VOCAB ASSESSMENT: MONDAY MAY 20
WORDS 481-500
KNOW MNEMONICS
Friday, May 17, 2013
Monday, May 13, 2013
481. ABRUPT - CHANGING SUDDENLY
482. ABUNDANT - PLENTIFUL
483. AGHAST - STRUCK WITH HORROR
484. BESTIAL - ANIMAL
485. BRAVO - WELL DONE
486. BURNISH - TO MAKE BRILLIANT, TO SHINE
487. CAPACIOUS - ROOMY
488. CONTUMACIOUS - REBELLIOUS
289. CORPULENT - OBESE, FAT
490. MALADROIT - CLUMSY, UNSKILLFUL
491. DENDROID - LIKE A TREE
492. HYPERCRITICAL - FAULTFINDING
493. IMPERIL - TO ENDANGER
494. INTERIM - TIME BETWEEN ACTS OR
PERIODS
495. LICIT - LAWFUL
496. ILLICIT - UNLAWFUL
497. LUCRATIVE - HIGHLY PROFITABLE
498. MAIDENHOOD - VIRGINITY
499. MEDDLESOME - INTERFERING
500. MIMIC - TO IMITATE THE SPEECH OR ACTIONS OF ANOTHER.
THERE WILL BE A VOCAB ASSESSMENT ON FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK. STUDY THE ABOVE 20 WORDS. THAT MEANS YOU NEED TO WORK ON FIVE VOCAB WORDS A NIGHT. STUDY.
GET CREDIT TODAY FOR CARDS WITH MNEMONICS = 100 POINTS
SHOW 100 CARDS TOMORROW AND RECEIVE ANOTHER 100 POINTS.
AFTER TODAY: INCOMPLETED SENIOR PROJECTS WILL BE PUT ON A LIST FOR FAILING SENIOR PROJECT.
LIST WILL BE PUBLISHED IN CLASS TOMORROW.
JOURNALS?
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO MAKE UP LAST WEEKS VOCAB ASSESSMENT. AFTER SCHOOL ONLY.
482. ABUNDANT - PLENTIFUL
483. AGHAST - STRUCK WITH HORROR
484. BESTIAL - ANIMAL
485. BRAVO - WELL DONE
486. BURNISH - TO MAKE BRILLIANT, TO SHINE
487. CAPACIOUS - ROOMY
488. CONTUMACIOUS - REBELLIOUS
289. CORPULENT - OBESE, FAT
490. MALADROIT - CLUMSY, UNSKILLFUL
491. DENDROID - LIKE A TREE
492. HYPERCRITICAL - FAULTFINDING
493. IMPERIL - TO ENDANGER
494. INTERIM - TIME BETWEEN ACTS OR
PERIODS
495. LICIT - LAWFUL
496. ILLICIT - UNLAWFUL
497. LUCRATIVE - HIGHLY PROFITABLE
498. MAIDENHOOD - VIRGINITY
499. MEDDLESOME - INTERFERING
500. MIMIC - TO IMITATE THE SPEECH OR ACTIONS OF ANOTHER.
THERE WILL BE A VOCAB ASSESSMENT ON FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK. STUDY THE ABOVE 20 WORDS. THAT MEANS YOU NEED TO WORK ON FIVE VOCAB WORDS A NIGHT. STUDY.
GET CREDIT TODAY FOR CARDS WITH MNEMONICS = 100 POINTS
SHOW 100 CARDS TOMORROW AND RECEIVE ANOTHER 100 POINTS.
AFTER TODAY: INCOMPLETED SENIOR PROJECTS WILL BE PUT ON A LIST FOR FAILING SENIOR PROJECT.
LIST WILL BE PUBLISHED IN CLASS TOMORROW.
JOURNALS?
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO MAKE UP LAST WEEKS VOCAB ASSESSMENT. AFTER SCHOOL ONLY.
Friday, May 10, 2013
WOW! A BIG WOW!
LESS THAN FOUR WEEKS BEFORE GRADUATION. TIME IS SUPER SHORT.
STAY ON TARGET WITH JOURNALS, VOCAB CARDS, BRITISH LIT ASSIGNMENTS AND PROJECTS.
MOST OF ALL COME TO CLASS
IF YOU MISS CLASS YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE TO READ THE BLOG, ASK CLASSMATES WHAT YOU HAVE MISSED AND THEN GUESS WHAT? MAKE IT UP. EVERY HAS IT'S POINTS.
ON MONDAY I NEED TO SEE YOUR VOCAB CARDS: NUMBERS 420 TO 480.
POINTS! POINTS! POINTS! THESE POINTS ARE EASY TO ACQUIRE AND HELP BRING UP YOUR GRADES WHERE YOU ARE THE WEAKEST.
BE PROACTIVE ABOUT YOUR WORK. DON'T BE REACTIVE WHEN YOU GET YOUR
GRADES.
SENIOR PROJECTS? SHOULD BE A THING OF THE PAST.
WHERE ARE THE JOURNALS? NUMBER 1 AND 2. TO DO OR NOT TO DO! THAT IS THE ALTERNATIVE.
IF YOU MISS TODAYS VOCAB TEST IT MUST BE COMPLETED MONDAY AFTER SCHOOL.
