Good Morning/Afternoon & Welcome Back! Please turn in your Mid-Winter Break HW DMA: Write 5 or more sentences about what you did over the Mid-Winter Break, use at least 3 vocabulary words from previous weeks.

Vocabulary Set 9 “Go With the Flow” April 22 nd, 2016

Assimilation Part of Speech: Noun Definition: the process of absorbing; the process of making similar Sentence: The story behind Valentine’s Day was formed by the assimilation of popular myths from the Roman and Greek cultures.

Consensus Part of Speech: Noun Definition:General agreement Sentence: The general consensus of the classroom was that Valentine’s day should be exempt from homework.

Context Part of Speech: Noun Definition: Circumstances of a situation; environment Sentence: The context of the vocabulary presentation was a Valentine’s Day.

Derived Part of Speech: Verb Definition: Copied or adapted from a source Sentence: Cupid was derived from Roman Mythology.

Incumbent Part of Speech: Adjective Definition: Imposed as a duty; obligatory Sentence: As an incumbent custom, men must buy gifts, flowers, chocolate, and diamonds for women on Valentine’s Day.

Inevitable Part of Speech: Adjective Definition: Certain to happen, unavoidable Sentence: Talking about love is inevitable on February 14th.

Malleable Part of Speech: Adjective Definition: Easily shaped or formed; easily influenced Sentence: The heart shaped Play-Doh was extremely malleable.

Subdue Part of Speech: Verb Definition: To restrain; to hold back Sentence: Flandrew couldn’t subdue his love for Fiona any longer so he wrote her a love song.

Your Task Write about Swift’s “A Modest Proposal.” You may work with a partner or work alone, use lined paper, or a Word Document. Use a minimum of 5 words from this week and a minimum of 5 words from previous weeks. Underline the vocabulary words. Also, be sure to use 2 compound sentences, 2 complex sentences, and 2 simple sentences. Label the types of sentences.