Literature Analysis #1

The Hunger games is a book about a girl named Katniss who fights in a deadly competition.  She comes from a place called Pandora and volunteers to fight in the competition in order to protect her sister named Primrose.  Katniss fights alondside a boy named Peeta.  They adventure through the area of the Hunger Games while trying to stay alive longer than the other competitors.  She uses a bow to fight in honor of her father.  In the end they end up winning together. The author creates a whole new world by describing the animals and creatures in the book.  The theme that the auther was trying to give to the reader was that life can through many obstacles in your way and not everything in your life happens as you plan them to but you have to keep fighting through until the end.  The author uses foreshadowing when he talks about Katniss losing her father.  She uses imagery to describe the creatures that live in the Hunger Games.  The author uses diction to create a sense of suspense for the reader and uses syntax to understand the type of mood the author is trying to give such as when Katniss is talking about how her father died.  When the author talks about all the dangerous features it foreshadows by letting the reader feel like it will be a tragic ending.  Katniss is a round character throughout the book because she faces many obstacles and has many characteristics that the author gives her by giving many details about her earlier life.

Vocabulary Fall List #9

Bosom- the central part
Prudently- sensible, thoughtful
Inveterate-confirmed in a particular character or habitat
Propensity- Natural disposition to or for
Repose- The state of being at rest
Stripling- youth
Sequester- seperate
Purport- to imply
Imbibed- to drink in
Apparition- vision of supernatural
Incessant- ongoing, continuous
Cognomen- nickname
Reverie- dream like state
Gambol- to play
Spectre- a ghost or phantom
Tarry- to linger
Hessian- a soldier hired to fight in the American Revolution

Custom Vocabulary

Inveterate
Reverberated
Propensity
Sequestered
Reverie
Vicinity
Gambol
Apparition
Spectre
Propensity
Imbibed
Laud
Incessant
Cognomen
Eelpot
Peradventure
Severity

Flout- a rule, law or convention.

Caveat- a warning of limitations.

Blazon- decorating to make more appealing

Filch- casual; not so big in value

Fractious- bad tempered

Equitable- fair

Autonomy- independence; freedom

Addendum- additional material

Amnesty- an official pardon for people who have been convicted

Axiomatic- self evident

Extricate- to free of a constraint

Soporific- tending to induce drowsiness or sleep

Scathing- severely critical

Unwieldy- awkward; impossible to wield

Vapid- offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging

Prognosticate- for tell or prophecy

Sepulchral- gloomy; dismal

Salutary- beneficial

Straitlaced- strict

Scourge- villain

Precept- a rule that guides behavior

Transient- something that lasts for a short amount of time

My Strategy for Vocabulary

I plan on studying the words on my own.  I do not work well with a partner because i always seem to lose focus.  When i study by myself I am concentrated on the words and do not go off subject.  I plan on looking at 20 words each night this week.  I don't only plan on looking at the words I also plan to memorize them so that they will not be hard to recognize on the midterm.

Revision Strategy

On my next essay i will focus more on using literary terms while i explain the story.  I plan on making my essay more organized as well.  I will organize my essay by making paragraphs and writing the sentences that belong in each paragraph.

Vocabulary Fall List #6

Adroit- skillful
Professional sports players are adroit in the sport that they play.
Amicable- friendly
My friends dog was very amicable and would never bite anyone.
Averse- opposed, reluctant
Confederates were averse to letting slaves go free.
Belligerent- aggresively hostile; waging war
Generals become belligerent when their troops are attacked by enemies.
Benevolent- Charitable good nature
People that like to donate to the poor are benevolent.
Cursory- not thorough
Someone that tells a story without giving important details is cursory.
Duplicity- deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
It is considered duplicity when someone deceives someone else on purpose.
Extol- To praise lavishly.
The owner extolled the dog when it did a trick.
Feasible- Capable of being accomplished.
The task was feasible to many people.
Grimace- a contortion of the face expressive of pain, contempt, or disgust.
The boy's face grimaced when he tasted food that he did not like.
Holocaust- Great or total destruction.
It was known as holocaust when jews were being killed.
Impervious- incapable of being affected.
The boy that had no feelings was impervious to people making fun of him.
Impetus- force or energy associated with a moving body.
The car was impetus when it hit the person.
Jeopardy- danger or risk of loss.
The man was in jeopardy when he bet on the football game.
Meticulous- Extremely or excessively careful.
The mother was meticulous of her child.
Nostalgia- a bittersweet longing for things.
The lonely person was in nastalgia for a friend.
Quintessence- The purest most essential element of something.
Oxygen is the quintessence of what we breathe.
Retrogress- To move backward to an earlier or less complex condition.
When the student finished work early they were in retrogress.
Scrutinize- to examine with great care.
Detectives scrutinize crime scenes.
Tepid- moderately warm.
The room was tepid.

