FRESHMAN ENGLISH 212
8
MCAS Science,
Technology, and
Engineering (STE)—A1D1-B1-C1
DUE: Organize binder
and materials
necessary for final
exam review week
CLASS: complete
freshman letter to senior
self; Looking back—review
of course curriculum;
general course feedback;
preview of final exam
materials
9 [Final day of Tm 4]
MCAS Science, Technology, and
Engineering (STE)—G1-E2-F2
DUE: Complete online course
feedback survey
Name:
10 REVIEW WEEK
DUE: Review grammar—sentence
completeness, punctuation, usage
CLASS: Grammar—sentence errors; usage;
begin review of course literature;
independent study
11
REVIEW
WEEK
NO CLASS
12 REVIEW WEEK
[EARLY RELEASE: STEP-UP
DAY— G4-C4-D4]
DUE: Review course
literature—The Odyssey and
Romeo and Juliet
CLASS: Review of themes of
course literature and reading
strategies; literary terms; begin
index card picture
CLASS DOES NOT MEET
15
REVIEW WEEK
DUE: Complete index
card picture of course
literature
CLASS: Review of course
literature through index
card pictures; continue
review reading strategies;
literary terms
16
REVIEW WEEK
DUE: Review Vocab Stems
Lists 1-6
CLASS: Vocabulary review;
Independent study and overall
review
22
FINAL EXAMS DAY 4
23
Math (check with your
teacher)
MAKE-UP TESTING
17
FINAL EXAMS DAY 1
Session A—8:15-10:00
9th Grade English
Session B—11:00-12:45
Biology
24
LAST DAY FOR STUDENTS
DUE: Nothing, of course
CLASS: Food, Music, Prizes,
Final Grades
18
FINAL EXAMS DAY 2
Session A—8:15-10:00
9th Grade History
10th Grade English
19
FINAL EXAMS
DAY 3
(No exams for freshmen)
Session A—8:15-10:00
10th and 11th Grade History
Session B—11:00-12:45
11th Grade English
25
LAST DAY FOR TEACHERS
26
SUMMER VACATION

Session A: 8:15-10:00
Session B: 11:00-12:45
FINAL EXAM (10% of the final course grade)
Writing Portfolio

Selft Assessment; Romeo and Juliet In-class; RJ Analytical/Personal essay; choice literary
analysis; choice creative or personal writing
_____/40
I.
_____/25
Reading Comprehension
A. Short story reading—“Zlateh the Goat”—5 open response questions (2 pts. each)
B. Of Mice and Men; The Odyssey; Romeo and Juliet—15 questions
II.
Vocabulary

