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kvetch

this week's theme: the oy! of Yiddish!

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kvetch
Slang intr.v. kvetched, kvetch·ing, kvetch·es To complain persistently and whiningly.
n. 1. A chronic, whining complainer.
2. A nagging complaint: "a rambling kvetch against the system" Leonard Ross.

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Quote of the Week: "If you have knowledge, let others light their candles at it." - Margaret Fuller

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Website of the Week: The Perfect Site for Learning Sentence Diagramming

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American Literature:

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1. Read chapters 17-18 in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter
2. Read chapters 19-20 in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter
3./4. Diagramming Test; bring outside reading for any additional time you may have
5. Read chapters 21-22 in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter
ALL REVISIONS DUE BEFORE THE END OF EXAMS

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Read Chapter Two in The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon
2. Read Chapter Three in The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon
3./4. Consciousness Essay/Philm Due
5. Read Chapter Five in The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon
Final Posts should be done before exam reveiew on Thursday, Dec. 11

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schmaltz

this week's theme: the oy! of Yiddish!

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schmaltz
Informal. Excessively sentimental art or music. Maudlin sentimentality. Liquid fat, especially chicken fat.

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Quote of the Week: "If you have knowledge, let others light their candles at it." - Margaret Fuller

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Website of the Week: The Perfect Site for Learning Sentence Diagramming

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American Literature:

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1. Read chapters 17-18 in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter
2. Read chapters 19-20 in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter
3./4. Diagramming Test; bring outside reading for any additional time you may have
5. Read chapters 21-22 in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter
ALL REVISIONS DUE BEFORE THE END OF EXAMS

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Read Chapter Two in The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon
2. Read Chapter Three in The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon
3./4. Consciousness Essay/Philm Due
5. Read Chapter Five in The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon
Final Posts should be done before exam reveiew on Thursday, Dec. 11

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cornucopia

words of abundance

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cornucopia
cor·nu·co·pi·a (kôrn-kp-, -ny-) n. 1. A goat's horn overflowing with fruit, flowers, and grain, signifying prosperity. Also called horn of plenty. 2. Greek Mythology The horn of the goat that suckled Zeus, which broke off and became filled with fruit. In folklore, it became full of whatever its owner desired. 3. A cone-shaped ornament or receptacle. 4. An overflowing store; an abundance: a cornucopia of employment opportunities.

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Quote of the Week: "Heaven have mercy on us all - Presbyterians and Pagans alike - for we are all somehow dreadfully cracked about the head, and sadly need mending." - Herman Melville

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Website of the Week: Wiki for The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon

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American Literature:

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1. Read chapters 14-16 in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter
2. No Homework Night; bring outside reading books to class
3. Diagramarama: an in-class diagramming competition using sentences from The Scarlet Letter! The winner gets a big red A!
4. Thanksgiving Holiday!
5. Thanksgiving Holiday!
1. Read chapters 17-18 in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter
2. Read chapters 19-20 in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter
3./4. Diagramming Test; bring outside reading for any additional time you may have
5. Read chapters 21-22 in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Read Chapter One, pp. 1-12 in The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon
2. No Homework Night; in-class review of intractable questions!
3. In-Class: "Notes from the Overfed"
4. Thanksgiving Holiday!
5. Thanksgiving Holiday!
1. Read Chapter Two in The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon
2. Read Chapter Three in The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon
3./4. Consciousness Essay/Philm Due
5. Read Chapter Five in The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon
Final Posts should be done before exam reveiew on Thursday, Dec. 11

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satiate

words of abundance

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satiate
sa·ti·ate (ssh-t) tr.v. sa·ti·at·ed, sa·ti·at·ing, sa·ti·ates 1. To satisfy (an appetite or desire) fully. 2. To satisfy to excess. adj. (-t) Filled to satisfaction.

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Quote of the Week: "Heaven have mercy on us all - Presbyterians and Pagans alike - for we are all somehow dreadfully cracked about the head, and sadly need mending." - Herman Melville

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Website of the Week: Wiki for The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon

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American Literature:

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1. Read chapters 14-16 in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter
2. No Homework Night; bring outside reading books to class
3. Diagramarama: an in-class diagramming competition using sentences from The Scarlet Letter! The winner gets a big red A!
4. Thanksgiving Holiday!
5. Thanksgiving Holiday!

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Read Chapter One, pp. 1-12 in The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon
2. No Homework Night; in-class review of intractable questions!
3. In-Class: "Notes from the Overfed"
4. Thanksgiving Holiday!
5. Thanksgiving Holiday!

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surfeit

words of abundance

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surfeit
sur·feit (sûrft) v. sur·feit·ed, sur·feit·ing, sur·feits 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: "Heaven have mercy on us all - Presbyterians and Pagans alike - for we are all somehow dreadfully cracked about the head, and sadly need mending." - Herman Melville

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Website of the Week: Wiki for The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon

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American Literature:

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1. Read chapters 14-16 in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter
2. No Homework Night; bring outside reading books to class
3. Diagramarama: an in-class diagramming competition using sentences from The Scarlet Letter! The winner gets a big red A!
4. Thanksgiving Holiday!
5. Thanksgiving Holiday!

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Read Chapter One, pp. 1-12 in The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pyncheon
2. No Homework Night; in-class review of intractable questions!
3. In-Class: "Notes from the Overfed"
4. Thanksgiving Holiday!
5. Thanksgiving Holiday!

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ersatz

words and expressions from German

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ersatz
adj. Being an imitation or a substitute, usually an inferior one; artificial: ersatz coffee made mostly of chicory. See synonyms at artificial.

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Quote of the Week: "No man for any considerable period can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true." - Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Website of the Week: Protopage

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American Literature:

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1. Read chapters 14-16 in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter
2. No Homework Night; bring outside reading books to class
3. Diagramarama: an in-class diagramming competition using sentences from The Scarlet Letter! The winner gets a big red A!
4. Thanksgiving Holiday!
5. Thanksgiving Holiday!

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Read Chapter One, pp. 1-12 in The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pyncheon
2. No Homework Night; in-class review of intractable questions!
3. In-Class: "Notes from the Overfed"
4. Thanksgiving Holiday!
5. Thanksgiving Holiday!

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realpolitik

words and expressions from German

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re·al·po·li·tik noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: German, from real actual + Politik politics Date: 1914 : politics based on practical and material factors rather than on theoretical or ethical objectives

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Quote of the Week: "No man for any considerable period can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true." - Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Website of the Week: Protopage

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American Literature:

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(Watch out for reading quizzes this week!)
1. Read Chapters 6-8 in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter
2. Read Chapters 9-10 in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter; In-Class Reading
3./4. Read Sister Bernadette's Barking Dog (handout), and select a sentence from The Scarlet Letter that you will diagram!

