Bell Ringer…. What do all these famous people have in common????

1. Bell Ringer…. What do all these famous people have in common????

2. They Are All Lefties! • Write a note to someone in the class using your left hand. (If you are left-handed, write a note using your right hand.) Deliver your note when you are done writing. Then, give yourself a left-handed pat on the back if your classmate can actually read it!

3. graph, gram = write • Your homework is to complete all tasks by Monday. We will review your answers and share sentences. • Worksheets, sentences, crossword puzzle can be completed at home or in class, if you have time. Please complete all by hand. Do not use technology for these assignments! • Test on these terms is Wednesday, 2/18!

4. graph, gram = write Clarification: • Sentences should include the unfamiliar words (not autograph, biography, autobiography, paragraph!) • Vocab crossword puzzle should include all 17 words! • Test on these terms is Wednesday, 2/18!

5. Autograph, n. • a person’s own handwriting; a person's handwritten signature • autographical, adjective • autographically, adverb

6. Biography, n. • a written account of another person’s life • biographer, noun  • biographic, adjective  • biographically, adverb

7. Grammar, n. • rules for using the written word • the study of the way the sentences of a language are constructed; syntax

8. Graphics, n. • anything written, drawn, or printed • the art of drawing, especially as used in mathematics, engineering, etc. • graphically, adverb • Information displayed in the form of diagrams, graphs, pictures, and symbols

9. Epigraph, n. • a saying written on a building or statue • a quotation at the beginning of a book, chapter, etc. • Epigraphs are like little appetizers to the great entrée of a story. They illuminate important aspects of the story, and they get us headed in the right direction.

10. Graphology, n. • study of handwriting and what it reveals about a person • graphological, adjective • graphologist, noun

11. Cardiogram, n. • short for electrocardiogram • the tracing (writing) made by a heart monitor

12. Orthography, n. • writing words with correct spelling • the art of writing words with the proper letters, according to accepted usage • orthographer, orthographist, noun

13. Paragraph, n. • a division of a written work • a distinct portion of written  or printed matter dealing with a particular idea, usually beginning with an indentation on a new line. • a paragraph mark

14. Bibliography, n. • a list of writings with time and place of publication • a complete list of works cited; a list of resources • bibliographer, noun  • bibliographical, adjective • bibliographically, adverb

15. Autobiography, n. • a history of a person's  life written or told by  that person. • autobiographer, noun

16. Grammy, n. • one of a group of  statuettes awarded  annually  by the National Academy of Recording  Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievement in various categories in the recording industry.

17. Monogram, n. • a design consisting of two or more alphabetic letters combined or interlaced,  commonly one's initials, often printed on stationery, embroidered on clothing, etc.

18. Calligraphy, n. • art of beautiful handwriting • fancy penmanship,  especially highly  decorative handwriting • calligrapher,  calligraphist, noun

19. Choreography, n. • the art of composing ballets  and other dances and planning and arranging the movements, steps, and patterns of dancers. • choreographer, noun 

20. Homograph, n. • a word written the same way as another word but with a different pronunciation and having a different meaning.(sewer, sewer) • Homophone: words pronounced the same but may or may not be spelled the same, and has a different meaning. (carat, carrot) • If they are spelled the same, they are called homonyms. (rose, rose)

21. Hologram, n. • a three-dimensional image of a whole object made by holography • also called holograph • A method of producing a  three-dimensional image of an object by recording on a photographic plate or film the pattern of interference formed by a  split laser beam and then illuminating the pattern  either with a laser or with  ordinary light.