Spelling 6

Posted on October 5, 2012 by felicia.kucharski
1. irrelevant 2. irrevocable 3. judicious 4. justifiable 5. labyrinth 6. liaison 7. lustrous 8. magnanimous 9. magnificence 10. maintenance 11. malicious 12. martyr 13. melee 14. metamorphosis 15. molecular Honors: 16. monotony 17. morose 18. multiplicity 19. nausea 20. nonchalance
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Spelling 6

Posted on October 5, 2012 by felicia.kucharski
Spelling Lesson 6- 8th Grade
hydrant
hydrogen
dehydrated
chronic
synchronize
thermos
thermometer
diameter
speedometer
consent
fertilize
preferred
referral
inference
destructive
obstruction
structural
sensibility
consensus
sensitize
Honors Words
antihistamine
interdisciplinary
memoranda
proclamation
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Spelling 6

Posted on October 5, 2012 by felicia.kucharski
  1. Resist
  2. Insist
  3. Conflict
  4. Inflict
  5. Description
  6. Inscription
  7. Prescription
  8. Invention
  9. Convention
  10. Prevention
  11. Detain
  12. Contain
  13. Progression
  14. Regression
  15. Decision
  16. Incision
  17. Precision
  18. Include
  19. Exclude
Conclude
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Sample Cinquains

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Sample Diamantes

Posted on October 5, 2012 by felicia.kucharski
Shape is off—But you can see the format. Father strong,  industrious building ,  directing , sacrificing family head, director,  leader, manager hardworking, supporting, loving courageous, patient Mother Mother caring, kind nursing , assisting, guiding teacher, adviser, counselor, caregiver, leading, molding, supervising tender, understanding friend
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Sample Haikus

Posted on October 5, 2012 by felicia.kucharski
As the wind does blow Across the trees, I see the Buds blooming in May   I walk across sand And find myself blistering In the hot, hot heat   Falling to the ground, I watch a leaf settle down In a bed of brown.
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Sample Limericks

Posted on October 5, 2012 by felicia.kucharski
Limerick Examples: Our novels get longa and longa Their language gets stronga and stronga There’s much to be said For a life that is led In illiterate places like Bonga H. G. Wells          There was an Old Man with a beard, Who said, ‘It is just as I feared! Two Owls and a Hen, Four Larks and a Wren, Have all built their nests in my beard!’ by Edward Lear There was an Old Man of Nantucket Who kept all his cash in a bucket. His daughter, called Nan, Ran away with a man, And as for the bucket, Nantucket. – Anonymous
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Macbeth Vocabulary 2

Posted on October 3, 2012 by felicia.kucharski
Macbeth Vocabulary 2  
  1. Treacherous- marked by betrayal of fidelity, confidence, or trust. Not to be relied on; not dependable or trustworthy. Unforeseen hazards or dangers.
  2. Perverse- directed away from what is right or good. Obstinately persisting in an error or fault; wrongly stubborn. To often oppose and contradict.
  3. Irrational– not endowed with reason. Affected by loss of usual or normal mental clarity. Incoherent, as from shock. Lack of sound judgment or reason.
  4. Anxious– Uneasy and apprehensive about and uncertain event or matter; worried.
  5. Paranoid– Exhibiting or characterized by extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others.
  6. Tyrannical– Of or relating to a tyrant or tyranny. Oppressive leader.
  7. Skeptical– marked by or given to doubt; questioning disposition.
  8. Compulsive– Obsessive. Having capacity to compel (convince).
  9. Callous- Emotionally hardened, or unfeeling. Hardened or toughened skin.
  10. Cynical– Believing or showing the belief that people are motivated chiefly by base or selfish concerns; skeptical of the motives of others. Negative or pessimistic; weary of the world, humankind.
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Journals 24-27

Posted on October 1, 2012 by felicia.kucharski
J24- Look at the picture of the girl on page 219. How is she feeling? What is she thinking? Why do you think this? J25- Have you ever heard someone talking about you? How did that make you feel? J26- What have you learned from the Bullying Program thus far? J27- Write about a cool event that has happened to you from 1st person point-of-view. J28- Can people change?
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Journals 28-32

Posted on October 1, 2012 by felicia.kucharski
J28- Have you ever had a friend betray you? Discuss. J29- Write about a time when you made a bad decision that weighed heavily on your concience. What did you end up doing about it? J30- “Blood will have blood.”  Respond to that quote from Macbeth. What does it mean? J31- Have you ever pursued something you wanted indirectly? …without outright asking for it? J32- Why is Macbeth being haunted by Banquo and not King Duncan?
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