5.Read Chapters 11-13 in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Read chapters 1-2 in Part 2 of The Stranger by Albert Camus
2. Read chapters 3-4 in Part 2 of The Stranger by Albert Camus; field trip to Hamlet
3./4. Finish The Stranger by Albert Camus
5. Read "The Myth of Sisyphus" by Albert Camus

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weltanshauung

words and expressions from German

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Welt·an·schau·ung (vltänshoung) n. pl. Welt·an·schau·ungs or Welt·an·schau·ung·en (-ng-n) See worldview. [German : Welt, world (from Middle High German wërlt, from Old High German weralt; see w-ro- in Indo-European roots) + Anschauung, view (from Middle High German anschouwunge, observation, mystical contemplation : an-, on, at from Old High German ana-; see anlage + schouwunge, look from schouwen, to look at, from Old High German scouwn).]

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Quote of the Week: "No man for any considerable period can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true." - Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Website of the Week: Protopage

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American Literature:

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(Watch out for reading quizzes this week!)
1. Read Chapters 6-8 in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter
2. Read Chapters 9-10 in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter; In-Class Reading
3./4. Read Sister Bernadette's Barking Dog (handout), and select a sentence from The Scarlet Letter that you will diagram!

5.Read Chapters 11-13 in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Read chapters 1-2 in Part 2 of The Stranger by Albert Camus
2. Read chapters 3-4 in Part 2 of The Stranger by Albert Camus; field trip to Hamlet
3./4. Finish The Stranger by Albert Camus
5. Read "The Myth of Sisyphus" by Albert Camus

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doppelganger

words and expressions from German

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dop·pel·gäng·er or dop·pel·gang·er (dpl-gngr, -gng-) n. A ghostly double of a living person, especially one that haunts its fleshly counterpart. [German, a double : doppel, double (from French double; see double) + Gänger, goer (from Gang, a going, from Middle High German ganc, from Old High German).]

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Quote of the Week: "No man for any considerable period can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true." - Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Website of the Week: Protopage

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American Literature:

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(Watch out for reading quizzes this week!)
1. Read Chapters 6-8 in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter
2. Read Chapters 9-10 in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter; In-Class Reading
3./4. Read Sister Bernadette's Barking Dog (handout), and select a sentence from The Scarlet Letter that you will diagram!

5.Read Chapters 11-13 in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Read chapters 1-2 in Part 2 of The Stranger by Albert Camus
2. Read chapters 3-4 in Part 2 of The Stranger by Albert Camus; field trip to Hamlet
3./4. Finish The Stranger by Albert Camus
5. Read "The Myth of Sisyphus" by Albert Camus

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avoirdupois

words and expressions from French

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av·oir·du·pois (vr-d-poiz) n. 1. Abbr. av. or avdp. Avoirdupois weight. 2. Informal Weight or heaviness, especially of a person.

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Quote of the Week: "The founders of a new colony, whatever Utopia of human virtue and happiness they might originally project, have invariably recognized it among their earliest practical necessities to allot a portion of the virgin soil as a cemetery, and another portion as the site of a prison." - Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Website of the Week: Common Craft

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American Literature:

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(Watch out for reading quizzes this week!) 1. Read Chapters 6-8 in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter
2. Read Chapters 9-10 in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter
3./4. Read Sister Bernadette's Barking Dog (handout), and select a sentence from The Scarlet Letter that you will diagram!

5.Read Chapters 11-13 in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Read chapters 1-2 in Part 2 of The Stranger by Albert Camus
2. Read chapters 3-4 in Part 2 of The Stranger by Albert Camus; field trip to Hamlet
3./4. Finish The Stranger by Albert Camus
5. Read "The Myth of Sisyphus" by Albert Camus

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sang froid

words and expressions from French

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sang-froid or sang·froid (sä-frwä) n. Coolness and composure, especially in trying circumstances.

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Quote of the Week: "The founders of a new colony, whatever Utopia of human virtue and happiness they might originally project, have invariably recognized it among their earliest practical necessities to allot a portion of the virgin soil as a cemetery, and another portion as the site of a prison." - Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Website of the Week: Common Craft

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American Literature:

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1. Whitman-Dickinson Essay Due
2. Read Chapters 1-2 in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter

 3/4. Read Chapters 3-4 in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter
5. Read Chapter 5 in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Finish Notes from Underground
2. Read chapters 1-3 in The Stranger by Albert Camus
3./4. Read chapters 4-5 in The Stranger by Albert Camus
5. Finish part one of The Stranger by Albert Camus

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avant garde

words and expressions from French

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a·vant-garde (ävänt-gärd, vänt-) n. A group active in the invention and application of new techniques in a given field, especially in the arts. adj. Of, relating to, or being part of an innovative group, especially one in the arts: avant-garde painters; an avant-garde theater piece. [French, from Old French, vanguard; see vanguard.]

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Quote of the Week: "The founders of a new colony, whatever Utopia of human virtue and happiness they might originally project, have invariably recognized it among their earliest practical necessities to allot a portion of the virgin soil as a cemetery, and another portion as the site of a prison." - Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Website of the Week: Common Craft

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American Literature:

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1. Whitman-Dickinson Essay Due
2. Read Chapters 1-2 in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter

 3/4. Read Chapters 3-4 in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter
5. Read Chapter 5 in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Finish Notes from Underground
2. Read chapters 1-3 in The Stranger by Albert Camus
3./4. Read chapters 4-5 in The Stranger by Albert Camus
5. Finish part one of The Stranger by Albert Camus

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laissez faire

words and expressions from French

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lais·ser faire n. An economic doctrine that opposes governmental regulation of or interference in commerce beyond the minimum necessary for a free-enterprise system to operate according to its own economic laws. Noninterference in the affairs of others. [French : laissez, second person pl. imperative of laisser, to let, allow + faire, to do.]

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Quote of the Week: "The founders of a new colony, whatever Utopia of human virtue and happiness they might originally project, have invariably recognized it among their earliest practical necessities to allot a portion of the virgin soil as a cemetery, and another portion as the site of a prison." - Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Website of the Week: Common Craft

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American Literature:

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1. Whitman-Dickinson Essay Due
2. Read Chapters 1-2 in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter

 3/4. Read Chapters 3-4 in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter
5. Read Chapter 5 in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Finish Notes from Underground
2. Read chapters 1-3 in The Stranger by Albert Camus
3./4. Read chapters 4-5 in The Stranger by Albert Camus
5. Finish part one of The Stranger by Albert Camus

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tendentious

political words

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tendentious

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also ten·den·cious adj. Marked by a strong implicit point of view; partisan: a tendentious account of the recent elections. [From Medieval Latin tendentia, a cause. See tendency.]

