Michael Boyle

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Here is a list of our VOCAB WORDS as of Dec. 17, 2008

In Uncategorized on December 17, 2008 at 1:44 pm

Vocabulary

[July 2008]


Embellish**

Bereave**

Photogenic**

Dearth**

Abhor**

Alleviate**

Forage

Desiccate

Abstruse**

Fjord**

Dormant**

Lethargy**

Mirage*

Porcine**

Congenial**

Fester**

Cerebral**

Facilitate**

Husbandry**

Candor**

Precarious**

Rivet**

Prowess**

Capacious**

Castigate**

Feign**

Connoisseur**

Fetish**

Periphery**

Cubism**

Blather**

Lax**

Fickle**

Queue**

Vertigo**

Chronic**

Dilemma**

Quixotic**

Philanthropy**

Muse**

Ostracize**

Procrastinate**

Ubiquitous**

Entice**

Ramification**

Masticate**

Ambiance**

Relinquish**

Resurgence**

Insouciant**

Grandiose**

Herbicide**

Abridge**

Sundry**

Partition**

Entomology**

Emit**

Oblique**

Gazebo**

Rudimentary**

Couture**

Truncate**

Enrage**

Giddy**

Euphonious**

Defame**

Scrutinize**

Quirk**

“Opinion Paragraph” due on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008

In Uncategorized on December 15, 2008 at 1:50 pm

Hand in a typed copy of your opinion paragaph on Thursday, Dec. 18.

General:

  1. Pick a topic.
  2. Come up with a topic sentence. Example: There are many reasons why marijuana should be legalized.  (Don’t use that topic!)
  3. Brainstorm a few good reasons to support your opinion/statement.
  4. Come up with a supporting detail (or details) for each of your reasons.
  5. Come up with a closing thought that restates the topic sentence and “ties up” the paragraph.
  6. REWRITE!

Book #3 Due by Wednesday, Dec. 24

In Uncategorized on December 8, 2008 at 9:03 pm

(Posted in this column on Monday, Dec. 15)

You’ve got ten days to complete your reading. You don’t have to, but I encourage you to read the whole book!!The quiz will be on Wednesday, Dec. 24. (Make sure to attend and to not let down your fellow book circle members!)

VIDEOS FOR EXTRA CREDIT on Book Quiz, Dec. 24

In Uncategorized on December 8, 2008 at 8:57 pm

If you want to have the chance to earn extra credit on your book quiz, view the appropriate video. NOTE: To view right in this column, don’t click on arrow on image; instead, just click on the smaller arrow on task bar. (Or, you can click on the big arrow and it will take you to YouTube.)

Sister Souljah (No Disrespect):

The Three Doctors (The Pact):


Geoffrey Canada (Fist, Stick, Knife, Gun):

Ismael Beah (Long Way Gone):

Richard Rodriguez (Hunger of Memory) Part 1 of 2:

Part 2 of 2:

Elie Wiesel (Night):

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