WINTER BREAK EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY!

And here you have ANOTHER extra credit opportunity!  For up to 25 extra credit points, write a review of the Lit Circle book that you read for Round 1.  Your review can take whatever format you like:  written, a video review, a script, a poster, etc.  The number of extra credit points that you earn will be determined by the quality of your review.  Remember: this is a review.  That means you can state your opinion on whether you enjoyed the book or not.  That being said, don't be jerky about it.

In order to receive ANY extra credit, your review must be turned in by TUESDAY, January 5th.  If your review is just that fantastic, I'll show it to the next two classes when they do that Lit Circle.

HAVE FUN!  HAVE A SAFE, HAPPY, AND WONDERFUL BREAK!

Word of the Day, 12/18

78. obfuscate (v) - to confuse or make unclear

Word of the Day, 12/17

77. jubilant (adj) - extremely happy, joyful

Word of the Day, 12/16

76. superfluous (adj) - extra, more than enough

Word of the Day, 12/15

75. sagacity (n) - wisdom

Word of the Day, 12/14

74. impetuous (adj) - impulsive, acts without thinking

Word of the Day, 12/11

73. mottled (adj) - spotted with different colors

Word of the Day, 12/10

72. dynamism (n) - great energy, force, or power

Flula and Idioms

As requested, here you go!

Jennifer is a party pooper.

Do not tickle my fancy.

Have your cake and eat it, too.

Word of the Day, 12/9

71. candid (adj) - honest and straightforward

Word of the Day, 12/8

70. imperative (adj) - required

Word of the Day, 12/7

69. vex (v) - to bring up trouble

Word of the Day, 12/4

68. bilious (adj) - bad-tempered and cranky

Word of the Day, 12/3

67. flummox (v) - to confuse

Word of the Day, 12/2

66. prattle (v) - to talk aimlessly or without purpose

DECEMBER EXTRA CREDIT!

Ok!  Here's your December extra credit opportunity!

For up to 10 POINTS EXTRA CREDIT, write me a short story that includes the following three things:

1.  Snow

2.  A peanut butter and jelly sandwich

3.  A lawyer

Your story must be at least ONE page typed or two pages handwritten (the front and back of a page).  I will not count off for spelling and grammar errors, but they give me a headache (so the fewer you have, the better!).  Keep it school appropriate, and be creative!

The quality of your short story will determine how many extra credit points you earn.  Your story must be turned in by the day that we return from Winter Break (Monday, January 4th).

Let me know if you have any questions!

HAVE FUN!

Word of the Day, 12/1

65. halcyon (adj) - calm, peaceful, tranquil

Word of the Day, 11/30

64. deluge (n) - a great flood, generally of water

THANKSGIVING EXTRA CREDIT!

This Thanksgiving, we're giving thanks for Prepositions and Conjunctions, because they do difficult work that no one else wants to do!  So in order to celebrate their hard work, you have an extra credit opportunity!  

Click on the link below to take the Preposition and Conjunction Review.  You may take this review as many times as you like, but you must score a 90% or above in order to earn the extra credit points.  Once you score a 90% or above, you will earn FIVE extra credit points!  Yay!  

To qualify for the extra credit, this review must be completed by 8a on MONDAY, November 30th.

HAVE FUN!  EAT TONS OF TURKEY!

Preposition and Conjunction Review  

Word of the Day, 11/25

63. penurious (adj) - extremely stingy, not wanting to spend money

Word of the Day, 11/24

62. ominous (adj) - menacing or threatening

Word of the Day, 11/23

61. ferhoodle (v) - to confuse or mess up

Word of the Day, 11/20

60. extol (v) - to praise highly

Word of the Day, 11/19

59. propitious (adj) - favorable

Word of the Day, 11/18

58. pique (v) - to irritate

Word of the Day, 11/17

57. dulcet (adj) - pleasing to the ear

Conjunction Junction

Conjunction junction, what's your function?

Word of the Day, 11/16

56. abscond (v) - to run away in secret

Word of the Day, 11/13

55. autonomy (n) - self-government 

Word of the Day, 11/12

54. reproach (v) - to blame

Word of the Day, 11/11

53. extricate (v) - to free

Word of the Day, 11/10

52. feasible (adj) - capable of being accomplished, possible

Word of the Day, 11/9

51. somnolent (adj) - drowsy, sleepy

Word of the Day, 11/6

50. succinct (adj) - brief and clearly expressed

Word of the Day, 11/5

49. scrutinize (v) - to examine closely

Word of the Day, 11/4

48. dolt (n) - a stupid person

EXTRA CREDIT!

Another day off from school means another extra credit opportunity!

Click on the link below to complete the Adverb Review.  You can take this review as many times as you want, but you must score a 90% or above in order for it to count as extra credit.  If you want the FIVE extra credit points on your Adverb Assessment, you must complete this by 8a on WEDNESDAY, November 4th.

HAVE FUN!

Adverb Review

Word of the Day, 11/2

47. admonish (v) - to warn

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY!

Ok, here's ANOTHER extra credit opportunity.

For TWO points extra credit each, you can submit words to be used for our "Word of the Day."  There are a couple of requirements:

1.  It has to be a good word.  What determines whether it's good or not?  Me.  (HINT:  You know me.  I tend to go for the weird and/or funny.)
2.  You must have the part of speech and the definition for your word.
3.  Use your word correctly in a sentence.

