"mis" vocab
1. My mom misplaced her glass of water.
2. My little brother misbehaves because he thinks it's funny.
3. I misspelled mother on my paper.
4. He realized he misjudged her after having a conversation with her.
5. They made the commercial very misleading.
6. She misinterpreted the teacher.
7. They came to a very serious misunderstanding.
8. Jamie made many mistakes on the paper.
9. Many people say "Put me out of my misery" in books and movies.
10. I felt miserable after running the mile.
11. Her little brother is very mischievous.
12. Put this in the box labeled miscellaneous.
13. I alway have misgivings about dogs and cats living together.
14. The Mississippi River is North America's longest river.
15. Missouri is a Midwestern start in the U.S.A.
2. My little brother misbehaves because he thinks it's funny.
3. I misspelled mother on my paper.
4. He realized he misjudged her after having a conversation with her.
5. They made the commercial very misleading.
6. She misinterpreted the teacher.
7. They came to a very serious misunderstanding.
8. Jamie made many mistakes on the paper.
9. Many people say "Put me out of my misery" in books and movies.
10. I felt miserable after running the mile.
11. Her little brother is very mischievous.
12. Put this in the box labeled miscellaneous.
13. I alway have misgivings about dogs and cats living together.
14. The Mississippi River is North America's longest river.
15. Missouri is a Midwestern start in the U.S.A.
Vocab
Worship: noun: the feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity: He worshiped God on a regular basis.
Despise: verb: feel contempt or a deep repugnance for: She despised him for being selfish.
Stroll: verb: walk in a leisurely way. I strolled down the sidewalk.
Distant: adjective: far away in space or time. He was distant from us.
Whine: noun: a long, high-pitched complaining cry. Her little sister whined loudly.
Fetch: verb: go for and then bring back (someone or something). She fetched his water bottle for him.
Chore: noun: a routine task, especially a household one: he did all of the chores for his little sister.
Peculiar: adjective: strange or odd; unusual: she was the most peculiar person he had ever met.
Temper: noun: a person's state of mind seen in terms of their being angry or calm: he had a horrible temper.
Gorgeous: adjective: beautiful; very attractive: she walked down the hall, and every boy thought she was gorgeous.
Despise: verb: feel contempt or a deep repugnance for: She despised him for being selfish.
Stroll: verb: walk in a leisurely way. I strolled down the sidewalk.
Distant: adjective: far away in space or time. He was distant from us.
Whine: noun: a long, high-pitched complaining cry. Her little sister whined loudly.
Fetch: verb: go for and then bring back (someone or something). She fetched his water bottle for him.
Chore: noun: a routine task, especially a household one: he did all of the chores for his little sister.
Peculiar: adjective: strange or odd; unusual: she was the most peculiar person he had ever met.
Temper: noun: a person's state of mind seen in terms of their being angry or calm: he had a horrible temper.
Gorgeous: adjective: beautiful; very attractive: she walked down the hall, and every boy thought she was gorgeous.
Vocab
Accusation; noun: a charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong. They accused him of bribery.
Consolidated; verb: make (something) physically stronger or more solid. The first phase of the project is to consolidate the outside walls.
Conspicuous; adjective: standing out so as to be clearly visible. He was very thin, with a conspicuous leg.
Crimson; adjective: of a rich deep red color inclining to purple. She blushed crimson with embarrassment.
Foundling; noun: an infant that has been abandoned by its parents and is discovered and cared for by others. It was during the Depression that Mrs. Aronson took in eight little foundlings and raised them as her own.
Hypocritical; adjective: behaving in a way that suggests one has higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case. We don't go to church and we thought it would be hypocritical to have him christened.
Obliged; verb: make (someone) legally or morally bound to an action or course of action. Doctors are obliged by law to keep patients alive while there is a chance of recovery.
Ominously; adverb: in a way that suggests that something bad is going to happen. He saw the thunderclouds loom ominously overhead.
Rumpus; noun: a noisy disturbance; a commotion. He caused a rumpus with his flair for troublemaking.
