Tuesday, Sept. 8

•Aberration (n)•Departure from what is

normal•A snake with two heads is

an aberration.

Journal for 9-8-15- Write on last week’s

• Five sentences on peer pressure: Why is it so powerful? How can you resist it?

Wednesday, Sept. 9

• Benign (adj) • Having no significant effect• She was overjoyed when she learned her

tumor was benign.

Journal for 9-9-15

• Reread your notes from Tuesday. Describe the Salem Witch Trials in four sentences. What was that time like? What happened if someone was accused of being a witch? • If you were out Tuesday, complete this

journal: Write five sentences about peer pressure.

Thursday, Sept. 10

• Despondent (adj) • Feeling or showing extreme

depression• The man was despondent after his

wife filed for divorce.

Friday, Sept. 11

• Exacerbate (v.) • To make more violent, bitter, or severe• If you are caught with your phone in class,

yelling at your teacher will exacerbate the problem.

9-11 Journal

• Four sentences- Pretend you are in Salem in 1692. You have been accused of being a witch. Do you confess so you can live, or face torture and death to stay true to your belief?

Half Hanged Mary

• Answer the questions on your own paper.• Summarizer- If you were Mary,

how would you act towards the townspeople?

Monday, Sept. 14

• Gregarious (adj.)• enjoying the company of other

people• Greg is very outgoing and

gregarious.

Tuesday, Sept. 15

• Injunction (n.) - court order requiring or prohibiting something

Wednesday, Sept. 16

• Pacifist (n.) - known for opposing war and violence

Thursday, Sept. 17

• Redundant (adj.) • Repetition; repeating over and over again

Friday, Sept. 18

• Unscathed (adj.) • unhurt; unharmed; whole

Monday, Sept. 21

• Verbose (adj.) - overly talkative