English II Honors Independent Project

I described a former student's work for you.  To see her actual work, and to see an acceptable sample of student work, please click: http://bit.ly/1R2RQ2Y .

For scoring criteria and formatting guidelines: http://bit.ly/1KE7ayN .

For another example of the I-search paper: http://bit.ly/1iO7MLn .

Please remember to submit your work via One Drive or Google Docs.  If you are experiencing student email woes, we will see about getting your email re-activated. As always, I am happy to help, and look forward to your discoveries.

Bonus Point and Scholarship Opportunities

Some of you have expressed an interest in bonus point opportunities; I am happy for you to take advantage of scholarship opportunities as well.  Here are several opportunities:

1)  The Lewis County Conservation District--visit http://conservation.ky.gov, and www.kyfb.com/federation . 

2) The VFW sponsors scholarships.  Winners of this contest present their work in our Veterans Day Ceremony at the LCHS Auditorium.  Get an entry form from this site: https://www.vfw.org/VOD/ .

3) The information for the 2016 Profiles in Courage Essay Contest is available at www.jfklibrary.org/essaycontest.

I am happy to offer suggestions for any of these competitions.  Should you win, you are eligible for  15 BONUS points, 25 if you win.  Those spend well. 

Vocabulary (Stems) For August -- December 2015

List 21 Stem	Definition
equivocate	to hedge
superfluous	unnecessary
bilateral	two-sided
unilateral	one-sided
circumspect	cautious
commensurate	of like measure
malevolence	evil intent
neophyte	beginner
misanthropist	people-hater
bellicose	warlike
anthropomorphic	man-shaped
captious	fault-finding
neologism	new word
malediction	a curse
incredulous	not believing
omniscient	all-knowing
monomania	obsession with one thing
specious	false
excoriate	verbally flog
prototype	first model
xenophobia	fear of foreigners
benediction	blessing
amorphous	shapeless
preponderance	bulk
magnanimous	great-minded

List 22 Stem	Definition
mollify	make soft
ichthyologist	fish scientist
polygot	multi-linguist
diaphanous	semitransparent
somniferous	bringing sleep
sinecure	an easy lucrative job
soliloquy	speech to oneself
adherent	supporter
abjure	renounce
caustic	burning
confluence	a flowing together
depose	topple from power
egomania	self-obsession
egregious	blatant
analgesic	painkiller
chiromancy	palm reading
oligarchy	government by a few
intractable	stubborn
intransigent	not compromising
perfidious	treacherous
perspicuous	brilliantly clear
ingenuous	innocent and naïve
circumlocution	talking in circles
gregarious	sociable
discursive	rambling

List 23 Stem	Definition
egocentric	self-centered
tangible	touchable
demagogue	corrupt politician
preclude	foreclose
cryptologist	code breaker
ethnocentrism	racial or cultural prejudice
pedagogue	teacher
recant	retract
revoke	cancel
pugnacious	combative
incisive	sharp
diatribe	abusive criticism
anomaly	abnormality
enumerate	to list
circumscribed	limited
intercede	mediate
disputatious	argumentative
loquacious	talkative
abrogate	annul
prescience	foreknowledge
sacrosanct	sacred
androgynous	masculine and feminine
acronym	initials-name
congenital	at birth
cacophony	bad noise

List 24 Stem	Definition
advocate	speak for
ponderous	weighty
retribution	revenge
android	robot
infidel	unbeliever
resurgence	rising again
punctilious	precise in conduct
condescend	lower oneself
collateral	side by side
irrevocable	beyond recall
elucidate	explain
epigram	witty comment
eccentricity	oddness
cognizant	aware
stringent	binding
anthropoid	manlike
diffident	shy
pandemonium	demonic clamor
urbane	sophisticated
tractable	docile
supersede	replace
temporize	delay
somnambulist	sleepwalker
sanguinary	bloody
inanimate	lifeless

List 25 Stem	Definition
introspective	inward looking
intervene	come between
syndrome	complex of symptoms
subordinate	lower
dissonant	inharmonious
belligerent	warring
credible	believable
impending	overhanging
polyphonic	multi-melodic
exculpate	free from blame
euphemism	pleasant name
benefactor	helper
megalomania	delusions of greatness
magnate	powerful person
vivacious	lively
heliotropic	sun-following
amour-propre	self-love
octogenarian	an eighty-year-old
cognoscenti	those who know
surfeit	excess
primate	monkeys, apes, and humans
pellucid	crystal clear
circumvent	get around
hemiplegia	paralysis on one side
narcolepsy	attacks of sleep

LCHS Academic Team Schedule

 

Limestone  League

Matches begin by 5:30 (no later than 6)

 

8/26       Saturday  Car Wash @ McD’s  10-4

9/15       (Tuesday)            Bracken @ LCHS
9/17       (Thursday)        Montgomery @ LCHS
9/21       (Monday)            Testing
9/24        (Thursday)        Lewis @ Nicholas    

10/6        (Tuesday)           Fleming @ LCHS

10/20     (Tuesday)            Mason @ LCHS
10/26     (Monday)            Testing
10/27     (Tuesday)         Lewis @ Rowan

11/5       (Thursday)        Lewis @ St. Patrick

11/9       (Monday)            Testing and Quarter Auction
11/10     (Tuesday)          Lewis @ Bath
Tournament:  Fleming, November 19^th @ 5:00

Governor’s Cup:

District–Assessment, Quick Recall, Awards: Saturday, January 30  (@ Lewis)

Regional–Assessment, Quick Recall: Saturday, February 20

 

 

Welcome to English II !!!

While you will receive a hard copy of the English II Course Description, please know that you can access it via this link as well.  We will review this in the first few minutes of class as well.  I encourage you to share this document with your parents and guardians. 

Link to English II Course Description: