Aha!

I had my aha! Moment when we were talking about indirect and direct characterization. Direct is when the auther just straight up explains a charecter. Indirect characterization is when the author puts details about acharacter through actions, minor character reactions, and dialogue. I completely had forgotten about those before you had asked us that day to say it off the top of our minds. 

Vocab list #4

melancholy-an abnormal state attributed to an excess of black bile and characterized by irascibility or depression

exemplary- extremely good and deserving to be admired and copied, serving as an example of something

peculiar- not usual or normal,not well, somewhat ill

dread- to fear greatly, to regard with awe, to feel extreme reluctance to meet or face 
bough- a main branch of a tree 
pious- deeply religious, devoted to a particular religion

, falsely appearing to be good or moral

communion- a close relationship with someone or something, a group of Christians who have the same beliefs

auditor- a person authorized to examine and verify accounts, one who hears or listens, one who is a member of an audience, a person who audits a course of study 

multitude- the quality or state of being numerous, or many

The doctor had a multitude of medical supplies stored in a cabinet for his patients.

eloquence- being good with words and expressing things in a pleasing or persuasive manner.

His eloquence was of that nature, in its impassioned appeals to the strongest emotions, that it required for its full effect the highest themes and the most dramatic situations
despair- deep sadness, or loss of hope.

She was full of despair after her dog passed away.

hoary-very old, white or grey.

Although the man was hoary, he had a energetic personality.

Notes about lit analysis 9/17/14

•get a goal for your lit analysis 

•suspend disbelief

-to not nitpick at something you just watched or read/to get lost in something

•what do you expect when you read?

•Why didnt reading this seem like work? 

•have an idea why the autor wrote the book

•describe THE literary elements you observed 

•static-stays the stame 

•dynamic-changes over time 

•flat- have no depth 

•round-can be funny, sad, weird and may things 

VOCAB: fall list 3

coherent- logically connected; consistent

belabor- 

argue or elaborate (a subject) in excessive detail.

eschew- deliberately avoid using; abstain from. 

acquisitive- excessively interested in acquiring money or material things.

emulate- to copy or imitate

We tried to emulate what we had seen in the morning

banal- so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.

excoriation- to condemn, criticize thoroughly or express strong disapproval.to condemn, criticize thoroughly or express strong disapproval.

congeal- to solidify, especially by cooling, or to take shape, especially to form a satisfying whole

carping- difficult to please; critical.

substantiate- to prove a claim to be true or back up a claim with evidence.

temporize- to suit one's actions to the time,occasion, or circumstances, without reference 

largesse- money given with ease.

tenable- reasonable, or able to be sustained or maintained

insatiable- an appetite for something that cannot be satisfied

reconnaissance- preliminary research or a preliminary survey such as checking out the lay-of-the-land before taking a military action.

germane- something relevant to the topic.

ramify- to divide or spread out into branches or branchlike divisions

intransigent- someone stubborn or unwilling to change his views.

taciturn- someone who doesn't say much.

Notes 9/9/14

Young Goodman Brown

•he knows its a risk, to walk with the devil but he does it any ways

      -curious 

      -human nature? 

•stubborn(adverb)

     -adverb: action

•vext: confused/frustrated 

•minister is in charge of the "devil meeting" 

•firmament: sky, heaven

•faith! Is at the devil meet up  

•a black cloud amerges and he hears all voices including his wife's 

•a pink ribbon fluttered lightly through the sky and got caught om a branch

•feen:greedy spirit (demond)

•lurid:vivid 

•benign: good

•incantation: spell 

Todays notes 8/3/14-8/4

Diction- the words the author uses

Syntax- the way the author puts the words together

Two words that have to do with emotion- ~tone-the authors attitude in the text

~mood-the way we feel when we read the text

Theme- main message

When we read a book every author wants us to know something 

Allusion- a reference to something an author thinks we should know

Symbol-

                        / \

      Referent.   /    \

                     /       \

                   / _____ \ us/readers

Foreshadowing-to foresee what is going to happen 

-Young goodman brown is so stunned by what just happend that he doesnt evenotice that the staff turned into a snake 

-after he found out that the Goody Cloyse was a which he said he could never look at the world the same again. 

Fall Vocab List #2

INTERCEDE- intervene on behalf of another,got in the middle of something

(He intercede the conversation between the teacher and principle) 

HACKNEYED- lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite (the saying was hackneyed) 

APPROBATION- approval or praise

(He got lots of approbation)

INNUENDO- saying something indirectly

(He had Slight innuendo talking about the test)

COALITION- a combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between, persons, factions, states, etc.

(We had a coalition)

ELICIT- to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke

(The elicit reaction was amazing) 

HIATUS- any gap or opening; a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, a pause from something

(He needed a mental hiatus)

ASSUAGE- to make less harsh 

(He really needed to assauge that)

DECADENCE- the act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state;deterioration; decay

(They found his house in a state of decadence)

EXPOSTULATE- to reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done; remonstrate

(We had an expostulate conversation)

SIMULATE- to make a pretense of; feign

(I had to simulate my happyness)

JADED- worn out or wearied, as by overwork or overuse

(I was jaded about staying up all night)

UMBRAGE- to take offense  

(I take umbrage at what you just said)

PREROGATIVE- an exclusive right, privilege, etc., exercised by virtue of rank or office 

(Its my prerogative to do this)

LURID- gruesome; horrible; revolting;shocking

(That was lurid)

TRANSCEND- to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed 

(I transcended the grade they thought i was gunna get)

PROVINCIAL- belonging or peculiar to something particular; local

(We are provincial)

PETULANT- moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance

(He was very petulant)

UNCTUOUS- excessively smooth, suave, or smug

(He was so unctuous)

MERITORIOUS- deserving praise, reward, esteem, etc.; praiseworthy

(He did something very meritorious)