Ms. Moore’s Classes Language Arts 7 2013-2014 Each day, In your bell ringer journal, WHICH IS YOUR COMPOSITION NOTEBOOK, write your MLA format heading in the upper left hand corner of your page. This is so you get used to heading your papers this way! It looks like this: Your name Mrs. Moore Language Arts 7 12 August 2013 (notice that it is DAY, MONTH , YEAR) Your crate will be in the front of the classroom. You need to pick up your journal AS SOON AS YOU ENTER MY ROOM . You need to have it by the bell. 1 /2 block has the red crate. 3 /4 block has the green crate. 7 /8 block has the blue crate. Once you have your notebook, copy the sentence that is on the board, and make any necessary grammatical corrections. (I will provide you a copy of the proofreading symbols to paste on the inside of your notebook if you need to refer to them.) Here is an example of what you will see on the board when you come in to class: Hour assignment is to analyze the stories ending Related word: analytical Your Definition: Academic Definition: Sentence: Reminder: Underneath the corrected sentence, write the highlighted vocabulary word, and write what you think the definition is by using context clues. Example: Our assignment is to analyze the story’s ending. analyze—to figure something out. (My definition) (We will discuss the academic definition in class. This is where you write what you think.) Once we have reviewed the sentence and we have discussed the correct definition, write down the related words you are given and use one of them in a sentence. Example: When I do math, I have to look at the problem in an analytical way. Lastly, draw a picture, write a phrase, or write a synonym to help you remember the word. Synonym: examine, investigate, consider Phrase: look at closely Picture: Hour assignment is to analyze the stories ending Related word: analytical Corrected sentence: Our assignment is to analyze the story’s ending. analyze—to figure something out (my definition) analyze—to break down into parts and examine carefully (academic definition) When I do math, I have to look at the problem in an analytical way. Synonym/Reminder word(s)/Picture—look at closely. Hour assignment is to analyze the stories ending Related word: analytical Corrected sentence: Our assignment is to analyze the story’s ending. analyze—to figure something out (my definition) analyze—to break down into parts and examine carefully (academic definition) When I do math, I have to look at the problem in an analytical way. Synonym/Reminder word(s)/Picture—look at closely. You have just completed your first bellringer. We will now paste in our proofreading marks! once I red Roberts poem I learned to appreciate his use of rhythme and rhyme. Related words: Appreciative, Appreciating Corrected sentence: Once I read Robert’s poem, I learned to appreciate his use of rhythm and rhyme. Appreciate—be thankful for He was appreciative of the good grade he received. Synonym: value the assumption he made were incorrect becaues it was not supported by any real facts Related words: Assume, assuming Corrected sentence: The assumption he made was incorrect because it was not supported by any real facts. Assumption—belief or acceptance that something is true. I am assuming we have a test in Language Arts because Ms. Moore said we did. Phrase: best guess the writer’s attitude toward their subject was respectful and full of admiraton Related word: attitudes Corrected sentence: The writer’s attitude toward his subject was respectful and full of admiration. Attitude—mental state involving beliefs, feelings, and values. Their attitudes were always positive. Synonym: feelings, thoughts, mind-set Its important to develop a awareness of the writers mesage. Related words: aware Corrected sentence: It’s important to develop an awareness of the writer’s message. Awareness—knowleged gained from a person’s own experiences or from information. I am aware that Ms. Moore expects homework on time because other students have told me. Synonym: understanding. You must consider if a advertisement contain bias or tries too misled the reader. Related words: biased Corrected Sentence: You must consider if an advertisement contains bias or tires to mislead the reader. Bias—tendency to see things from a slanted or prejudice viewpoint. Synonym: favoritism Folktales revele the value of an culture an teach a leson Related words: cultural Corrected Sentence: Folk tales reveal the value of a culture and teach a lesson. Culture—collected customs of a group or community. There are many people from different cultural backgrounds at Montevallo Middle School. Phrase: ways of life; customs sam invited me to challenge hime too an debate. Related words: challenging, challenged Corrected Sentence: Sam invited me to challenge him to a debate. Challenge—dare; calling into question. I found the book challenging to read, but it was worth it. Synonym: dispute; confront One characteristic of poetry are simile and metaphor. Related words: character; characteristically