Due Today: Vocabulary definitions. I will be checking them while you work.
“Warm Up, 8/20.” Write the answer in your notebook. Do not copy the question.
- When does Mr. Coward assign homework?
- How often do we have a vocab list to work on?
- What is an analogy?
- What is pretty much the only way to earn “extra credit” in this class?
- What does SMYK stand for?
- (OPTIONAL BONUS QUESTION) Name one of the rules of the class.
“Vocabulary, 8/20/19.” All answers will be vocabulary words. Use your definitions and your group homies to help you. For #1-4, choose which word best fits the picture, and be prepared to explain why you think so. If you can justify more than one word for a picture, you might receive bonus credit.
bliss, infer, bleak, nonchalant, gingerly, rueful, savvy, conform, sage, fathom, connotation
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- pain : pleasure :: confusion : ______
- rules : requirements :: happiness : ____
- For Esteban, the word dropout had the ____ of a gang member with a can a spray paint.
- I was able to _____ the meaning of the word from the way it was used.
- Nobody could _____ why he liked school so much even though he got all F’s.
- Even though I was nervous, I tried to act cool and ______.
| Motto by Langston Hughes I play it cool and dig all jive. That’s the reason I stay alive. My motto, As I live and learn is: Dig and Be Dug In Return. |
“Motto, 8/20.” (in your notebook) 1) What is a motto? 2) What do you think he means by “Dig and Be Dug In Return”? 3) What other saying(s) have you heard or use might mean something similar? |
Audio Feature: The concept of “digging.”
Short Explanation Paper Assignment. Due Friday.