WE ALL SHOULD ATTEND SCHOOL ON FRIDAYS. SOME THINK FRIDAY IS THE NEW SATURDAY. GO FIGURE!
YESTERDAY A BRITISH LITERATURE PROJECT WAS ASSIGNED. IT IS DUE ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK AND IS WORTH 200 POINTS. CAN YOU AFFORD TO SNOOZE AND NOT COME TO SCHOOL?
LESS THAN FOUR WEEKS BEFORE GRADUATION. TIME IS SUPER SHORT.
STAY ON TARGET WITH JOURNALS, VOCAB CARDS, BRITISH LIT ASSIGNMENTS AND PROJECTS.
MOST OF ALL COME TO CLASS
IF YOU MISS CLASS YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE TO READ THE BLOG, ASK CLASSMATES WHAT YOU HAVE MISSED AND THEN GUESS WHAT? MAKE IT UP. EVERY HAS IT'S POINTS.
ON MONDAY I NEED TO SEE YOUR VOCAB CARDS: NUMBERS 420 TO 480.
POINTS! POINTS! POINTS! THESE POINTS ARE EASY TO ACQUIRE AND HELP BRING UP YOUR GRADES WHERE YOU ARE THE WEAKEST.
BE PROACTIVE ABOUT YOUR WORK. DON'T BE REACTIVE WHEN YOU GET YOUR
GRADES.
SENIOR PROJECTS? SHOULD BE A THING OF THE PAST.
WHERE ARE THE JOURNALS? NUMBER 1 AND 2. TO DO OR NOT TO DO! THAT IS THE ALTERNATIVE.
IF YOU MISS TODAYS VOCAB TEST IT MUST BE COMPLETED MONDAY AFTER SCHOOL.
WE ALL SHOULD ATTEND SCHOOL ON FRIDAYS. SOME THINK FRIDAY IS THE NEW SATURDAY. GO FIGURE!
YESTERDAY A BRITISH LITERATURE PROJECT WAS ASSIGNED. IT IS DUE ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK AND IS WORTH 200 POINTS. CAN YOU AFFORD TO SNOOZE AND NOT COME TO SCHOOL?
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
461. DEROGATORY - NOT COMPLIMENTARY
462. PRECIPICE - STEEP SLOPE
463. LUKEWARM - NEITHER HOT NOR COLD
464. OSSIFY - TURN TO BONE, FIXED AND RIGID
465. TUMULT - UPROAR, NOISE
466. CARPING - CONSTANT CRITICISM
467. LUMMOX - A CLUMSY PERSON
468. SANCTION - TO GIVE APPROVAL TO
469. INADVERTENT - NOT ON PURPOSE, NOT INTENTIONAL
470. TYRO - A NOVICE A BEGINNER
471. UBIQUITOUS - EVERYWHERE, OMNIPRESENT
472. OVERT - OBVIOUS, NOT HIDDEN
473. SARDONIC - MOCKING
474. EXPOSITION - CLEAR EXPLANATION
475. SAVANT - A PERSON WITH KNOWLEDGE
476. EXTOL - TO PRAISE
477. SCALE- TO CLIMB
478. UNDERSCORE - TO EMPHASIZE
479. ABYSS - A BOTTOMLESS PIT
480 BAUBLE - A TRINKET, A SHOWY TRINKET, NOT WORTH MUCH
YOUR VOCAB TEST ON THE ABOVE WORDS WILL TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK.
ALL SENIOR PROJECT MATERIALS MUST BE COMPLETED AND HANDED IN BY THURSDAY MORNING. ALL CLASSES. I MUST HAVE THEM BY 7:30 AM. I WILL BE IN MY ROOM.
Friday, May 3, 2013
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
05/01/13
HEADS UP!
THE FOLLOWING ASSIGNMENT IS DUE ON FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK:
JOURNAL PROMPTS
SPECIFICATIONS:
(CRITERIA, WHAT TO DO)
1. COUNT UP 9 LINES FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE
PAGE. HIGHLIGHT THE 9TH LINE.
2. YOU WILL WRITE YOUR ENTRY UP TO THIS LINE.
3. CREATE A COLLAGE (WITH FRAGMENTED A
BACKGROUND, FIVE IDEAS (FROM YOUR WRITTEN
WORK AND FIVE IMAGES).
NO CREDIT WILL BE GIVEN IF YOU DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE ABOVE INSTRUCTION SETS.
441. CAJOLE - TO PERSUADE SOMEONE BY GENTLY
URGING.
442. ABOMINATE - TO HATE VIOLENTLY
443. ABSTINENCE - SELF DENIAL ( TO REFRAIN FROM
PLEASURES)
444. ACCOMPLICE - AN ASSOCIATE IN WRONG DOING
445. AERIAL - PERTAINING TO, OR LIKE THE AIR
446. ARBOR - A TREE
447. BEDECK - TO COVER WITH ORNAMENTS
448. BESEECH - TO BEG OR IMPLORE
449. BLITHESOME - CHEERFUL
450. BUFFOON - A CLOWN
451. COMICAL - FUNNY
452. COMMINGLE - TO BLEND
453. CONTUSION - A BRUISE
454. COQUETTE - A FLIRT
455. DEVOUT - RELIGIOUS
456. ENDEAR - TO CAUSE TO BE LOVED
457. ENSARE - TO ENTRAP
458. EPIDERMIS - THE OUTER SKIN
459. FRATERNAL - BROTHERLY
460. GRISLY - FEAR INSPIRING
HEADS UP!