Corrected sentence: One characteristic of poetry is simile and metaphor. Characteristic: trait or feature Characteristically, when someone things of poetry he or she thinks it has to rhyme. This is not true. Synonym: quality Its common for an essay to cuntain humer. Related words: commonality Corrected sentence: It’s common for an essay to contain humor. Common—ordinary; expected One commonality with seventh graders is that they all eat lunch at the beginning of fifth period. Synonym: usual; regular Directions: Go back through your notebooks and write down the definitions of all of the following words. Be sure you know how to use them correctly in a sentence! TAKE YOUR NOTEBOOKS HOME TONIGHT AND BRING THEM BACK TOMORROW!! STUDY!! Analyze, appreciate, assumption, attitude, awareness, bias, culture, challenge, characteristic, common. it is importent to be able to communicate thots an felings in writing. Related words: communications; communicating. Corrected Sentence: It is important to be able to communicate thoughts and feelings in writing. Communicate—to share thoughts or feelings, usually in words. Sometimes communicating is hard. Phrase: exchange a few words Their seemed to bee a lack of communication between the father and sun. Related words: communicate Corrected sentence: There seemed to be a lack of communication between the father and the son. Communication—the activity of sharing information or speaking. People sometimes misunderstand me when I try to communicate. Phrase: exchange of ideas Local Newspapers serve the community were the paper are published. Related words—communities Corrected sentence: Local newspapers serve the community where the paper is published. Community—a group of people who share an interest or live near each other. There are many different types of communities in Shelby County. Synonym: Societies; neighborhoods The writer was abel to conclude the essay with a positive memary Related words: concluding, conclusion Corrected sentence: The writer was able to conclude the essay with a positive memory. Conclude—to bring to a close or end. My concluding paragraph was fantastic. Synonym—finish editorials contribute too a public discusion about an isue. Related word: contribution Corrected sentence: Editorials contribute to a public discussion about an issue. Contribute—add to or enrich I made a contribution to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Phrase: to play a part; have a say Its importent to convince readers of a characters dream Related words: Convincing Corrected Sentence: It’s important to convince readers of a character’s dream. Convince—Persuade; cause to accept a point of view When he said he studied for the test, he did not look very convincing. Phrase: prove to; talk into The to students tryed too debate weather or knot the website was helpful. Related words: debated, debating Corrected sentence: The two students tried to debate whether or not the website was helpful. Debate—argue in an attempt to convince He debated with his best friend about whether or not the new girl was cute. Synonym: think over; question I was abel two define the stories plot quikly. Related words: defined; definition Corrected sentence: I was able to define the story’s plot quickly. Define—determine the nature of or give the meaning of. The definition of torture is listening to Justin Beiber. Synonyms: label, characterize the reder tryes too discover the resons for the characters behavier. Related words: discovering; discovery. Corrected sentence: The reader tries to discover the reasons for the character’s behavior. Discover—find or explore The scientist’s discovery of water on Mars may make it possible to live there one day. Synonym: unearth; come across; dig up reding works from diferent riters provides diversity. Related word: diverse Corrected sentence: Reading works from different writers provides diversity. Diversity—variety as in groups or cultures. This class has a diverse group of people. Synonym: varied; distinct; different Directions: Go back through your notebooks and write down the definitions of all of the following words. Be sure you know how to use them correctly in a sentence! Communicate, communication, community, conclude, contribute, convince, debate, define, discover, diversity The essay discrived the butiful environment wear the writer lived. Related words: environs, enviromentally Corrected sentence: The essay described the beautiful environment where the writer lived. Definition: surroundings; the natural world. The environs in the classroom made the student sick. Synonyms: setting; atmosphere the gurl was un able too evaluate her freind’s work without bias. Related words: evaluated; evaluation Corrected sentence: The girl was unable to evaluate her friend’s work without bias. Evaluate—judge; determine the value or quality of. His work evaluation was terrible because he was always late and unprepared. Synonym: assess; appraise In order to examine the evadense, it was nesecarry to reserch the