliefsComix

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American Literature:

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1. Livejournal #3 due; In-class reading day
2. Reading Quiz; Read "Hills Like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway
3. Read "The Singular First Person" by Scott Russell Sanders; In class: essay by David Sedaris
4. No Homework Night
5. Good, Friday!
6. Easter Monday
7. Livejournal #4 due

Southern Literature and Culture

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Work on researching and understanding your topics for your music essay and presentation
1. In-Class Reading; bring your southern book
2. Finish Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison; reading quiz!
3. Read your article from the Southern Cultures anthology
4. No Homework Night
5. Good, Friday!
6. Easter Monday
7. Article Summary due
Upcoming Dates:
April 22: Blues Group Presents; Country Group provides Breakfast!
April 30: Country Group Presents; Blues Group provides BBQ!

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eggcorn

this week's theme: words having to do with errors

noun
In linguistics, an eggcorn is an idiosyncratic substitution of a word or phrase for a word or words that sound similar or identical in the speaker's dialect. The new phrase introduces a meaning that is different from the original, but plausible in the same context ("old-timers' disease" for "Alzheimer's disease"). This is as opposed to a malapropism, where the substitution creates a nonsensical phrase. Classical malapropisms generally derive their comic effect from the fault of the user, whilst eggcorns are errors that exhibit creativity or logic.[1] Eggcorns often involve replacing an unfamiliar, archaic, or obscure word with a more common or modern word ("baited breath" for "bated breath").[2]

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Quote of the Week: “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." - F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Website of the Week: Liveplasma

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American Literature:

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1. Livejournal #2 due; In-class reading day
2. Read Chapter 9 of The Great Gatsby
3./4. Write your imposter sentence forThe Great Gatsby; type your passage exactly; add your sentence; make sure that there are no typos or grammatical errors; send an e-mail to me (dkidd@norfolkacademy.org) with your imposter paragraph; send also a second paragraph (in the same e-mail) with the imposter sentence in bold;
5. Fine Arts Day
6. Reading Quiz; Read "Hills Like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway

Southern Literature and Culture

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1. Read through Chapter 12 in Dorothy Allison's Bastard Out of Carolina, p. 193; In-Class Reading Day! Bring your southern book!
2. Read through Chapter 15 in Dorothy Allison's Bastard Out of Carolina, p. 226
3./4. Read Chapter 18, p. 263 in Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison
5. Read through Chapter 20 in Dorothy Allison's Bastard Out of Carolina, p. 291
Upcoming Dates:
April 22: Blues Group Presents; Country Group provides Breakfast!
April 30: Country Group Presents; Blues Group provides BBQ!

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pasquinade

this week's theme: words from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

n. A satire or lampoon, especially one that ridicules a specific person, traditionally written and posted in a public place. tr.v. pas·qui·nad·ed, pas·qui·nad·ing, pas·qui·nades To ridicule with a pasquinade; satirize or lampoon.

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Quote of the Week: “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.” - F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Website of the Week: BeFunky

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American Literature:

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1. Livejournal #2 due; In-class reading day
2. Read Chapter 9 of The Great Gatsby; Reading Quiz
3./4. Write your imposter sentence forThe Great Gatsby; type your passage exactly; add your sentence; make sure that there are no typos or grammatical errors; send an e-mail to me (dkidd@norfolkacademy.org) with your imposter paragraph; send also a second paragraph (in the same e-mail) with the imposter sentence in bold
5. Read "Hills Like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway

Southern Literature and Culture

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1. Read Chapters 10-11 in Dorothy Allison's Bastard Out of Carolina, pp. 137-173; In-Class Reading Day! Bring your southern book!
2. Read Chapter 12 in Dorothy Allison's Bastard Out of Carolina, pp. 73-193
3./4. Read Chapters 6-7, pp. 71-107 in Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison
5. Read Chapters 13-15 in Dorothy Allison's Bastard Out of Carolina, pp. 194-226

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echolalia

this week's theme: words from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

echolalia the uncontrollable and immediate repetition of sounds and words heard from others. — echolalic, adj.