THE FOLLOWING ASSIGNMENT IS DUE ON FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK:
JOURNAL PROMPTS
SPECIFICATIONS:
(CRITERIA, WHAT TO DO)
1. COUNT UP 9 LINES FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE
PAGE. HIGHLIGHT THE 9TH LINE.
2. YOU WILL WRITE YOUR ENTRY UP TO THIS LINE.
3. CREATE A COLLAGE (WITH FRAGMENTED A
BACKGROUND, FIVE IDEAS (FROM YOUR WRITTEN
WORK AND FIVE IMAGES).
NO CREDIT WILL BE GIVEN IF YOU DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE ABOVE INSTRUCTION SETS.
441. CAJOLE - TO PERSUADE SOMEONE BY GENTLY
URGING.
442. ABOMINATE - TO HATE VIOLENTLY
443. ABSTINENCE - SELF DENIAL ( TO REFRAIN FROM
PLEASURES)
444. ACCOMPLICE - AN ASSOCIATE IN WRONG DOING
445. AERIAL - PERTAINING TO, OR LIKE THE AIR
446. ARBOR - A TREE
447. BEDECK - TO COVER WITH ORNAMENTS
448. BESEECH - TO BEG OR IMPLORE
449. BLITHESOME - CHEERFUL
450. BUFFOON - A CLOWN
451. COMICAL - FUNNY
452. COMMINGLE - TO BLEND
453. CONTUSION - A BRUISE
454. COQUETTE - A FLIRT
455. DEVOUT - RELIGIOUS
456. ENDEAR - TO CAUSE TO BE LOVED
457. ENSARE - TO ENTRAP
458. EPIDERMIS - THE OUTER SKIN
459. FRATERNAL - BROTHERLY
460. GRISLY - FEAR INSPIRING
A TEST ON THE ABOVE VOCAB AND ACT FOUR OF HAMLET WILL BE GIVEN ON FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK!
DON'T BE A NO SHOW.
COME TO CLASS ARMED WITH:
1. YOUR 2 JOURNAL PROMPTS
2. THE VOCABULARY WORDS ENTRENCHED IN
YOUR MINDS.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
The time has come for all good people to come to the aid of their grade...............
NEW VOCAB
421. Acerbic - bitter
422. Adept - very skilled
423. Belligerent - eager to fight
424. Boisterous - noisy disorderly
425. Cantankerous - ill-tempered
426. Composed - calm
427. Debunk - to weaken
428. Decry - to condemn openly
429. Efface - to erase
430. Entrench - to fix firmly or securely
431. Flamboyant - highly elaborate, showy
432. Flourish - to grow well
433. Grate - to irritate
434. Garrulous - Talkative
435. Heed - to pay close attention to
436. Harangue - a long angry speech
437. Incredulous - disbelieving
438. Indigenous - native
439. Jaded - weary, worn out
440. Keen - sharp perceptive
I am writing this in the largest format available in this blogging format.
I have given you ample time, resources and instruction. Now is the deadline. Friday is the deadest line you will ever receive. All must accrue 320 out of the possible 400 points to receive a passing (basic) grade. I have had conferences with each student informing them of their status.
Now we have returned to the regular classroom format. All labs from this point on will be devoted to Literature Research projects. You are on your own to complete whatever needs to be done to reach a "basic rating" on your Senior Project. I will of course be available to reiterate what we have been saying through out the past two months. I will not however create your powerpoint or write your papers etc.
On Friday you will be responsible to complete an assessment on this week's vocal words on Act 4 and 5 of Hamlet.
You were given a research assignment on Keats and Lord Byron that was to be completed in class today. I have extended the deadline for completion to 10 pm at which time I will grade and comment on your findings. You have received a class handout with the directions. Make sure you follow them to the letter.
421. Acerbic - bitter
422. Adept - very skilled
423. Belligerent - eager to fight
424. Boisterous - noisy disorderly
425. Cantankerous - ill-tempered
426. Composed - calm
427. Debunk - to weaken
428. Decry - to condemn openly
429. Efface - to erase
430. Entrench - to fix firmly or securely
431. Flamboyant - highly elaborate, showy
432. Flourish - to grow well
433. Grate - to irritate
434. Garrulous - Talkative
435. Heed - to pay close attention to
436. Harangue - a long angry speech
437. Incredulous - disbelieving
438. Indigenous - native
439. Jaded - weary, worn out
440. Keen - sharp perceptive
I am writing this in the largest format available in this blogging format.
I have given you ample time, resources and instruction. Now is the deadline. Friday is the deadest line you will ever receive. All must accrue 320 out of the possible 400 points to receive a passing (basic) grade. I have had conferences with each student informing them of their status.
Now we have returned to the regular classroom format. All labs from this point on will be devoted to Literature Research projects. You are on your own to complete whatever needs to be done to reach a "basic rating" on your Senior Project. I will of course be available to reiterate what we have been saying through out the past two months. I will not however create your powerpoint or write your papers etc.