subjeck. Related words: examining; examination Corrected sentence: In order to examine the evidence, it was necessary to research the subject. Examine—study in depth; look at closely The doctor was examining him to determine why he was sick all the time. Synonym: look at; inspect; explore Eye will explain three key faktors in the storys sucess Related words: explaining; explanation Corrected sentence: I will explain three key factors in the story’s success. Explain—make plain or clear His explanation about why he was in the bathroom for the entire block was ridiculous. Phrase: Give details; put in plain words I rote, a reserch report, to explore my ideas. Related words: explored; exploration Corrected sentence: I wrote a research report to explore my ideas. Explore—investigate; look up I explored the inside of a frog in science. Synonym: investigate; discover I suported my statment with facts and detaills? Related word: factual Corrected sentence: I supported my statement with facts and details. Facts—accepted truths or reality Do not try to support your argument with things that are not factual. Synonyms: data; proof; evidence The focus of the papur, was too pervide infromation about football rules. Related words: focused; focusing Corrected sentence: The focus of this paper was to provide information about football rules. Focus—central point or topic of investigation. She was focused on boys instead of her classwork, so she failed Ms. Moore’s class. Synonyms: concentrate; spotlight; center During brainstorming; I tryed to generate an lists of thing to right about. Related words: generated; generating Corrected sentence: During brainstorming; I tried to generate a list of things to write about. Generate—create The teacher generated a discussion in class about the importance of speaking properly. Synonyms: cause; make howe dew you, identify the meening of a storie. Related word: identification Corrected sentence: How do you identify the meaning of a story? Identify—recognize as being The student forgot his identification and could not enter the game. Synonym: pinpoint; isolate; see; spot If we ignore the mesage we miss the purpose off the righting. Related words: ignored; ignoring Corrected sentence: If we ignore the message, we miss the purpose of the writing. Ignore—refuse to notice; disregard The teacher ignored the student who interrupted class asking to go to the bathroom. Phrase: pay no attention to; overlook Directions: Go back through your notebooks and write down the definitions of all of the following words. Be sure you know how to use them correctly in a sentence! Environment, evaluate, examine, explain, explore, facts, focus, generate, identify, ignore The image, in the book, helped me too visualise the storie Related words: images, imaging Corrected sentence: The image in the book helped me to visualize the story. Image—picture; representation The images in the pictures were very powerful. Synonyms: illustration, likeness, vision The story was toled from the prespective of won individual? Related word: individuals Corrected sentence: The story was told from the perspective of one individual. Individual—single person or thing When you play telephone, individuals often change the story as they repeat it. Synonym: human being; for one person; exclusive The propose of the reasearch paper, was to inform the reader about dolfins. Related words: information Corrected sentence: The purpose of the research paper was to inform the reader about dolphins. Inform—to tell or give information about The information I learned in class was helpful. Phrase: Let somebody know; notify. We wear assigned to inquire about whether paterns and present hour findings. Related words: inquiring; inquired Corrected sentence: We were assigned to inquire about weather patterns and present our findings. Inquire—ask in order to learn about The student inquired about the difference between a compound and a complex sentence. Synonyms: question; find out My teacher shared her insight, about the caracter, with use? Related word: insightful Corrected sentence: My teacher shared her insight about the character with us. Insight—ability to see the truth; an understanding Her comment on the theme of the novel was very insightful. Synonyms: knowledge; comprehension As a team we where abel too investigate each part of the probelm Related words: investigated, investigation Corrected Sentence: As a team, we were able to investigate each part of the problem. Investigate—examine thoroughly He investigated the area where he heard the strange noise thoroughly. Synonyms: look into; scrutinize The media are an every day sourse of information and entertanmint, for the public Related words: None Corrected sentence: The media are an everyday source of information and entertainment for the public. Media—collected sources of information, including newspapers, television, and the internet. The internet is a valuable media tool. Draw examples of one type of media that is not listed in the definition above (radio) The villian in the story pressented the opposition to the heroe’s happyness. Related words: oppose; opposing Corrected sentence: The villain in the story presented the opposition to the hero’s happiness. Opposition—state of being against. The students oppose the idea of having to wear uniforms to school. Synonyms: conflict; enemy; rival We found the outcome of the probelm too be a favorabel solutoin. Related words: None Corrected sentence: We found the outcome of the problem to be a favorable solution. Outcome—the way something turns out. The outcome of the story is part of the resolution. Synonyms: conclusion; ending; result I was abel to perceive jennys character threw her action’s and words. Related words: perceived; perception Corrected Sentence: I was able to perceive Jenny’s character threw her actions and words. Perceive—to be aware of; see The perception of the new girl was that she was quiet, but that turned out to be wrong! Synonym: recognize; pick out Directions: Go back through your notebooks and write down the definitions of all of the following words. Be sure you know how to use them correctly in a sentence! Image, individual, inform, inquire, insight, investigate, media, opposition, outcome, perceive My perception of the chracter changed, over the coarse of the story? Related words: perceive, perceptive Corrected sentence: My perception of the character changed over the course of the story. Perception—the act of becoming aware of something through one or more of the senses. The student was very perceptive about how other students felt. Synonyms: insight; awareness; sensitivity I didnot aggre with the writer’s perspective Related words: None Corrected sentence: I did not agree with the writer’s perspective. Perspective—point of view Based on the fact they were friends, I did not think she could see the argument from my perspective. Synonym: standpoint; viewpoint In order to produce a knew show the riting team must pervide a skript Related words: produced, producing In order to produce a new show, the writing team must provide a script. Produce—make or create The student produced a great poetry project. Synonyms: construct; generate I hade a strong emotoinal reaction to the depresing comercial. Related words: react Corrected sentence: I had a strong, emotional reaction to the commercial. Reaction—response to an influence, action, or statement I did not know how to react when the student tried to hit me. Synonym: consequence; result In order too reflect on what had been said I took sum quite time? Related words: reflected; reflection Corrected Sentence: In order to reflect on what had been said, I took some quiet time. Reflect—think about; consider I reflected on what the teacher told me. Phrase: think about; wonder about The resolution of the story, helped me too sea how a conpromise, can help many poeple. Related words: resolved; resolving Corrected sentence: The resolution of the story helped me to see how a compromise can help many people. Resolution: end of a conflict in which one or both parties are satisfied. I resolved to do my homework to bring up my grade so I would not be grounded. Phrase: Everyone agrees at the end of a disagreement. Hour team perpaired a report and each member persented a peice of it. Related words: None Corrected sentence: Our team prepared a report, and each team member presented a piece of it. Team—a group united in a common goal. Montevallo has a great football team. Synonym: squad At won time the computer was considered knew technology. Related words: technologies Corrected sentence: At one time, the computer was considered new technology. Technology—practical application of science to business or industry. Many technologies are being developed everyday. Picture: Computer monitor. An tradition is often handed-down two a new generatian threw story telling. Related words: traditional Corrected sentence: A tradition is often handed down to a new generation through storytelling. Tradition-- custom; as with a social group or culture A traditional way of playing football includes wearing a helmet. Synonym: ritual We where abel to transmit our mesage over the schools radio statoin. Related words: transmitted; transmission Corrected sentence: We were able to transmit our message over the school’s radio station. Transmit—to send or give out. The alien ship transmitted a signal to Mars. Synonyms: broadcast, spread Directions: Go back through your notebooks and write down the definitions of all of the following words. Be sure you know how to use them correctly in a sentence! Perceive, perception, perspective, produce, reaction, reflect, resolution, team, technology, transmit The studints came to a understanding, of how best, to organize, the club? Related word: understand Corrected sentence: The students came to an understanding of how to best organize the club. Understanding—agreement; end of conflict I understand that I must be quiet in class. Synonym: arrangement; deal Its important to unify detailes so that