Tuesday, May 18

1. heed: pay attention to (V): Heed my advice and go to college. Pay attention to my advice and go to college.....what else might you heed? How many people here heed their parents’ advice?

2. haughty: arrogant (ADJ): Some people can be haughty. Some people can be arrogant...do you know anyone who is haughty? why are they haughty?

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3. evasive: using tricks to avoid (ADJ).....It would have been better if the student had been honest and not evasive. It would have been better if the student had been honest and not using tricks to avoid...when is the last time you were evasive? why?

4. shifty: not trustworthy (adj): Some people think that used car salesmen are shifty. Some people think that used car salesmen are not trustworthy. Why do people think this?

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5. animatedly: with great liveliness (adv): The teacher spoke animatedly. The teacher spoke with great liveliness. Do you have any teachers who speak animatedly? When?

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6. queuing up: lining up (V): Those attending Wimbledon queue up. Those attending Wimbledon line up.

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7. docile: obedient (adj): Some classes are more docile than others. Some classes are more obedient than others. Which of my classes do you think is the most docile?

8.remnants: traces or pieces: I cleaned my condo of all remnants of my girlfriend. I cleaned my condo of all traces of my girlfriend...when you break up with someone do you keep remnants of the relationship?

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9. profusely: abundantly: (adj): something was wrong with my dad because he was sweating profusely. Something was wrong with my dad because he was sweating abundantly.

10. preening: careful grooming (n): I don't do a lot of preening in the morning. I don't do a lot of careful grooming in the morning.

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1. heed: pay attention to (V):

2. haughty: arrogant (ADJ)

3. evasive: using tricks to avoid (ADJ)

4. shifty: not trustworthy (adj):

5. animatedly: with great liveliness (adv):

6. queuing up: lining up (V):

7. docile: obedient (adj):

8.remnants: traces or pieces: (N)

9. profusely: abundantly or a lot: (adj):

10. preening: careful grooming (n):

kinesics

Thursday, April 15

1.What is LOTD and how can knowing this help you on the ACT

2.What is POE and how can knowing this help you on the ACT

3.What are the 4 Cs? Define each of them. How can knowing this help you on theACT

4.What is the vertical-line test and how can knowing this help you on the ACT

5.What does POOD mean and how can knowing this help you on the ACT

6.Define a complete idea. Define an incomplete idea.

7.What is STOP punctuation? Write five sentences, each with an example of thefive kinds of STOP punctuation

8.What is GO punctuation? Write two sentences, each with an example of the twokinds of GO punctuation

9.What is the BREATH test?

10.Describe Comma Rule 3

11.Describe Comma Rule 4

12.Describe Comma Rule 5

13.Describe Comma Rule 6

14.What is the horizontal line test?

15.What is a conjunction? List the conjunctions used on the ACT

16.What is a noun? Give me at least five examples and tell me why those examplesare nouns

17.What is a verb? Give me at least five examples and tell me why those examplesare verbs

18.What is a pronoun? Give me at least five examples and tell me why thoseexamples are pronouns

19.What is a subject? Give me at least five examples and tell me why thoseexamples are subjects

20.What is a preposition? Give me at least five examples and tell me why thoseexamples are prepositions

21.What is a misplaced modifier? Give me two examples

22.When do you use fewer? When do you use less?

23.What is passive voice? What is active voice? Give me two examples of passive.Give me two examples of active voice

24.When do you use ‘s? When do you use s’?

25.What is a contraction? What does apostrophe in a contraction stand for?

26.When do you use who? When do you use whom?

Friday, February 19

1. advertisement: a paid announcement: (N):
2. bombarded: attacked: (V):
3. Brand: a name that identifies a product (N):
4. Consumerism: attachment to material goods (N):
5. Demographic: a statistic describing a particular section of the population. (N):
6. Logical: agreeing with reason (adj):
7. Susceptible: easily influenced (adj):
8. Valuable: having great worth (adj):

Tuesday, Feb. 2

Periods 1-5

1. articulate: clear and well-spoken (ADJ): Obama won the election because he was articulate. Obama won the election because he was clear and well-spoken.