On Friday you will be responsible to complete an assessment on this week's vocal words on Act 4 and 5 of Hamlet.
You were given a research assignment on Keats and Lord Byron that was to be completed in class today. I have extended the deadline for completion to 10 pm at which time I will grade and comment on your findings. You have received a class handout with the directions. Make sure you follow them to the letter.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
HELLO GERMANTOWN CLASS OF 2013. IT IS THAT TIME AGAIN TO REVIEW TWO WORDS: TEMPUS FUGIT AND CARPE DIEM. YOU KNOW THESE TWO CONCEPTS. IF YOU CAN'T REMEMBER THEM ASK A FRIEND, BUT DO IT NOW! DON'T WASTE ANY TIME! THAT WAS A MEANINGFUL HINT.
SENIOR PROJECTS ARE NOW DUE IMMEDIATELY! I HAVE MADE A CART AVAILABLE WITH ENOUGH COMPUTERS FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE USE. TAKE ADVANTAGE. THEY ARE AVAILABLE DURING CLASS, PERIOD 10, AND AFTER SCHOOL TUE.-THURS.
YOU CANNOT GRADUATE UNLESS YOU HAVE COMPLETED A SENIOR PROJECT AND COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS.
SEE ME IF YOU ARE IN DEEP WATER. I'LL HELP YOU GET OUT OF IT!
SENIOR PROJECTS ARE NOW DUE IMMEDIATELY! I HAVE MADE A CART AVAILABLE WITH ENOUGH COMPUTERS FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE USE. TAKE ADVANTAGE. THEY ARE AVAILABLE DURING CLASS, PERIOD 10, AND AFTER SCHOOL TUE.-THURS.
YOU CANNOT GRADUATE UNLESS YOU HAVE COMPLETED A SENIOR PROJECT AND COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS.
SEE ME IF YOU ARE IN DEEP WATER. I'LL HELP YOU GET OUT OF IT!
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Week of March 9, 2013
401. Penurious - penny pinching, ungenerous, stingy
401. Plight - to be in a difficult situation
403. Usurp - taking someone's position
404. Matriarchy - a society governed by women
405. Vacuouus - empty, meaningless
406. Apprehensive - worried, fearful
407. Vapid - Dull, uninspiring
408. Pathos - creating sadness or pity
409. Arcane - obscure, known by only a few people
410. Soothsayer - a fortune teller
411. Patriarchy - a society governed by men
412. Antipathy - a strong dislike for
413. Apathy - not caring
414. Aspersion - to curse someone, to wish ill-will
415. Cajole - to urge or coax
416. Defile - to make unclean, impure
417. Demure - quiet, modest, reserved
418. Egregious - extremely bad
419. Enervate - to weaken, to exhaust
420. Hackneyed - not original, overused
You have your presentation dates and packet 4. It is now time to bite the bullet and get on with it. You will enjoy the freedom of completion.
No one wants to be a caboose.
401. Penurious - penny pinching, ungenerous, stingy
401. Plight - to be in a difficult situation
403. Usurp - taking someone's position
404. Matriarchy - a society governed by women
405. Vacuouus - empty, meaningless
406. Apprehensive - worried, fearful
407. Vapid - Dull, uninspiring
408. Pathos - creating sadness or pity
409. Arcane - obscure, known by only a few people
410. Soothsayer - a fortune teller
411. Patriarchy - a society governed by men
412. Antipathy - a strong dislike for
413. Apathy - not caring
414. Aspersion - to curse someone, to wish ill-will
415. Cajole - to urge or coax
416. Defile - to make unclean, impure
417. Demure - quiet, modest, reserved
418. Egregious - extremely bad
419. Enervate - to weaken, to exhaust
420. Hackneyed - not original, overused
You have your presentation dates and packet 4. It is now time to bite the bullet and get on with it. You will enjoy the freedom of completion.
No one wants to be a caboose.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
VOCAB WORDS: WEEK OF FEBRUARY 25
381. ENFRANCHISE - GIVING VOTING RIGHTS
382. KINDLE - TO START A FIRE
383. TALISMAN - A LUCKY CHARM
384. RENOWN - FAME, FAMOUS
385. LABYRINTH - A MAZE
386. ENIGMA - A PUZZLE, MYSTERY
387. REPREHENSIBLE - SHAMEFUL, VERY BAD
388. OBDURATE - STUBBORN
389. REPRIEVE - POSTPONEMENT OF A SENTENCE, OR PUNISHMENT
390. ENSHROUD - COVER
391. LACHRYMOSE - TEARFUL, SAD
392. TEDIUM - BOREDOM
393. CREPUSCULAR - ACTIVE AT DAWN AND DUSK
394. DUSK - THE DARKEST STAGE OF TWILIGHT IN THE MORNING OR EVENING
395. PLIABLE - FLEXIBLE, NOT STUBBORN
396. HEDONISM - PLEASURE SEEKING
397. PLUMAGE - FEATHERS OF A BIRD
398. OBLITERATE - TO TOTALLY DESTROY
399. TENTATIVE - NOT CERTAIN
400. CURTAIL - CUT SHORT
SKI TRIP
WEDNESDAY: FEBRUARY 27
IN ORDER TO ATTEND: ALL RELEASE FORMS MUST HAVE BEEN SIGNED BY THE STUDENTS' GUARDIAN AND RETURNED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE THE STUDENT WILL BE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE BUS. MEDICAL CLEARANCE SHOULD ALSO HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE NURSE WHICH HAS ALEADY BEEN DONE IF YOUR NAME APPEARED ON THE LIST.
