1) This document provides information about an English III Honors vocabulary lesson, SAT test dates, and an upcoming writing assignment. 2) It includes 20 vocabulary words to be learned, with definitions and hints for each word. 3) It assigns students to write a three paragraph essay in response to a writing prompt about how society tries to define people and the roles it imposes.

1. English III Honors Vocabulary Lesson 5 September 29, 2009 Ms. Barletta cbarletta@dphds.org http://www.dphdsenglish.org

3. SAT Registration and Test Dates U.S. Registration Deadlines 2009-10 Have registered by September 9th to take the SAT on October 10th Have registered by October 1st to take the SAT on November 7th Have registered by October 31st to take the SAT on December 5th Have registered by December 15th to take the SAT on January 23rd College Board

4. Vocabulary Lesson 5 1. fop (n.): an excessively fashion-conscious man HINT: Fashion Cop 2. imprecation (n.): a curse HINT: Incantation 3. non sequitur (n.): something that does not logically follow HINT: Not sequential 4. sanguine (adj.): cheerful; optimistic HINT: 5. bowdlerize (v.): to remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc. Trivia: Thomas Bowdler censored Shakespeare’s works

5. Vocabulary Lesson 5 6. impair (v.): to weaken; to cause to become worse HINT: 7. panegyric (n.): an expression of praise HINT: 8. quandary (n.): a puzzling situation; a dilemma HINT: 9. ebullient (adj.): enthusiastic HINT: 10. deference (n.): respect; consideration HINT: Reverence

6. Vocabulary Lesson 5 11. carnal (adj.): relating to physical appetite, especially sexual HINT: Carn/Caro= flesh in Latin 12. nebulous (adj.): hazy, vague, uncertain HINT: Nebulous cloud 13. rakish (adj.): carefree; dashing; jaunting HINT: 14. elegy (n.): a sad or mournful poem HINT: Eulogy 15. pedantic (adj.): tending to show off one’s learning HINT:

7. Extra Words! 16. audacious (adj.): daring; bold HINT: 17. virtuoso (n.): a highly skilled artist HINT: 18. innocuous (adj.): harmless HINT: 19. hyperbole (n.): an exaggeration; overstatement HINT: Hyper 20. insularity (n.): narrow-mindedness; isolation HINT:

8. SAT Writing Prompt Plan and write a three paragraph essay based on the following prompt: In Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, Nora, a middle-class wife who struggles to find her identity, is confronted with what “defines” her. Responding to her husband, who has just told her that she is a wife and then a mother, Nora states, “I don’t believe in that anymore. I believe that, before all else, I’m a human being, no less than you-or anyway, I ought to try to become one. I know that the majority thinks you’re right, Torvald, and plenty of books agree with you, too. But I can’t go on believing what the majority says, or what’s written in books.” –An excerpt from A Doll’s House, 1879 (Vocabulary SAT Book 3, p. 108)

9. Assignment Write a three paragraph essay in which you discuss the ways in which society tries to define people. Consider how the roles imposed by society restrict or aid the lives of individuals. Support your position with examples from literature, history, personal observations, or experiences.

10. Coming up this week Tuesday, September 29th: Vocabulary Lesson 5 Intro; read and discuss Act II in The Crucible Homework:Write vocabulary short story using 15/20 words Wednesday, September 30th: SAT writing prompt Homework: Revise last week’s SAT essay Thursday, October 1st: Finish reading Act II in The Crucible; begin reading Act III; take notes on Acts II&III Homework: Study for Vocabulary Lesson 5 Quiz Friday, October 2nd : Vocabulary Lesson 5 Quiz; finish taking notes on Act III of The Crucible