Wednesday, 2/1: Spelling, Prepositions, Vocab, Euphemisms, OG

“Spelling/Prepositions, 2/1.” (10/6)

  1. (3) ___ been said that many stereotypes sometimes start with a ___(2) of truth. (Not principle, but still 2 possible for the second one.)
  2. (2) Knock, knock!    ______  ______?
  3. (2) “____ the Army _____ of Engineers to help with the flooding.”
  4. hero : idol :: rank : _____
  5. Vladek tried to get Artie to take home the almost empty ____ box.
  6. A basic truth about a school leader: A _____ ______. Be careful of the order!!!
  7. Name the 6 prepositions above:

“Vocab, 2/1.”
 

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. Solar power is more ______ to the environment than coal or oil.
  6. It had been raining so much that we ____(ly) planned the picnic for Saturday, but we also made other plans just in case.
  7. The _____ lawyer took advantage of the old man and stole his money.
  8. “Wealth is ______, but poverty hides.”
  9. After he lost the battle, the king had to ____ the throne to the winner.
  10. The word ______ comes from a word that means ethics or morals.
  11. The root of this word meant “to handle, to try.” _____
  12. The roots of this word meant “before the bottom or deep.” _____
  13. The roots of this word meant “not feeling pain.” _____

 


Euphemism (n – U FEM ISM): 
A “nice” way of saying something  unpleasant.
The prefix eu- means “good.”

Examples: passed on = died, sanitation engineer = garbage man,

  1. visually disabled =
  2. solid waste =
  3. landfill =
  4. economically disadvantaged =
  5. undocumented transborder migrant =
  6. vertically challenged =
  7. intentionally inaccurate statement  =

 

 

1 CCTV camera for every 11 people in the UK. You are likely to be captured on UK CCTV up to 70 times per day.  If you live/work in London, that number could be closer to 300 times/day.  (2022)

 

Is it worth it?

 

A look at the Bill of Rights. Why is #6 especially important?

The Sixth Amendment establishes a number of rights of the defendant in a criminal trial:

to a speedy and public trial
to trial by an impartial jury
to be informed of criminal charges
to confront witnesses
to compel witnesses to appear in court
to assistance of counsel[109]

Old Glory”  (PDF)

Old Glory” (Audio)

Look at the heading and the format of the story. What’s the concept here?

 

What would a “Civic Responsibility” class be all about?  Duty?

Bonus: What is “Old Glory” a nickname for? Respond thusly in your notebook with a date:
“Old Glory” is the nickname for___________.
Bonus Two: Uncle Sam is a nickname for ________.

Read Aloud.