DRESS WARM AND BE AT THE FRONT OF THE SCHOOL BUILDING BY 7:15. DEPARTURE FROM THE SCHOOL IS 7:30. YOU WILL RETURN AND ARRIVE AT GERMANTOWN HIGH SCHOOL BY 3:30 PM
YOU MUST HAVE AND WEAR YOUR ID BADGE WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THIS SCHOOL FUNCTION.
WEDNESDAY: FEBRUARY 27
IN ORDER TO ATTEND: ALL RELEASE FORMS MUST HAVE BEEN SIGNED BY THE STUDENTS' GUARDIAN AND RETURNED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE THE STUDENT WILL BE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE BUS. MEDICAL CLEARANCE SHOULD ALSO HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE NURSE WHICH HAS ALEADY BEEN DONE IF YOUR NAME APPEARED ON THE LIST.
DRESS WARM AND BE AT THE FRONT OF THE SCHOOL BUILDING BY 7:15. DEPARTURE FROM THE SCHOOL IS 7:30. YOU WILL RETURN AND ARRIVE AT GERMANTOWN HIGH SCHOOL BY 3:30 PM
YOU MUST HAVE AND WEAR YOUR ID BADGE WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THIS SCHOOL FUNCTION.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
New Vocab: Week of Feb. 18, 2013
361. Aboveboard - without fraud, honest
362. Abyss - a bottomless pit
363. Accost - to speak to
364. Aghast - struck with terror and amazement
365. Bedlam - madhouse
366. Bibliophile - a lover of books
367. Boorish - rude behavior
368. Candid - straight forward, frank
369. Cataclysm - any overwhelming flood of water
370. Caustic - sarcastic and severe
371. Defer - to delay or postpone to another time
372. Degenerate - to become worse
373. Embezzle - to take things secretly
374. Enkindle - to set on fire
375. Fete - a festival or feast
376. Fraudulent - not real, counterfeit
377. Frigid - lacking warmth
378. Necrosis - the death of part of the body
379 Portfolio - a case of one's works to be reviewed
380. Purloin - to steal.
There is a test on Friday of this week on the above 20 words.
There will also be an assessment on today's reading of HAMLET.
Keep working on your senior projects. Remember Carpe Diem and Tempus Fugit. Don't get stuck in your own personal time warp.
361. Aboveboard - without fraud, honest
362. Abyss - a bottomless pit
363. Accost - to speak to
364. Aghast - struck with terror and amazement
365. Bedlam - madhouse
366. Bibliophile - a lover of books
367. Boorish - rude behavior
368. Candid - straight forward, frank
369. Cataclysm - any overwhelming flood of water
370. Caustic - sarcastic and severe
371. Defer - to delay or postpone to another time
372. Degenerate - to become worse
373. Embezzle - to take things secretly
374. Enkindle - to set on fire
375. Fete - a festival or feast
376. Fraudulent - not real, counterfeit
377. Frigid - lacking warmth
378. Necrosis - the death of part of the body
379 Portfolio - a case of one's works to be reviewed
380. Purloin - to steal.
There is a test on Friday of this week on the above 20 words.
There will also be an assessment on today's reading of HAMLET.
Keep working on your senior projects. Remember Carpe Diem and Tempus Fugit. Don't get stuck in your own personal time warp.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
VOCAB 341-360 WEEK OF 2/11
341. Obstinate - stubborn
342. Mendacity - untruthfulness
343. Dross - waste matter, rubbish
344. Competent - wee qualified, capable, fit
345. Incompetent - not fit, or qualified
346. Celerity - speed
347. Truncated - cut shorty
348. Poseur - a person who pretends he/she is not
349. Aberrant - Deviant, not normal behavior
350. Bacchanalian - drunken
351. Circumvent - to avoid or try to avoid
352. Pithy - brief and to the point
353. Livid - extremely angry
354. Ewe - a female sheep
355. Melee - a fight
356. Wane - grow dim or faint
357. Odious - hateful, vile
358. Equivocal - having two or more meanings
359. Encumbered - hindered or held back
360 Jocular - joking, full of fun
Test on the above words on Friday February 15, 2013.
SENIORS: Today (Wednesday) all seniors who attended school did their title page for their senior essay. They received instructions that were clear, concise and self explanatory. I checked their work and anyone who made a perfect title page received 100 points added into their test assessment grade. We only had the computer lab for one day this week. It is your responsibility to get the instructions from me and do your title page in google docs according to my criteria. I will read your shared document title page and grade it accordingly. You have until Friday of this week.
