March+29+-+April+10+-+E10

**March 30 - Welcome back!**

 * State writing test coming week of April 12
 * we'll be reading essays
 * working on grammar and punctuation
 * Re-introduce Ms. Shrum
 * Tomorrow, March 31, bring card to check out book
 * Hand back persuasive essays
 * collect again for file
 * 1st 10 vocab words - Book E, Unit 3
 * vocab quiz April 9

**March 31 -**
Vocabulary Unit 3 – E 1. adversary, n. – an enemy, an opponent 2. alienate, v. – to make someone turn away; to make indifferent or hostile 3. artifice, n. – a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; trickery 4. coerce, v. – to compel, to force 5. craven, adj. – cowardly. n. – coward 6. culinary, adj. – of or related to cooking or the kitchen 7. delete, v. – to erase, wipe out 8. demise, n. – a death 9. exhilarate, v. – to enliven, cheer up 10. fallow, adj. – plowed but not seeded; n. land left unseeded; v. – to plow but not to seed 11. harass, v. – to disturb; to trouble by repeated attacks 12. inclement, adj. – stormy, harsh, severe weather or mood 13. muse, v. – to think about in a dreamy way; n. – the inspiration for art or musing 14. negligible, adj. – so insignificant or unimportant that it can be disregarded 15. perpetuate, v. – to make permanent or long-lasting. 16. precedent, n. – an example that may serve as a basis for later action 17. punitive, adj. – inflicting or aiming at punishment. 18. redress, v. – to set right, to remedy; n. relief from wrong or injury 19. sojourn, n. – a temporary stay; v. – to stay for a while. 20. urbane, adj. – refined in manner or style, sophisticated
 * check out Visions Across the Americas
 * Describe Junior/Senior English Classes for next year
 * Hand out recommendations
 * Explain timeline
 * 2nd 10 vocab words, Book E, Unit 3

**April 1 -**

 * First Things First - commas
 * after person being addressed
 * after opening phrase: well, so, fortunately
 * vocab pics - using at least 4 colors - 9 pts.
 * there, their, they're

**April 2**

 * there, their, they're
 * more commas
 * non-restrictive clauses vs. restrictive clauses
 * dates, places
 * vocab exercise p.