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Quote of the Week: “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.” - F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Website of the Week: BeFunky

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American Literature:

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Watch out for reading quizzes!
1. Livejournal #1 due; In-class reading day
2. Read Chapter 6 of The Great Gatsby; Class in the Perrell Gallery
3./4. Read Chapter 7 of The Great Gatsby
5. Read Chapter 8 of The Great Gatsby

Southern Literature and Culture

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1. Read chapters 1-2, pp. 1-31 in Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison; In-Class Reading Day! Bring your southern book!
2. Read chapters 3-4, pp. 32-70 in Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy AllisonClass in Landmark with Perry Dillbeck
3./4. Read Chapters 6-7, pp. 71-107 in Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison
5. Read Chapters 8-9, pp. 104-136 in Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison

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levity

this week's theme: words from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

n. pl. lev·i·ties 1. Lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate; frivolity. 2. Inconstancy; changeableness. 3. The state or quality of being light; buoyancy.

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Quote of the Week: ““The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.” - F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Website of the Week: BeFunky

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American Literature:

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Watch out for reading quizzes!
1. Livejournal #1 due; In-class reading day
2. Read Chapter 6 of The Great Gatsby; Class in the Perrell Gallery
3./4. Read Chapter 7 of The Great Gatsby
5. Read Chapter 8 of The Great Gatsby

Southern Literature and Culture

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1. Read chapters 1-2, pp. 1-31 in Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison; In-Class Reading Day! Bring your southern book!
2. Read chapters 3-4, pp. 32-70 in Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy AllisonClass in Landmark with Perry Dillbeck
3./4. Read Chapters 6-7, pp. 71-107 in Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison
5. Read Chapters 8-9, pp. 104-136 in Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison

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quid pro quo

this week's theme: words from law

n., pl. quid pro quos or quids pro quo. An equal exchange or substitution. [Latin quid prō quō : quid, something + prō, for + quō, ablative of quid, something.]

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Quote of the Week: “Either you think, or else others have to think for you and take power from you, pervert and discipline your natural tastes, civilize and sterilize you." - F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Website of the Week: Write or Die!

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American Literature:

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Watch out for reading quizzes!
1. Livejournal #1 due; In-class reading day
2. Read Chapter 6 of The Great Gatsby; Class in the Perrell Gallery
3./4. Read Chapter 7 of The Great Gatsby
5. Read Chapter 8 of The Great Gatsby

Southern Literature and Culture

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1. Read chapters 1-2, pp. 1-31 in Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison; In-Class Reading Day! Bring your southern book!
2. Read chapters 3-4, pp. 32-70 in Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy AllisonClass in Landmark with Perry Dillbeck
3./4. Read Chapters 6-7, pp. 71-107 in Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison
5. Read Chapters 8-9, pp. 104-136 in Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison

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sequester

this week's theme: words from law

Middle English sequestren, from Anglo-French sequestrer, from Latin sequestrare to hand over to a trustee, from sequester third party to whom disputed property is entrusted, agent, from secus beside, otherwise; akin to Latin sequi to follow Date: 14th century 1 a: to set apart : segregate b: seclude , withdraw 2 a: to seize especially by a writ of sequestration b: to place (property) in custody especially in sequestration 3: to hold (as a metallic ion) in solution usually by inclusion in an appropriate coordination complex

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Quote of the Week: “Either you think, or else others have to think for you and take power from you, pervert and discipline your natural tastes, civilize and sterilize you." - F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Website of the Week: Write or Die!

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American Literature:

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Watch out for reading quizzes!
1. Read Chapter 2 of The Great Gatsby; In-Class Reading; bring your book(s), and update your reading list on Livejournal
2. Reach Chapter 3 of The Great Gatsby; Class in the Johnson Lab
3./4. Read Chapter 4 of The Great Gatsby
5. Read Chapter 5 of The Great Gatsby

Southern Literature and Culture

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1. Read "A Late Encounter with the Enemy" by Flannery O'Connor; In-Class Reading Day! Bring your southern book!
2. Read "The River" by Flannery O'Connor; Class in the Johnson Lab
3./4. Read "The Life You Save May be Your Own" by Flannery O'Connor
5. Research Essays Due

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malfeasance

this week's theme: words from law

n. Misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. [Anglo-Norman malfaisance, from Old French malfaisant, malfeasant, present participle of malfaire, to do evil, from Latin malefacere; see malefactor.]

