MR. GOLDSMITH'S CLASS

COLLEGE PREP

Today we got new vocabulary words...you were asked to look them up and write SENTENCES....I went over them with you. These are words you will encounter in your short stories. The words are:

snub
scatheless
paucity
innuendo
insipid
exigent
ashen
orotund
adulation
sycophant
extricate
impulsion
motley
inherent
omissive
synchronize
unadorned

COLLEGE ENGLISH

We touched base on the paper and talked about the importance of noticing the Count's relationships with characters and how he tries to develop rapport with them...

We took a partner "quiz" (it counted as a participation grade) on 26-31

I SUMMARIZED Chapter 31 for you...you did not have to read it....did you take notes on what I said??

Please read chapters 32 through 40....be sure to know/do the answers to the study guide questions I have put on the board/this web site below....


CH 32: Who does Valentine WANT to marry?

CH 33: Who is Valentine SUPPOSED to marry? Is she happy about this?
             Why does Noitier want a "notary?"

CH 34: I wonder if we will have a snow day!

CH 35: How does the Count make people feel WICKED uncomfortable?

CH 36: What information does Caderousse know about "Andrea Calvacanti?"
             What is "blackmail," and how does Caderousse use it?

CH 37: What has Danglas "lost?"
             What information about Mrs Danglas has MR. Danglars "known all along?"
           
CH 38: Do you get the sense that Danglars and Fernand (Count of Morcert) are still friends?
            What does Monte Cristo "suggest" that Danglars might want to research/find out? (hint:
            it involves Greece.....)

CH 39: "If that child is alive and someone knows about it, we're lost!" Who says this? To Whom?
             What's the big deal? I mean..............................C'MON!!!!!!

CH 40: What is a hidden talent you have? What will you do over February break?