Week 8 SAT Words

Cerebration (not celebration) (sĕr ə brāˈshən) thought; the act of thinking
· The guests at Einstein’s birthday celebration were all deep in cerebration.
· The SAT requires careful cerebration to obtain a good score.

Lackadaisical (lak ə dā′ zi kəl) uncaring; lacking in interest or spirit
· His lackadaisical approach to leadership created an uncommitted and indolent team.
· Lackadaisical students generally are unhappy in school because they are not involved.

Tirade (tī′ rād) long and vehement speech
· The principal spent the morning announcements on a tirade about the lackadaisical attitude of the students.
· A long tirade by the coach pushed the team to work a little harder.

SAT Words-- Week 7

Acclivity (ə kliv′ ə tē) sharp incline of a hill
· A cliff is an example of an acclivity.
· The steep acclivity loomed ahead of the runners as they neared the end of the race.

Erudite (er′ yo̵̅o̅ dīt) scholarly
· Erudite people say things like, “Ere you diet, would you partake of the torte?” instead of “Want some cake?”
· Even the most erudite person can make a silly mistake.

Supercilious (su per sil′ ē əs) haughty; conceited; disdainful
· All the waiters in the upscale restaurant made dining uncomfortable with their supercilious manner.
· Most people just laughed at his supercilious way of speaking.

More Time on Drums

Some classes will need a little longer to finish the novel. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of this week we will be working on the computers. Students will be practicing iMovie and Garageband on the laptops. These two programs will be valuable in creating multimedia projects in the future. Once you become familiar with the programs, you should visit the computer lab after school to get more practice and create your own projects.

We need pictures and video of any Kimbrough events for our team 7-3 "Night at the Movies." Please contact Ms. McDaniels if you have any pictures or video clips we could use.

Finish Drums, Girls, & Dangerous Pie & Turn in Robinson Questions

On Monday and Tuesday of this week, we will finish reading the novel Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie. We will also turn in the questions done from Read XL on Jackie Robinson. Make sure to use the OER strategy discussed in class to answer number one on the comprehension check questions. It is very important to practice this strategy, so make sure to use it when answering this question.

Week 8 SAT Words

Allay (a lā′) to soothe; to make more bearable
· The teacher allayed the student’s fears of failure by providing him with extra help in math.
· The malodorous odors coming from the closet did not allay the potential homeowner’s anxiety about purchasing the home.

Epitome (i pit′ ə mē) something that perfectly represents an entire class of things
· Jason Witten is the epitome of a committed, classy professional football player.
· The Fonz was the epitome of cool!

Pedestrian (pi des′ trē ən) commonplace (another meaning: traveling on foot)
· Richard was in a quandary about changing his rather pedestrian job to something more tempestuous and exciting.
· The MISD employees’ vocabulary could never be described as pedestrian due to their extensive use of SAT words in everyday conversation!

On Wednesday, we reviewed how to answer open ended response questions like we discussed on #14 of "Baby Stephen" on the last Milestone test. After a brief review, we read Jackie Robinson from the Read XL p. 78. We briefly discussed the photo essay as we listened to the reading. We pointed out that this essay is non-fiction. As a piece of non-fiction writing, it is based on facts, the text is divided into sections with subheadings, and there are pictures with captions describing the pictures. We also discussed point-of-view as we read this essay. The essay is written from the voice of Jackie Robinson, making it first person point of view. Read the first page and see if you can tell the difference in the speaker on the second page. This is a good example of first person point of view.

On Thursday, we read from Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie for most of the period. In most classes, we made it up to the chapter titled "I'm a Man Now," but some classes might be a little ahead or behind.

Friday was AR day. We read our library books all period and took AR tests. You must have your five points by next Friday, which is the 30th of October. Please come and talk to me if you are going to have a problem meeting this requirement. We did receive a grade in class Friday for AR participation.

7-3 Night At The Movies

Team 7-3 is tentatively scheduling a movie night for Tuesday, November 17, 2009. We will meet in the cafeteria from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Popcorn and cokes will be served while parents and students watch our feature presentation. The presentation will consist of various pictures and video clips from 7-3 extra curricular activities and some academic content as well. If you are a parent or student on team 7-3, please plan to attend this event. Additional posts will confirm the time and date, so please check back soon for details.