This Week's ELA: Therm and Socio

Spelling: Greek/Latin Roots #13 therm and socio

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*You need to know the definitions of these words as well as how to spell them for the tests on FRIDAY.  Use the definitions to help you study.

therm = ________________________________   socio = ___________________________________

1.             therm (n.) a unit of heat equal to 1,000 great calories  

2.             thermal (adj.) related to heat and temperature

3.             thermometer (n.) an instrument that measures temperature or heat

4.             thermostat (n.) a devise used to control the temperature

5.             thermos (n.) a container that is used to keep things warm, such as your soup; a double-walled container that keeps things warm

6.             endothermic (adj.) heated from within the body

7.             exothermic (adj.) requires heat to be absorbed from outside the body

8.             thermograph (n.) a devise that automatically writes down (records) changes in temperature

9.             thermodynamic (adj.) caused or operated by heat that has changed into different forms of energy

10.         thermophile (n.) an organism that has adapted to living in a very high temperatures (heat), such as bacteria or algae

11.         social (ad.) friendly; a person who enjoys companions

12.         unsocial (adj.) not social; having or showing a dislike

13.         association (n.) a group of people who have gathered based on similar goals or beliefs

14.         associate (n.) a fellow worker or friend (usually related to an office)

15.         antisocial (adj.) against the basic rules of a group; harmful to people in a group 

16.         disassociate (v.) to break ties with a group; to end a friendship; to sever a relationship

17.         sociology (n.) the study of how people get along

18.         sociopath (n.) a person who suffers from an antisocial mental disorder

19.         socialite (n.) a person who is important or of high rank within a specific, usually fashionable group

20.         sociogram (n.) a diagram that represent each person’s friends in a classroom or group

This Week's ELA: Tract and Struct

Spelling: Greek/Latin Roots #12 tract and struct

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tract = ________________________________     struct = ___________________________________

1.             distract (v.) to pull a person’s attention in another direction  

2.             abstract (adj.) pulled away from direct relation to anything; impersonal as in attitude or views

3.             contract (v.) to pull together to make smaller in size or bulk; to pull inward; opposite of “expand”  

4.             attract (v.) to pull into something; to pull into oneself

5.             extract (v.) to pull out by force

6.             traction (n.) a pull to the arm or leg muscles to bring a bone back into place when it is dislocated  

7.             protract (v.) to pull out; to make something take longer; to prolong

8.             retraction  (n.) a statement or promise that is pulled back or taken back  

9.             subtract (v.) to pull some out, therefore having less left over

10.         tractor (n.) a powerful vehicle that pulls farm machines and hauls heavy loads

11.         construction  (n.) what is built; buildings that are created or produced

12.         destruction (n.) the act of taking down or destroying something that was built

13.         obstruction (n.) something that blocks the way of things being created or built; something in the way

14.         instruct (v.) to build knowledge

15.         instructor (n.) a person who helps someone build knowledge

16.         reconstruct (v.) to build again

17.         infrastructure (n.) the parts of a city on which the rest of the city was built around: roads, communication, transportation, and schools

18.         substructure (n.) the base, support, or foundation of a building

19.         superstructure (n.) something built on top of something else; the part of the building that was built on top of the foundation or base

20.         misconstrue (v.) to build the wrong meaning; to misunderstand; to interpret the wrong way

This Week's ELA: Junct/Join/Jug and Rupt + Watsons 3

Spelling and Vocabulary: Greek/Latin Roots #10 junct/join/jug and rupt

Monday: Fill in the blank to match each word to its definition.  Write spelling words in alphabetical order in your agenda.

Thursday: Spelling and/or vocabulary choices for EXTRA CREDIT are due.

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junct/join/jug = ________________________________

join                  conjunction    jugular            rejoin             junction          disjointed

conjoined       joint                conjugate       joint committee                                                        

1.        ______________________________: (adj.) not connected, having no flow in thinking

2.        ______________________________: (n.) a vein that carries blood back to the heart from the head; a vein that joins the head and the heart

3.        ______________________________: (n.) the place where two highways or two sets of railroad tracks cross or join

4.        ______________________________: (n.) a word that joins two phrases or sentences

5.        ______________________________: (adj.) to get together or meet; to become included

6.        ______________________________: (n.) joined together, combined, united

7.        ______________________________: (v.)  to meet or get together again

8.        ______________________________: (n.) a place or part of the body where two bones join together, usually so they can move

9.         ______________________________: (v.) to join together or match a correct verb in grammar

10.     ______________________________: (n.) a group of people with members from both Senate and House of Representatives who join together and meet to discuss issues

rupt = ___________________________________

disruption                   erupt               corrupt corruptible                 disrupt                        abrupt

interrupt                     bankrupt         rupture                        interruption