2. Meticulous: paying attention to details (adj): Most women are meticulous. Most women pay attention to details.

3. Venue: region or area (NOUN): The venue for the trial was moved. The region or area for the trial was moved.

4. Metamorphosis: a transformation or change (N): Udonis Haslem underwent a metamorphosis before entering the NBA. Udonis Haslem underwent a transformation or change before entering the NBA.

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5. Winsome: charming and attractive: (ADJ): The winsome puppy loves getting dressed up for Halloween. The charming and attractive puppy loves getting dressed up for Halloween.

http://www.gotbrainy.com/flashcards/show/3078

6. intangible: not able to be touched (ADJ): The Dolphins won the game because they have qualities that are intangible. The Dolphins won the game because they have qualities that are not able to be touched.

Tebow's intangibles remain strong and his measurables are solid.

7. mesmerized: held as if in a trance (V): I was mesmerized by my girlfriend when I first met her. I was held as if in a trance by my girlfriend when I first met her.

8. vernacular: the everyday language of the people (N): “Who dat” has made it into the vernacular. “Who dat” has made it into the everyday language of the people.

9. Visceral: arising from strong feelings rather than rational ideas (ADJ): Her reaction to Miguel’s poetry was visceral. Her reaction to Miguel’s poetry arose from strong feelings rather than rational ideas.

Thursday, January 7

Words for exam

Fathom: understand or comprehend
Scanning: to look at with great care
Diffuse: spread out
Nocturnal: occurring at night
Resolve: break into parts
Entertain: to consider
Meridian: highest point
Contention: claim or belief
Prime: best
Formulate: express precisely
Evaluate: determine the value of
Extinction: the process of no longer existing
Justify: show to be correct
Explain: make clear with details
Habitat: place where a plant or animal lives
Estimate: to make a rough calculation
Ecosystem: collection of plants and animals that depend on one another
Inhabit: to live in
Endangerment: threatened with extinction
Analyze: to examine in detail
Evolved: to develop to a higher state or condition
Contrast: to note the differences
Compare: to note the similarities
Surpass: to be greater than
Organic: related to living organisms
Sediments: the stuff that settles to the bottom
Nutrients: sources of food or nourishment
Vents: openings used as outlets for gas or air
Microscopic: tiny
Precautions: safety measures
Perseverance: continuing in a course of action
Extensive: far-reaching
Sensationalize: to create high interest or high drama
Competitors: people who compete
Debilitating: exhausting or crippling
Estranged: out of contact
Precipitating: to cause the beginning
Prevalent: widespread
Malady: sickness or illness
Tenuous: thin or slight
Acute: intense or severe
Metaphysical: having to do with the study of the basic nature of things
Mutilate: to cut, tear, or break a body part
Opaque: not letting in light
Amateur: nonprofessional
Spectators: people who watch or view an event
Featured: given particular significance
Incorporate: to combine
Premier: leading in status or importance
Commitment: a promise
Disrespectful: impolite
Evident: able to be seen
Tolerate: to allow
Bombardment: attack
Dedication: devotion

Monday, Nov. 30

10/27 What did you learn today while using Read-On?
10/29 What is a topic sentence and what is its function?
10/30 How do you define success?
11/3 What sport should be added to the Olympics?
11/4 What did you learn today while using Read-On?
11/9 Why do people ‘depersonalize’ from themselves?
11/10 What is a double-blind study
11/13 What did you learn today while using Read-On?
11/17 What did you learn today while using Read-On?
11/18 What is ‘amnesia’? what does the word mean to you?
11/20 what is the olympic motto and what does it mean to you
11/24 Describe Greece’s influence on the Olympics.
11/30 Why has track-and-field remained so popular?

Friday, November 13

Periods 1-5
1. Read-aloud
2. Read-On
3. Closure