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Quote of the Week: "I come in peace, seeking only gold and slaves, and yet you treat me as an intruder." - Jack Handey

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Website of the Week: Divided We Fail

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American Literature:

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1. Whitman-Dickinson Essay Due
2. Read Chapters 1-2 in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter

 3/4. Read Chapters 3-4 in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter
5. Read Chapter 5 in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Finish Notes from Underground
2. Read chapters 1-3 in The Stranger by Albert Camus
3./4. Read chapters 4-5 in The Stranger by Albert Camus
5. Finish part one of The Stranger by Albert Camus

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gerrymander

political words

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gerrymander

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ger⋅ry⋅man⋅der –noun 1. U.S. Politics. the dividing of a state, county, etc., into election districts so as to give one political party a majority in many districts while concentrating the voting strength of the other party into as few districts as possible. –verb (used with object) 2. U.S. Politics. to subject (a state, county, etc.) to a gerrymander. Origin: 1812, Americanism; after E. Gerry (governor of Massachusetts, whose party redistricted the state in 1812) + (sala)mander, from the fancied resemblance of the map of Essex County, Mass., to this animal, after the redistricting

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Quote of the Week: "I come in peace, seeking only gold and slaves, and yet you treat me as an intruder." - Jack Handey

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Website of the Week: Divided We Fail

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American Literature:

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1. Seminar
2. Read "A Supermarket in California" by Allen Ginsburg, p. 532 and "A Pact" by Ezra Pound, p. 434 in the Pearson Custom Anthology of American Literature
3. Quiz on high-frequency words in the Scarlet Letter
4. No class; parent conferences; work on Whitman-Dickinson Essays
5. Work on Whitman-Dickinson Essays; bring the Scarlet Letter to class
Whitman-Dickinson Essay Due on Monday, November 10th

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Seminar
2. Read chapters 6-11, pp. 19-41 in Notes From Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
3. Jane Austen Essays Due
4. Parent Conferences
5. Read pp. 42-70 in Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
6. Finish Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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stump

political words

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stump

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v., to campaign in person on a local level.

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Quote of the Week: "I come in peace, seeking only gold and slaves, and yet you treat me as an intruder." - Jack Handey

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Website of the Week: Divided We Fail

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American Literature:

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1. Seminar
2. Read "A Supermarket in California" by Allen Ginsburg, p. 532 and "A Pact" by Ezra Pound, p. 434 in the Pearson Custom Anthology of American Literature
3. Quiz on high-frequency words in the Scarlet Letter
4. No class; parent conferences; work on Whitman-Dickinson Essays
5. Work on Whitman-Dickinson Essays; bring the Scarlet Letter to class
Whitman-Dickinson Essay Due on Monday, November 10th

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Seminar
2. Read chapters 6-11, pp. 19-41 in Notes From Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
3. Jane Austen Essays Due
4. Read pp. 42-70 in Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
5. Finish Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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uncanny

spooky words

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uncanny

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uncanny (ŭn-kăn'ē) adj., -ni·er, -ni·est. Peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature; eerie. See synonyms at weird. So keen and perceptive as to seem preternatural.

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Quote of the Week: "Men have called me mad; but the question is not yet settled, whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence– whether much that is glorious– whether all that is profound– does not spring from disease of thought– from moods of mind exalted at the expense of the general intellect." - Edgar Allen Poe

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Website of the Week: National Novel Writing Month

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American Literature:

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1. Seminar
2. Read "A Supermarket in California" by Allen Ginsburg, p. 532 and "A Pact" by Ezra Pound, p. 434 in the Pearson Custom Anthology of American Literature
3. Quiz on high-frequency words in the Scarlet Letter
4. No class; parent conferences; work on Whitman-Dickinson Essays
5. Work on Whitman-Dickinson Essays; bring the Scarlet Letter to class
Whitman-Dickinson Essay Due on Monday, November 10th

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Seminar
2. Read chapters 6-11, pp. 19-41 in Notes From Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
3. Jane Austen Essays Due
4. Read pp. 42-70 in Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
5. Finish Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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banshee

spooky words

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banshee

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ban·shee also ban·shie (bnsh) n. A female spirit in Gaelic folklore believed to presage, by wailing, a death in a family. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Irish Gaelic bean sídhe, woman of the fairies, banshee : bean, woman (from Old Irish ben; see gwen- in Indo-European roots) + sídhe, fairy (from Old Irish síde; see sed- in Indo-European roots).]

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Jane Austen Quiz Go to this site; Take the Quiz; and then send me an e-mail with A) your score, B) your explanation of your score (or your rebuttal to the quiz), and C) your current page number in Sense and Sensibility

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Quote of the Week: "Men have called me mad; but the question is not yet settled, whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence– whether much that is glorious– whether all that is profound– does not spring from disease of thought– from moods of mind exalted at the expense of the general intellect." - Edgar Allen Poe

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Website of the Week: National Novel Writing Month

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American Literature:

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1.Read from Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself," pp. 214-225

2. Read from Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself," pp. 225-246
3./4. Read "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allen Poe in The Pearson Custom Anthology of American Literature; In class: start Dickinson-Whitman essay
5.Read from Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself," pp. 246-275

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Reading Day - Bring Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen and Notes From Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
2. Post three posts to our discussion group: one about your intractable question, one about your group for Jane Austen, and one about something of your choice
3./4. Quiz onSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
5. Read chapters 1-5, pp. 1-18 in Notes From Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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lugubrious

spooky words

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lugubrious
plu·gu·bri·ous Pronunciation: \lu̇-ˈgü-brē-əs also -ˈgyü-\ Function: adjective Etymology: Latin lugubris, from lugēre to mourn; akin to Greek lygros mournful Date: 1585 1: mournful ; especially : exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful 2: dismal — lu·gu·bri·ous·ly adverb — lu·gu·bri·ous·ness noun

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Quote of the Week: "Men have called me mad; but the question is not yet settled, whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence– whether much that is glorious– whether all that is profound– does not spring from disease of thought– from moods of mind exalted at the expense of the general intellect." - Edgar Allen Poe

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Website of the Week: National Novel Writing Month