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Quote of the Week: “Either you think, or else others have to think for you and take power from you, pervert and discipline your natural tastes, civilize and sterilize you." - F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Website of the Week: Write or Die!

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American Literature:

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Watch out for reading quizzes!
1. Read Chapter 2 of The Great Gatsby; In-Class Reading; bring your book(s), and update your reading list on Livejournal
2. Reach Chapter 3 of The Great Gatsby; Class in the Johnson Lab
3./4. Read Chapter 4 of The Great Gatsby
5. Read Chapter 5 of The Great Gatsby

Southern Literature and Culture

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1. Read "A Late Encounter with the Enemy" by Flannery O'Connor; In-Class Reading Day! Bring your southern book!
2. Read "The River" by Flannery O'Connor; Class in the Johnson Lab
3./4. Read "The Life You Save May be Your Own" by Flannery O'Connor
5. Research Essays Due

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habeas corpus

this week's theme: words from law

ha·be·as cor·pus noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Medieval Latin, literally, you should have the body (the opening words of the writ)
Date:
15th century
1: any of several common-law writs issued to bring a party before a court or judge ; especially : habeas corpus ad subjiciendum 2: the right of a citizen to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as a protection against illegal imprisonment

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Quote of the Week: “Either you think, or else others have to think for you and take power from you, pervert and discipline your natural tastes, civilize and sterilize you." - F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Website of the Week: Write or Die!

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American Literature:

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Watch out for reading quizzes!
1. Read Chapter 2 of The Great Gatsby; In-Class Reading; bring your book(s), and update your reading list on Livejournal
2. Reach Chapter 3 of The Great Gatsby; Class in the Johnson Lab
3./4. Read Chapter 4 of The Great Gatsby
5. Read Chapter 5 of The Great Gatsby

Southern Literature and Culture

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1. Read "A Late Encounter with the Enemy" by Flannery O'Connor; In-Class Reading Day! Bring your southern book!
2. Read "The River" by Flannery O'Connor; Class in the Johnson Lab
3./4. Read "The Life You Save May be Your Own" by Flannery O'Connor
5. Research Essays Due

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idiopathy

this week's theme: words from medicine

idiopathy (id-ee-OP-uh-thee) noun A disease of unknown origin or one having no apparent cause. [From New Latin idiopathia (primary disease), from Greek idiopatheia, from idios (one's own, personal) + -pathy (feeling, suffering).]

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Quote of the Week: “An author ought to write for the youth of his own generation, the critics of the next, and the schoolmaster of ever afterwards." - F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Website of the Week: Lifehacker

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American Literature:

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1. Poetry Teaching/Review
2. Poetry Test!
3./4. Bring The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald to class
5. Read Chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Tuesday, March 10 - In-Class Essay Test on Poetry (see me if you would rather do an out-of-class writing option to be handed in on Tuesday, March 10)
Southern Literature and Culture

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1. Free Reading Day! Bring your southern book!
2. Have a rough draft of your research paper; Go to Johnson Lab; bring articles
3./4. Bring A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor to class; Work on research essay
5. Bring A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor to class; Work on research essay

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antipyretic

this week's theme: words from medicine

antipyretic (an-tee-py-RET-ik) adjective Reducing or relieving fever. noun A medicine that reduces or relieves fever. [From Middle English anti- (against) + pyretic (relating to fever), from New Latin pyreticus, from Greek pureto (fever), from pur (fire). Other words derived from the same root are fire, pyrotechnics (fireworks), and pyrites (mineral that produces sparks when struck).] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus

