Reminder: vocabulary 15 is due next Monday June
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Here are some very good study commentaries to help you prepare for the Tuesday's essay. This is your last class writing assignment. Kudos to Julie for sending these along.
In class essay: MLA format, grading on content, style and language conventions.
One of the central ideas of this novel is Holden Caulfield’s curious, conflicted relationship with adolescence and adulthood. Standing on the threshold between the two, Caufield negotiates neither successfully. Discuss in detail three different experiences Holden has with other people in the novel and the corresponding theme that is reflected within this encounter. Please include one supporting quote for each. Finally, what person insight comes to Holden as he watches Phoebe on the carrousel?
Take the time to write and outline/
You may use your graphic organizer or the quotes you were to bring to class only.
This is a two-day writing assignment. Due at the close of class on Wednesday.
Vocabulary 15
definitions
1. amenity (noun)- that which is
pleasant or agreeable; (plural) attractive features or
customs
2.
aperture (noun)- an opening, gap, hole; orifice
3.
dissidence (noun)- a difference of opinion; discontent; disagreement,
dissent , disaffection
4.
epicurean (adj)- devoted to the pursuit of pleasure; fond of good food,
comfort and ease; with discriminating tastes; (noun) a person with
discriminating tastes; hedonistic, sybaritic,
discriminating
5.
improvident (adj.)- not thrifty; failing to plan ahead; prodigal,
spendthrift, extravagant
6.
iniquity (noun)- wickedness, sin; a grossly immoral act; evil,
crime
7.
inviolable (adj.) – sacred; of such a character that it must not be
broken, injured or profaned
8.
mutable (adj)- open to or capable of change; changeable,
variable
9.
nascent (adj).)- just beginning to exist or develop; having just come
into existence; budding, incipient, embryonic
10.
obeisance (noun)- a deep bow or other body movement indicating respect or
submission; deference, homage
11.
panegyric (noun) formal or elaborate praise; a tribute; encomium,
testimonial
12.
pillory (noun)- a device for publicly punishing offenders; a means for
exposing one to public contempt or ridicule; (verb)- to expose to public
contempt or ridicule
13.
pittance (noun)- a woefully meager allowance, wage or portion; modicum,
trifle
14.
presage (verb)- to foreshadow or point to a future event; to predict;
(noun) a warning or indication of the future; augur, portend,
foretell
15.
progeny (noun)- descendants, offspring. children, followers,
disciples
16.
promulgate (verb)- to proclaim; to make known far and wide;
announce
17.
rectitude (noun)- uprightness, righteousness, correctness; probity,
integrity
18.
restive (adj)- restless, hard to manage, balky; uneasy, fidgety,
recalcitrant
19.
seraphic (adj)- angelic, heavenly, celestial, cherubic;
cherubic
20.
subsist (verb) to have existence; to remain alive, manage o make a living
or maintain life; to persist or continue; last, sustain,
survive
Vocabulary 15
exercise 1 Fill in the blank
with the correct definition.
1.
We are sure that their vow is ______________________________ because
their sense of moral obligation will prevent them from ever breaking
it.
2.
Conscientious parents will do everything they can to foster and develop
the _______________________ intellectual curiosity of a small
child.
3.
Imagine someone with my _____________________ tastes having to live for a
week on that watery mush!
4.
The biography is a pretty evenhanded appraisal of the man’s strengths and
weaknesses, not just another _________________________ to a great
hero.
5.
I see no reason to question the _______________________ of her dealings
with us since I know her to be “as honest as the day is
long.”
6.
He inveighs against the sins of society with all the stridency of an Old
Testament prophet castigating the _____________________ of the
ungodly.
7.
The wranglers suspected that there were wolves or mountain lions nearby
when the herd suddenly grew nervous and _____________________________.
8.
The Bible tells us that visitors to the court of Solomon, the great
Hebrew king, willingly paid him
______________________________.
9.
For many ancient peoples, the appearance of a comet was a fearful omen
that _______________________ great social upheaval.
10.
After a few days in which everything went my way, I suddenly learned just
how _________________________ Lady Luck can be.
11.
Am I to be ____________________________ before the entire student body
because I made a few minor mistakes as a member of the Student
Council?
12.
The liberties that we have inherited from our forefathers are a sacred
trust that we must pass on undiminished to our
________________________.
13.
Authoritarian governments often resort to violence and coercion in their
efforts to repress political
___________________________.
14.
Our financial situations are so different that what she considers a mere
_________________ seems a fortune to me.
15.
It was the _________________________ of its natural setting on those
rolling hills that led the architect to dub the estate “Mount
Pleasant.”
16.
The President has ____________________________ a policy that commits the
nation to curbing pollution.
17.
“I’m afraid that the child’s _______________ countenance belies the
devilry in his heart,” I observed sadly.
18.
The __________________________ on most cameras can be adjusted to admit
more or less light, as required.
19.
Nutritionists say that most of us could ________________________ on a
great deal less food than we actually consume.
20.
Though I’m by no means ________________________ with my money, I don’t
hoard it either.
Vocabulary 15
Exercise 2
1.
The artist painted the children with ________________________ smiles to
suggest their innocence.
2.
Peasants in the nineteenth-century Ireland were able to
______________________ almost exclusively on potatoes.
3.