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American Literature:

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1.Read from Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself," pp. 214-225

2. Read from Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself," pp. 225-246
3./4. Read "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allen Poe in The Pearson Custom Anthology of American Literature; In class: start Dickinson-Whitman essay
5.Read from Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself," pp. 246-275

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Reading Day - Bring Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen and Notes From Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
2. Post three posts to our discussion group: one about your intractable question, one about your group for Jane Austen, and one about something of your choice
3./4. Quiz onSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
5. Read chapters 1-5, pp. 1-18 in Notes From Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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phantasmagoric

spooky words

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phantasmagoric
phan·tas·ma·go·ri·a (fn-tzm-gôr-, -gr-) also phan·tas·ma·go·ry (fn-tzm-gôr, -gr) n. pl. phan·tas·ma·go·ri·as also phan·tas·ma·go·ries 1. a. A fantastic sequence of haphazardly associative imagery, as seen in dreams or fever. b. A constantly changing scene composed of numerous elements. 2. Fantastic imagery as represented in art.

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Quote of the Week: "Men have called me mad; but the question is not yet settled, whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence– whether much that is glorious– whether all that is profound– does not spring from disease of thought– from moods of mind exalted at the expense of the general intellect." - Edgar Allen Poe

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Website of the Week: National Novel Writing Month

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American Literature:

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1.Read from Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself," pp. 214-225

2. Read from Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself," pp. 225-246
3./4. Read "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allen Poe in The Pearson Custom Anthology of American Literature; In class: start Dickinson-Whitman essay
5.Read from Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself," pp. 246-275

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Reading Day - Bring Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen and Notes From Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
2. Post three posts to our discussion group: one about your intractable question, one about your group for Jane Austen, and one about something of your choice
3./4. Quiz onSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
5. Read chapters 1-5, pp. 1-18 in Notes From Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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alcove

words from Spanish

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alcove
al·cove (lkv) n. 1. A recess or partly enclosed extension connected to or forming part of a room. 2. A secluded structure, such as a bower, in a garden. [French alcôve, from Spanish alcoba, from Arabic al-qubba, the vault : al-, the + qubba, vault.]

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Quote of the Week: "I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor." - Henry David Thoreau

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Website of the Week: Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball

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American Literature:

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1.Read from Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself," pp. 214-225

2. Read from Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself," pp. 225-246
3./4. Read "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allen Poe in The Pearson Custom Anthology of American Literature; In class: start Dickinson-Whitman essay
5.Read from Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself," pp. 246-275

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Reading Day - Bring Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen and Notes From Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
2. Post three posts to our discussion group: one about your intractable question, one about your group for Jane Austen, and one about something of your choice
3./4. Quiz onSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
5. Read chapters 1-5, pp. 1-18 in Notes From Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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peccadillo

words from Spanish

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peccadillo
pec·ca·dil·lo (pk-dl) n. pl. pec·ca·dil·loes or pec·ca·dil·los A small sin or fault.

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MBTI Wisdom Quiz

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Quote of the Week: "I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor." - Henry David Thoreau

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Website of the Week: Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball

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American Literature:

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1. Read Quotations by Emerson and Thoreau (in-class handout and available for download through the school website); write a paragraph-long response to one of the quotes and post it to your Livejournal blog; also, post your latest titles for outside reading to your blog; In-class: discussion of quotations and Dickinson poems; outside reading now moved to Friday
2. Read "A narrow Fellow in the Grass," pp. 288-289, "Tell all the truth but tell it slant," p. 295, "Much Madness is divinest Sense," p. 306, "'Faith' is a fine invention," p. 292, "Wild Nights -- Wild Nights!" p. 294, "My Life had stood -- a Loaded Gun --" p. 307, and "This is my letter to the World," p. 304.

3./4. 214, 328, and 130 (handouts), "I dreaded that first Robin, so," p. 298, "This World is not conclusion," p. 300
5. "Because I could not stop for Death," p. 302-303, "I heard a Fly buzz -- when I died," p. 305, "There's a certain Slant of light," p. 296; in class: outside reading


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Philosophical Literature

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1. Read Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen to p. 230
2. Read Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen to p. 260
3./4. Read Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen to p. 286
5. Read Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen to p. 316

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guerrilla

words from Spanish

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guerrilla
guer·ril·la or gue·ril·la (g-rl) n. A member of an irregular, usually indigenous military or paramilitary unit operating in small bands in occupied territory to harass and undermine the enemy, as by surprise raids.

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Quote of the Week: "I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor." - Henry David Thoreau

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Website of the Week: Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball

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American Literature:

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1. Read Quotations by Emerson and Thoreau (in-class handout and available for download through the school website); write a paragraph-long response to one of the quotes and post it to your Livejournal blog; also, post your latest titles for outside reading to your blog; In-class: discussion of quotations and Dickinson poems; outside reading now moved to Friday
2. Read "A narrow Fellow in the Grass," pp. 288-289, "Tell all the truth but tell it slant," p. 295, "Much Madness is divinest Sense," p. 306, "'Faith' is a fine invention," p. 292, "Wild Nights -- Wild Nights!" p. 294, "My Life had stood -- a Loaded Gun --" p. 307, and "This is my letter to the World," p. 304.

3./4. 214, 328, and 130 (handouts), "I dreaded that first Robin, so," p. 298, "This World is not conclusion," p. 300
5. "Because I could not stop for Death," p. 302-303, "I heard a Fly buzz -- when I died," p. 305, "There's a certain Slant of light," p. 296; in class: outside reading


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Philosophical Literature

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1. Read Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen to p. 230
2. Read Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen to p. 260
3./4. Read Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen to p. 286
5. Read Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen to p. 316

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picaresque

words from Spanish

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picaresque
pic·a·resque (pk-rsk, pk-) adj. 1. Of or involving clever rogues or adventurers. 2. Of or relating to a genre of usually satiric prose fiction originating in Spain and depicting in realistic, often humorous detail the adventures of a roguish hero of low social degree living by his or her wits in a corrupt society. n. One that is picaresque.

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Quote of the Week: "I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor." - Henry David Thoreau

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Website of the Week: Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball

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American Literature:

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1. Read Quotations by Emerson and Thoreau (in-class handout and available for download through the school website); write a paragraph-long response to one of the quotes and post it to your Livejournal blog; also, post your latest titles for outside reading to your blog; In-class: discussion of quotations and Dickinson poems; outside reading now moved to Friday
2. Read "A narrow Fellow in the Grass," pp. 288-289, "Tell all the truth but tell it slant," p. 295, "Much Madness is divinest Sense," p. 306, "'Faith' is a fine invention," p. 292, "Wild Nights -- Wild Nights!" p. 294, "My Life had stood -- a Loaded Gun --" p. 307, and "This is my letter to the World," p. 304.

