Tuesday, April 27, 2010
April ELP LunchCalling all poets! Come celebrate National Poetry Month and Poem In Your Pocket Day with the ELP Poetry Slam!
The ELP room will be transformed into a coffeehouse for the 7-8 Lunch periods. Costumes and mood lighting will set the tone for the literary adventure. Bring a poem you would like to share or read one of ours. Musicians welcome!
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
7-8 Lunch periods
7-8 ELP Room
Thursday, April 8, 2010
8th WordMasters Schedule
Welcome to the final WordMaster session! Assignments and important dates are listed below. Remember to review your words for a few minutes every day. Compare and contrast the words. Which words have similar meanings? Which words have opposite meanings? Which words are about the same topic? Positive words? Negative words?
Assignments:
Thursday, April 1, 2010: Introduction and Pretest
Thursday, April 8, 2010: Cards 1-12 due
Thursday, April 15, 2010: All 25 cards due
Monday, April 19, 2010: Review Session
Thursday, April 22, 2010: TEST!
7th Grade WordMasters Schedule
We have begun the final session of WordMasters. Students will meet in the ELP room on the days lifted below. Check out the assignments for due dates. Don't forget to bring your WordMaster folders and word cards to class!
Wednesday, March 31: Introduction and pretest
Monday, April 4, 2010: Cards 1-12 due. Compare and contrast first 62 words using clickers
Tuesday, April 13, 2010: Cards 1-25 due. Analogy games and vocabulary review
Wednesday, April 21, 2010: Review for test
Thursday, April 22, 2010: Final WordMaster Test!
7th Grade WordMasters-Blue Division-Final List
The third and final 7th Grade WordMaster list is posted below. Create word cards for each word with the word on one side and the part of speech and definition on the other. Have these ready for class. Review the words a little bit each day. Spend some time comparing and contrasting the words. How would you use these words in analogies?
keystone
absolve
cheeky
retort
waive
cogent
harbinger
filch
predatory
criterion
engender
blatant
censure
infringe
flagrant
scruple
chide
deplorable
accoutrement
remunerate
abhorrent
condiment
sire
ostensible
plunder
8th WordMasters- Gold Division-Third List
Here is the third and final WordMaster List. Create word cards for each word to prepare for class. Compare and contrast meanings. Which words are similar? Which are antonyms?
dogma
rejuvenate
ebullient
peccadillo
impend
crepuscular
maverick
enervate
pedantic
turncoat
forge
delectable
bombast
cosset
rhetorical
qualm
prevaricate
somnolent
maxim
relegate
imminent
convention
dissemble
ostentatious
contrivance
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