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Quote of the Week: “An author ought to write for the youth of his own generation, the critics of the next, and the schoolmaster of ever afterwards." - F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Website of the Week: Lifehacker

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American Literature:

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1. Poetry Teaching/Review
2. Poetry Test!
3./4. Bring The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald to class
5. Read Chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Tuesday, March 10 - In-Class Essay Test on Poetry (see me if you would rather do an out-of-class writing option to be handed in on Tuesday, March 10)
Southern Literature and Culture

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1. Free Reading Day! Bring your southern book!
2. Have a rough draft of your research paper; Go to Johnson Lab; bring articles
3./4. Bring A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor to class; Work on research essay
5. ring A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor to class; Work on research essayy

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lagniappe

this week's theme: another mystery theme!

lagniappe (lan-YAP, LAN-yap) noun An unexpected benefit, especially a small gift a customer receives with a purchase. [From Louisiana French, from American Spanish la ñapa (the gift), from Quechua yapa (something added).] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus

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Quote of the Week: “Our civilization is still in a middle stage, scarcely beast in that it is no longer wholly guided by instinct; scarcely human, in that it is not yet wholly guided by reason." - Theodore Dreiser

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Website of the Week: Twitter

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American Literature:

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1. Poetry Teaching/Review
2. Poetry Test!
3./4. Bring The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald to class
5. Read Chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Tuesday, March 10 - In-Class Essay Test on Poetry (see me if you would rather do an out-of-class writing option to be handed in on Tuesday, March 10)
Southern Literature and Culture

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1. Free Reading Day! Bring your southern book!
2. Have a rough draft of your research paper; Go to Johnson Lab; bring articles
3./4. Bring A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor to class; Work on research essay
5. ring A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor to class; Work on research essayy

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El Dorado

this week's theme: another mystery theme!

El Dorado (el duh-RAH-doh) noun A place offering fabulous wealth or opportunity. [From Spanish, literally, the gilded one. After a legendary place in South America sought for its gold by 16th century explorers.]

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Quote of the Week: “Our civilization is still in a middle stage, scarcely beast in that it is no longer wholly guided by instinct; scarcely human, in that it is not yet wholly guided by reason." - Theodore Dreiser

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Website of the Week: Twitter

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American Literature:

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1. Seminar!
2. Poetry Teaching!
3./4. Poetry Teaching!
5. Poetry Teaching!
Tuesday, March 10 - In-Class Essay Test on Poetry (see me if you would rather do an out-of-class writing option to be handed in on Tuesday, March 10)
Southern Literature and Culture

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1. Seminar!
2. Have a rough draft of your thesis statement for your research paper; Go to Johnson Lab; bring articles
3./4. Work on research essay
5. Work on research essay

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algorithm

this week's theme: another mystery theme!

algorithm (AL-guh-rith-uhm) noun A finite sequence of well-defined steps for solving a problem. [After al Khwarizmi (the [man] of Khwarizm), a nickname of the 9th century Persian astronomer and mathematician Abu Jafar Muhammand ibn Musa, who authored many texts on arithmetic and algebra. He worked in Baghdad and his nickname alludes to his place of origin Khwarizm (Khiva), in present-day Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.]

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Quote of the Week: “Our civilization is still in a middle stage, scarcely beast in that it is no longer wholly guided by instinct; scarcely human, in that it is not yet wholly guided by reason." - Theodore Dreiser

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Website of the Week: Twitter

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American Literature:

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1. Seminar!
2. Poetry Teaching!
3./4. Poetry Teaching!
5. Poetry Teaching!
Tuesday, March 10 - In-Class Essay Test on Poetry (see me if you would rather do an out-of-class writing option to be handed in on Tuesday, March 10)
Southern Literature and Culture

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1. Seminar!
2. Have a rough draft of your thesis statement for your research paper; Go to Johnson Lab; bring articles
3./4. Work on research essay
5. Work on research essay

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cite, sight, site (oh, ho! three!)

this week's theme: after Valentine's Day: Confused Pairs!

