San Diego
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10th Grade Humanities
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Online reference sources
Dictionary.com - http://www.Dictionary.com/ - includes foreign language dictionaries, Roget's Thesaurus, a translator, writing resources, a word of the day, and more. - This link is courtesy of Neuriel Shore.
Research-It! - Your one-stop reference desk - http://www.itools.com/research-it/ - This site has everything from a dictionary to language translations to stock quotes.
The Virtual Reference Desk - http://thorplus.lib.purdue.edu/reference/index.html - Provides links to a variety of sources including Dictionaries, Thesauri, Acronyms, and tons more.
Yahoo Reference Search - http://www.yahoo.com/Reference/ - Contains tons of sites that will provide useful information such as: Acronyms and Abbreviations, Almanacs, English Language Usage, my personal favorite - Etiquette, and tons more.
Identify the part of speech, provide a complete and culturally
accepted definition, and use the word in a sentence of your own. This
must be typed and turned in on Wednesday at the beginning of the
period and you should be prepared for a quizola on
Friday.
Week of 5-28 - Ch. 31
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nonaggression pact blitzkrieg underground embargo genocide Holocaust internment camp Week of 5-07 - Ch. 28
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autocrat nihilism collective farm command economy soviet
Week of 4-30 - Ch. 30
| Top isolationism depression standard of living fascism nazism authoritarian censor appeasement puppet government negotiation total war rationing propaganda abdicated reparations mandates self-determination armistice genocide convoy
Week of 4-17 - Ch. 27
| Top militarism entente ultimatum neutrality mobilize evolution impressionism anarchist pogrom mass culture interchangeable parts assembly line anesthesia social insurance home rule Week of 3-05 | Top From the vocabulary lists of 2-05 to
2-26, select any five words. Show your clear
understanding of each by appropriately incorporating them
into your Art
With a Voice Feature Article. imperialism colonialism hegemony racism protectorate condominium extraterritorial rights spheres of influence intervention cash crop Week of 2-19 - Ch. 24
| Top emigration immigration socialism communism stock corporation bourgeoisie proletariat realism manifesto On
Thursday,
we will select three terms from the list below and you will
define each by giving two clear examples from the
appropriate time period. diplomacy conservatism liberalism radicalism romanticism nationalism reform movement Week of 2-05 - Ch. 22
| Top industrialization mechanization economics mass production crop rotation urbanization entrepreneur union output consumption Week of 1-15 segregated amnesty equality compassion solidarity spontaneity justice legality morality human rights Week of 1-08 | Top apartheid amnesty sympathy empathy apathy excuse reason segregated African National Congress economic sanctions Week of 1-02 equality vigilance handicap jury verdict unanimous guilt innocence compassion mercy
Week of 12-11 | Top monotheism covenant ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) laissez faire free trade glasnost parliament papal solidarity suffragette Week of 12-04 (presentation terms) rehearse visualization paraphrase audience delivery gestures eye contact focus spontaneity effective Week of 11-27 | Top (PowerPoint terms) slide slide sorter handout notes page background alignment spell check slide show animation transition Week of 11-13 justice legality morality United Nations Magna Carta revolution due process Enlightenment expatriate human rights Week of 10-29 | Top Take any five words from the previous
weeks' vocabulary and one quote of your choice to create a
show, not tell paragraph, poem, character sketch, vignette,
or editorial. Coherent transitions, powerful language,
and unexpected twists would inspire us. See sense
web; one
true sentence; show,
not tell; and using
quotes for added
insight Week of 10-23 Analogy - a similarity between
like features of two things, on which a comparison may be
based: the analogy between the heart and a
pump. Review all of the words in the list and
be prepared to create an analogy for each one. See: Analogies
- explains analogies and how to solve them on the PSAT or
SAT. From the list of vocabulary words,
excluding the words used for the week of 10-16, create two
analogy roots and three possible answers for each. Answer
(a) represent antonyms, (b) represents synonyms, and (c)
respresents the correct choice. For example: RATIONAL:CRAZY (a) HAUGHTY:MEEK (b) PRIDE:HUBRIS (c) SANE:IRRATIONAL Week of 10-16 | Top Analogy - a similarity between
like features of two things, on which a comparison may be
based: the analogy between the heart and a
pump. Review all of the words in the list and
be prepared to create an analogy for each one. See: Analogies
- explains analogies and how to solve them on the PSAT or
SAT. Construct a test sentence for each of the
following analogy roots. The sentence should show the clear
and logical relationship between the two given words. For
example: A crazy person is not rational.
Week of 10-09 tragedy philosopher Socratic method debate syllogism logic pride (hubris) oratory rational abstract Week of 10-02 | Top Act, scene, and line references match the New Folger
Library Edition, 1992. anon (i, l.11) thane (iii, l. 50) treason (iii, l. 123) harbinger (iv, l. 51) rhetoric platform aside soliloquy paradox dramatic irony Week of 9-25 polis citizen aristocracy oppressive tyrant spartan conform reform democracy despot Week of 9-18 | Top integrity rubric flourishing hoard imperious infest malice reproach skulk supple Week of 9-11 Anglo-Saxon Old English fate (wyrd) reparation alliteration epithet oral tradition epic lament pagan
(antonyms)
(synonyms)
(correct choice)
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