Word on the street is that many of you haven't finished using your vocabulary words to tell a story or write a description. In order to help you out a little bit, Miss Lamb is giving you 10 minutes to work on this project. If you finish early, continue working on your Ben Franklin Autobiography. We will continue it and begin studying the Declaration of Independence today.
Ready, set...VOCAB!
Happy New Year and New Semester to each and every one of you! I am sorry that I couldn't be with you yesterday, but we will kick off the semester today instead. Grades start over now--well, starting yesterday--so remember that as you make sure to turn in everything assigned! No last minute scrambling this semester!
Now, onto your first warm-up of the new semester! At this time of the year, so many people are talking about resolutions. Some of you probably have some and are sticking to them, while others may have already abandoned your new projects. What I want you to think and write about today is why we are on a never ending quest to change our lives around. Why do you think new year's resolutions are such a big deal? Why don't people resolve to change on June 3rd or December 16th? What is it about the new year?
The expectation is that you will write for AT LEAST 5 minutes straight. I'll set the timer and then you may begin (or continue!). As high school juniors, approaching your senior year, 5 minutes should produce more than 1 or 2 sentences. You should be able to write AT LEAST half a page! Again, remember that if you get stuck, you should just write the same thing again until something new comes to you!
Ready, set...WRITE!
What is a hero?
Who do you think is the "hero" in The Crucible? Why?
Welcome to Finals Week! We will first work to wrap up The Crucible, but for a short time on Wednesday we will review for your final (if you are taking it!).
In preparation for your final, what do you hope Miss Lamb asks about? What do you hope she leaves out? Is looking back on the semester, what have you learned? What did you miss?
What do the following list of items have in common? (You do not need to write the words, just the answers.)
1. your voice, your hand, your children
2. yellow, scarlet, cabin
3. year, address, scrap
4. window, center, aisle
5. water, watch, eiffel
6. water, flower, bunk
7. Walt Disney, a computer store, Hanna Barbera
8. vocalists, golf course, appliance stores
9. vegetable, mineral, motor
10. turtle, sea, taco
When writing an essay, what vocabulary do you use to describe its structure? List as many of them as you can think of, and explain their use.
Complete the sentences around the room. You do not have to write the sentences, just the words and their corresponding numbers.
Quick Write Brainstorm:
What is McCarthyism? How does it relate to The Crucible? Tell me everything you know!
Ready, set, write...
Good morning! Before we begin Vocabulary set #13 today, I'd like for use to brainstorm and predict words that use this week's roots. Also, if you have any ideas what the roots might mean, you may make some predictions. We will return to these after we copy down all our words and defintions!
This week's roots are:
ERR
GRAD/GRESS
VEN/VENT
CUR/CURS
What words do you know that have these word parts? What could these roots mean?
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