Periods 1, 3, 6, 7 and PreAP Deadline for all 15 AR points is December 10. The grade for the first 5 AR points is in STI and I am making an effort to call parents of students who are not reading.
Periods 1,3,6,7 Review test on Friday for Spelling/Vocabulary Units 1-3 Please see lists that were posted last week
Period 8 Test on Unit 4 words which were posted last week
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Week of November 9
Remember to read 10 pages from AR book every day. First 5 Points are due on November12th. Remember books read in the reading classes do not count.
Student are typing their rough drafts of their embarrassing moments on the AlphaSmart keyboards as they finish with group work. I am proofreading as many of the drafts as I possibly can, but it would be of great help if parents could also proofread.
Below is a list of vocabulary words that we have been working with since school started. Perhaps parents would like to use some of these words in conversation with their children to reinforce their knowledge of the words.
Students are being encouraged to listen for these words on T. V.,radio, and in conversations in their homes.
Notice this is a review. Students have already been tested on this material and and should know it , but I will narrow the list to 20 for the test and will advise the student of the 20 words before the spelling test on Nov. 13 and the vocabulary test on Nov. 19.
Students in periods 1, 3, 6, and 7 will review meanings and spelling for Unit 1-3.
Unit 1 Target Words /Related Words --Unit 2 Target Words /Related Words
1. assault /1. advantageous--1. application /1. applicable
2. collide /2. collision-- 2. appreciate /2. appreciative
3. completion /3. demolition --3. attention /3. attentive
4. demolish /4. disband-- 4. career/ 4. discourteous
5. disadvantage /5. disorderly-- 5. common /5. dishonorable
6. effective/ 6. dissolve-- 6. courteous /6. inattentive
7. estimate /7. effect-- 7. deceive /7. indirect
8. invader /8. ineffective-- 8. devour /8. indirectly
9. mishap/ 9. invade-- 9. direct /9. unappreciative
10. mission /10. invasion-- 10. disguise /10. uncommon
11. navigator /11. navigator-- 11. honorable /11. untroubled
12.realize /12. realization--12. landscape
13.twilight --13. serious
14. severe--14. troubled
15. vicinity--15. victim
Unit 3 Target Words /Related Words
1. deserve /1. deserving
2. display/ 2. disregard
3. especially /3. finance
4. financial /4. fortunate
5. fortune /5. inform
6. information /6. informative
7. investigate/ 7. investigation
8. observation/ 8. observe
9. opportunity /9. opportune
10. position /10. pose
11.private /11. privacy
12. profit
13. solution/12. solve
14. struggle
15.temptation /13.tempt
Period 8 PreAP students will review Unit 1-3 briefly. I will give students a list of these words on Monday.
They will be expected to know how to spell each of the words in Unit 4 by Nov. 13 and know the meanings of the following words well enough to use each correctly in sentences by Nov.19.
Unit 4
1. acute-adj. serious or sudden
2. durable-adj. sturdy, long-lasting
3. eavesdrop-v. snoop, secretly listen in on private conversation
4. ethical-adj. 1. moral 2. virtuous or decent
5. fjord-n. a narrow inlet of the sea between tall cliffs and steep banks
6. gaudy-adj. flashy, tastelessly showy
7. nominal-adj. 1. existing in name only 2. insignificantly small; token
8. nurture-v. foster; raise
9. pommel-v. to strike or beat n.a knob on the handle of a sword or weapon
10. quibble-v. to evade the main point by arguing over petty matters n. an irrelevant argument
11. rampart-n. defensive structure or embankment
12. respite-n. delay or rest period
13. rite-n. ritual; customary or religious ceremonial act
14. seismic-adj. pertaining to earthquakes or vibrations of the earth
15. terrestrial-adj. of or pertaining to solid land; earthly
Student are typing their rough drafts of their embarrassing moments on the AlphaSmart keyboards as they finish with group work. I am proofreading as many of the drafts as I possibly can, but it would be of great help if parents could also proofread.
Below is a list of vocabulary words that we have been working with since school started. Perhaps parents would like to use some of these words in conversation with their children to reinforce their knowledge of the words.
Students are being encouraged to listen for these words on T. V.,radio, and in conversations in their homes.
Notice this is a review. Students have already been tested on this material and and should know it , but I will narrow the list to 20 for the test and will advise the student of the 20 words before the spelling test on Nov. 13 and the vocabulary test on Nov. 19.
Students in periods 1, 3, 6, and 7 will review meanings and spelling for Unit 1-3.
Unit 1 Target Words /Related Words --Unit 2 Target Words /Related Words
1. assault /1. advantageous--1. application /1. applicable
2. collide /2. collision-- 2. appreciate /2. appreciative
3. completion /3. demolition --3. attention /3. attentive
4. demolish /4. disband-- 4. career/ 4. discourteous
5. disadvantage /5. disorderly-- 5. common /5. dishonorable
6. effective/ 6. dissolve-- 6. courteous /6. inattentive
7. estimate /7. effect-- 7. deceive /7. indirect
8. invader /8. ineffective-- 8. devour /8. indirectly
9. mishap/ 9. invade-- 9. direct /9. unappreciative
10. mission /10. invasion-- 10. disguise /10. uncommon
11. navigator /11. navigator-- 11. honorable /11. untroubled
12.realize /12. realization--12. landscape
13.twilight --13. serious
14. severe--14. troubled
15. vicinity--15. victim
Unit 3 Target Words /Related Words
1. deserve /1. deserving
2. display/ 2. disregard
3. especially /3. finance
4. financial /4. fortunate
5. fortune /5. inform
6. information /6. informative
7. investigate/ 7. investigation
8. observation/ 8. observe
9. opportunity /9. opportune
10. position /10. pose
11.private /11. privacy
12. profit
13. solution/12. solve
14. struggle
15.temptation /13.tempt
Period 8 PreAP students will review Unit 1-3 briefly. I will give students a list of these words on Monday.
They will be expected to know how to spell each of the words in Unit 4 by Nov. 13 and know the meanings of the following words well enough to use each correctly in sentences by Nov.19.
Unit 4
1. acute-adj. serious or sudden
2. durable-adj. sturdy, long-lasting
3. eavesdrop-v. snoop, secretly listen in on private conversation
4. ethical-adj. 1. moral 2. virtuous or decent
5. fjord-n. a narrow inlet of the sea between tall cliffs and steep banks
6. gaudy-adj. flashy, tastelessly showy
7. nominal-adj. 1. existing in name only 2. insignificantly small; token
8. nurture-v. foster; raise
9. pommel-v. to strike or beat n.a knob on the handle of a sword or weapon
10. quibble-v. to evade the main point by arguing over petty matters n. an irrelevant argument
11. rampart-n. defensive structure or embankment
12. respite-n. delay or rest period
13. rite-n. ritual; customary or religious ceremonial act
14. seismic-adj. pertaining to earthquakes or vibrations of the earth
15. terrestrial-adj. of or pertaining to solid land; earthly
Monday, November 2, 2009
Week of November 2
The student is writing the story of his most embarrassing moment. It should be based in fact, but it can be embellished to make it more interesting or comical. The story should follow the same story line of -Beginning, Action, Climax or the most exciting part, and Conclusion. In addition, the student should end with the lesson that he learned from the experience. As always the story should be a page to 2 pages in length. It should be a minimum of 4 paragraphs not counting dialogue.
The entire rough draft is due on Thursday. Please have an adult proof read your work which will be typed in class over the next 2 weeks.
The entire rough draft is due on Thursday. Please have an adult proof read your work which will be typed in class over the next 2 weeks.
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