Stricken; adjective: seriously affected by an undesirable condition or unpleasant feeling. The pilot landed the stricken aircraft.
Suppressed; verb: forcibly put an end to. The uprising was savagely suppressed.
Wretched; adjective: (of a person) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state. I felt so wretched because I thought I might never see you again.
Consolidated; verb: make (something) physically stronger or more solid. The first phase of the project is to consolidate the outside walls.
Conspicuous; adjective: standing out so as to be clearly visible. He was very thin, with a conspicuous leg.
Crimson; adjective: of a rich deep red color inclining to purple. She blushed crimson with embarrassment.
Foundling; noun: an infant that has been abandoned by its parents and is discovered and cared for by others. It was during the Depression that Mrs. Aronson took in eight little foundlings and raised them as her own.
Hypocritical; adjective: behaving in a way that suggests one has higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case. We don't go to church and we thought it would be hypocritical to have him christened.
Obliged; verb: make (someone) legally or morally bound to an action or course of action. Doctors are obliged by law to keep patients alive while there is a chance of recovery.
Ominously; adverb: in a way that suggests that something bad is going to happen. He saw the thunderclouds loom ominously overhead.
Rumpus; noun: a noisy disturbance; a commotion. He caused a rumpus with his flair for troublemaking.
Stricken; adjective: seriously affected by an undesirable condition or unpleasant feeling. The pilot landed the stricken aircraft.
Suppressed; verb: forcibly put an end to. The uprising was savagely suppressed.
Wretched; adjective: (of a person) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state. I felt so wretched because I thought I might never see you again.
Tracking Trash reflection
Tracking Trash is important because it shows how much trash is in the ocean, how fast it travels, and the effects it has on the ocean. Some facts that shocked me was that Benjamin Franklin was an ocean scientist. Most scientists consider tracking trash to be unprofessional. And how OSCURS did experiments on how fast trash moves in the ocean. These facts shocked me because I didn't know that Benjamin Franklin was an ocean scientist. I didn't know that most scientists consider tracking trash to be unprofessional. And I thought it was interesting that OSCURS did experiments on how fast trash moves in the ocean. It made me look at Tracking Trash differently because I learned a lot of things from the book.
Field trip reflection
One piece of art that I saw was "Blue Boy" by Thomas Gainsborough. It was a painting of his nephew in a costume that was very fancy and all blue. Back then Blue was the most expensive color to make because they couldn't go and buy it they had to make it. It was painted on another painting and if you look closely you can still see part of it. Another piece of art that I saw was this statue of Artemis. It was made out of bronze and it had her looking looks she was running with a bow and arrow and a moon on her head. The artist used these symbols because Artemis is the Greek goddess of hunting and the moon.
The things that I liked best about the library was the gardens. My group went the Chinese, Japanese, desert and rock gardens. They were all very pretty. My favorite garden was the Chinese garden because all I was talking about with my group members was being proposed to there because it was so pretty. I would point out places that were the prettiest on our walk through the gardens.
The things that I liked best about the library was the gardens. My group went the Chinese, Japanese, desert and rock gardens. They were all very pretty. My favorite garden was the Chinese garden because all I was talking about with my group members was being proposed to there because it was so pretty. I would point out places that were the prettiest on our walk through the gardens.
Summary of Harrison Bergeron
The short story Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. takes place in the US during April 2081. It tells the story of Harrison Bergeron a 7ft, fourteen year-old who wants to take over the government. He must fight against Diana Moon Glampers, a woman who gives anyone and everyone a handicap in order to achieve this goal. First, they live in a society where everyone is equal and if someone was smarter, prettier, or stronger than someone else then you would get a handicap. George and Hazel Bergeron's 14 year-old son, Harrison, is put into jail. George has a ear transmitter in his ear because he is so smart but Hazel is rather dumb. Then, Hazel and George are sitting in front of the tv and Hazel can't remember why she is crying even though her son just got taken away. After that, they are both watching ballerinas dance and all of them have weights around their arms and ugly masks on their faces. Hazel goes on to talk about how good of a handicapper general she would be. Next, a news broadcast interrupted the ballerinas and the news broadcaster had a speech impediment so one of ballerinas read that Harrison Bergeron escaped jail and was a threat. Finally, Harrison barged into the studio and said that he was the emperor and he picked up a ballerina and said that was his empress. He tore off all of the handicaps off of all the ballerinas and musicians and then the ballerinas jumped so high they could touch the ceiling. As the story ends, Diana Moon Glampers comes in and shoots Harrison and the ballerina dead and Hazel can't remember why she was crying when she just saw her son die.
