Name: _______________________
Period: ____
Sophomore English November 2015 Roll Assignments
Monday, November 2nd
Word of the Day: ruefully
Definition:
Part of speech: (adverb)
Root word of the day: teg, meaning: __________________________________ Examples: integrity,
integrate, disintegrate
Fill in the correct information about To Kill a Mockingbird:
The three main characters who are kids are (include the characters’ real FULL names and their nick-names):
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
The book takes place in the town of ____________________, in the state of Alabama, in the 19_____’s
Write what titles you would give to these chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird:
Chapter 1: _________________________________________________________
Chapter 2: _________________________________________________________
Chapter 3: _________________________________________________________
Tuesday, November 3rd
Word of the Day: dry
Definition:
Part of speech: (adjective)
Root word of the day: firm, meaning: ____________________________________ Examples: infirmity,
infirm, confirm, confirmation, affirm, affirmative
Fill in the blanks correctly based on what you know from the overview of the novel and what you’ve read:
Scout’s father is named: ______________. His job is that he is a ________________. To help him raise the children since
his wife (Scout and Jem’s mother) died, the family has a black housekeeper, cook, and nanny who is named
________________. The mysterious neighbor who fascinates Jem and Scout in Part I of the book has the real first name
Arthur, but his nick-name is ________ and his last name is ____________. Atticus is going to defend an innocent black man
named _______
________________ in Part II of the book, who was falsely accused of raping a white girl named
________________ Ewell. Her father, _____________ Ewell, also claims he saw Atticus’s innocent client commit the crime.
Wednesday, November 4th
Word of the Day: furtive
Definition:
Part of speech: (adjective)
Root words of the day: val, valid, meaning: ____________________________________ Examples:
invaluable, evaluate, invalid, validate, valor
Write what titles you would give to these chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird:
Chapter 4: _________________________________________________________
Chapter 5: _________________________________________________________
Thursday, November 5th
Word of the Day: infantile
Definition:
Part of speech: (adjective)
Root word of the day: put, meaning: ______________________________
Examples: reputation, compute, computer, computation, impute, dispute
Friday, November 6th
Word of the Day: statute
Definition:
Part of speech: (noun)
Root words of the day: sent, sens, meaning: ______________________________
Examples: sentimental, sensation, sensible
Write what title you would give to this chapter of To Kill a Mockingbird:
Chapter 6: _____________________________________________________________
Monday, November 9th
Word of the Day: vehement
Definition:
Part of speech: (adjective)
Root word of the day: fid, meaning: ______________________________
Examples: confident, confidante, fidelity, infidel
Tuesday, November 10th
Word of the Day: wary
Definition:
Part of speech: (adjective)
Root words of the day: cred, creed, meaning: ______________________________
Examples: creed, credible, incredible, credit, discredit, incredulous, incredulity
Write what titles you would give to these chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird:
Chapter 7: _____________________________________________________________
Chapter 8: _____________________________________________________________
Thursday, November 12th
Word of the Day: wryly
Definition:
Part of speech: (adverb)
Root word of the day: milita, meaning: ______________________________
Examples: military, militarize, militant, militia
Write what titles you’d give to these chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird:
Chapter 9: _____________________________________________________________
Chapter 10:_____________________________________________________________
Friday, November 13th
Word of the Day: apprehension
Definition:
Part of speech: (noun)
Root word of the day: soc, meaning: ______________________________
Examples: social, asocial, socialize, sociable, antisocial, society, associate, association
Monday, November 16th
Word of the Day: chiffarobe
Definition:
Part of speech: (noun)
Root word of the day: compan, meaning: ______________________________
Examples: company, companion, accompaniment
Write what title you’d give to these chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird:
Chapter 11: _____________________________________________________________
Chapter 12: _____________________________________________________________
Tuesday, November 17th
Word of the Day: constructionalist
Definition:
Part of speech: (noun)
Root word of the day: capita, meaning: ______________________________
Examples: capital, capitalize, decapitate
Write what titles you’d give to these chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird:
Chapter 13: _____________________________________________________________
Chapter 14: _____________________________________________________________
Wednesday, November 18th
Word of the Day: ground-itch
Definition:
Part of speech: (noun)
Root word of the day: ora, meaning: ______________________________
Examples: oral, oratory, orator, oration, oracle
Thursday, November 19th
Word of the Day: lavations
Definition:
Part of speech: (noun)
Root words of the day: man, manu, meaning: ______________________________
Examples: manufacture, manual, emancipate
Write what titles you’d give to these chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird:
Chapter 15: _____________________________________________________________
Chapter 16: _____________________________________________________________
Friday, November 20th
Word of the Day: mollified
Definition:
Part of speech: (adjective)
Root word of the day: ling, meaning: ______________________________
Examples: multilingual, linguistic
Monday, November 23rd
Word of the Day: neutrality
Definition:
Part of speech: (noun)
Root word of the day: jubil, meaning: ______________________________
Examples: jubilee, jubilant
Write what titles you’d give to these chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird:
Chapter 17: _____________________________________________________________
Chapter 18: _____________________________________________________________
Chapter 19: _____________________________________________________________
Tuesday, November 24th
Word of the Day: perpetual
Definition:
Part of speech: (adjective)
Root word of the day: hilar, meaning: ______________________________
Examples: hilarity, exhilarating
Write what titles you’d give to these chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird:
Chapter 20: _____________________________________________________________
Chapter 21: _____________________________________________________________
Wednesday, November 25th
Word of the Day: pilgrimage
Definition:
Part of speech: (noun)
Root words of the day: frug, frugi, meaning: ______________________________
Examples: fruitful, frugal, frugivore, frugivorous
Write what titles you’d give to these chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird:
Chapter 22: _____________________________________________________________
Chapter 23: _____________________________________________________________