Coming up: vocabulary quiz on Wednesday, November 29 (class handout / copy below).....6th and 9th period have voted to have this quiz on Tuesday, November 21!
In class: Working on the graphic organizer for "A Room of One's Own"....this is due on Monday, November 20 at the end of class.
Take out your notebooks. Write an MLA heading. Select one of the following quotes said by Virginia Woolf and write 3-4 sentences explaining their meaning.
When you have finished, hand in your notebook and continue working on the graphic organizer.
1. The eyes of others are our prisons; their thoughts our cages. Virginia Woolf
2. If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people. Virginia Woolf
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A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf vocabulary quiz on Wednesday,
November 29
1. heiress (noun)- a
woman who inherits or will inherit considerable wealth
2. escapade (noun)- a
reckless adventure or wild prank
3. patriarchy – (noun)a system of society or
government in which men hold the power and women are largely excluded from it.
4. agog (adjective)-
highly excited by eagerness, curiosity, anticipation
5. betrothed-
(adjective)- engaged to be married
6. to duck (verb)-
plunged or dipped in water
7. to dash (verb)- to
strike or smash violently, especially to break into pieces
8. Anon (noun)- anonymous
9. rhetoric (noun)
–techniques that writers and speakers use to create meaning, enhance a text or
to persuade others to agree with a particular point of view
10. to guffaw
(verb)- to laugh crudely
11. to thwart
(verb)- prevent from accomplishing a purpose
12. morbid (adjective)-
unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive in the extreme
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