WAVE Week #27
TUESDAY -- Definition Word Chart
denounce
expatriate
Sorry, have to find your own definitions this week -- no purple sheets
WEDNESDAY WRITING:
Are you A good Citizen (in moodle).
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Week #27 2008
TUESDAY VOCAB -- Word Understanding
STRUT - a self-important walk (there are other definitions as well -- ).
His strut along the campus shows his self-confidence and slight arrogance.
CAULDRON - a huge cooking pot (again, more than one definition for this word).
The cauldron contained a large amount of boiling stew ready to be served to the line of people.
WEDNESDAY WRITING - Complete in moodle.
Today is "Home Run Day" in honor of baseball great Hank Aaron hitting his first home run in 1954.
If someone was to create a day to honor a first for you, what would that day be called and what events of yours would it honor?
MOODLE ASSIGNMENTS:
Explain a time when you felt like "strutting" a bit -- what happened to make you want to walk a bit more confidently? Answer in mooodle - WAVE VOCAB EXTENSION: Strut
TUESDAY VOCAB -- Word Understanding
STRUT - a self-important walk (there are other definitions as well -- ).
His strut along the campus shows his self-confidence and slight arrogance.
CAULDRON - a huge cooking pot (again, more than one definition for this word).
The cauldron contained a large amount of boiling stew ready to be served to the line of people.
WEDNESDAY WRITING - Complete in moodle.
Today is "Home Run Day" in honor of baseball great Hank Aaron hitting his first home run in 1954.
If someone was to create a day to honor a first for you, what would that day be called and what events of yours would it honor?
MOODLE ASSIGNMENTS:
Explain a time when you felt like "strutting" a bit -- what happened to make you want to walk a bit more confidently? Answer in mooodle - WAVE VOCAB EXTENSION: Strut
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Week #26
MAKING CONNECTIONS
gullible (overly trusting).
He is so gullible that he believes everything he reads in The National Inguirer.
obsolete (no longer valid).
Some computers, after only a couple of years usage, become obsolete and must be replaced by newer models.
WEDNESDAY WRITING: Done in Moodle.
On this day in 1867, aviator Wilbur Wright was born. Through a lifetime of commitment, the Wright brothers performed the first ever manned powered flight.
What types of lifetime dreams do you have for yourself?
MAKING CONNECTIONS
gullible (overly trusting).
He is so gullible that he believes everything he reads in The National Inguirer.
obsolete (no longer valid).
Some computers, after only a couple of years usage, become obsolete and must be replaced by newer models.
WEDNESDAY WRITING: Done in Moodle.
On this day in 1867, aviator Wilbur Wright was born. Through a lifetime of commitment, the Wright brothers performed the first ever manned powered flight.
What types of lifetime dreams do you have for yourself?
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
WAVE #25
PAVE
ELUCIDATE (to explain; to make clear)
Teachers mush carefully elucidate the lessons if their students are going to understand the content.
ABSTAIN (desist; go without; withdraw)
During certain holidays some religious people abstain from eating certain foods because it goes against their beliefs.
WEDNESDAY WRITING: Citizenship
"The noblest question in the world is, what good can i do in it?" - Benjamin Franklin
Use the SAY (write the quote) MEAN (what does it mean to you MATTER (what implications/impact does it have on your life?) strategy with this quote.
PAVE
ELUCIDATE (to explain; to make clear)
Teachers mush carefully elucidate the lessons if their students are going to understand the content.
ABSTAIN (desist; go without; withdraw)
During certain holidays some religious people abstain from eating certain foods because it goes against their beliefs.
WEDNESDAY WRITING: Citizenship
"The noblest question in the world is, what good can i do in it?" - Benjamin Franklin
Use the SAY (write the quote) MEAN (what does it mean to you MATTER (what implications/impact does it have on your life?) strategy with this quote.
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