3./4. 214, 328, and 130 (handouts), "I dreaded that first Robin, so," p. 298, "This World is not conclusion," p. 300
5. "Because I could not stop for Death," p. 302-303, "I heard a Fly buzz -- when I died," p. 305, "There's a certain Slant of light," p. 296; in class: outside reading


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Philosophical Literature

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1. Read Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen to p. 230
2. Read Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen to p. 260
3./4. Read Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen to p. 286
5. Read Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen to p. 316

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boot

polysemous words

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boot
boot 1 (bt) n. 1. Protective footgear, as of leather or rubber, covering the foot and part or all of the leg. 2. A protective covering, especially a sheath to enclose the base of a floor-mounted gear shift lever in a car or truck. 3. Chiefly British An automobile trunk. 4. a. A kick. b. Slang An unceremonious dismissal, as from a job. Used with the. c. Slang A swift, pleasurable feeling; a thrill. 5. A Denver boot. 6. A marine or navy recruit in basic training. 7. Computer Science The process of starting or restarting a computer. 8. boots An instrument of torture, used to crush the foot and leg. tr.v. boot·ed, boot·ing, boots 1. To put boots on. 2. To kick. 3. Slang To discharge unceremoniously. See Synonyms at dismiss. 4. Computer Science To start (a computer) by loading an operating system from a disk. 5. To disable (a vehicle) by attaching a Denver boot. 6. Baseball To misplay (a ground ball). Check out a list of different word meanings in British English and American English Here

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Quote of the Week: "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Website of the Week: USHMM American Literature:

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1. Read Quotations by Emerson and Thoreau (in-class handout and available for download through the school website); write a paragraph-long response to one of the quotes and post it to your Livejournal blog; also, post your latest titles for outside reading to your blog; In-class: outside reading
2. Read "A narrow Fellow in the Grass," pp. 288-289, "Tell all the truth but tell it slant," p. 295, "Much Madness is divinest Sense," p. 306, "'Faith' is a fine invention," p. 292, "Wild Nights -- Wild Nights!" p. 294, "My Life had stood -- a Loaded Gun --" p. 307, and "This is my letter to the World," p. 304.

3./4. 214, 328, and 130 (handouts), "I dreaded that first Robin, so," p. 298, "This World is not conclusion," p. 300
5. "Because I could not stop for Death," p. 302-303, "I heard a Fly buzz -- when I died," p. 305, "There's a certain Slant of light," p. 296


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Philosophical Literature

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1. Read Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen to p. 230
2. Read Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen to p. 260
3./4. Read Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen to p. 286
5. Read Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen to p. 316

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cleave

polysemous words

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cleave
v.itr.; v.tr.
1. to adhere closely; stick; cling (usually fol. by to). 2. to remain faithful (usually fol. by to): to cleave to one's principles in spite of persecution. –verb (used with object) 1. t o split or divide by or as if by a cutting blow, esp. along a natural line of division, as the grain of wood. 2. to make by or as if by cutting: to cleave a path through the wilderness. 3. to penetrate or pass through (air, water, etc.): The bow of the boat cleaved the water cleanly. 4. to cut off; sever: to cleave a branch from a tree. –verb (used without object) 5. to part or split, esp. along a natural line of division. 6. to penetrate or advance by or as if by cutting (usually fol. by through).

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Quote of the Week: "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Website of the Week: USHMM American Literature:

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1. Post to Livejournal an outline for your Huck Finn essay; make sure you mention all the literary terms you plan to use in your analysis; in-class reading day
2. Read "Self Reliance" by Ralph Waldo Emerson, p. 62 in the Pearson Custom Anthology of American Literature
3. PSAT
4. Work on your Huck Finn Essay
5. Huck Finn Essays Due

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Read as much of Night by Elie Wiesel as you can
2. Finish Night by Elie Wiesel
3. Holocaust Museum Trip
4. Read to p. 165 in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
5. Read to p. 199 in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

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cipher

words with several meanings

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cipher
n.,
ci·pher also cy·pher (sfr) n. 1. The mathematical symbol (0) denoting absence of quantity; zero. 2. An Arabic numeral or figure; a number. 3. One having no influence or value; a nonentity. 4. a. A cryptographic system in which units of plain text of regular length, usually letters, are arbitrarily transposed or substituted according to a predetermined code. b. The key to such a system. c. A message written or transmitted in such a system. 5. A design combining or interweaving letters or initials; a monogram. v. ci·phered, ci·pher·ing, ci·phers v.intr. To solve problems in arithmetic; calculate. See Synonyms at calculate. v.tr. 1. To put in secret writing; encode. 2. To solve by means of arithmetic.

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Quote of the Week: "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Website of the Week: USHMM American Literature:

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1. Post to Livejournal an outline for your Huck Finn essay; make sure you mention all the literary terms you plan to use in your analysis; in-class reading day
2. Read "Self Reliance" by Ralph Waldo Emerson, p. 62 in the Pearson Custom Anthology of American Literature
3. PSAT
4. Work on your Huck Finn Essay
5. Huck Finn Essays Due

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Read as much of Night by Elie Wiesel as you can
2. Finish Night by Elie Wiesel
3. Holocaust Museum Trip
4. Read to p. 165 in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
5. Read to p. 199 in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

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zeugma

literary terms you probably don't know

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zeugma
n.,
n. 1. A construction in which a single word, especially a verb or an adjective, is applied to two or more nouns when its sense is appropriate to only one of them or to both in different ways, as in He took my advice and my wallet. 2. Syllepsis.

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Quote of the Week: "It is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are they the result of previous study?" - Jane Austen

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Website of the Week: Diagramming Gov. Palin

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American Literature:

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1. Post to Livejournal an outline for your Huck Finn essay; make sure you mention all the literary terms you plan to use in your analysis; in-class reading day
2. Read "Self Reliance" by Ralph Waldo Emerson, p. 62 in the Pearson Custom Anthology of American Literature
3. PSAT
4. Work on your Huck Finn Essay
5. Huck Finn Essays Due

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Read as much of Night by Elie Wiesel as you can
2. Finish Night by Elie Wiesel
3. Holocaust Museum Trip
4. Read to p. 165 in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
5. Read to p. 199 in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

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homily

literary terms you probably don't know

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homily
n.,
A homily is a commentary that follows a reading of scripture. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, and in the Eastern Orthodox Church, a homily is usually given during Mass (or Divine Liturgy for Orthodox) at the end of the Liturgy of the Word.