15 multiple-choice questions on Stems Lists 1-6 (150 stems)
A.
B.
C.
D.
Grammar
Punctuating sentences
Correcting Sentence Errors
Usage
Sentence Types
III.
_____/15
_____/20
_____/100
Vocabulary (20 questions on the Final Exam)
Directions: Choose the letter of the word that correctly defines the stem in bold, and mark it on the
Scantron.
31. Stem “mal” means
a)
b)
c)
d)
after
sad
bad
different
VOCABULARY STEMS LISTS 1-6
List 1
Stem
Definition
Sample Words
anti
circum
equi
extra
against
around
equal
beyond
intra
intro
mis
neo
scrib
sym /
syn
within
into
bad
new
write
together
anti-aircraft, antibody, anticlimax, antithesis, antihero, antagonist
circumnavigate, circumspect, circumvent, circumlocution, circumcise, circus
equitable, equilateral, equivocate, equinox, equation, equilibrium
extraterrestrial, extraordinary, extravagant, extrovert, extraneous, extrapolate,
extradite
intracellular, intravenous, intrastate, intramural
introduce, introspective, introvert
misfit, mistake, misfortune, misfire, misery, miser, misdeed, misguided
neologism, neophyte, neon, neoclassic, neonatal
scribble, inscribe, scribe, describe, conscription, transcribe, ascribe
sympathy, symbol, symphony, synchronize, synonym, synopsis, syntax
List 2
Stem
Definition
Sample Words
anthropo
man
audi
auto
bell
biblio
cap
cede
cide
cise
port
hear
self
war
book
take
go
kill
cut
carry
anthropology, anthropomorphic, anthropomorphize, anthropoid, lycanthrope,
misanthrope
audio, audiophile, audience, audition, auditory, audit
autobiography, automobile, autograph, automatic, automaton, autocracy
bellicose, belligerent, bellow, rebel, casus belli
bibliography, bibliophile, bible, bibliomania, bibliophobia
capture, captive, captor, captious, captivate, captivity, caption, capsule
recede, precede, antecedent, proceed, secede, concede, intercede, succeed
herbicide, homicide, matricide, suicide, regicide, genocide, fratricide
excise, incisors, incision, circumcise, incisive, precise, concise, decisive
transport, import, report, porter, deport, important, portly, comportment
List 3
Stem
Definition
Sample Words
duct
fer
homo
hyper
hypo
miss
lead
carry
same
over
under
send
pan
pend
photo
spec
all
hang
light
look
conduct, induct, product, reduction, deduction, reproduction
transfer, infer, refer, defer, ferry, conifer, Lucifer, aquifer
homosexuality, homogenize, homonym, homophone, homologous
hyperactive, hyperventilate, hyperbole, hypertension
hypodermic, hypocrite, hypotenuse, hypothermia, hypothesis, hypochondria
dismiss, remiss, missile, admission, missionary, emission, intermission,
promissory
panorama, panoply, pandemic, pantheism, pantheon, pan American
pending, pendulum, pendant, impending, depend, pendulous, suspend
photograph, photometer, photon, photogenic, photosynthesis
spectacles, spectator, specious, respect, inspect, circumspect, retrospective,
speculate, prospect
List 4
Stem
Definition
Sample Words
bene
dox
matri
micro
mono
phon
pseudo
tele
vid
viv
good
opinion
mother
small
one
sound
false
far
look
life
benefit, benevolent, beneficial, benediction, benefactor, benign
orthodox, heterodox, doxology, doctrine, indoctrinate, paradox, doctrinaire
matricide, matron, matriarch, matriarchy, matrimony, metropolis, matrilineal
microscope, microwave, microphone, microcosm, microbe, microeconomics
monotonous, monocular, monogamous, monolithic, monotone
symphony, telephone, phonetic, phonograph, euphony, cacophony, phonics
pseudonym, pseudopod, pseudomorphic, pseudoscience
telescope, telephone, telekinesis, telepathy, teleology, television
video, invidious, evidence, evident, provide
vivid, vivisection, vivacious, convivial, bon vivant, viva, revive
List 5 (Romeo and Juliet 1)
Stem
Definition
Sample Words
ambul
carn
co/com/
con
corp
dom
gress
walk
flesh
together
jur
post
swear
after
pot
voc
drink
voice
amble, ambulatory, somnambulism, ambulance, perambulate
carrion, carnivorous, incarnate, reincarnated, carnival, carnation, carnage
conjure, reconcile, combination, common, contract, confederate, conjunction,
cooperate, coordinating, coauthor
incorporate, corps, corpulent, corporation, corporeal, corporal, corpse, corpuscle
predominant, dominate, dominion, domineering, subdominant, domain
transgression, congress, egress, digress, aggression, regress, progress,
ingress
perjury, abjure, adjure, perjure, jury, jurisdiction, jurisprudence, jurist
posterity, postgraduate, posthumous, postscript, posterior, post meridiem,
postpone
potion, potable, potation, compote, symposium
invocation, vociferously, vocal, sotto voce, vocabulary, convocation, equivocate,
provocative, provoke, invoke, revoke
body
rule
step
List 6 (Romeo and Juliet 2)
Stem
Definition
Sample Words
ab
ami
apt
de
away
love
fit
down
dis
ex
away
out
inter
between
mal
pre
bad
before
val
worth
absolve, abnormal, abjure, absent, abroad, abrogate, abrupt, abdicate
amorous, amatory, amateur, amiable, amigo, amity, paramour
apt, adapt, aptitude, maladapted, adaptation, aptly, aptness
denote, deposit, descent, despicable, denounce, deduct, demolish, decrepit,
deplete
dismal, distract, distort, dispute, dissonant, disperse, dismiss, dissuade, disprove
exile, inexorable, exit, except, excise, exculpate, exorbitant, expunge, expound,
expose, exhume, expire, export, exude, expel
intercession, international, interdepartmental, intermission, interject, interlude,
interstate, internet, interpolate
malevolent, malcontent, malicious, malign, malady, malapropism
predicament, prelude, preposition, premonition, premature, predict, predecessor,
predispose
validity, valor, valiant, valid, equivalent, devaluate, evaluate, ambivalent