Week Five Vocabulary

Week Five Vocabulary

1. Pervasive: (adjective) Describes something that spreads through everywhere. Ex. The stink bomb let off a pervasive odor throughout the entire middle school.
2. Impediment: (noun) Something that gets in your way or makes it difficult to accomplish a task. Ex. The loud noise from the television was an impediment to me as I tried to complete my homework.
3. Circadian rhythm: (noun) Our body's natural clock. All of our clocks are different, which is why some people are "early birds" and other are "night owls." Ex. I hate sharing a room with my sister. We have an entirely different circadian rhythm, and we keep each other up all the time.
4. Suppress: (verb) To forcibly put an end to something. Ex. Many students felt the new dress code policy suppressed their individuality. 
5. Curtail: (verb) To cut off or minimize something. Ex. The school administration hopes the additional parking lot will curtail car accidents on campus.
6. Susceptible: (adjective) Vulnerable, easily affected, unresistant. Ex. Older people, babies, and people with poor health are more susceptible to the flu.
7. Peripheral: (adjective) Related to vision: The outer or side part of one's vision--often described as "the corner of my eye." Ex. I just barely saw him in my peripheral vision.
8. Intrinsic: (adjective) An inner quality. Ex. That student is intrinsically motivated. He works hard because it makes him feel good, not just to get good grades or awards.
9. Counteract: (verb) To act in opposition. The Tylenol counteracted my sinus infection symptoms.
10. Correlate: (verb) To have a relationship or connection with something. Ex. Studying daily and turning in homework on time usually correlates with having good grades.

Happy Thanksgiving

As if turkey and pie weren't enough, I have an additional surprise for you...

NO VOCABULARY THIS WEEK.

However, you still will need to complete your 90 minutes of MyPath. Don't wait until the last minute! You should have plenty of free time!

Grammar Rock

If you're still having a hard time with our parts of sentences, here are some helpful videos:

Subjects and Predicates

Modifiers (adverbs and adjectives)

Predicates (verbs)

I know these videos are definitely annoying sometimes, but they are helpful!

Mad Lib

Here is the example Mad Lib we did together in class. Please make sure yours is turned in before the Thanksgiving break!

Romeo and Juliet--Prologue

Two 1._________________, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we 2. ________________ our scene,
From 3. ________________ grudge break to new mutiny,
Where 4. _________________ blood makes civil 5._______________ unclean.
From forth the fatal 6._________________ of these two 7.__________________
A pair of star-cross'd 8.___________________ take their life;
Whose 9.___________________   10.________________ overthrows
Do with their death 11.__________________ their parents' strife.
The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love,
And the continuance of their parents' rage,
Which, but their children's end, nought could 12._____________________,
Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage;
The which if you with patient ears 13.____________________,
What here shall miss, our toil shall 14.____________________ to mend.

1.     Subject

2.     Predicate

3.     Modifier (adjective)

4.     Modifier (adjective)

5.     Object

6.     Object

7.     Object

8.     Modifier (adjective)

9.     Modifier (adjective)

10. Modifier (adjective)

11.  Predicate

12.  Predicate

13.  Predicate

14.  Predicate

Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;
Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
Do with their death bury their parents' strife.
The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love,
And the continuance of their parents' rage,
Which, but their children's end, nought could remove,
Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage;
The which if you with patient ears attend,
What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.

Blue Light Before Bedtime

Hey guys.

In seventh hour we chatted for a few minutes in class about the benefits or turning off the electronics up to an hour before bedtime and picking up a good book. I wanted to post a couple of articles about this.

Here is an article about why it is so important for teenagers to turn off the electronics well before they go to sleep.

This one talks about things successful people do before going to bed, and according to the article, "Experts agree that reading is the very last thing successful people do before going to sleep."

This article profiles a few highly successful people and explains what they read before bed (notice especially Bill Gates and Ariana Huffington old-fashioned books an for an hour before sleeping."

MyPath

Many of you will notice an increased prevalence of F's in this class. If you're failing, it's likely because you haven't been doing your MyPath homework. As I have told you multiple times, the only homework you will ever have in this class is to login and work on MyPath 90 minutes per week. This is worth 40 percent of your final grade.

If you are currently failing, I will absolutely still let you make it up! It will take considerable dedication and responsibility on your part, but I want you to be successful.

You are always welcome to come in during lunch and work on your class then. If you have any concerns, please come talk to me or email me at amanda.mitchell@washk12.org.

Thanks! You guys are awesome. :)

Week Three and Four Vocabulary

Week Three and Four Vocabulary

This week we are talking about the parts of a sentence.

There are two parts of a sentence. Before we discuss these, there are a few important terms to review.

• Verb: A verb is usually the action word. Sometimes these words are easy to identify, such as jump, skip, sing, or sleep. But not all of these action words seem so much like an action. The best example of this is the verb “be.” Forms of the be verb include: be, is, am, are, was, were, being, and been. Although these words don’t seem like an action, they are still verbs.
• Noun: The basic definition of a noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. Another definition is anything that you can make plural. Examples: teacher, Vermont, chair, kindness.