Once again, you can either post your words here in a comment on the blog, or you can turn them in to me in class.  

I'm capping this extra credit opportunity at 10 words (so a maximum of 20 points of extra credit).  You can complete as many or as few as you like.  However, ALL of the words must be turned in by November 30th.  I will not accept ANY new words after that point (until I maybe do this again sometime during 2nd semester...but no guarantees!).  

Have fun!

Word of the Day, 10/30

46. dour (adj) - gloomy

I'll give a smile ticket to anyone who can tell me who this guy is!  Post a comment or tell me on Monday!

Lit Circle Assignments

Block 1/2
Charlotte Doyle - Alexis O, Karsyn M, Emma C, Victoria W
Nothing But the Truth - Reece R, Skyler K, Elsie K
The Compound - Wills H, Trevor R, Kimmy J, Elyssa K
The Wreckers - Grace S, Phoebe A, Tori H
Sarah Bishop - Jonah B, Alex S, Micah Bryn K, Jade F
Everlost - Faith Y, Jake H, Chloe H, Carlee H
Unwind - Natalie S, Walker N, Trinity H, Haley F

Block 3/4
London Eye Mystery - Keely H, Madeline M, Grace M, Matthew H
Third Eye - Maddie H, Riley F, Mackenzie K
Ransom - Summer L, Aidan B, Jocelyn H, Scavelli
Lottery Rose - Morgan K, Mackenzie F, Abby G, Jaiden L
Wednesday Wars - Kamryn S, Daniel S, Emiliano G, Remi F
Brotherhood - Haley D, Tommy D, Carter M, Joe S

Block 7/8
Eyes of the Amaryllis - Macy I, Aiden B, Rachel H
Year of Impossible Goodbyes - TJ B, Devin C, Charlie T, Garrett H
Walk Two Moons - Nathan M, Claire W, Aden L
Across Five Aprils - Ethan H, Maddy T, Catie H, Ibby B
Princess Ben - Hannah S, Emma C, Landon N, Kamryn B
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie - John David C, Rider H, Timber R, Cadence W

Word of the Day, 10/29

45. misanthrope (n) - a hater of mankind

Word of the Day, 10/28

44. seethe (v) - to boil (as in emotions)

Word of the Day, 10/27

43. staid (adj) - serious or stoic

Literary Terms Quiz #3

Click on the link below to take the Literary Terms Set #3 Quiz.  

GOOD LUCK!

Literary Terms Set #3 Quiz

SMILE TICKET OPPORTUNITY!

You have a NEW Smile Ticket Opportunity!  For two smile tickets each, bring in packs of lined notebook paper to class.  There isn't a limit on how many you can bring in, and as of right now, there's no end date!  

GO FOR IT!

Word of the Day, 10/26

42. vituperate (v) - to scold

Word of the Day, 10/23

41. sedentary (adj) - inactive

Blackboard is broken...

It wasn't me.  I didn't do it.  But here are your Adjective Notes, since you can't get to them from there!  Just click on the images to make them bigger.  Post or email if you have any questions!

Adverb Song

Get your adverbs here!

Word of the Day, 10/21 and 10/22

40. ennui (n) - a feeling of boredom

Workday Extra Credit!

Because it's a workday, you guys have an extra credit opportunity!  YAY!  

And before you ask, this will NOT count for the first nine weeks.  Instead, this extra credit will be banked for the second nine weeks.

For FIVE points extra credit, click on the link below to take the Adjective Review Quiz.  You can take it as many times as you want, but you must score a 90% or above in order to earn the extra credit.  You can only earn the extra credit ONE time, so taking it 15 times and scoring a 100% each time won't do anything for you.  Sorry.

In order to earn the points, you must have this extra credit opportunity completed by 8a on FRIDAY, October 23rd.  

HAVE FUN!

Adjective Review Quiz

Word of the Day, 10/19

39. careen (v) - to swerve

Word of the Day, 10/16

38. buffoon (n) - a clown or a fool

Word of the Day, 10/15

37. lethargic (adj) - sluggish or tired

Word of the Day, 10/14

36. perpetuate (v) - to cause to continue or keep going

Word of the Day, 10/13

35. vacillate (v) - to show indecision or move back and forth

Word of the Day, 10/12

34. abhor (v) - to hate

Literary Terms Set #2 Quiz

Click on the link below to take the Literary Terms Set #2 Quiz.

GOOD LUCK!

Literary Terms Set #2

Word of the Day, 10/9

33. dank (adj) - chilly and wet

Word of the Day, 10/8

32. desist (v) - to stop from doing something

Word of the Day, 10/7

31. irascible (adj) - easily angered

Word of the Day, 10/6

30. palpable (adj) - obvious

Word of the Day, 10/5

29. narcissist (n) - a person who loves him/herself more than other things

Pronoun Songs

Are you ready, kids?

Remember to listen and vote for your favorite in the poll on the right!  The poll ends at MIDNIGHT on THURSDAY, October 8th.

Word of the Day, 10/2

28. novice (n) - apprentice or beginner

Pronoun Song Lyrics

Practice tonight!  We'll record tomorrow!

Pronoun Song

Oh, Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla!

Word of the Day, 10/1

27. frugal (adj) - thrifty or cheap