Sunday, September 26, 2010

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
  1. Define the terms (http://www.visualthesaurus.com/)
  2. Learn how to pronounce them.
  3. Create a link word.  The link word is a simple word (or words) which rhymes or sounds like the main word.
  4. Identify five synonyms for the term.
  5. Discover a caption that connects the main term and the linking word in a mnemonic rhyme.
  6. 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.
Sample from http://www.vocabularycartoons.com/home/pages/Cartoon-Samples.html
vocabulary_cartoon_demo.gif
All work should be housed in a folder that will be stored in the classroom.
Thursday--Assessment of terms
Friday--practice test

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