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Monday, May 05, 2008

Presentations

Research Presentations started today. Anyone called on who did not have there's ready lose 10 points and must present tomorrow.

We will be starting our final novel of the year, The Devil's Arithmetic, later in the week.

Come in tomorrow with definitions for 20 extra credit points!

Vocabulary #26


1. article – (n) a particular or separate thing

2. characteristic – (adj.) showing a distinctive feature

3. independence – (n) being free from control by another person or thing

4. obstacle – (n) a thing that obstructs progress

5. weight – (n) an object’s mass numerically expressed according to a recognized scale of units

6. author – (n) the writer of a book or article

7. auditorium – (n) the part of a building where the audience sits

8. guest – (n) a person visiting by invitation

9. comfortable – (adj.) giving ease and contentment

10. respect – (n) admiration felt toward a person or thing, and the politeness arising from this