Period 3 Word of the Week: subvert

On the 9th, period 3 chose subvert as the word of the week.  The following week, periods 2, 4, and 7 selected the same word!  Subvert means "to undermine the power and authority of" someone or something.

To demonstrate our understanding of the word, we all created sentences:

1. Macbeth subverted the royal line of succession by killing King Duncan.
2. The notorious hacker group, Anonymous, subverted the authority of the U.S. government by helping Edward Snowden.
3. Teenagers who talk while the teacher is talking are subverting the teacher's authority.
4. Harriet Tubman used the underground railroad to subvert the system of slavery.

In my opinion, these are the best sentences we've devised all year.  Hooray for the English 11 Honors students!

Periods 2, 4, & 7 Word of the Week: satiate

This week, periods 2, 4, and 7 chose satiate as our word of the week.  Since I posted this late, I am also able to include period 3 in this posting, because satiate was the period 3 word of the week from 5/16-5/23.

Satiate means "to satisfy to the full."

Here are the sentences our classes created to help demonstrate the meaning of our word of the week:


1. David's hunger for Ritz crackers can never be satiated.
2. Before dinner, Macbeth spoiled his appetite; he ate until he was satiated.
3. Little Johnny's curiosity about where babies come from was satiated, for the moment, by his parents' lies.
4. After eating all the balls on the game board, the hungry hungry hippos felt satiated.