11.     ______________________________: (adj.) evil; dishonest; to break away from honesty

12.     ______________________________: (adj.) able to be influenced into doing something that breaks away from the rules; able to become bad

13.     ______________________________: (n.) something that breaks up what you were doing; an unplanned event that breaks up an activity

14.     ______________________________: (v.) to break up; to cause confusion

15.     ______________________________: (n.) something that breaks someone's concentration; bothersome; annoying

16.      ______________________________: (v.) to explode; to break out with force

17.      ______________________________: (v.) to burst or break open (usually a body part)

18.      ______________________________: (v.) to break into someone's conversation

19.      ______________________________: (adj.) sudden; unexpected; broken into what is expected

20.     ______________________________: (adj.) to be out of money; financially ruined; to "break the bank"

VOCABULARY: The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963 (#3)

Study vocabulary words and definitions each night Monday through THURSDAY for your test FRIDAY.

1.     seniority - higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service

2.     insult – to treat, mention, or speak to rudely

3.     unveil - remove the cover from

4.     suitable - meant or adapted for an occasion or use

5.     dedicate - inscribe or address by way of compliment

6.     threaten - to utter intentions of injury or punishment against: "He threatened me when I tried to call the police"

7.     accustom - make psychologically or physically used (to something)

8.     determined - devoting full strength and concentrated attention to

9.     offended - hurt or upset

10. pathetic - deserving or inciting pity

11. surrender - a verbal act of admitting defeat

12. juvenile - of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people

*Measurement quiz (basic facts) will be Wednesday.

*Spelling and vocabulary tests for junct/join/jug and rupt will be Friday.

*The Watsons Vocab Test 3 will also be Friday.

*Amendments 1-5 quiz will also be this Friday.

This Week's ELA: Flect/Flex, Frail/Fract/Frag and Watsons 1 & 2

Spelling: Greek/Latin Roots #9 flect/flex and frail/fract/frag

*Spelling choice activity due Thursday.

*You need to know the definitions of these words as well as how to spell them for the tests on FRIDAY.  Use the definitions to help you study.

flect/flex = ________________________________ frail/fract/frag = ___________________________________

1.             flexible (adj.) capable of bending without breaking

2.             reflect (v.) to bend or throw back light or heat; to fold or turn back

3.             deflect (v.) to turn or move to one side; to bend; to swerve

4.             circumflex (n.) to bend around or curve

5.             flexor (n.) a muscle that bends a part of the body, such as an arm or a leg

6.             inflection (n.) the bending of a person’s voice so that it does not sound boring or within only one tone; making one’s voice go up and down

7.             reflection (n.) the image in a mirror that is a result of bending light when it is thrown back

8.             inflexible (adj.) not capable of being bent without breaking

9.             reflex angle (n.)  an angle that is greater than 180⁰ because the angle bent beyond a straight line

10.         retroflex (n.)  bent or turned backward

11.         fragile (adj.) so delicate that it could break easily; easily damaged

12.         fragment (n.) an incomplete sentence; a break in a sentence

13.         fragmented (adj.) describes something that is broken into pieces

14.         suffrage (n.) to break into an issue; to vote

15.         refract (v.) to bend light so that it looks like it is broken

16.         fraction (n.) a part of a whole; a broken piece of something that is no longer whole

17.         infraction (n.) a broken rule; a violation

18.         fractals (n.) the type of geometry that creates broken patterns out of a smaller version of the design

19.         fracture (n.) a break in a body part

20.          frail (adj.) being easily broken or destroyed

*Watsons Go to Birmingham vocab test 1 will be Wednesday.

*Kingdoms project is due no later than Wednesday.

*Science ch. 6 test will be Thursday.

*Watsons Go to Birmingham vocab test 2 and the flect/flex and frail/frag/fract will be Friday.

VOCABULARY: The Watsons Go to Birmingham- 1963 (#2)

Study vocabulary words and definitions each night Monday through THURSDAY for your test on FRIDAY.

1.             gigantic (adj.) - so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth

2.             tease (v.) – to mock or make fun of playfully

3.             orbit (v.)  - the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another

4.             grind (v.) – to press or grind with a crushing noise

5.             embarrassing (adj.)  - causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation

6.             accent (n.)  - distinctive manner of oral expression

7.             peon (n.)   - a laborer who is obliged to do menial work

8.             disgust (adj.) - strong feelings of dislike

9.             mourning (n.)   - state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one

10.         confess (v.)  - to admit (to a wrongdoing)

11.         tolerate (v.)  - to put up with something or somebody unpleasant

12.         execute (v.)  - to kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment