Beowulf Notes(8-22-13)

•  No one knows who wrote it.
• Beowulf is a made up idea (not a he).
• Getting information about the characterization.
• Write to your opinion comes from the way we take things.
• Beowulf isn't cocky  also in the text he is not a bad guy.

*Read page 13

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VOCAB 4

Accolade-  an award or privilege.

- Last year I got an ACCOLADE for having a 3.0 and higher GPA.

Acerbity-  sharp.

-My mom told me the knife was ACERBITY but I didn't listen.

Attrition-  action of gradually reducing in size.

- Exercising everyday was my ATTRITION to losing weight.

Bromide-  unoriginal remark or idea.  

- Mostly everything is BROMIDE.

Chauvinists-  a person who believes one gender is superior to the other.

-I know some guys who they think they are CHAUVINISTS.
 Chronic- constant.

- My mom was CHRONICALLY yelling at me about everything.
 Expound-  to explain or interpret. 

- Dr. Preston does a good job at EXPOUND when you don't understand something.

Factionalism-  relating or belonging to a faction.
 Immaculate-  perfectly clean or neat.

- My friend is OCD and everything has to be IMMACULATE to her.
 Imprecation-  a spoken curse.

- In the movie the Mummy there is an IMPRECATION.
 Ineluctable-  unable to be avoided.

- When your in trouble you know its INELUCTABLE to avoid your parents.
 Mercurial- sudden change in mood or mind.

- I am bi-polar so I am MERCURIAL.
 Palliate- make less severe.

- There are safety equipment for sports so it is PALLIATE.
 Resplendent-  impressively colorful.

- The rainbow is REPLENDENT.
 Stigmatize-regard as worthy of disgrace.
 Sub Rosa- confidently, secretly.

- A lot of people are SUB ROSA about their life.
 Vainglory- excessive vanity.
 Vestige- trace or visible evidence.

-At a crime scene investigators look for VESTIGE.
 Volition- power of using one's will.

- Some times I use my dad's VOLITION against my mom's.

WHY THIS BOOK???

MY LIT ANALYSIS BOOK!:)

 

I chose this book because I really enjoy reading books by this author. For some reason her books make it easier for me to actually get into the book. Where I can't put it down which I like those kind of books that are not boring.

VOCAB 3

apostate: a person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle.
- Hitler killed a lot of Jews for their APOSTATE.
effusive: expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.
- I am EFFUSIVE after this vocab test. impasse: a situation in which no progress is possible, esp. because of disagreement; a deadlock.
- Sometimes there are IMPASSE.
euphoria: a feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness.
- I was EUPHORIA when I passed my drivers test.
lugubrious: looking or sounding sad and dismal.
- My boyfriend can always tell when I am LUGUBRIOUS.
bravado: a bold manner or a show of boldness intended to impress or intimidate.
- The girl was BRAVADO when she went on stage to preform.
 consensus: general agreement.
- My parents had CONSENSUS about my living arrangements.
dichotomy: a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.
- The teacher told the students to tell the DICHOTOMY between the characters in the story.
 constrict: make narrower, esp. by encircling pressure.
- The workers had to start all over to CONSTRICT the hall ways at school.
Gothic: of or in the style of architecture prevalent in western Europe in the 12th–16th centuries, characterized by pointed arches, rib vaults, and flying buttresses, together with large windows and elaborate tracery.
-They're some people who represent GOTHIC.
punctilio: a fine or petty point of conduct or procedure.
-My mom had to do PUNCTILIO on early Monday morning.
metamorphosis: (in an insect or amphibian) the process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages.
- The worm goes through METAMORPHOSIS when it changes to a butterfly.
raconteur: a person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way.
- One of our subs was raconteur.
sine qua non: an essential condition; a thing that is absolutely necessary.
- When you have asthma an inhaler is SINE QUA NON.
quixotic: exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.
- Most movies are QUIXOTIC.
vendetta: a blood feud in which the family of a murdered person seeks vengeance on the murderer or the murderer's family.
- VENDETTA was the main problem in Romeo and Juliet.
non sequitur: a conclusion or statement that does not logically follow from the previous argument or statement.
- I cant stand when people NON SEQUITUR.
mystique: a fascinating aura of mystery, awe, and power surrounding someone or something.
- Old antique stores always have MYSTIQUE things.
quagmire: a soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot.
- Swamps are known for QUAGMIRE.
parlous: full of danger or uncertainty; precarious.
- I always get a rush when I do stuff that are PARLOUS.

Vocab 2

ACCOUTREMENTS: Addition item of dress or equipment.
- The professional soccer player was missing part of her ACCOUTREMENTS.
APOGEE: Highest point; climax.
- The APOGEE is the best part in the movies and the book.
APROPOS: Reference to concerning.
- The doctor was APROPOS to the patient because he had some bad news.
BICKER: Argue about petty trivial matter.
- The Chumash casino BICKER to the government.
COALESCE: Come together.
- Everyone had to COALESCE to work on their final project.
CONTRETEMPS: Unexpected occurrence.
- We had plans to go to the water park but a CONTRETEMPS had happen which ruined our plans.
CONVOLUTION: coil or twist.
- The hose was all CONVOLUTION.
CULL: Select from a large quantity.
- The little girl was CULL to go up on stage and sing along.
DISPARATE: Essentially different in kind.
-  Some people are more DISPARATE then others.
DOGMATIC: inclined to lay down principles as in controvertibly true/
- Polices officers are people who DOGMATIC others.
LICENTIOUS: quality of being lewd and lascivious.
METE: dispense or a lot justice a punishment harsh treatment.
- If you break the law you suffer METE.
NOXIOUS: harmful, poisonous or very unpleasant strong verbal or written attack.
- There are a lot of warning signs for NOXIOUS products to keep away from.
POLEMIC: on someone or something.
- I saw the spider POLEMIC from a far.
POPULOUS: having large population.
- Santa Marie is starting to be POPULOUS.
PROBITY: moral principles.
- Most people have PROBITY.
REPARTEE: witty comments or replies.
- The teacher said something REPARTEE to a student who was late.
SUPERVENE: event that typically in such away as to change the situation.
- The rain SUPERVENE for us to go to the water slides.
TRUNCATE: shorten(something) by cutting off the top or the end.
- I asked my grandma to TRUNCATE my pants because I am really short.
UNIMPEACHABLE: entirely trust worthy.
- My best friend LaNaya is UNIMPEACHABLE.

Reflection on the 1st week

My reflection on the first week brought back some memories. I had you as my English teacher last year. The first week I had you as a different class. Then I  switched into your AP class which I'm really trying to catch up in.