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Word of the Week for Monday 4/7/14

Word of the Week for Monday 4/7/14. Animals and Earthquakes homework due Friday!. Dismal Definition : 1.Causing gloom or depression; dreary. 2. Feeling gloomy, depressed; miserable.

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Word of the Week for Monday 4/7/14

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  1. Word of the Week for Monday 4/7/14 Animals and Earthquakes homework due Friday! Dismal Definition: 1.Causing gloom or depression; dreary. 2. Feeling gloomy, depressed; miserable. Sentence: “There were fewer houses and fewer fruit trees, and the farther they went the more dismal and lonesome the country became.” – L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Word of the Week Quiz Friday!!!

  2. Word of the WeekMonday 3/31/14 Disdain Noun definition: A feeling that someone or something is bad, worthless or low. Verb definition: To have or to show this feeling about someone or something. Example sentence: “Matty had never paid attention to the names of flowers- boys generally disdained such things-but now he wished he knew them, so that he could tell Jean.” – Lois Lowry, Messenger STAAR DAY 1 TOMORROW!

  3. Word of the Week: Monday, March 24th Diminish (verb) • Definition: to make or become smaller or less; reduce or decrease • Sentence: The strength of the army was greatly diminished by outbreaks of disease. Homework: “Indonesia's Real-Life Dragons” DUE FRIDAY!

  4. Word of the Week! Monday, March 3rd Debris (noun) Pronounced:Dah- bree Definition: The scattered remains of something broken, destroyed or discarded; rubble or wreckage. Sentence: Hoarders don’t mind wading through pounds of debris to get from room to room.

  5. SWBAT understand and identify the use of conventions in writing. Word of the Week 2/10/14 • Counter (verb) • Definition: to do or say something in opposition to something else. • Sentence: In order to effectively counter her argument about gun control, he had to do some research first.

  6. Word of the Week! Contortion (noun) Definition: A sharp twist or bend in something. Sentence: Her body’s contortion looked painful! Origin: Latin 2-3-14

  7. SWBAT identify how an author uses different organizational patterns to clarify meaning within a text. Good Luck Knights! Word of the Week! Monday 1/13/14 Conspicuous (adjective) Definition: 1. Easily seen; obvious 2. attracting attention; striking, remarkable. Sentence: He had a conspicuous lump on his forehead.

  8. Word of the Week! Monday, March 17th Welcome back!!! Defiance (noun) Definition: The act of defying; open resistance to an opposing force or authority. Sentence: The prisoners recent defiance made the guards fear an uprising. STAAR WRITING TEST- April 1 and 2! *Pre-AP Math March 31st Homework: First Flight due Friday (or sooner)!

  9. Word of the Week • Perplexing (adjective) • Definition: Completely baffling; puzzling; confusing. • Quote: All of us might wish at times that we lived in a more tranquil world, but we don’t. And if our times are difficult and perplexing, so are they challenging and filled with opportunity. Robert Kennedy

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