Vocabulary Fall List #5

Allude- to make casual reference
Dr. Preston alluded the vocabulary words in class today.
Clairvoyant- Having the ability to see or know things not perceptible to normal human senses.
Superheroes are clairvoyant.
Conclusive- putting an end to doubt.
The final sentence was conclusive to the debate.
Disreputable- being in or causing ill repute; disgraceful.
It was disreputable when the boy talked back to his elder.
Endemic-existing only among a certain group.
Different religions have endemic custom ways.
Exemplary-serving as a model or example worthy of imitation.
The dad was a huge exemplary to his children.
Fathom- To get to the bottom of something.
The detective was going to fathom the case.
Guile- deceitful slyness.
The friend was guile when he went behind his friend's back.
Integrity-uprightness of character; honesty.
The man was respectful so he had integrity.
Itinerary- a detailed account or diary of a journey.
The war veteran had an itinerary from WWII.
Misconstrue-to misunderstand.
Students that don't pay attention in class tend to misconstrue the lesson.
Obnoxious-strongly offensive, rude.
The loud girl was very obnoxious to the boy that was trying to study in the library.
Placate-to appease the anger of.
In order to stop the angry boy from talking his friend placated him.
Placid- quiet; calm.
The baby finally stopped crying and was now placid.
Plagiarism- to steal or copy the idea of someone else's writing.
The student used plagiarism on his essay from the author's summary about his book.
Potent-having great authority.
The teacher had potent of the classroom.
Pretext- a specious excuse or explanation.
The boy gave pretext for why he didn't do his homework.
Protrude- to push outward.
The man was trying to protrude the couch to the other side of the room.
Stark- severe difficult.
The test everyone got an F on was stark.
Superficial- not real or genuine.
The idea that if you break a mirror you will have bad luck is superficial.

vocabulary fall list #4

Melancholy- gloomy; sad.
After losing the football game the players had a melancholy attitude.

Exemplary- serving as a model or example worthy of imitation.
The dad was an exemplary to his son.

Peculiar- odd or strange.
My friend's bulldog has a peculiar face.

Dread- To anticipate with great fear or anxiety.
The boy was dreading to go up on stage in front of the crowd.

Bough- a limb of a tree.
The bough had wierd twists.

Pious- Practiced in the name of religion.
In church people were pious.

Communion- The act of sharing.
There was a nice communion at a potluck.

Auditor- one who audits accounts.
The teacher was an auditor of the students.

Multitude- a large crowd or gathering.
There was a multitude at the concert.

Eloquence- The quality of being persuasive.
The friend was using eloquence to make the boy do something he didn't want to do.

Despair- To lose or abandon hope.
The kid was in despair when he found out Santa wasn't real.

Hoary- Ancient
The glass bowl was hoary.

AHA!

Today in class I learned stuff that I haven't thought about before.  I learned that i learn thousands of new things every single day.  I also learned that signs lead to symbols such as smoke will make you think that there is a fire.  People learn many new things and understand things such as symbols and signs.

Online Security

I learned a lot about online security that i didn't think about before.  I learned that there are a lot of viruses and you have to be very careful about what you click on.  Even though things seem exciting and interesting in an exaggerating way, they are most likely scams.  Scams can really take a bad effect in your life by stealing all of your personal information.  I will be very aware and cautious about things on the internet.

vocabulary fall list #2

Intercede- To plead on another's behalf.  
While my friends were arguing I interceded in the conversation.

Hackneyed- over used and thus cheapened.
The value of the toy was hackneyed.

Approbation- official approval.
The kid had recieved approbation to go to the party.

Innuendo- an indirect or subtle and usually derogatory implication in expression.
The girl gave the boy an innuendo stare.

Coalition- an alliance of faction, parties, or nations
The rivals made a coalition against their same enemy.

Elicit- to call forth.
The teacher elicited the student to the desk.

Hiatus- a gap or interruption in space, time, or continuity.
The scientists discovered a hiatus in their experiment.

Assuage- to make less burden some or painful.
The ice pack assauged the bruise.

Decadence- a process, condition or period of deterioration or decline, as in morals or art.
It was a decadence day at school today.

Expostulate- to reason earnestly with someone in an effort to dissuade or correct.
The child was trying to expostulate with their mom.

Simulate- to have or take on the appearance, form, or sound of.
The boy was trying to simulate a strong man.

Jaded- tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm.
After the soccer game the boy was jaded.

Umbrage- offense or annoyance.
The screaming baby was causing umbruge.

Prerogative- A right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class.
He has the prerogative to say whatever he wants.

Lurid- Very vivid in color.
The painting on the wall was very lurid.

Transcend- Go beyond the range or limits of.
The man was succeeding in a transcend kind of way.

Provincial- of or concerning a province of a country or empire.
The country was provincial of the other countries.

Petulant- displaying or characterized by bad humor.
The stand up comedian was petulant.

Unctuous- Greasy or soapy to the touch.
The student had very unctuous skin.

Meritorious- deserving of reward; praise.
The man was meritorious for finding the lost boy.

Goodman Brown was an interesting story that i read.  It was hard to comprehend but what i got out of it most is that this story was wierd in the sense that he had a dream about the devil.  I get the feeling that he is frustrated about something in order to have a dream like this.  I didn't quite understand this story but i feel like Goodman Brown is worried or stressed about something which made him dream about losing his wife.

vocabulary quiz #1

This first week in Dr. Prestons English class i could tell that my knowledge of English is going to Burgeon.  Dr. preston is Didactic about teaching us proper English.  I am going to focus on school and be Ascetic about doing all of my homework and i will not be Contumacious towards Dr. Preston.  I am not going to be Curmudgeon towards my classmates rather i will Complement on the achievements they accomplish.  This idea about the blog seems awesome and is not Bauble, it is the Apotheosis to the class.  So far Dr. Preston has not taught any lessons in an Adumbrate way.  I am very excited for this year of English and the blogs are Beguile by making me want to learn more and do more in my English class.