Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Monday, December 3, 2007

Friday, November 30, 2007

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

ANALOGY

WARM UP
(What is an analogy?)
GLOSS : SHEEN :: _____ : stagger
lurch

WORD QUIZ
circumspect

When I was raking in the yard, my little brother behaved in a circumspect way.
3. He watched me from behind a tree.

Friday, November 2, 2007

ANALOGY/WORD

What is an analogy?)
BURP : BELCH :: loyal : _____
1. faithful


WORD QUIZ
draconian
Which might you see at a school with draconian rules?
2. kids acting well-behaved but fearful

Thursday, November 1, 2007

ANALOGY

What word completes the analogy?
(What is an analogy?)
TASTY : GROSS :: firm : _____
2. loose


WORD QUIZ
anticlimax
"After practicing my role for weeks," said Marva, "the show was an anticlimax."
2. "Only three people showed up to watch."

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

ANALOGY

ANALOGY
GALAXY : HUGE :: _____ : brass
1. trumpet


WORD QUIZ
overture
You would most likely find an overture
3. at the beginning of an opera.

Monday, October 29, 2007

WARM UP
(What is an analogy?)
LOUISIANA : STATE :: barn : _____

3. farm
WORD QUIZ
fusty
If you visited friends who lived in a fusty house, you might decide to
2. open a window.

Friday, October 19, 2007

"KILLER MRSR" INFECTION

No i did not know about the the KILLER MRSR it was shocking. There is nothing that i would do diffrently because i clean my hands with Germ-X hand sanitizer and i give some to people that have sweaty hands i always use it. What people should do is clean there hands all the time i see girls in the girls restroom always leaving with out washing there hands, i also think that everyone should carrie there own hand sanitizer so they can clean there hands after touching things everyone has touched already you never know were someone's hands been.

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Thursday, October 4, 2007

ANALOGY/WORD


ANALOGY/WORD
TOE : FOOT :: roof : _____

2. house


feral
Because our little Puss-Puss is a feral cat, she can seem
1. wild as a tiger.

Monday, October 1, 2007

Bits and bites

1.
How many bytes in a Terabyte (TB)?
1,000,000

2.
How many Kilobytes (KBs) in a 100MB file?
100,000


3.
How many bits are used in the word “computer”?
10

4.
Write your first name in binary
010011000100010101010011010011000100100101000101

Friday, September 28, 2007

ANALOGY

ANALOGY/WORD/WPM
GARBAGE : TRASH :: _____ : glossy

3. shiny

WORD QUIZ-click on analogy hyperlink, then word quiz for definition.
itinerant
This song by Gilbert and Sullivan tells about an itinerant person:
1. "Poor Wandering One!"
2. "I'm Called Little Buttercup"
3. "The Woman of the Wisest Wit"

Thursday, September 27, 2007

ANALOGY

ANALOGY
CLIFF : STEEP :: _____ : underground

2. tunnel

WORD
toxic
Which plant's name suggests that it is toxic?

2. Poison Ivy

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

ANALOGY/WORD/WPM-10 MINUTES ONLY! :0)
JURASSIC : PERIOD :: Chicago : _____

3. city

WORD
Which headline tells about an example of altruism?

3. Volunteers Nurse Injured Penguins

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

SPOUT : TEAPOT :: _____ : candle
1. wick
2. match
3. darkness
Word Quiz
Unanimous
If six people make a unanimous decision,
1. all six agree.
2. they are split three to three.
3. they have made six separate decisions.

Monday, September 24, 2007

ANALOGY

ANALOGY OF THE DAY:
ENEMY : PAL :: _____ : tiny
1. gigantic

WORD OF THE DAY
sentient

Which could be described as sentient?
1. a hamster

Friday, September 21, 2007

ANALOGY

ANALOGY
WEED : PLANT :: flu : _____

3. illness

WORD QUIZ
prohibit
To prohibit people on their beach, the neighbors set up

3. a "No Trespassing" sign

Thursday, September 20, 2007

PETAL : ROSE :: _____ : rabbit

hare

What does it mean ?
precarious

Who might look precarious?

2. a tightrope walker

STUDENT EXPECTATION: Students today we will
review for quiz with "Who wants to
be a millionaire?

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

WARM-UP: ANALOGY/VOCAB

WARM-UP: ANALOGY/VOCAB
SMOOTH : WARTY :: _____ : unknown
1. famous
WORD QUIZ
persevere
What newspaper headline tells about someone who has the ability to persevere?
1. Woman Builds Castle Stone by Stone

1.-f. Only a, b or d
2.-b.false