341. Obstinate - stubborn
342. Mendacity - untruthfulness
343. Dross - waste matter, rubbish
344. Competent - wee qualified, capable, fit
345. Incompetent - not fit, or qualified
346. Celerity - speed
347. Truncated - cut shorty
348. Poseur - a person who pretends he/she is not
349. Aberrant - Deviant, not normal behavior
350. Bacchanalian - drunken
351. Circumvent - to avoid or try to avoid
352. Pithy - brief and to the point
353. Livid - extremely angry
354. Ewe - a female sheep
355. Melee - a fight
356. Wane - grow dim or faint
357. Odious - hateful, vile
358. Equivocal - having two or more meanings
359. Encumbered - hindered or held back
360 Jocular - joking, full of fun
Test on the above words on Friday February 15, 2013.
SENIORS: Today (Wednesday) all seniors who attended school did their title page for their senior essay. They received instructions that were clear, concise and self explanatory. I checked their work and anyone who made a perfect title page received 100 points added into their test assessment grade. We only had the computer lab for one day this week. It is your responsibility to get the instructions from me and do your title page in google docs according to my criteria. I will read your shared document title page and grade it accordingly. You have until Friday of this week.
Friday, February 8, 2013
VOCAB
321. CONVENE - TO COME TOGETHER, ASSEMBLE
322. EXCURSION - A SHORT TRIP
323. PRECURSOR - SOMETHING THAT GOES BEFORE: FORERUNNER
324. PROLOGUE - INTRODUCTION TO A LITERARY PIECE OF WORK
325. ANTEBELLUM - BEFORE THE WAR
326. POSTPONE - DELAY, PUT OFF UNTIL LATER
327. SEMICONSCIOUS - NOT FULLY CONSCIOUS
328. MICROSCOPIC, EXTREMELY SMALL
329. PROJECTILE - OBJECT THROWN OR SHOT
330. COHESIVE - TENDING TO HOLD TOGETHER
331. PEDESTRIAN - A PERSON TRAVELING ON FOOT
332. KALEIDOSCOPE - TUBE-LIKE DEVICE THAT DISPLAYS COLORFUL PATTERNS
333. CLEMENCY - TO SHOW MERCY
334. MENDACIOUS - A PERSON WHO LIES
335. SOPORIFIC - TO PUT TO SLEEP
336. PRUDENT - CAUTIOUS AND WISE
337. PYROMANIAC - LIKES TO START FIRES
338. PROFOUND - HAVING DEEP MEANING
339. FICKLE - UNPREDICTABLE, EASILY CHANGES MIND
340. SMORGASBORD - A BUFFET OF COLD DISHES
VOCAB TEST ON WORDS 321-340, MONDAY FEBRUARY 11, 2013
WORK ON YOUR SENIOR PROJECT INTRO AND ESSAY.
USE YOUR DATA BASE CREATED IN CLASS.
321. CONVENE - TO COME TOGETHER, ASSEMBLE
322. EXCURSION - A SHORT TRIP
323. PRECURSOR - SOMETHING THAT GOES BEFORE: FORERUNNER
324. PROLOGUE - INTRODUCTION TO A LITERARY PIECE OF WORK
325. ANTEBELLUM - BEFORE THE WAR
326. POSTPONE - DELAY, PUT OFF UNTIL LATER
327. SEMICONSCIOUS - NOT FULLY CONSCIOUS
328. MICROSCOPIC, EXTREMELY SMALL
329. PROJECTILE - OBJECT THROWN OR SHOT
330. COHESIVE - TENDING TO HOLD TOGETHER
331. PEDESTRIAN - A PERSON TRAVELING ON FOOT
332. KALEIDOSCOPE - TUBE-LIKE DEVICE THAT DISPLAYS COLORFUL PATTERNS
333. CLEMENCY - TO SHOW MERCY
334. MENDACIOUS - A PERSON WHO LIES
335. SOPORIFIC - TO PUT TO SLEEP
336. PRUDENT - CAUTIOUS AND WISE
337. PYROMANIAC - LIKES TO START FIRES
338. PROFOUND - HAVING DEEP MEANING
339. FICKLE - UNPREDICTABLE, EASILY CHANGES MIND
340. SMORGASBORD - A BUFFET OF COLD DISHES
VOCAB TEST ON WORDS 321-340, MONDAY FEBRUARY 11, 2013
WORK ON YOUR SENIOR PROJECT INTRO AND ESSAY.
USE YOUR DATA BASE CREATED IN CLASS.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
January 29, 2013
New Vocabulary Set
301. ADORN - TO DECORATE
302. ACERBIC - BITTER
303. AFFABLE - FRIENDLY
304. AMALGAM - A COMBINATION OF DIFFERENT ELEMENTS
305. ARDOR - ENERGY, INTENSE ENTHUSIASM
306. BERATE - TO CRITICIZE SEVERELY OR ANGRILY
307. CAMARADERIE - GOODWILL AMONG FRIENDS
308. CARNIVOROUS - MEAT EATING
309. CONSTRUE - TO INTERPRET
310. DISGRUNTLED - UNHAPPY
311. DOUR - GLOOMY
312. ELOQUENT - WELL SPOKEN
313. HARANGUE - A LONG ANGRY SPEECH
314. HEED - PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO
315. LAUD - TO PRAISE
316. MANDATE - AN AUTHORITATIVE COMMAND
317. NOVEL - NEW OR DIFFERENT
318. PERSPICACITY - A HIGH LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING
319. VINDICTIVE - SEEKING REVENGE
320. UNDERMINE - TO WEAKEN
COPY EACH OF THE ABOVE ON VOCAB CARDS
AND
INCLUDE A MNEMONIC FOR EACH WORD.
