December Bell Ringer Prompts December 1 st 2014
December Bell Ringer Prompts
December 1 st, 2014 New ACT vocabulary! Write down the part of speech and definition. Leave 2 to 3 lines between definitions and the next word. Xenophobe- (noun) a person who fears or hates foreigners or strangers. Unctuous- (adj) Excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable.
December 2 nd , 2014 New ACT vocabulary! Write down the part of speech and definition. Leave 2 to 3 lines between definitions and the next word. Innuendo (noun) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense). Transcend (verb) to rise above or beyond, exceed.
December 3 rd, 2014 (1 st Block Only) It’s the return of independent reading time! Get out your book and read silently for the next 15 minutes. If you need a book, see me ASAP.
December 3 rd 2014 (3 rd Block Only) Get out your organizational method notes from yesterday and wait for further instructions.
December 3 rd, 2014 (4 th and 5 th only ) It’s the return of independent reading time! Get out your book and read silently for the next 15 minutes. If you need a book, see me ASAP.
December 8 th, 2014 (All Classes) New ACT vocabulary! Write down the part of speech and definition. Leave 2 to 3 lines between definitions and the next word. Intercede- to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or gobetween in a disagreement. Conciliate- to reconcile, to renew a friendship. Epigram- short, witty saying or poem.
December 9 th, 2014 (All Classes) New ACT vocabulary! Write down the part of speech and definition. Leave 2 to 3 lines between definitions and the next word. Winsome- (adj) charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence) Sanctimonious- (adj) making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious, selfrighteous, canting, holier-than-thou. Intemperate- (adj) Immoderate, lacking in selfcontrol.
December 9 th, 2014 Independent reading time! Get out your book and read silently for the next 15 minutes. If you need a book, see me ASAP.
December 10 th, 2014 Independent reading time! Get out your book and read silently for the next 15 minutes.
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