Every complete sentence must contain two parts. If it does not include these two parts, it is not a complete sentence.

• Subject: The subject is the thing that is doing the action. It is always either a noun or a pronoun. Examples: I moved the box. The cat ran across the room. She was tired.
• Predicate: The predicate is the verb or verb phrase that describes the action performed by the subject. Examples: I moved the box. The cat ran across the room. She was tired.

A sentence may also include other parts.

• Object: The subject in the sentence may be doing something to another noun. This other noun is the object. Example: I moved the box. The cat ran across the room. She was tired (this sentence does not have an object).
• Modifier: A modifier is something that charges the meaning of another element in the sentence. Modifiers include adjectives (describes a noun) and adverbs (describes an adjective, verb, or other adverb). Examples: I moved the heavy box. The cat ran quickly across the room. She was really tired.

Week Two Vocabulary Words

This week we are going to work on adjectives.

1. Adjective: A word that describes a noun. Examples: the blue jeans, a cold night, the noisy party.
2. Prestigious: Being highly regarded, respected, or honored; having high status or considered important. Example: The boys in Dead Poets Society go to a prestigious high school, Welton Academy.
3. Idyllic: Charming, unspoiled or old fashioned; with story-like characteristics. Example: I love living on a ranch. The clear night sky, the peaceful sounds of wild animals and the smell of nature--it's a very idyllic lifestyle.
4. Opulent: Rich, wealthy, excessive; spending money on extreme luxury items. Example: LeBron James' $17 million Florida home is very opulent.
5. Paltry: A ridiculously small amount. Example: I quit my job at the mall. They were paying me a paltry amount of money for all of the work I was doing.
6. Forthright: Being direct, upfront, to the point. Example: The teacher was forthright about the difficulty of the test; she said we would have to spend many hours studying for it.
7. Embellished: Covered in decorations. Example: She wore a red embellished dress to prom.
8. Brisk: Quick and active; lively. Example: I went on a brisk jog this morning to clear my mind.
9. Ambitious: Desiring of success; eager; putting in above-average effort. Example: He's very ambitious; he's taking three A.P. classes and a class at the college.
10. Monumental: Massive; exceptionally great. Example: I made monumental progress on my paper last night.

Online Program Website

Hey guys! I am so sorry that I forgot to post the website for your online homework.
Click on this link or go to www.edgenuity.com, then click login, then click students.

Please make sure you are working on the required 90 minutes per week. Your first set of 90 minutes must be complete be Sunday at midnight.

O captain, my captain.

Here's a little preview of Friday's treat! Don't forget your permission slips.

Permission Slip

Don't forget that we will be watching a movie on Friday! YAY.

I need your permission slips back preferably Wednesday, but no later than Friday. Thanks.

If you have lost the permission slip, here is a link to download it, or you can have your parent/guardian email me at amanda.mitchell@washk12.org to give you permission.

Happy Halloween week.

Books

Don't forget to bring your books tomorrow!

Computer Homework this Week

Because most of you have not been registered yet, you will not be required to complete the 60 minutes of computer homework this week. Homework will begin next week.
Thanks,
Miss Mitchell

Week One Vocabulary

Remember, your first vocabulary quiz will be Friday, October 31.

Vocabulary Week One: Elements of a Story

1. Theme: A unifying idea that is a recurrent (repeated) element in the story.
2. Plot: The combination of events that makes up a story.
3. Conflict: An open clash between two opposing groups.
4. Climax: The “high point” or most intense point of a story.
5. Protagonist: The principal or main character in the story.
6. Antagonist: Someone who offers opposition, often—but not always—the “bad guy.”
7. Setting: Where the story takes place. This often includes the time period (the Old West, World War I) and the geographic location (Rome, the countryside, Hogwarts).
8. Resolution: Gives a solution to the problem and begins to tie things up.
9. Character: A person (or person-like animal or thing) that carries out the action in the story.
10. Motivation: The reason behind a certain character’s actions.

Disclosure

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Welcome!

Welcome to Basic Academic Skills!
I am thrilled to be working with you this quarter. I absolutely love to read, and I really hope I can help you all to develop a similar love for literature.

A few notes for week one:

• Because you will have a short week in this class, you will only have to complete 60 minutes on your online MyPath class. You won't be able to log in until Thursday, so you will have Thursday to Sunday to complete the 60 minutes. If you have no idea what this means, please email me or come talk to me. 
• Our week one vocabulary quiz take place next Friday, Halloween, October 31. There will be no vocabulary quiz this week. 
• I will be sending home a permission slip on Thursday for a film we will begin watching next week. We will be watching this film as part of our unit on elements of a story. Please bring it back signed no later than next Friday, Halloween, October 31.
• Your disclosure is also due next Friday, Halloween, October 31. This will be worth 10 points on your grade.

Let me know if you have any questions. Have a great week.