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Quote of the Week: "It is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are they the result of previous study?" - Jane Austen

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Website of the Week: Diagramming Gov. Palin

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American Literature:

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1. Post to Livejournal a possible passage from Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that you would use for an analysis; write the question you would ask of this passage in imitation of the AP Exam Question about Mary Oliver's "Owls." For an example, go here: College Board Questions
2. Catch up on any reading; work on revisions
3. Reading Quiz on second half of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
4. Yom Kippur
5. All revisions due

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Philosophical Literature

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1.Read Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
2.Post a quotation from Sense and Sensibility to our discussion group that you find to be interesting, moving, puzzling, or worth commentary in some way
3.Quiz on book one of Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
4.Yom Kippur
5. All revisions due

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litotes

literary terms you probably don't know

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litotes
n.,
In rhetoric, litotes[1] is a figure of speech in which, rather than making a certain statement directly, a speaker expresses it even more effectively, or achieves emphasis, by denying its opposite. For example, rather than merely saying that a person is rather attractive (or even very attractive), one might say that he or she is "not unattractive".

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Quote of the Week: "It is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are they the result of previous study?" - Jane Austen

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Website of the Week: Diagramming Gov. Palin

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American Literature:

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1. Post to Livejournal a possible passage from Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that you would use for an analysis; write the question you would ask of this passage in imitation of the AP Exam Question about Mary Oliver's "Owls." For an example, go here: College Board Questions
2. Catch up on any reading; work on revisions
3. Reading Quiz on second half of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
4. Yom Kippur
5. All revisions due

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Philosophical Literature

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1.Read Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
2.Post a quotation from Sense and Sensibility to our discussion group that you find to be interesting, moving, puzzling, or worth commentary in some way
3.Quiz on book one of Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
4.Yom Kippur
5. All revisions due

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aubade

literary terms you probably don't know

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aubade
n.,
An aubade is a poem or song of or about lovers separating at dawn. Aubade has also been defined as "a song or instrumental composition concerning, accompanying, or evoking daybreak."

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Quote of the Week: "It is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are they the result of previous study?" - Jane Austen

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Website of the Week: Diagramming Gov. Palin

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American Literature:

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1. Post to Livejournal a possible passage from Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that you would use for an analysis; write the question you would ask of this passage in imitation of the AP Exam Question about Mary Oliver's "Owls." For an example, go here: College Board Questions
2. Catch up on any reading; work on revisions
3. Reading Quiz on second half of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
4. Yom Kippur
5. All revisions due

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Philosophical Literature

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1.Read Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
2.Post a quotation from Sense and Sensibility to our discussion group that you find to be interesting, moving, puzzling, or worth commentary in some way
3.Quiz on book one of Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
4.Yom Kippur
5. All revisions due

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semantics

words about words

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semantics
se·man·tics (s-mntks) n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) 1. Linguistics The study or science of meaning in language. 2. Linguistics The study of relationships between signs and symbols and what they represent. Also called semasiology. 3. The meaning or the interpretation of a word, sentence, or other language form: We're basically agreed; let's not quibble over semantics.

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Quote of the Week: "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." - Jane Austen

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Website of the Week: Expert Village

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American Literature:

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1. Post to Livejournal a possible passage from Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that you would use for an analysis; write the question you would ask of this passage in imitation of the AP Exam Question about Mary Oliver's "Owls." For an example, go here: College Board Questions
2. Catch up on any reading; work on revisions
3. Reading Quiz on second half of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
4. Yom Kippur
5. All revisions due

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Philosophical Literature

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1.Read Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
2.Post a quotation from Sense and Sensibility to our discussion group that you find to be interesting, moving, puzzling, or worth commentary in some way
3.Quiz on book one of Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
4.Yom Kippur
5. All revisions due

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moniker

words about words

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moniker
mon·i·ker or mon·ick·er n. Slang A personal name or nickname.

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Quote of the Week: "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." - Jane Austen

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Website of the Week: Expert Village

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American Literature:

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1. Bring to school your outside reading book; in-class sustained silent reading
2. Rosh Hashanah
3. Read chapters 31-34 in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, pp.158-179 by Mark Twain
4. Read chapters 35-end in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, pp. 180-220 by Mark Twain
5.Read "Owls" by Mary Oliver along with AP Student Essays; rank the essays from best to worst

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Read as far as you can in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
2. Rosh Hashanah
3. Bring in/Make available images you plan to use in your power point presentation on your Sophie's World topic for your philm
4. Post to our discussion board about your critical group for Sense and Sensibility (at least two) and to another group (at least one); make sure you have posted (and gotten approved) an intractable question
5. Read as far as you can in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

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shibboleth

words about words

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shibboleth
n.
n. 1. A word or pronunciation that distinguishes people of one group or class from those of another. 2. a. A word or phrase identified with a particular group or cause; a catchword. b. A commonplace saying or idea. 3. A custom or practice that betrays one as an outsider.

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Quote of the Week: "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." - Jane Austen

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Website of the Week: Expert Village

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American Literature:

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1. Bring to school your outside reading book; in-class sustained silent reading
2. Rosh Hashanah
3. Read chapters 31-34 in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, pp.158-179 by Mark Twain
4. Read chapters 35-end in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, pp. 180-220 by Mark Twain
5.Read "Owls" by Mary Oliver along with AP Student Essays; rank the essays from best to worst

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Read as far as you can in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
2. Rosh Hashanah
3. Bring in/Make available images you plan to use in your power point presentation on your Sophie's World topic for your philm
4. Post to our discussion board about your critical group for Sense and Sensibility (at least two) and to another group (at least one); make sure you have posted (and gotten approved) an intractable question
5. Read as far as you can in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

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neologism

words about words

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neologism
n.
n. 1. A new word, expression, or usage. 2. The creation or use of new words or senses. 3. Psychology a. The invention of new words regarded as a symptom of certain psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia. b. A word so invented. 4. Theology A new doctrine or a new interpretation of scripture.

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Quote of the Week: "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." - Jane Austen

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Website of the Week: Expert Village

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American Literature:

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1. Bring to school your outside reading book; in-class sustained silent reading
2. Rosh Hashanah
3. Read chapters 31-34 in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, pp.158-179 by Mark Twain
4. Read chapters 35-end in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, pp. 180-220 by Mark Twain
5.Read "Owls" by Mary Oliver along with AP Student Essays; rank the essays from best to worst

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Read as far as you can in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
2. Rosh Hashanah
3. Bring in/Make available images you plan to use in your power point presentation on your Sophie's World topic for your philm
4. Post to our discussion board about your critical group for Sense and Sensibility (at least two) and to another group (at least one); make sure you have posted (and gotten approved) an intractable question
5. Read as far as you can in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

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didactic

words having to do with learning, schools, and teaching

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didactic
n.
adj. 1. Intended to instruct. 2. Morally instructive. 3. Inclined to teach or moralize excessively.