CITE-to quote or document I cited ten quotes from the same author in my paper.
SIGHT-vision The sight of the American flag arouses different emotions in different parts of the world.
SITE-position or place The new office building was built on the site of a cemetary.
List of Commonly Confused Words

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Quote of the Week: “Thus in silence in dreams' projections, / Returning, resuming, I thread my way through the hospitals; / The hurt and wounded I pacify with soothing hand, / I sit by the restless all dark night - some are so young; / Some suffer so much - I recall the experience sweet and sad..." - Walt Whitman

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Website of the Week: Wordle

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American Literature:

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1. Seminar!
2. Poetry Teaching!
3./4. Poetry Teaching!
5. Poetry Teaching!
Tuesday, March 10 - In-Class Essay Test on Poetry (see me if you would rather do an out-of-class writing option to be handed in on Tuesday, March 10)
Southern Literature and Culture

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1. Seminar!
2. Have a rough draft of your thesis statement for your research paper; Go to Johnson Lab; bring articles
3./4. Work on research essay
5. Work on research essay

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forego and forgo

this week's theme: after Valentine's Day: Confused Pairs!

fore⋅go –verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -went, -gone, -go⋅ing. to go before; precede.

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for⋅go    –verb (used with object), -went, -gone, -go⋅ing. 1. to abstain or refrain from; do without. 2. to give up, renounce, or resign. 3. Archaic. to neglect or overlook. 4. Archaic. to quit or leave. 5. Obsolete. to go or pass by.

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Quote of the Week: “Thus in silence in dreams' projections, / Returning, resuming, I thread my way through the hospitals; / The hurt and wounded I pacify with soothing hand, / I sit by the restless all dark night - some are so young; / Some suffer so much - I recall the experience sweet and sad..." - Walt Whitman

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Website of the Week: Wordle

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American Literature:

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1. Holiday!
2. Poetry Teaching!
3. Poetry Teaching! 4. Poetry Teaching!
5. No Homework Night! In-Class Reading

Southern Literature and Culture

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1. Holiday!
2. Gone With the Wind
3. Read pp. 118-138 in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs 4. Finish Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs
5. No Homework Night! In-Class Reading! Bring your southern book choice!

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affect and effect

this week's theme: after Valentine's Day: Confused Pairs!

Affect

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Effect

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Quote of the Week: “Thus in silence in dreams' projections, / Returning, resuming, I thread my way through the hospitals; / The hurt and wounded I pacify with soothing hand, / I sit by the restless all dark night - some are so young; / Some suffer so much - I recall the experience sweet and sad..." - Walt Whitman

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Website of the Week: Widgetbox

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American Literature:

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1. Holiday!
2. Poetry Teaching!
3. Poetry Teaching! 4. Poetry Teaching!
5. No Homework Night! In-Class Reading

Southern Literature and Culture

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1. Holiday!
2. Gone With the Wind
3. Read pp. 118-138 in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs 4. Finish Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs
5. No Homework Night! In-Class Reading! Bring your southern book choice!

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capitol - capital

this week's theme: after Valentine's Day: Confused Pairs!

cap·i·tol (kp-tl) n. 1. A building or complex of buildings in which a state legislature meets. 2. Capitol The building in Washington, D.C., where the Congress of the United States meets

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cap·i·tal 1 (kp-tl) n. 1. a. A town or city that is the official seat of government in a political entity, such as a state or nation. b. A city that is the center of a specific activity or industry: the financial capital of the world. 2. a. Wealth in the form of money or property, used or accumulated in a business by a person, partnership, or corporation. b. Material wealth used or available for use in the production of more wealth. c. Human resources considered in terms of their contributions to an economy: "[The] swift unveiling of his . . . plans provoked a flight of human capital" George F. Will. 3. Accounting The remaining assets of a business after all liabilities have been deducted; net worth. 4. Capital stock. 5. Capitalists considered as a group or class. 6. An asset or advantage: "profited from political capital accumulated by others" Michael Mandelbaum. 7. A capital letter. adj. 1. First and foremost; principal: a decision of capital importance. 2. First-rate; excellent: a capital idea. 3. Relating to or being a seat of government. 4. Extremely serious: a capital blunder. 5. Involving death or calling for the death penalty: a capital offense. 6. Of or relating to financial assets, especially being or related to those financial assets that add to the net worth of a business: made capital improvements at the plant site. 7. Relating to or being a capital letter. [From Middle English, principal, from Old French, from Latin capitlis, from caput, head, money laid out; see kaput- in Indo-European roots.] Usage Note: The term for a town or city that serves as a seat of government is spelled capital. The term for the building in which a legislative assembly meets is spelled capitol.

