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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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