CHOOSE TEN WORDS AND CREATE 10 SENTENCES IN THE BACK OF YOUR NOTEBOOK TO BE COMPLETED FOR HOMEWORK.
COMPUTER LAB FOR SENIOR PROJECT ON WEDNESDAY (THERE IS ONLY ONE LAB THIS WEEK FOR SENIORS)
SENIORS! ARE YOU ON BOARD AND ON SCHEDULE? MANY OF YOU ARE LAGGING.
1. ELEVEN QUESTIONS AND 3 DATA SOURCES FOR EACH QUESTION (NUMBER 11 IS TO BE ON ISSUES THAT YOU HAVE ENCOUNTERED ON YOU CAREER RESEARCH)
2. OUTLINE CONSTRUCTED FROM YOUR DATA BASE _ 7 PARTS
3. BEGIN INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH FOR YOUR ESSAY
BE PROACTIVE!
THIS IS THE LAST WEEK OF THIS QUARTER AND THE BEGINNING OF THE THIRD.
FRIDAY IS YOUR FIRST VOCAB ASSESSMENT FOR THE NEW QUARTER.
"TO BE OR NOT TO BE"
HAMLET
3. BEGIN INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH FOR YOUR ESSAY
BE PROACTIVE!
THIS IS THE LAST WEEK OF THIS QUARTER AND THE BEGINNING OF THE THIRD.
FRIDAY IS YOUR FIRST VOCAB ASSESSMENT FOR THE NEW QUARTER.
"TO BE OR NOT TO BE"
HAMLET
Friday, January 18, 2013
January 18, 2013
281. Obstreperous - noisy
282. Laconic - using few words
283. Exhort - to urge
284. Feckless - weak
285. Chide - to scold
286. Coddle - to treat tenderly
287. Vocation - trade, profession, occupation
288. Bask - To warm oneself in the sun
289. Metamorphose - to transform, to change
290. Bilk - to cheat someone
291. Inculcate - teach
292. Abstinence - to do without pleasures
293. Anarchy - complete absence of government
294. Abduction - kidnapping
295. Timorous - subject to fear, timid, shy
296. Dolorous - sorrowful, having mental anguish
297. Hummock - a small hill
298. Eclectic - from different sources, different types together
299. Gossamer - sheer, like cobwebs
300. Sheer - a very fine, see-through fabric
Tuesday (January 22) - vocab test on #281-300.
Thursday ( January 24) IS :) :) 100 word VOCABATHON DAY
Vocab NUMBERS 201-300 ASSESSMENT
BRING UP THOSE GRADES TO THE NEXT LEVEL
BEFORE THE END OF THE SEMESTER!
DID YOU COMPLETE YOUR:
JOURNALS
100 VOCAB CARDS
ARE YOU UP TO DATE ON YOUR SENIOR PROJECT?
HAVE YOU TAKEN ALL TESTS?
CARPE DIEM! TEMPUS FUGIT!
ARE YOU UP TO DATE ON THE READING OF SHAKESPEARE'S
HAMLET?
YOU ALL WILL GRADUATE
IF YOU COMPLETE YOUR WORK
AND COOPERATE!
This week ( January 21) you will have two days in the computer lab to work on your Senior Project Outline as described in Packet #3. You will create this outline from your data that you created from your 10 question 30 sourced data base that you should have already completed. It is time to move on so that you will be able to write your 7-10 page research paper.
281. Obstreperous - noisy
282. Laconic - using few words
283. Exhort - to urge
284. Feckless - weak
285. Chide - to scold
286. Coddle - to treat tenderly
287. Vocation - trade, profession, occupation
288. Bask - To warm oneself in the sun
289. Metamorphose - to transform, to change
290. Bilk - to cheat someone
291. Inculcate - teach
292. Abstinence - to do without pleasures
293. Anarchy - complete absence of government
294. Abduction - kidnapping
295. Timorous - subject to fear, timid, shy
296. Dolorous - sorrowful, having mental anguish
297. Hummock - a small hill
298. Eclectic - from different sources, different types together
299. Gossamer - sheer, like cobwebs
300. Sheer - a very fine, see-through fabric
Tuesday (January 22) - vocab test on #281-300.
Thursday ( January 24) IS :) :) 100 word VOCABATHON DAY
Vocab NUMBERS 201-300 ASSESSMENT
BRING UP THOSE GRADES TO THE NEXT LEVEL
BEFORE THE END OF THE SEMESTER!
DID YOU COMPLETE YOUR:
JOURNALS
100 VOCAB CARDS
ARE YOU UP TO DATE ON YOUR SENIOR PROJECT?
HAVE YOU TAKEN ALL TESTS?
CARPE DIEM! TEMPUS FUGIT!
ARE YOU UP TO DATE ON THE READING OF SHAKESPEARE'S
HAMLET?
YOU ALL WILL GRADUATE
IF YOU COMPLETE YOUR WORK
AND COOPERATE!