After the earthquake, rain and cold came through the
______________________ in the wall of the damaged house.
4.
Safeguarding the retirement income of millions of Americans is a(n)
_____________________________ trust of the federal
government.
5.
The candidate tried to ________________________ her political opponent by
suggesting that he had ties to organized crime.
6.
In comparison to the overwhelming need for food and medicine, the
shipment was a mere ______________________.
7.
The School Board __________________________ a new approach to education
that emphasized phonics.
8.
The chef took a(n) _____________________________ delight in presenting
the most delicious dishes to his demanding clientele.
9.
When I backpack there are certain basic __________________________ such
as clean sheets and a dry tent, that I find I sometimes
miss.
10.
The speaker delivered a ____________________________ in honor of the
award-winning author.
11.
The mayor is a person of unquestionable ________________________; his
honesty is indisputable.
12.
The Bill of Rights guarantees certain civil rights and protections to
ourselves and our __________________________.
13.
When the commanding officer announced that all leave was cancelled, there
was widespread ______________________ in the ranks.
14.
Some people are so _______________________________that despite high
incomes they struggle to make ends meet.
15.
The ____________________________ horse had not been taken out of the
stable for five days.
16.
The skirmishes at the border _____________________ a
war.
17.
English Puritans looked upon the court that surrounded King Charles I as
a den of ____________________________.
18.
Upon entering the throne room, each courtier made a respectful
__________________________ before the king and queen.
19.
The ____________________________ was placed in the center of town so that
everyone could view the outlaws and their shame.
20.
Recent public opinion polls registered
_____________________________opposition to the proposed tax
increases.
Vocabulary 15
exercise 3
Synonyms
1. tried to survive in a desert
_______________________________
2. dark clouds portending rain
_______________________________
3. the angelic tones of the choir
______________________________
4. challenged the integrity of the judge
_____________________________
5. a hedonistic display of luxury
_____________________________
6. stuffed the orifice with old newspapers
______________________________
7. showed a budding interest in politics
_____________________________
8. paid respect to those who came before her _____________________________
9. the pleasantness of a quiet garden
_____________________________
10. sacrosanct principle of equality
_____________________________
11. will be punished for their crimes
______________________________
12. repaid a mere modicum of what is owed
______________________________
13. announced by the public health authorities
______________________________
14. fidgety after the caffeine
_______________________________
15. a fickle disposition _______________________________
Antonyms
16. insulted the king’s ancestors
______________________________
17. always praises those in authority ______________________________
18. gave a long diatribe on the military
______________________________
19. widespread political agreement
______________________________
20. a thrifty manager
______________________________
Vocabulary 15
exercise 4
1.
Religious (obeisance / dissidence) was one of the motives that led many
people to leave their homes and found colonies in North
America.
2.
Writers often regard their works as their (dissidence / progeny) in much
the same way as other people regard their pets as family
members.
3.
The resounding victory we scored at the polls is an eloquent tribute to
the (rectitude / dissidence) of her approach as campaign
manager.
4.
As the speaker’s remarks became more inflammatory, the crowd grew more
sullen and (nascent / restive).
5.
The novel centers on a(n) (improvident / seraphic) young man who
squanders his inheritance on riotous living and dies in the
poorhouse.
6.
I realize the official made a serous mistake, but that is no reason to
(pillory /subsist) him so unmercifully in the press.
7.
We would like to believe that the intensifying fear of ecological
catastrophe (subsists / presages) an era of environmental harmony in the near
future.
8.
The cost of living has risen so sharply that a salary that was adequate a
decade ago is now no more than a mere (panegyric /
pittance.)
9.
The new “gourmet” deli features delicacies that are bound to delight even
the most exacting of (epicurean / nascent) palates.
10.
No matter how well defended, no boundary is (inviolable / restive) unless
the people on either side of it respect each other.
11.
“Angelica” is indeed an apt name for one whose (mutable / seraphic)
beauty is complemented by such sweetness of temper and gentleness of
spirit.
12.
One cannot expect a(n) (epicurean /nascent) democracy to go through its
early years without experiencing serious growing pains.
13.
Recently, the Principal (promulgated / presaged) a new dress code that
abolished some of the unnecessary strictness of the old
rules.
14.
Liberty (subsists / presages) only so long as people have the
intelligence to know their rights and the courage to defend
them.
15.
There was a loophole in the law, and through this (aperture / obeisance)
the defendant escaped the legal consequences of his
crime.
16.
Instead of being so concerned with the (iniquities / apertures) of
others, they would do well to concentrate on correcting their own
shortcomings.
17.
The study of government shows us that many political institutions thought
to be unchanging are in fact highly (inviolable /
mutable).
18.
Specific customs vary widely in different lands, but the basic
(affectations / amenities) of civilized living are much the same
everywhere.
19.
Like so many others of his generation, he paid unquestioning (iniquity /
obeisance) to the accepted symbols of material success.
In class essay: MLA format, grading on content, style and language conventions.
One of the central ideas of this novel is Holden Caufield’s curious, conflicted relationship with adolescence and adulthood. Standing on the threshold between the two, Caufield negotiates neither successfully. Discuss in detail three different experiences Holden has with other people in the novel and the corresponding theme that is reflected within this encounter. Please include one supporting quote for each.
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