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Quote of the Week: "I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."- Mark Twain

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Website of the Week: The Oxford English Dictionary

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American Literature:

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1. Bring to school your outside reading book; in-class sustained silent reading
2. Rosh Hashanah
3. Read chapters 31-34 in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, pp.158-179 by Mark Twain
4. Read chapters 35-end in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, pp. 180-220 by Mark Twain
5.Read "Owls" by Mary Oliver along with AP Student Essays; rank the essays from best to worst

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Read as far as you can in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
2. Rosh Hashanah
3. Bring in/Make available images you plan to use in your power point presentation on your Sophie's World topic for your philm
4. Post to our discussion board about your critical group for Sense and Sensibility (at least two) and to another group (at least one); make sure you have posted (and gotten approved) an intractable question
5. Read as far as you can in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

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epistemology

words having to do with learning, schools, and teaching

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epistemology
n.
he study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity

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Quote of the Week: "I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."- Mark Twain

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Website of the Week: The Oxford English Dictionary

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American Literature:

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1. Bring to school your outside reading book; post to Livejournal the name of your book and a one-sentence description of your book
2. Read Chapters 19-21, pp. 88-109 in Huck FinnCumulative Reading Quiz (on everything we have read so far except for summer reading)
3./4. Read Chapters 22-27, pp. 109-135 in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
5.Read chapters 28-30 in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, pp. 135-157 by Mark Twain

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Read as far as you can in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
2. Ethical Dilemma Solution Due
3./4. Post three times to the online discussion board (only one being a new topic)
5. Read to p. x in Sense and Sensibility

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pedagogy

words having to do with learning, schools, and teaching

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pedagogy
1. the function or work of a teacher; teaching.
2. the art or method of teaching; pedagogics.

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Quote of the Week: "I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."- Mark Twain

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Website of the Week: The Oxford English Dictionary

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American Literature:

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1. Bring to school your outside reading book; post to Livejournal the name of your book and a one-sentence description of your book
2. Read Chapters 19-21, pp. 88-109 in Huck FinnCumulative Reading Quiz (on everything we have read so far except for summer reading)
3./4. Read Chapters 22-27, pp. 109-135 in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
5.Read chapters 28-30 in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, pp. 135-157 by Mark Twain

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Read as far as you can in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
2. Ethical Dilemma Solution Due
3./4. Post three times to the online discussion board (only one being a new topic)
5. Read to p. x in Sense and Sensibility

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abecedarian

words having to do with learning, schools, and teaching

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abecedarian (ay-bee-see-DAYR-ee-uhn) noun
1. One who is learning the alphabet. 2. One who teaches the alphabet. 3. One who is a beginner in some field. adjective 1. Alphabetically arranged. 2. Relating to the alphabet. 3. Rudimentary

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Quote of the Week: "I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."- Mark Twain

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Website of the Week: The Oxford English Dictionary

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American Literature:

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1. Bring to school your outside reading book; post to Livejournal the name of your book and a one-sentence description of your book
2. Read Chapters 19-21, pp. 88-109 in Huck FinnCumulative Reading Quiz (on everything we have read so far except for summer reading)
3./4. Read Chapters 22-27, pp. 109-135 in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
5.Read chapters 28-30 in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, pp. 135-157 by Mark Twain

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Read as far as you can in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
2. Ethical Dilemma Solution Due
3./4. Post three times to the online discussion board (only one being a new topic)
5. Read to p. x in Sense and Sensibility

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genre

essential words used in literary analysis

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genre
n. 1. A type or class: "Emaciated famine victims ... on television focused a new genre of attention on the continent" Helen Kitchen. 2. a. A category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, marked by a distinctive style, form, or content: "his six String Quartets ... the most important works in the genre since Beethoven's" Time. b. A realistic style of painting that depicts scenes from everyday life.

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Quote of the Week: "The great thing about irony is that it splits things apart, gets up above them so we can see the flaws and hypocrisies and duplicates."
-David Foster Wallace

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Website of the Week: Wordie

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American Literature:

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1. Bring to school your outside reading book; post to Livejournal the name of your book and a one-sentence description of your book
2. Read Chapters 19-21, pp. 88-109 in Huck FinnCumulative Reading Quiz (on everything we have read so far except for summer reading)
3./4. Read Chapters 22-27, pp. 109-135 in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
5.Read chapters 28-30 in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, pp. 135-157 by Mark Twain

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Read as far as you can in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
2. Ethical Dilemma Solution Due
3./4. Post three times to the online discussion board (only one being a new topic)
5. Read to p. x in Sense and Sensibility

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simile

essential words used in literary analysis

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simile
n. A figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared, often in a phrase introduced by like or as, as in "How like the winter hath my absence been" or "So are you to my thoughts as food to life" (Shakespeare).

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Quote of the Week: "The great thing about irony is that it splits things apart, gets up above them so we can see the flaws and hypocrisies and duplicates."
-David Foster Wallace

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Website of the Week: Wordie

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American Literature:

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1. College Workshop Day!
2. SAT (Writing) Diagnostic Test in-class (not for a grade);
Read Read Chapters 1-6 in Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, pp. 1-22; turn in your decorated and labeled folder
3./4. Read Chapters 7-12 in Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, pp. 22-53
5. Read Chapters 13-18 in Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, pp. 53-88

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Read pp. 195-234 in When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin D. Yalom
2. Read pp. 235-278 in When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin D. Yalom
3./4. Finish When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin D. Yalom
5. Post your intractable question on our discussion board; Bring to class Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

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hyperbole

essential words used in literary analysis

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hy·per·bo·le (h-pûrb-l) n. A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, as in I could sleep for a year or This book weighs a ton.

