- copious
- tenacious
- surreptitious
- voracious
- officious
- spurious
- onerous
- gregarious
- pious
- scrupulous
Sunday, September 26, 2010
ACT PRep Terms#1
ACT PREP 9-27/ 10-1
ACT PREP from now on...
Every Monday-Wednesday Vocabulary- You will be given 10 new terms.
It is your job to
All work should be housed in a folder that will be stored in the classroom.
Thursday--Assessment of terms
Friday--practice test
Every Monday-Wednesday Vocabulary- You will be given 10 new terms.
It is your job to
- Define the terms (http://www.visualthesaurus.com/)
- Learn how to pronounce them.
- Create a link word. The link word is a simple word (or words) which rhymes or sounds like the main word.
- Identify five synonyms for the term.
- Discover a caption that connects the main term and the linking word in a mnemonic rhyme.
- Discover or create a cartoon. The cartoon caption will underscore the bizarre and or humorous cartoon which incorporates the main term and the linking word into a visual mnemonic.
Thursday--Assessment of terms
Friday--practice test
THIS WEEK IN SENIOR ENGLISH
No extensions will be given. SO if you miss school, SEND IT! THINGS TAKE LONGER THAN THEY TAKE IN THE ABSENCE OF DEADLINES. DEADLINES ARE REAL! --
This week we will be working on thesis statements for your CAPSTONE projects. Make sure you show that you remember what a thesis statement is. You are seniors and eleventh grade was all about writing. I will move quickly through this. THIS WEBSITE CAN BE HELPFUL IN REFRESHING YOUR MINDS http://www.aresearchguide.com/1steps.html
ALL English CLASSES
Due this week..TYPED Letters of Intent, Parent Permission forms, and Topic approval forms.
You will be given time in class Tuesday and Wednesday to work on your letters of intent. 1ST Draft, Revising, and final production. Bring your pens and paper. Manuals will be distributed, along with the binders. Please be reminded, binders will be housed in my classroom. If you haven't got a binder to store your everyday English materials in please do so at this time. Organization is vital to your success.
My Literature Lab is still a very real part of this English class. Find a way make a way. It will be included in your grades for this nine weeks. If you missed the DEADLINE(S) THE WORK IS STILL OUT THERE.
AP ONLY
Poetry Unit 1 is also due on the September 30th. NO EXCUSES. Must be submitted via email and in hard copy before or during class that day.
No extensions will be given. SO if you miss school, SEND IT! THINGS TAKE LONGER THAN THEY TAKE IN THE ABSENCE OF DEADLINES. DEADLINES ARE REAL! --
This week we will be working on thesis statements for your CAPSTONE projects. Make sure you show that you remember what a thesis statement is. You are seniors and eleventh grade was all about writing. I will move quickly through this. THIS WEBSITE CAN BE HELPFUL IN REFRESHING YOUR MINDS http://www.aresearchguide.com/1steps.html
ALL English CLASSES
Due this week..TYPED Letters of Intent, Parent Permission forms, and Topic approval forms.
You will be given time in class Tuesday and Wednesday to work on your letters of intent. 1ST Draft, Revising, and final production. Bring your pens and paper. Manuals will be distributed, along with the binders. Please be reminded, binders will be housed in my classroom. If you haven't got a binder to store your everyday English materials in please do so at this time. Organization is vital to your success.
My Literature Lab is still a very real part of this English class. Find a way make a way. It will be included in your grades for this nine weeks. If you missed the DEADLINE(S) THE WORK IS STILL OUT THERE.
AP ONLY
Poetry Unit 1 is also due on the September 30th. NO EXCUSES. Must be submitted via email and in hard copy before or during class that day.
No extensions will be given. SO if you miss school, SEND IT! THINGS TAKE LONGER THAN THEY TAKE IN THE ABSENCE OF DEADLINES. DEADLINES ARE REAL! --
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