Independent Work

December 7 -11, 2009

Monday, December 7

Power Words1. Cursory

1. Rapidly and often superficially performed or produced

2. The first draft of a paper is a cursory draft.

2. Mundane1. Characterized by the practical,

transitory, and ordinary.2. Cleaning the classroom is a

mundane chore that falls on every student.

dlp1. What I want to say is that

Alfred Noyes is a man who was a writ6er who wrote a lot of poems and articles.

2. Legendary figures from English history were written about by Noyes.

Tuesday, December 8

Power Words1. Exigency

1. A state of affairs that makes urgent demands.

2. A leader must be able to act in exigency.

2. Exemplary1. Serving as an example,

instance or illustration.2. The Civil War is an exemplary

reminder of what happens when states disagree with each other.

dlp1. Noyes poem The

Highwayman is about an outlaw and his love.

2. The fact that England had been annoyed by outlaws might have influenced his writing.

Wednesday, December 9

Power Words1. Decadence

1. A period of decline2. The Victorian Era was an era

of decadence.

2. Covert1. Covered over; sheltered.2. Many times military

operations are covert operations.

dlp1. The highwaymen, who

people feared, waited on the side of the road.

2. The highwayman is this poem is a dashing romantic figure.

Thursday, December 10

Power Words1. Superfluous

1. Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary; unnecessary

2. When middle school students write, they often use superfluous words.

2. Debacle1. A complete failure; fiasco2. Adolf Hitler’s intended

world-takeover, was a debacle.

dlp1. The two main characters in

the poem, the outlaw and Bess.

2. People here the highwayman riding through the night. This is a regular occurrence..

Friday, December 11

Power Words1. Superficial

1. Concerned only with the obvious or apparent; shallow

2. A superficial reading of A Christmas Carol identifies it as a cute Christmas story.

2. Inhibition1. An inner impediment to free

activity, expression, or functioning.

2. Inhibitions can cause you to have bad grades.