Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Tuesday, December 11

Period 1
1. Word wall
2. Learn new vocab from "Flocabulary" book
3. Complete VIS

Period 2
1. Word wall
2. Learn new vocab
3. Complete VIS
4. MYOPIC: SHORT-SIGHTED (ADJ): HIS VIEW ON SPENDING WAS MYOPIC. HIS VIEW ON SPENDING WAS SHORT-SIGHTED.

RATIOCINATE: THINK (VERB): I HAD TO RATIOCINATE BEFORE LETTING HER GO TO THE BATHROOM. I HAD TO THINK BEFORE LETTING HER GO TO THE BATHROOM.

ENTOMOLOGY: STUDY OF INSECTS (NOUN): MY BROTHER DECIDED TO MAJOR IN ENTOMOLOGY. MY BROTHER DECIDED TO MAJOR IN THE STUDY OF INSECTS.

OSTRACIZE: EXCLUDE FROM A COMMUNITY (VERB) BECAUSE HE HAD AIDS, HE WAS OSTRACIZED. BECAUSE HE HAD AIDS HE WAS EXCLUDED FROM A COMMUNITY

PARIAH: OUTCAST (NOUN): SERIAL KILLERS ARE USUALLY CONSIDERED PARIAHS. SERIAL KILLERS ARE USUALLY CONSIDERED OUTCASTS.

PERSEVERE: PERSIST OR REMAIN CONSTANT (ADJ): IF YOU PERSEVERE THERE’S NO REASON YOU CAN’T GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL. IF YOU PERSIST OR REMAIN CONSTANT THERE’S NO REASON YOU CAN’T GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL.

BURGEONING: BLOSSOMING (ADJ):
MY FRIEND HAS A BURGEONING CAREER. MY FRIEND HAS A BLOSSOMING CAREER.

DILIGENT: CAREFUL (ADJ):

I WAS ALWAYS DILIGENT WHEN IT CAME TO HOMEWORK. I WAS ALWAYS CAREFUL WHEN IT CAME TO HOMEWORK.

COMMODIOUS: SPACIOUS (ADJ) HOMES IN PARKLAND ARE USUALLY COMMODIOUS. HOMES IN PARKLAND ARE USUALLY SPACIOUS.

4. Take quiz

Period 4
1. Word wall
2. Change Steve Irwin story from lesson 1 of Impact book into a series of questions. Then answer the questions. For example, paragraph 1 asks the following questions:

1. What was Steve Irwin better known as? (1) Steve Irwin was better known as “The Crocodile Hunter.”
2. At what age did Irwin die? (1) Steve Irwin died at the age of 44.

1 comment:

Robbie said...

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