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Quote of the Week: "The great thing about irony is that it splits things apart, gets up above them so we can see the flaws and hypocrisies and duplicates."
-David Foster Wallace

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Website of the Week: Wordie

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American Literature:

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1. College Workshop Day!
2. SAT (Writing) Diagnostic Test in-class (not for a grade);
Read Read Chapters 1-6 in Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, pp. 1-22; turn in your decorated and labeled folder
3./4. Read Chapters 7-12 in Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, pp. 22-53
5. Read Chapters 13-18 in Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, pp. 53-88

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Read pp. 195-234 in When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin D. Yalom
2. Read pp. 235-278 in When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin D. Yalom
3./4. Finish When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin D. Yalom
5. Post your intractable question on our discussion board; Bring to class Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

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irony

essential words used in literary analysis

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irony 1. a. The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning. b. An expression or utterance marked by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning. c. A literary style employing such contrasts for humorous or rhetorical effect. See Synonyms at wit. 2. a. Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs: "Hyde noted the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated" Richard Kain. b. An occurrence, result, or circumstance notable for such incongruity. See Usage Note at ironic. 3. Dramatic irony. 4. Socratic irony.

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Quote of the Week: "The great thing about irony is that it splits things apart, gets up above them so we can see the flaws and hypocrisies and duplicates."
-David Foster Wallace

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Website of the Week: Wordie

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American Literature:

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1. College Workshop Day!
2. SAT (Writing) Diagnostic Test in-class (not for a grade);
Read Read Chapters 1-6 in Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, pp. 1-22; turn in your decorated and labeled folder
3./4. Read Chapters 7-12 in Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, pp. 22-53
5. Read Chapters 13-18 in Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, pp. 53-88

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Read pp. 195-234 in When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin D. Yalom
2. Read pp. 235-278 in When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin D. Yalom
3./4. Finish When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin D. Yalom
5. Post your intractable question on our discussion board; Bring to class Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

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lexicon

words about writing

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lex·i·con (lks-kn) n. pl. lex·i·cons or lex·i·ca (-k) 1. A dictionary. 2. A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary: the lexicon of surrealist art. 3. Linguistics The morphemes of a language considered as a group.

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Quote of the Week: "We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate." - Thomas Jefferson

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Website of the Week: Zogby

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American Literature:

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1. College Workshop Day!
2. SAT (Writing) Diagnostic Test in-class (not for a grade);
Read Read Chapters 1-6 in Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, pp. 1-22; turn in your decorated and labeled folder
3./4. Read Chapters 7-12 in Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, pp. 22-53
5. Read Chapters 13-18 in Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, pp. 53-88

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Read pp. 195-234 in When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin D. Yalom
2. Read pp. 235-278 in When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin D. Yalom
3./4. Finish When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin D. Yalom
5. Post your intractable question on our discussion board; Bring to class Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

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verso

words about writing

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verso (VUR-so) noun
1. A left-hand page.
2. The back of a page.
[Short for Latin verso folio, from verso (turned) and folio (leaf). From versus (turning), from vertere (to turn). Ultimately from the Indo-European root wer- (to turn or bend), also the source of wring, weird, writhe, worth, revert, and universe.]
The counterpart of this word is recto, the right-hand page.

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Quote of the Week: "We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate." - Thomas Jefferson

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Website of the Week: Zogby

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American Literature:

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1. Bring to class your outside reading choice and any materials you need to decorate your folder
2. Read "What is American About America?" by John Kouwenhoven (handout); Road Scholar with Andrei Codrescu in class
3./4 Read "An American Morality Tale" by Robert Reich; Road Scholar with Andrei Codrescu in class; Bring a list of 7 items to answer the question "What is American About America?" (in imitation of Kouwenhoven's essay); and (if you can) write a thesis statement of what unites these items.
5. Read "Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving, p. 110 in the Pearson Custom Anthology of American Literature

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Read pp. 88-120 in When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin D. Yalom
2. Read pp. 121-154 in When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin D. Yalom
3./4. Read pp. 155-194 in When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin D. Yalom
5. A one-page explanation of your concept/thinker from Sophie's World due (write this with your film in mind)

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sprachgefyohl

words about writing

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Sprachgefuhl (SHPRAKH-guh-fyool) noun A feeling for language or a sensitivity for what is correct language. [From German Sprachgefyohl, from Sprache (language) and Gefyohl (feeling).]

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Quote of the Week: "We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate." - Thomas Jefferson

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Website of the Week: Zogby

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American Literature:

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1. Bring to class your outside reading choice and any materials you need to decorate your folder
2. Read "What is American About America?" by John Kouwenhoven (handout); Road Scholar with Andrei Codrescu in class
3./4 Read "An American Morality Tale" by Robert Reich; Road Scholar with Andrei Codrescu in class; Bring a list of 7 items to answer the question "What is American About America?" (in imitation of Kouwenhoven's essay); and (if you can) write a thesis statement of what unites these items.
5. Read "Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving, p. 110 in the Pearson Custom Anthology of American Literature

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Read pp. 88-120 in When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin D. Yalom
2. Read pp. 121-154 in When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin D. Yalom
3./4. Read pp. 155-194 in When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin D. Yalom
5. A one-page explanation of your concept/thinker from Sophie's World due (write this with your film in mind)

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palimpsest

words about writing

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palimpsest
noun
Etymology: Latin palimpsestus, from Greek palimpsēstos scraped again, from palin + psēn to rub, scrape; akin to Sanskrit psāti, babhasti he chews Date: 1825
1 : writing material (as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
2 : something having usually diverse layers or aspects apparent beneath the surface

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Quote of the Week: "We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate." - Thomas Jefferson

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Website of the Week: Zogby

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American Literature:

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1. Bring to class your outside reading choice and any materials you need to decorate your folder
2. Read "What is American About America?" by John Kouwenhoven (handout); Road Scholar with Andrei Codrescu in class
3./4 Read "An American Morality Tale" by Robert Reich; Road Scholar with Andrei Codrescu in class; Bring a list of 7 items to answer the question "What is American About America?" (in imitation of Kouwenhoven's essay); and (if you can) write a thesis statement of what unites these items.
5. Read "Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving, p. 110 in the Pearson Custom Anthology of American Literature

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Philosophical Literature

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1. Read pp. 88-120 in When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin D. Yalom
2. Read pp. 121-154 in When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin D. Yalom
3./4. Read pp. 155-194 in When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin D. Yalom
5. A one-page explanation of your concept/thinker from Sophie's World due (write this with your film in mind)

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etiology

words about beginnings

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etiology
n. 1. a. The study of causes or origins. b. The branch of medicine that deals with the causes or origins of disease. 2. a. Assignment of a cause, an origin, or a reason for something. b. The cause or origin of a disease or disorder as determined by medical diagnosis.

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Quote of the Week: "Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power." - Renee Descartes

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Website of the Week: Salon

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American Literature:

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1. Bring to class your outside reading choice and any materials you need to decorate your folder
2. Read "What is American About America?" by John Kouwenhoven (