1.) Bell Work for 11-26-18:
Read the SAT SLOT “The Prince” by Niccolò Machiavelli in your booklets on p. 13 with the purpose of circling any words you do not know so we can define them.
2.) Define the words we do not know for our SLOT booklets. Here are the words students chose & their definitions:
Renaissance: a time period; “rebirth”
assailed: make a concerted or violent attack on
prudence: cautiousness
commerce: trading; buying & selling
hindrance: a thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone
pious: devoutly religious
patron: a supporter
acquiring: gathering or collecting
distinguished: marked by excellence
abate: to decrease in force or intensity
enterprise: a project or undertaking, typically one that is difficult or requires effort
dominion: control over people or place
3.) Begin notes & discussion on Chapter 17 The Renaissance.