Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Page 28-32 Call Me Maria Vocabulary

Please make sure to study these words for homework along with your reading logs every night!

Foreign (adj) - from another country
Nostalgic (adj) - thinking about old times, remembering happily
Prejudge (v) - to have an opinion BEFORE you know the situation
Bring (v) - to carry or take with you
Fantasy (n) - imagination, not real
Underestimate (v) - to think something is less than it really is
Constant (adj, n) - all the time, doesn’t change
Refugee (n) - a person who has to leave their home country to go to another country to be safe
Accent (n) - the style of a person’s language (same word, different way to pronounce it.)
Presence (n) - your being here, cannot ignore
Transform (v) - to change
Hard (adj) - difficult, or strong and opposite of soft
Magnet (n) - a metal that sticks to other metal
Glistening (adj) - shining, especially in the sun
Compose (v) - to create, like music or writing
Persecution (n) - accusing and treating badly
Battle (n) - a very big, very bad fight
Claim (v) - to say, to state, also to say it is yours
Rattling (v) - shaking, moving and making noise
Loyal (adj) - a person who is honest, you can trust and is always there for you
Envy (v) - to be jealous
Advantage (n) - something good or important
Values (n)- what something is worth, also what you believe
Idealized - perfect, like in your imagination
Myth (n) - a story many people believe, but there is no proof that it is true. Also, a genre of writing

Monday, March 7, 2016

Vocabulary Test - March 8th

Ladies and Gentleman,

There will be a vocabulary test on March 8th in 2nd Period. Please study the definition, spelling, and parts of speech of the following words:

well-being
cope
crisis
dull
flavor
opportunity
rhythm
pressing
bushy
grew up
dialect
grammar

Good luck!

Ms. Lorch

Call Me Maria - Audio Files

Please click here to listen to chapters of Call Me Maria. Use it as you are reading to help you focus on pronunciation and fluency. 

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

America the Beautiful - Your Opinion!

Look at
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Then, answer the question in a 5-paragraph essay.

What is your opinion? Should advertisers, like Coca Cola use foreign languages in their ads in the United States?

Think about your opinion and state it clearly, giving three reasons with details to support your statements.

Use this to help you organize your writing:
Get your graphic organizer approved by me BEFORE you begin writing!

Then, create a Google Doc and share the item with me right away. The title is "America the Beautiful."

Good luck and have fun!