Make sure you didn’t forget to pick up a red pen from the turquoise-blue bucket on the front bookcase. You will use the red pen when we start our review of yesterday’s homework.

Student Centered Word of the Day

1st Period – Hailee Beaty

2nd Period – Noah Hensley

3rd Period – Austin Vorhees

5th Period – Lindsey Patterson

7th Period – Nick Armstrong

The mission is underway – with only 169 English 10 days left we are getting into a variety of word crimes that need to be eradicated. Now that we all have an understanding of what homonyms and homophones are, lets add the third piece to the puzzle, homographs. It’s really this simple:

As you found out yesterday, it isn’t enough to simply be able to match a definition with a word-for-word meaning. You have to comprehend (understand) the whole concept of the words and be able to apply and analyses the words to produce evidence of your learning. I know you can do it, you just have to actually engage with the words and reading for 47 minutes a day. Strive for Accuracy and be precise in your word choice.

Quizlet for This Week’s Vocabulary

Now make a note of any words in this post that you are unclear about. Then turn your iPad, screen side down, on your desk to indicate that you are ready to start class.