they suport the centril idea Related words: unified, unifying It’s important to unify details so that they support the central idea. Unify—bring together as one. The class was unified about not liking having to tuck in their shirts. Synonym: unite, join Each riter has an unique way off teling a story Related words: uniqueness, uniquely Corrected sentence: Each writer has a unique way of telling a story. Unique—one of a kind. The student dresses uniquely. Phrase—only one of its kind. Synonym: sole, exclusive, distinctive, matchless He was tryeing to trace the plot structuer of the sceince ficition story. Related words: traced, tracing Corrected sentence: He was trying to trace the plot structure of the science fiction story. Trace—follow in steps. He traced the behavior of the character throughout the story to see if he was static or dynamic. Synonym: track; hunt down Bye his bad behaviour it was easey to infer that the knew studente was gonna be a probleme in class. Related words: inferred, inference Corrected sentence: By his bad behavior, it was easy to infer that the new student was going to be a problem in class. Infer—read between the lines Inference is when something is implied and you can draw a conclusion based on evidence. Synonym—conclude; assume The coach had to formulate a speical traneing regamin for the athelete to inprove. Related words: formulation, formulated Corrected sentence: The coach had to formulate a special training regimen for the athlete to improve. Formulate—create She formulated an idea to help her be successful in class. Synonym: prepare; devise; put together Its hard to describe the exactly what the auther is tryeing to say she said. This theme is dificult to figuer out. Related words: described, describing Corrected sentence: “It’s hard to describe exactly what the author is trying to say,” she said. “This theme is difficult to figure out.” Describe—tell about The author described the difficulties of being a teenager perfectly. Synonym: explain, tell, portray “you must support anyting you say in an esay by perviding details.” she said. Related words: supported, supporting Corrected sentence: “You must support anything you say in an essay by providing details,” she said. Support—Back up with details He supported what he said by citing textual evidence. Synonym: defend when you is asked to paraphrase what does you do. Related words: paraphrased; paraphrasing Corrected sentence: When you are asked to paraphrase, what do you do? Paraphrase—to restate something using other words in order to make it simpler or shorter. She paraphrased the poem by looking at it line by line. Synonym: restate; simplify He will summarize the mane points of the pasage useing only three sentances. Related words: summary; summarization Corrected sentence: He will summarize the main points of the passage using only three sentences. Summarize—to give a shortened version of something by stating its main points. The summarization that the student turned in was very thorough. Phrase: Go over the main points I will compare the prize of the nike shose and the jordan shose and I will see whitch is the cheepest before I bye won. Related word: comparison Corrected sentence: I will compare the price of the Nike shoes and the Jordan shoes, and I will see which is the cheapest before I buy one. Compare—note all the ways things are alike. I made the comparison and went with the Nike shoes. Synonym: evaluate; match up to I whanted to go perse shopping and contrast the coach perse to the cheeper, bargian brand. Related words: contrasted; contrasting Corrected sentence: I wanted to go purse shopping and compare the Coach purse to the cheaper bargain brand. Contrast—note all the ways things are different. The stitching on the Coach purse was thicker, which contrasted with the cheaper one. Synonym: different; distinction I predict that the novle will be exiciting? Related words: prediction I predict that the novel will be exciting. Predict— figure out what will happen next My prediction is that the main character will win the fight at the end of the story. Synonym: fortell; calculate Peters arrogance anoyed their classmates since thot he was vane and concieted Peter’s arrogance annoyed his classmates since they thought he was vain and conceited. Related words: arrogant Your Definition: Academic Definition: overbearing and proud Sentence: Reminder: although tanya was proud of her talets she isnt a braggart Although Tanya was proud of her talents, she isn’t a braggart. Related words: brag Your Definition: Academic Definition: one who boasts a great deal Sentence: Reminder: carol could get a "A" in math, but shes to complacent to work for it. Carol could get an “A” in math, but she’s too complacent to work for it. Related words: complacence Your Definition: Academic Definition: Sentence: Reminder: when rivel cliques are contemptuous of each other theirs going to be trouble When rival cliques are contemptuous of each other, there is going to be trouble. Related words: contempt, contemptuously Your Definition: Academic Definition: lacking respect; scornful Sentence: Reminder: i cant keep my disdainful comments to myself, when emily axe foolishly for attention? Corrected sentence: I can’t keep my disdainful comments to myself when Emily acts foolishly for attention. Related words: disdainfully Your Definition: Academic Definition: full of bitter scorn and pride;aloof Sentence: Reminder: nathan is so egotistical he beleives every girl on campus wants to meet him Corrected Sentence: Nathan is so egotistical; he believes that every girl on campus wants to meet him. Related words: egotism Your Definition: Academic Definition: Sentence: Reminder: haughty hanna has no use four others, she keeps thinking and talking about herself Related words: none Haughty hanna has no use for others; she keeps thinking and talking about herself. Your Definition: Academic Definition: having great pride in oneself and dislike for others. Sentence: Reminder: Before she met that wild crowd megan was were quite and shy now shes an insolent foul mouthed pane Before she met that wild crowd, Megan was quiet and shy; now she’s an insolent, foulmouthed pain. Related words: insolence Your Definition: Academic Definition: boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior; rude Sentence: Reminder: becky is so narcissistic she even choses her freinds based on how they compliment her Related words: narcissist Becky is so narcissistic, she even chooses her friends based on how they complement her. Academic Definition: extreme selfadoration Sentence: Reminder: Meredith talks about nothing but her fathers yacht ski trips to aspen club med vacations and other ostentatious displays of wealth Meredith talks about nothing but her father’s yacht, ski trips to Aspen, Club Med vacations, and other ostentatious displays of wealth. Related words: none Academic Definition: having to do with showing off; pretentious Sentence: Reminder: isnt it presumptuous of julie to expect all her freinds too do only what she wants to do on friday nites. Isn’t it presumptuous of Julie to expect all her friends to do only what she wants to do on Friday nights? Related words: presumptuously Academic Definition: too forward or bold; overstepping proper bounds Sentence: Reminder: My pretentious naybors never go anywhere without dressing up even win they are heading too the grocery stoar? My pretentious neighbors never go anywhere without dressing up, even when they are heading to the grocery store. Definition: claiming or pretending increased importance. while strutting to class with her knows inn the air supercillious sue notices know won While strutting to class, supercillious Sue notices no one. Related words: supercilliousness Academic Definition: looking down on others; proud and scornful Sentence: Reminder: Johns swagger raveals a ego as big as a house John’s swagger reveals an ego as big as a house. Related words: None Academic Definition: to walk around in a proud, showy manner Sentence: Reminder: Lukes speech was so bombastic was he speeking too comunicate or simply to show-off. Luke’s speech was so bombastic; was he speaking to communicate or simply to show off? Related words: bombast Academic Definition: speaking to impress others in a pompous, showy way Sentence: Reminder: Circumlocation is commonly called beating around the bush? Related words: None Academic Definition: speaking in circles Sentence: Reminder: too examples of colloquial greetings are whats up? and hows it goin? Related words: colloquialism Academic Definition: pertaining to common, everyday speech; conversational Sentence: Reminder: An diffuse aregument wont convince the class to vote four me and I wont to win Related words: NONE Academic Definition: spread out; not concise; wordy Sentence: Reminder: mr. Helms will habitually digress from the point of the lesson Mr. Helms will habitually digress from the point of the lesson. Related words: digression Academic Definition: to wander off from the subject or topic. Sentence: Reminder: get off task, deviate although he speaks with eloquence he is still full of hot air Although he speaks with eloquence, he is still full of hot air. Related words: eloquent Academic Definition: to be at ease with speaking Sentence: Reminder: because hour behavior in the classroom were so garrulous the class got silent lunch. Because our behavior in the classroom was so garrulous, the class got silent lunch. Academic Definition: talkative Reminder: instead of being grandiloquent said the techer use plane language? “Instead of grandiloquent,” said the teacher, “use plain language.” Related words: grandiloquence Academic Definition: use big and fancy words to impress others. Sentence: Reminder: thomas was not loquacious, he was quite and kept to hisself. Thomas was not loquacious; he was quiet and kept to himself. Related words: loquacity Academic Definition: very talkative Sentence: Reminder: garrulous is a synonym for this word
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