Friday:
Took spelling quiz and completed a preliminary exercise in preperation for our next novel.
The spelling/vocab routine is being changed. I am no longer requiring students to write definitions. However, 20 extra credit points will still be awarded anyone who does so by accessing the list on this site and copying the definitions over the weekend. 10 points will be awarded those who complete them Wednesday.
Here's next weeks list and definitions:
applicant (n) – a person who applies, especially for a job
district (n) - a part of a country, city, or county having a particular feature or regarded as a unit for a special purpose
assist (v) - to help; give aid to
extract (v) – to take out by force or effort
contract (n) - a formal agreement between people or groups of countries
compass (n) - a device with a needle that points to magnetic north
concentric (adj) - having the same center
ellipse (n) - a regular oval that can be divided into four identical pieces
protractor (n) - an instrument for measuring angles
excerpt (n) - an extract from a book or film or piece of music, etc.
For Monday:
Whirligig
Chapter 1
whirligig
annotated
reconnoitered
caustic
shaman
turret(ed)
discreetly
perennial
commence
sullen
adept
leper
Note: I will not be in class on Monday.