Vocab
1. He expected everybody to abide by the rules when he walked into the classroom.
2. Her bemused expression explained why she was confused.
3. His relatives were firmly convinced that he was bewitched because he was acting strange.
4. The hostilities had ceased and normal life was resumed after the war.
5. He sat on the carpet contemplating his image in the mirrors after his mother explained it to him.
6. Taxis conveyed guests to the station from the airport.
7. Her family thought she was corrupt because she was acting dishonestly.
8. His impenetrable eyes and inscrutable countenance give little away.
9. We saw the deplorable conditions in which most prisoners are held.
10. The dismal weather made the late afternoon seem like evening.
11. He had an operation to remove a nail embedded in his chest from the construction work.
12. "Thank you for all your support and encouragement," he said to the audience.
13. She envisioned the admiring glances of guests seeing her home from college.
14. He was nearly dead with fatigue from the war.
15. The Wolverine is nature's most ferocious and violent animal.
16. He hastily changed the subject because the teacher was right behind him.
17. "Immerse the paper in water for twenty minutes," said our science teacher.
18. We saw an impressive view of the mountains.
19. I had an almost irresistible impulse to giggle at Tomas' joke.
20. The incessant beat of the music woke up the neighbors.
21. She has a forgetful and utterly incompetent assistant.
22. The amount required was insignificant compared with military spending.
23. A devaluation of the dollar would jeopardize New York's position as a financial center.
24. They have a new initiative aimed at beating the menace of drugs.
25. The memory of the war was so painful that he obliterated it from his mind.
2. Her bemused expression explained why she was confused.
3. His relatives were firmly convinced that he was bewitched because he was acting strange.
4. The hostilities had ceased and normal life was resumed after the war.
5. He sat on the carpet contemplating his image in the mirrors after his mother explained it to him.
6. Taxis conveyed guests to the station from the airport.
7. Her family thought she was corrupt because she was acting dishonestly.
8. His impenetrable eyes and inscrutable countenance give little away.
9. We saw the deplorable conditions in which most prisoners are held.
10. The dismal weather made the late afternoon seem like evening.
11. He had an operation to remove a nail embedded in his chest from the construction work.
12. "Thank you for all your support and encouragement," he said to the audience.
13. She envisioned the admiring glances of guests seeing her home from college.
14. He was nearly dead with fatigue from the war.
15. The Wolverine is nature's most ferocious and violent animal.
16. He hastily changed the subject because the teacher was right behind him.
17. "Immerse the paper in water for twenty minutes," said our science teacher.
18. We saw an impressive view of the mountains.
19. I had an almost irresistible impulse to giggle at Tomas' joke.
20. The incessant beat of the music woke up the neighbors.
21. She has a forgetful and utterly incompetent assistant.
22. The amount required was insignificant compared with military spending.
23. A devaluation of the dollar would jeopardize New York's position as a financial center.
24. They have a new initiative aimed at beating the menace of drugs.
25. The memory of the war was so painful that he obliterated it from his mind.
Vocabulary story
Connor abruptly stoped right in front of the Subway.
"Really Connor?!" I said standing right behind him waiting to get my delicious Meatball Marinara Sub.
"We need to go- like now," Connor cajolingly said.
"Wait, why? Is the building going to explode or something?" I said sarcastically.
"That's exactly why we need to go now! I just got a text from Matt he told me that he had to wire the building to explode in five minutes!" He replied, hoping he was coherent enough.
"Oh I get it. Matt wanted to blow up the place Lindsay dreads the most because 'they don't have flaming hot limón cheetos'", I said sarcastically.
