Ms. Larrabee is teaching four sections of 10th grade and one section of 11th grade English for the 2009-2010 school year. This is Ms. Larrabee’s second year teaching at Virginia High School and is looking forward to another great year.
Below are the final draft worksheets to download.
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It is due Tuesday, January 5th. Possible points = 20
You will need to memorize Mark Antony’s funeral speech in Caesar.
It can be found on page 750.
To receive all 20 points you will memorize the whole thing with less than five mistakes.
For 15 points you will memorize to line 99 with less than four mistakes.
For 10 [...]
Lesson 10: Test Wednesday, December 16th
annhilate
armament
arson
casulty
chaotic
confrontation
conspiratorial
desertion
espionage
fatality
guerilla
hideous
infrimary
intesity
perilous
scrimmage
seclude
strewn
subversive
Lesson 11: Test on Wednesday, December 23rd
anarchy
annihilation
arduous
atrocious
catastrophe
chaos
conspire
doctrine
heinous
hysteria
imminent
incipient
mitigate
mutilate
pact
serenity
subjugation
turmoil
unify
withdrawl
Day 2 of Julius Caesar
In class today we…
* went to the computer lab and found information about the history of Rome and Caesar. Everyone searched the web to find the questions listed below.
1. Julius Caesar was born in ______________ and died in ___________. (give the years)
2. What is Caesar’s full name?
3. Who were Caesar’s parents?
4. [...]
List 7 …Test November 18th.
traduce
transatlantic
transcend
transcendent
transcontinental
transcribe
transfer
transgress
transgression
transient
transitory
translate
transmarine
transmit
transoceanic
transplant
transpolar
transverse
travesty
English 10
Lesson 7—Test November 18, 2009
consecutive
consequence
ensue
execute
inconsequential
obsequious
persecute
prosecutor
pursue
pursuit
sect
secular
sequacious
sequel
sequence
sequester
subsequent
sue
suite
Lesson 8—Test November 25
aptitude
circumspect
coalesce
comprehension
conception
consistent
contradiction
deduction
engender
enlighten
esoteric
formulate
ideology
illogical
inclination
inherent
mediate
pedantic
propensity
speculation
suitor
Lesson 8—Test November 25
aptitude
circumspect
coalesce
comprehension
conception
consistent
contradiction
deduction
engender
enlighten
esoteric
formulate
ideology
illogical
inclination
inherent
mediate
pedantic
propensity
speculation
Conferences are this week! Tuesday and Thursday 5-8 pm.
Monday: We will study for the short story test.
Words you need to know: genres: humorous, fantasy, science fiction, romance, legend, and realism; exposition, rising action, climax, resolution, internal and external conflict (what are three types for external?), protagonist, antagonist, characterization, theme, atmosphere, allusion, irony, foreshadowing, symbolism, suspense, [...]
Read the short story “The Witness for the Prosecution” by Agatha Christie on page 871.
Make a ‘comment’ to this post to turn in your extra credit response.
You will need to type in your first name and last initial. (Do not put your whole last name!) You will need to type in your email address also.
Then, [...]
Today we will do a search for information on the Salem Witch Trials in preparation for reading “The Crucible.”
Answer the following questions by submitting a comment to this post.
Use the following website: hhttp://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/salem.htm
1. When did the Salem witch trials take place?
2.Salem is located in what state?
3.Name at least three things that contributed to or caused [...]
This week in class…
Monday:
1st and 3rd: We read “Marriage is a Private Affair” on page 188 and had in class discussion.
5th and 7th: We read “No Witchcraft for Sale” on page 148 in groups of three and discussed character, conflict and literary elements.
Tuesday:
1st and 3rd: We will look at the difference between indirect and direct [...]