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Quote of the Week: “Thus in silence in dreams' projections, / Returning, resuming, I thread my way through the hospitals; / The hurt and wounded I pacify with soothing hand, / I sit by the restless all dark night - some are so young; / Some suffer so much - I recall the experience sweet and sad..." - Walt Whitman

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Website of the Week: Widgetbox

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American Literature:

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1. Holiday!
2. Poetry Teaching!
3. Poetry Teaching! 4. Poetry Teaching!
5. No Homework Night! In-Class Reading

Southern Literature and Culture

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1. Holiday!
2. Gone With the Wind
3. Read pp. 118-138 in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs 4. Finish Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs
5. No Homework Night! In-Class Reading! Bring your southern book choice!

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hornswoggle

this week's theme: Mystery Theme!

hornswoggle (HORN-swog-uhl) verb tr. To cheat, hoax, or deceive someone.

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Quote of the Week: “You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man.” - Frederick Douglass

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Website of the Week: Delicious

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American Literature:

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1. Poetry Teaching!
2. Poetry Teaching!
3./4. Poetry Teaching
5. Poetry Teaching!

Southern Literature and Culture

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1. Essays on Hamlet and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof due!
2. Read pp. 65-92 Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs
3./4. Read "DISMANTLING 'THE MASTER'S HOUSE'Critical Literacy in Harriet Jacobs' Incidents in the Life of A Slave Girl" by Martha J. Cutter (handout)
5. Read "Scarlett O'Hara: The Southern Lady as New Woman" by Elizabeth Fox-Genovese

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discombobulate

this week's theme: Mystery Theme!

discombobulate (dis-kuhm-BOB-yuh-layt) verb tr. To disconcert or confuse. [Probably from fanciful alteration of discompose or discomfit.]

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Quote of the Week: “You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man.” - Frederick Douglass

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Website of the Week: Delicious

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American Literature:

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1. Poetry Teaching!
2. Poetry Teaching!
3./4. Poetry Teaching
5. Poetry Teaching!

Southern Literature and Culture

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1. Essays on Hamlet and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof due!
2. Read pp. 65-92 Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs
3./4. Read "DISMANTLING 'THE MASTER'S HOUSE'Critical Literacy in Harriet Jacobs' Incidents in the Life of A Slave Girl" by Martha J. Cutter (handout)
5. Read "Scarlett O'Hara: The Southern Lady as New Woman" by Elizabeth Fox-Genovese

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skedaddle

this week's theme: Mystery Theme!

skedaddle (ski-DAD-l) verb intr. To leave hurriedly. [First noticed during the American Civil War in 1861. Perhaps from northern England dialect.]

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Quote of the Week: “You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man.” - Frederick Douglass

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Website of the Week: Delicious

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American Literature:

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1. Poetry Teaching!
2. Poetry Teaching!
3./4. Poetry Teaching
5. Poetry Teaching!