"Look Katie, lets just take the initiative and get out of here," He barked intensely.
"Ok fine- but you owe me a Meatball Marinara Sub," I quickly replied keenly. We walked across the street to In-N-Out.
"Katie, are you alright?" He asked concerningly.
"Yeah, but I'm cheating on Subway with In-N-Out," I said melancholy.
"Haha yeah sorry." Connor said sarcastically. The costumer in front of us was taking perpetual minutes. I pondered what I should get after she stops talking. It turns out the costumer was ordering a profusion of Vanilla milkshakes. Her kids kept rusing the employees. It was kinda funny.
"CONTROL YOUR CHILDREN!!!" The subordinate screamed.
"You try having four kids to control!" The customer said surly. Connor and I timidly ordered two Vanilla shakes. While we were walking to my house to do homework, we witnessed my favorite Subway blowing up. I will really miss that place.
"Really Connor?!" I said standing right behind him waiting to get my delicious Meatball Marinara Sub.
"We need to go- like now," Connor cajolingly said.
"Wait, why? Is the building going to explode or something?" I said sarcastically.
"That's exactly why we need to go now! I just got a text from Matt he told me that he had to wire the building to explode in five minutes!" He replied, hoping he was coherent enough.
"Oh I get it. Matt wanted to blow up the place Lindsay dreads the most because 'they don't have flaming hot limón cheetos'", I said sarcastically.
"Look Katie, lets just take the initiative and get out of here," He barked intensely.
"Ok fine- but you owe me a Meatball Marinara Sub," I quickly replied keenly. We walked across the street to In-N-Out.
"Katie, are you alright?" He asked concerningly.
"Yeah, but I'm cheating on Subway with In-N-Out," I said melancholy.
"Haha yeah sorry." Connor said sarcastically. The costumer in front of us was taking perpetual minutes. I pondered what I should get after she stops talking. It turns out the costumer was ordering a profusion of Vanilla milkshakes. Her kids kept rusing the employees. It was kinda funny.
"CONTROL YOUR CHILDREN!!!" The subordinate screamed.
"You try having four kids to control!" The customer said surly. Connor and I timidly ordered two Vanilla shakes. While we were walking to my house to do homework, we witnessed my favorite Subway blowing up. I will really miss that place.
The Greek view of the world vs. Modern view of the world
The Greek view of the world both resembles and differs from the modern view. The Greek view resembles the Modern view in the way that they both have Asia. Additionally, the views are similar in the way that they both have Europe. However the Greek view is not the same as the Modern view because the Greeks believed that the world was flat but in modern times we know the world is round. The Greeks also thought that there were different gods or goddesses for everything but (depending on your religion) there is only one god that does everything. Therefore, even though the views have similarities, they differ in important ways.
Summary of The Gift of the Magi
The short story The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry takes place on December 24. It tells the story Della a beggar, who wants to get a present for her husband. She must fight against how she only has one dollar and eighty-seven cents but that doesn't stop her. In order to achieve this goal, first she goes to "Mne. Sofronie. Hair Goods of All Kinds." She then sells her hair which then is twenty dollars. Next, she ransacked the stores to find a watch strap for Jim. But in the end, Jim sold his watch to buy her combs for her hair.
O Henry
-O Henry's real name is William Sidney Porter.
-He was born on September 11, 1865 in Greensboro, North Carolina.
-He had two brothers, Shirley Worth, and David Weir.
-They both died in their childhood.
-His mother, Mary was a graduate of Greensboro Female College.
-She wrote poetry and had a talent of drawing
-William had that talent too
-Mary died of tuberculosis when he was three years old
-His father had been working on inventions since his wife passed away
-William and his father moved to his mothers farm
-William's aunt, Evalina Maria Porter, was also at the farm
-She was the most influential person in the first 20 years of his life
-She was a teacher to him
-When he was fifteen, He began working as a clerk in his uncle,Clark Porter's, store
-It was the local gathering spot because it had a combined pharmacy, soda fountain, tobacco shop, and a newsstand
-He was born on September 11, 1865 in Greensboro, North Carolina.
-He had two brothers, Shirley Worth, and David Weir.
-They both died in their childhood.
-His mother, Mary was a graduate of Greensboro Female College.
-She wrote poetry and had a talent of drawing
-William had that talent too
-Mary died of tuberculosis when he was three years old
-His father had been working on inventions since his wife passed away
-William and his father moved to his mothers farm
-William's aunt, Evalina Maria Porter, was also at the farm
-She was the most influential person in the first 20 years of his life
-She was a teacher to him
-When he was fifteen, He began working as a clerk in his uncle,Clark Porter's, store
-It was the local gathering spot because it had a combined pharmacy, soda fountain, tobacco shop, and a newsstand
Predictions of the Pearl
My predictions of the pearl is that someone is going to find a pearl but it's not the real pearl. I might be a fake pearl. My other prediction is that Someone will be very greedy if they actually find the pearl. I think they might steal other people's things if they think that they stole a pearl from them.
Different ending to the pearl buyer scene
Kino walked into the pearl Buyer's offices with confidence as he was going to sell his pearl today. "Hello sir what could I do for you today?" The pearl buyer said. "I would like to sell my pearl please." Kino responded. Kino whipped out his pearl an das he was doing that the pearl buyer was in shock. "That is a mighty big pearl you have there." The pearl buyer said. "Yes it is the pearl of the world" Kino said. "I might be able to give you a thousand pesos for this pearl." "Only a thousand pesos?! Are you Kidding me!" Kino exclaimed. "Fine one thousand and five hundred pesos." The pearl buyer said. "Fine I'll take it." Kino said. He angrily stomped out of pearl buyers office. "At least we got one thousand and five hundred pesos out of this." Juana reassuringly said. "Yes and that will be enough to get my rifle." Kino mysteriously said.
Vocab section 5
1. Cautious: adjective, careful to avoid potential problems or dangers. She was a cautious driver.
2. Cleft: adjective, split, divided, or partially divided into two. He had a cleft chin.
3. Desert: verb, abandon (a person, cause, or organization) in a way considered disloyal or treacherous. He deserted his wife and daughter and went back to England.
4. Feverish: adjective, having or showing the symptoms of a fever. He suffered from feverish colds.
5. Goading: verb, provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate some action or reaction. He goaded her on to more daring revelations.
6. Guttural: adjective, (of a speech sound) produced in the throat; harsh-sounding. He guttered during his presentation.
7. Lumbered: verb, move in a slow, heavy, awkward way. A truck filled his mirror and lumbered past.
8. Monolithic: adjective, formed of a single large block of stone. Look at that monolithic building.
9. Monotonously: adjective, dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest. The statistics that he quotes with monotonous regularity.
10. Panic: noun, sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often causing wildly unthinking behavior. She hit him in panic.
11. Pelted: verb, attack (someone) by repeatedly hurling things at them. Two little boys pelted him with rotten apples.
12. Resin: noun, a sticky flammable organic substance, insoluble in water, exuded by some trees and other plants (notably fir and pine). I love making things with resin.
13. Rutted: verb, engage in rutting. He had a rutting stag.
14. Shimmering: verb, shine with a soft tremulous light. The sea shimmered in the sunlight.
15. Slouching: verb, stand, move, or sit in a lazy, drooping way. He slouched against the wall.
16. Spurs: noun, a device with a small spike or a spiked wheel that is worn on a rider's heel and used for urging a horse forward. I hit the spur forward by accident.
17. Strayed: verb, move away aimlessly from a group or from the right course or place. I strayed a few blocks in the wrong direction.
18. Symbolic: adjective, serving as a symbol. A repeating design symbolic of eternity.
19. Triumphant: adjective, having won a battle or contest; victorious. The triumphant winner rose from his seat.
20. Warning: noun, a statement or event that indicates a possible or impending danger, problem, or other unpleasant situation. There was a warning about heavy thunderstorms.
