THE ILLUSTRIOUS MR. PASTOR

HOMEWORK, Friday,

ZEPtember 12, 2025:

AP ENGLISH #GET-LIT-ERATURE!

Read, annotate, complete directives for Kinkaid by Sunday night at 11:59 p.m. and Faulkner by Tuesday night at 11:59 p.m.

AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE ELITE!

Read, annotate, answer post-reading questions, complete road map for MLK packet by Sunday at 11:59 p.m.

ENGLISH II CP:

Read and thoroughly annotate and complete post-reading questions for Gehrig, Valvano, and D. Thomas by Sunday night at 11:59 p.m.

ENGLISH II GEN:

Read and thoroughly annotate and complete post-reading questions for Gehrig, Valvano, and D. Thomas by Sunday night at 11:59 p.m.

Weekly Spelling, Vocabulary, and Word Parts

Weekly Spelling Words for Context Evaluation:

Trepidation (intense fear)
Virtuous (honorable)
Tremendous
transcendent (applies across times and eras and different situations, true no matter what)
Thorough (fully sent / developed)
Theoretical (made-up scenario)
tentative (temporary)
Tendrils (vinelike outgrowths of thought)
tenacity (stubborness)
tempestuous (stormy)
tedious (laborious)
Technical (related to a specific point)
Tableau (3D diorama depicting a scene)

Weekly Vocabulary Words:

Architecture (n.), - the art of building design / construction
Ardent (adj.) - intensely committed or devoted to a cause or task
Arduous (adj.) - difficult but worthwhile endeavor
Argument (n., thesis) - the main point in a persuasive or analytical piece of writing
Arresting (adj., non-police) - visually appealing or eye-catching
Arrogate (v.) - to falsely take credit for something
Articulate (adj., v.) - to state clearly and precisely; to speak clearly
Ascertainable (adj.) - able to be verified or determined to be true
Assiduously (adv.) - characterized by hard work and industriousness
Astute (adj.) - especially perceptive or nuanced in understanding
Critical Thinking (n.) - the process of reaching a judgment or interpretation of something through a highly analytical and inquisitive process