Southern Literature and Culture

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1. Essays on Hamlet and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof due!
2. Read pp. 65-92 Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs
3./4. Read "DISMANTLING 'THE MASTER'S HOUSE'Critical Literacy in Harriet Jacobs' Incidents in the Life of A Slave Girl" by Martha J. Cutter (handout)
5. Read "Scarlett O'Hara: The Southern Lady as New Woman" by Elizabeth Fox-Genovese

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ransack

this week's theme: Mystery Theme - solved! Words from Old English

ransack transitive verb Etymology: Middle English ransaken, from Old Norse rannsaka, from rann house + -saka (akin to Old English sēcan to seek) — more at seek Date: 13th century 1 a: to search thoroughly b: to examine closely and carefully 2: to search through to commit robbery : plunder — ran·sack·er noun [From Middle English forsoth, from Old English forsoth, from for + soth (truth).] The term is used to express doubt, disbelief, or contempt now. Its modern equivalent might be the word really, as in "Really?"

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Quote of the Week: “Some mystery should be left in the revelation of character in a play, just as a great deal of mystery is always left in the revelation of character in life, even in one's own character to himself.” - Tennessee Williams

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Website of the Week: Google Docs

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American Literature:

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1. Poetry Teaching!
2. Poetry Teaching!
3./4. Poetry Teaching
5. Poetry Teaching!

Southern Literature and Culture

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1. Essays on Hamlet and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof due!
2. Read pp. 65-92 Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs
3./4. Read "DISMANTLING 'THE MASTER'S HOUSE'Critical Literacy in Harriet Jacobs' Incidents in the Life of A Slave Girl" by Martha J. Cutter (handout)
5. Read "Scarlett O'Hara: The Southern Lady as New Woman" by Elizabeth Fox-Genovese

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forsooth

this week's theme: Mystery Theme - solved! Words from Old English

forsooth (for-SOOTH) adverb In truth; Indeed. [From Middle English forsoth, from Old English forsoth, from for + soth (truth).] The term is used to express doubt, disbelief, or contempt now. Its modern equivalent might be the word really, as in "Really?"

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Quote of the Week: “Some mystery should be left in the revelation of character in a play, just as a great deal of mystery is always left in the revelation of character in life, even in one's own character to himself.” - Tennessee Williams

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Website of the Week: Google Docs

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American Literature:

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1. Poetry Teaching!
2. Poetry Teaching!
3./4. Gettysburg Address Seminar
5. Poetry Teaching!

Southern Literature and Culture

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1. Read pp. 1-33 Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs
2. Read pp. 33-65 Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs
3./4. Read pp. 65-92 Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs
5. Read pp. 92-118 Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs

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gloaming

this week's theme: Mystery Theme - you try to find it!

gloaming (GLO-ming) noun Twilight; dusk. [From Middle English gloming, from Old English glomung, from glom (dusk). Ultimately from Indo-European root ghel- (to shine) that is also the source of words such as yellow, gold, glimmer, glimpse, glass, arsenic, melancholy and cholera.]

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Quote of the Week: "“Some mystery should be left in the revelation of character in a play, just as a great deal of mystery is always left in the revelation of character in life, even in one's own character to himself.” - Tennessee Williams

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Website of the Week: Google Docs

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American Literature:

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1. Poetry Teaching!
2. Poetry Teaching!
3./4. Gettysburg Address Seminar
5. Poetry Teaching!

Southern Literature and Culture

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1. Read pp. 1-33 Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs
2. Read pp. 33-65 Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs
3./4. Read pp. 65-92 Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs
5. Read pp. 92-118 Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs

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hearken

this week's theme: Mystery Theme - you try to find it!

hearken (HAHR-ken) verb intr., also harken or hark 1. To pay attention; listen. 2. To return to a previous subject (usually in the form of hearken back). [From Middle English herknen, from Old English he(o)rcnian.]

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Quote of the Week: "“Some mystery should be left in the revelation of character in a play, just as a great deal of mystery is always left in the revelation of character in life, even in one's own character to himself.” - Tennessee Williams

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Website of the Week: Google Docs

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American Literature:

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Attention:Juniors interested in an exciting extra credit opportunity should speak with me!

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1. Poetry Teaching!
2. Poetry Teaching!
3./4. Gettysburg Address Seminar
5. Poetry Teaching!

Southern Literature and Culture

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1. Read pp. 1-33 Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs
2. Read pp. 33-65 Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs
3./4. Read pp. 65-92 Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs
5. Read pp. 92-118 Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs

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