This week ( January 21) you will have two days in the computer lab to work on your Senior Project Outline as described in Packet #3. You will create this outline from your data that you created from your 10 question 30 sourced data base that you should have already completed. It is time to move on so that you will be able to write your 7-10 page research paper.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Vocabulary for January 14, 2013 Assessment
261. Incessant - continual never ending
262. Artisan - a worker in a skilled trade (Carpentry)
263. Quell - crush, to put an end to
264. Somber - Dark, gloomy, dull
265. Diverse - Different
266. Beneficent - Doing good
267. Irascible - easily angered
268. Spendthrift - over the top, extravagant
270. Loquacious - Talkative
271. Salutation - a greeting or welcoming gesture
273. Sacred - holy or having to do with religion.
274. Incarcerate - to imprison, to confine
275. Wrath - great anger, rage or fury
276. Didactic - intended to teach or instruct
277. Static - lack of motion
278. Humdrum - boring
279. Savant - a very learned person, scholar
280. Din - a loud, confusing noise.
261. Incessant - continual never ending
262. Artisan - a worker in a skilled trade (Carpentry)
263. Quell - crush, to put an end to
264. Somber - Dark, gloomy, dull
265. Diverse - Different
266. Beneficent - Doing good
267. Irascible - easily angered
268. Spendthrift - over the top, extravagant
270. Loquacious - Talkative
271. Salutation - a greeting or welcoming gesture
273. Sacred - holy or having to do with religion.
274. Incarcerate - to imprison, to confine
275. Wrath - great anger, rage or fury
276. Didactic - intended to teach or instruct
277. Static - lack of motion
278. Humdrum - boring
279. Savant - a very learned person, scholar
280. Din - a loud, confusing noise.
On Monday, January 14 there will be a test on vocal words 261- 280. Included in this assessment will be a review on the most recent readings that we have done on Hamlet by William Shakespeare.
All Journals and collages must be completed by tomorrow (Friday) in order to receive credit.
Need a follow up on your interim report? See Me.
All missed test must be taken after school. If you cut class there are no make ups.
Friday, January 4, 2013
It's a NEW YEAR - TABULA RASA
IN 2013 I SWEAR THAT I WILL.........
This is the first prompt for 2013. Do one page of writing and create a collage with a fragmented background. Then take five ideas from your writing, create words for the collage (5) and cut out pictures that fit with the extracts you have chosen.
HAMLET assessment will be taken from last Friday's notes and will accompany your vocal test on words 241 - 260. There will be review words taken from words 201 - 240. Review them and be ready!
The test is scheduled for Monday of this coming week.
SENIOR Projects - We are now at the point where you have completed your research on the ten question inquiry concerning your career choice. Be in class for a "How To Run Through" the procedures to do this successfully.
IT IS NEVER TOO LATE. SO TAKE THE BAIT AND GET CAUGHT ON ACADEMICS!
NEW VOCAB:
241. Burlesque - a comic play
242. Curmudgeon - a grumpy person
243. Figurehead - a symbol of power
244. Milk - To squeeze by applying pressure
245. Rekindle - Relight, revive
246. Tarnished - made dull, to spoil
247. Prattle - mindless talk
248. Quack - a fake, a charlatan
249. Taunt - to mock, to tease
250. Savor - to enjoy
251. Underwrite - to give a guarantee, to promise and insure
252. Dissident - a person who disagrees
253. Foolhardy - reckless, foolish
254. Imperative - must be obeyed
255. Shirk - to avoid (Esp. work)
256. Teetotalism - no drinking of any alcohol
257. Boor - an ill-mannered person
258. Avaricious - greedy for money
259. Colander - a bowl with holes in it to drain vegetables
260. Fracas - A fight or disturbance
This is the first prompt for 2013. Do one page of writing and create a collage with a fragmented background. Then take five ideas from your writing, create words for the collage (5) and cut out pictures that fit with the extracts you have chosen.
HAMLET assessment will be taken from last Friday's notes and will accompany your vocal test on words 241 - 260. There will be review words taken from words 201 - 240. Review them and be ready!
The test is scheduled for Monday of this coming week.
SENIOR Projects - We are now at the point where you have completed your research on the ten question inquiry concerning your career choice. Be in class for a "How To Run Through" the procedures to do this successfully.
IT IS NEVER TOO LATE. SO TAKE THE BAIT AND GET CAUGHT ON ACADEMICS!
NEW VOCAB:
241. Burlesque - a comic play
242. Curmudgeon - a grumpy person
243. Figurehead - a symbol of power
244. Milk - To squeeze by applying pressure
245. Rekindle - Relight, revive
246. Tarnished - made dull, to spoil
247. Prattle - mindless talk
248. Quack - a fake, a charlatan
249. Taunt - to mock, to tease
250. Savor - to enjoy
251. Underwrite - to give a guarantee, to promise and insure
252. Dissident - a person who disagrees
253. Foolhardy - reckless, foolish
254. Imperative - must be obeyed
255. Shirk - to avoid (Esp. work)
256. Teetotalism - no drinking of any alcohol
257. Boor - an ill-mannered person
258. Avaricious - greedy for money
259. Colander - a bowl with holes in it to drain vegetables
260. Fracas - A fight or disturbance
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