2. Cleft: adjective, split, divided, or partially divided into two. He had a cleft chin.
3. Desert: verb, abandon (a person, cause, or organization) in a way considered disloyal or treacherous. He deserted his wife and daughter and went back to England.
4. Feverish: adjective, having or showing the symptoms of a fever. He suffered from feverish colds.
5. Goading: verb, provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate some action or reaction. He goaded her on to more daring revelations.
6. Guttural: adjective, (of a speech sound) produced in the throat; harsh-sounding. He guttered during his presentation.
7. Lumbered: verb, move in a slow, heavy, awkward way. A truck filled his mirror and lumbered past.
8. Monolithic: adjective, formed of a single large block of stone. Look at that monolithic building.
9. Monotonously: adjective, dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest. The statistics that he quotes with monotonous regularity.
10. Panic: noun, sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often causing wildly unthinking behavior. She hit him in panic.
11. Pelted: verb, attack (someone) by repeatedly hurling things at them. Two little boys pelted him with rotten apples.
12. Resin: noun, a sticky flammable organic substance, insoluble in water, exuded by some trees and other plants (notably fir and pine). I love making things with resin.
13. Rutted: verb, engage in rutting. He had a rutting stag.
14. Shimmering: verb, shine with a soft tremulous light. The sea shimmered in the sunlight.
15. Slouching: verb, stand, move, or sit in a lazy, drooping way. He slouched against the wall.
16. Spurs: noun, a device with a small spike or a spiked wheel that is worn on a rider's heel and used for urging a horse forward. I hit the spur forward by accident.
17. Strayed: verb, move away aimlessly from a group or from the right course or place. I strayed a few blocks in the wrong direction.
18. Symbolic: adjective, serving as a symbol. A repeating design symbolic of eternity.
19. Triumphant: adjective, having won a battle or contest; victorious. The triumphant winner rose from his seat.
20. Warning: noun, a statement or event that indicates a possible or impending danger, problem, or other unpleasant situation. There was a warning about heavy thunderstorms.
ZigZag, The Zebra on the Loose
On Saturday, April 21, a Zebra named ZigZag, escaped from its owner George Dowling. ZigZag escaped from George Dowling's yard while he came out to feed ZigZag but he didn't latch the gate so he heard the gate open and ZigZag ran. We told him that it was illegal in Florida to own a pet zebra and he denied that it was his pet. Next, ZigZag was walking past 7th Street diner, while 12 year old Nick Ammons was washing dishes. He said that he ran out the back door, took out his camera and started recording. He Followed ZigZag about a half a mile down the road until he lost him. He uploaded it on YouTube a few hours later. After Nick Ammons lost ZigZag, Jessica Tradewell hit the zebra with her Mazda 626. She was driving down 13th street. She saw ZigZag in front of her car and heard the awful thump. She put her brakes on. She got out of her car and saw the zebra but there was no blood. She thought it was ok but she saw the leg twitching so she called 911. After Jessica Tradewell hit ZigZag with her car, She brought him to Dr. Mark Hardt. Dr. Hardt said that ZigZag was stable. He was a little surprised on Saturday because he has never treated a zebra before. ZigZag has some internal bruising and a broken hind leg. He'll heal just fine in a few weeks. He said this could have been a lot worse if she was faster. He said that he will not be able to see owner and the Tallahassee Police Department is handling its owner. They have made arrangements to transport ZigZag to the Central Florida Zoo. He will be living at the zoo permanently.
Summary of The First Day
The short story The first day by Edward P. Jones takes place in New York/New Jersey during September. It tells the story of A young girl a nieve who wants to get into Seton Elemantary. She must fight against The woman that looks like she's from Ebony a determined in order to achieve this goal. First, she walks to school with Mama. She wants to go across the street from St. Carmel baptist. Then, she walks up to Seton and she is rejected by the Ebony woman. After that, she tells them that don't serve anyone past the street they're on. Next. Mama is determined to get her daughter into the school so she keeps asking. Finally, they both walk away to Walker Jones. They get there and mama gets a sign-up sheet but she didn't get an education so she couldn't read it. As the story ends, mama drops off the girl at Walker Jones.