Another great week of vocabulary! I must say that I am impressed by those of you ingenious scholars who are including these weekly vocab words in your writing and daily language! Keep it up! That's the way to really develop your vocabulary and move the meanings into your long term memory!
Vocab Lists This Week (Check your email for the actual PDFs of the vocab lesson)
C11
D14
E2
To prepare for the next test, I recommend going to the site and reviewing the previous units so that you are prepared for the review questions on the test (worth 10% of your test grade).
Vocab list C11 should review C7, C8, C9, & C10- http://www.vocabtest.com/vocabulary_workshop/level_c.php.
Vocab list D14 should review D10, D11, D12, & D13- http://www.vocabtest.com/vocabulary_workshop/level_d.php.
Vocab list E2 should review E1- http://www.vocabtest.com/vocabulary_workshop/level_e.php.
Homework
You are expected to...
-complete all the worksheets in the vocab packet (hint: use the notes we took during class to help you on the "completing the sentence" section.)
-create flashcards for the words using the specified set-up displayed on the back of the cover sheet. You do not have to handwrite them. They can be created digitally or with additional copies of the worksheet definitions, sentences, synonyms, & antonyms. They DO need to have all the required information.
-study for the test on your own using your flashcards, playing vocabulary taboo, or visit www.vocabtest.com or www.vocabularyworkshop.com (see my vocabulary page for more information on how to access the games -http://msamandadesilva.blogspot.com/p/vocabulary.html).
As extra credit, you may...
-choose one of the options on the back of the cover sheet. One satisfactorily-completed extra-credit option will earn you an extra 10% on that homework assignment, and it only has to use 10 words! This is an opportunity to let your creativity shine while you use the words.
Test
The vocab tests will have a spelling section and a multiple-choice section.
The spelling will consist of 20 words and each word will be worth 1 point each.
All Future Vocab Tests Except Review Tests
After this first week of vocabulary, the vocab tests will have a review section. So there will be 35 questions on the unit assigned for that week.
-about 5 definitions
You are expected to...
-complete all the worksheets in the vocab packet (hint: use the notes we took during class to help you on the "completing the sentence" section.)
-create flashcards for the words using the specified set-up displayed on the back of the cover sheet. You do not have to handwrite them. They can be created digitally or with additional copies of the worksheet definitions, sentences, synonyms, & antonyms. They DO need to have all the required information.
-study for the test on your own using your flashcards, playing vocabulary taboo, or visit www.vocabtest.com or www.vocabularyworkshop.com (see my vocabulary page for more information on how to access the games -http://msamandadesilva.blogspot.com/p/vocabulary.html).
As extra credit, you may...
-choose one of the options on the back of the cover sheet. One satisfactorily-completed extra-credit option will earn you an extra 10% on that homework assignment, and it only has to use 10 words! This is an opportunity to let your creativity shine while you use the words.
Test
The vocab tests will have a spelling section and a multiple-choice section.
The spelling will consist of 20 words and each word will be worth 1 point each.
All Future Vocab Tests Except Review Tests
After this first week of vocabulary, the vocab tests will have a review section. So there will be 35 questions on the unit assigned for that week.
-about 5 definitions
-about 7 synonyms
-about 8 antonyms
-about 15 sentences
There will also be 10 review questions from all the words from the previous lessons covered that school year each worth 1 point.
-about 5 definitions
-about 5 sentences
So it is extremely important to keep your flashcards and review previous lessons often or play the online games for the previous lessons frequently to keep those words fresh in your memory.
Parents, please help encourage your child to use these words in conversations they have with you, look for examples of these words in the books, radio, TV, movies, etc you come into contact with. This will not only positively reinforce the definition and examples of the word, but it also will show how they are actually used in the real world! :)
Please ask if you have any questions!
