Monday, May 13

• vocab warm-up:
  • 13. pandemic, n. - epidemic over a large area.
  • 14. dog, v. - To follow or track like a dog, especially with hostile intent. Used as an adjective, dogged means "persistent in effort; not letting up."
  • 15. unsparing, adj. - Excessive or profuse, generous; not holding back.
  • 16. disingenuous, adj. - Insincere, lacking in honesty; falsely innocent, open, or mild.
• Info on Wednesday!
• Discuss Station 11, ch. 1-4
• What's happening in northern California now?
  • How do people prepare?
  • What would this affect in our lives if it happened here?
• Time to work and read
• Tomorrow: Star Trek: Voyager

Tuesday, October 15

• Ready for Wednesday?
  • Any questions?
• How are you doing with the reading?
  • Librarian Julie V. has audio versions available for students
• vocab warm-up:
  • 17. tranquility, n. - calmness, peacefulness, quiet, serenity
  • 18. conflagration, n. - A destructive fire; less commonly, a destructive war or conflict.
  • 19. apocalypse, n. - the final destruction of the world, especially as described by prophecy such as the biblical Book of Revelation; an event that involves or creates widespread destruction or disaster on an awesome scale.
  • 20. unfathomable, adj. - not able to be completely known or understood; incomprehensible.
  • Vocab quiz next Tuesday, October 22
• Discuss ch. 5-12
• Questions for 13-15 due Thursday, October 17
• Get questions for 15-18, due Friday, October 18
• Start Star Trek, "Survival Instinct"
  • helpful hints:
    • The Borg are a terrifying collective that adds tech to a person, making them part of the single mind of the Borg system
    • The doctor on the Enterprise used to be the computerized medical system.

Wednesday, October 16

• College and Career Readiness Day

Thursday, October 17

• vocab warm-up:
  • 21. inevitable, adv. - unable to be avoided or escaped; unalterable; sure to happen.
  • 22. wistful, adj. - characterized by melancholy (sad) longing or yearning; pensive or thoughtful in a melancholy way.
  • 23. decrepit, adj. - worn out or weakened by old age or long use; feeble (for a person); dilapidated (for an object).
  • 24. incarnation, n. - a living being that embodies a spirit; a person or thing that is regarded as perfectly representing or exhibiting some quality or idea.
  • Vocab quiz next Tuesday, October 22
• Finish Star Trek: Voyager,
  • What happened?
• Questions for 19-26
• Time to work
• Tomorrow: write in class - 2 paragraphs

Friday, October 18

• vocab warm-up:
  • Write a tiny story on a little piece of paper.
  • Use four vocab words.
  • Include a time machine and a rhino
• In class writing - 2 paragraphs
  • on Star Trek: Voyager, "Survival Instinct"
• Time to read
  • questions for Ch.27 - 35
• Are you having trouble with the reading?
  • Julie V. in the library can hook you up with an audio book, if that would help.