Thursday, May 12, 2011

Week 7 Vocabulary Paragrap

"It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.”
section, theory, and similar.

Charles darwin came up with a theory but he had facts to suport it, he said that the section of animals that was fit, they had a better chance to survive. There are similar theory's to this one, but i guess that this one is the most beliebable, because animals need to protect themself  if they can't run.





Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Week 7 Vocabulary Sentences

section,

In the library i looked for the kids section.
In school i like the english section better thatn math.




theory,
When i put all my facts together i came up with a theory.
you can only have a theory if you have fats that support that statement



  similar

me and my sister have similar taste in clothes.
I have a similar sweater to the one my sister has.


Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Week 7 Vocabulary Synonyms, Images, and Sentences

Section - Part, piece, divide





I asked the libarian to point me to a certain section in the library.



Theory - Guess, idea, hypothesis



This is a slideshow that has facts that prove a theory.





Similar - Alike, related, comparable



This figures are similar but not the same.

Week 7 Vocabulary Definitions & Examples

Similar (adj) - Ms. S can always tell when two assignments are too similar...it makes her very sad when her students copy off each other's work, rather than trying to complete it on their own and learn something!


having a likeness or resemblance, especially in a general way





Theory (noun) - Darwin had a revolutionary theory about evolution - we now refer to it as the survival of the fittest.
a coherent group of general propositions used as principles of explanation for a class of phenomena





Section (noun, verb) - The hairstylist



a part that is cut off or separated


Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Week 6 Vocabulary Synonyms, Images, and Sentences

Legal: Lawful, legitimate





This a book of law.




Policy: Guiding principle, strategy, plan, document



This is a policy from an insurance company.



Legislate: Pass laws













Monday, May 2, 2011

Week 6 Vocabulary Definitions and Examples

Legal - It is not legal for people to drive until they are at least 16 years old and have a valid driver's license.
of or pertaining to law; connected with the law or its administration:


Policy - School policy requires that students come to school every day!

a document embodying a contract of insurance

Legislate - It is the duty of the California State Legislature to legislate new laws that protect the rights of its citizens.

back formation from legislation, legislator

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Week 5 Synonyms, Images, and Sentences

Apply: Submit an application, put on, use





This icon tell you can aplly oline, now!



Contract: Agreement, deal, catch, get, shrink





This is a contract beeing signed .





Labor: Work, toil, employment, work hard, struggle









This poster tells you and shows you what labor is.

Week 5 Vocabulary Definitions & Examples

Apply - You should apply for a part-time job so that you can earn spending money and a sense of responsibility.

To make use of as relevant, suitable, or pertinent





Labor - My sister-in-law went into labor last night.

Productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain



Contract - If you leave school for more than five days, you need to sign a work contract to complete missing work.

an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Week 4 Synonyms Images and Sentences;

Contrast: difference, gap, differ









In this picture you can differ one glass from another.


Critique: assessment, evaluation, review, assess














                                                      This picture is critiquin the behavior of somebody.


Persuade: influence, convince, sway










                                               This picture is made to convince people to quit smoking

 

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Week 3 Vocabulary Sentences;

Compare,
* I was asked to compare which shirt was prettier. 
*When we go shopping for food my mom likes to compare prices.


 Range, 

*I was told to stay within distance when  go out whit my friends,
*My phone only works in the U.S range.

 Data
*Its important to take notes in class so I can later check the facts. 
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Week 3 Synonyms, Images, and Sentences

Compare: Contrast, evaluate, balance


This picture compares and apple and an orange.






Range: Variety, choice, reach



This picture shows you a variety of classroom stickers.








Data: Information, facts, statistics, figures










This picture shows data, fact of something.

Monday, April 11, 2011

Week 3 Vocabulary Definitions & Examples

Range - The wrestler's weight ranged from 140.0 - 141.0 pounds.

1.
*The extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible
*To draw up or arrange (persons or things) in rows or lines or in a specific position, company, or group

Data - The date collected showed that smoking cigarettes gives you lung cancer.

*Individual facts, statistics, or items of information



Compare - The sports announcer compared Lebron James to Michael Jordan.

*To be worthy of comparison; be held equal

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Week 2 Vocabulary Sentences

 obtain,

* I have to obtain good grades in order to pass my classs.
*To obtain good grades i have to study a lot.





 vary,
* The result of my test may vary depending on how much i studied.
* The orchestra varied last night's program with one new selection.





 distribute

* I was asked to distribute pencils to the whole class.
* Anothre student was asked to distribute papers.

Monday, April 4, 2011

Week 2 Vocabulary Definitions & Examples

Vary (verb) - The prices vary at the two restaurants due to the quality of the food.

The colors of the dresses may vary.






 Distribute (verb) The government had to distribute supplies to its citizens due to the hurriance.



Ms. S distributed papers to the whole class.






 
Obtain (verb) - In order to obtain a high paying job, you must have the necessary qualifications - one of which is almost always a high school diploma!


To obtain your high school diploma you also need communityy service hours

 

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Week 1 Sentences

Achieve,


* I need to achive my mastery plato to go home.
* The police crackdown on speeders achieved its purpose.


Compute,

* I was asked to compute how much time i would spend doing my test.
* I also said that computing my time was hard, so i just i wouls need an hour.




  Specific

* I wanted a dress in a specific color for a paty, but i haven't found a dress with the colors.
* My english test asked to write specific answers.

Quarter 4, Week 1 Synonyms, Images, and Sentences Assignment

Achieve - Attain, accomplish Compute 














She accomplished making this box.


Calculate, figure, total Specific -








I had to calculate how much sugar to use.





 Exact, precise











                                      I wanted a dress in this exact colors, but i haven't found one yet.

Monday, March 28, 2011

Fourth Quarter, Week 1 Vocabulary Definitions and Examples


Achieve (verb) - You can achieve a lot in life when you focus and work hard.

  • to bring to a successful end; carry through; accomplish.
    Specific (adj) - When trying to achieve your goals, it is helpful to be specific in the steps you will take to achieve that goal.

     

  • having a special application, bearing, or reference; specifying, explicit, or definite
    Compute (verb) - Using a calculator makes computing decimal problems much easier.


  • to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate

    Thursday, March 24, 2011

    Mini-Biography - Rosa Parks

    1. When was she born? Where?

    Rosa Parks was born in 1913 in Alabama.



    2. When does the Civil Rights Movement unofficialy start? How did Rosa Parks ignite this?

    The civil rights movement started in August 1955-1968.



    3. Why was Rosa Parks arrested? Under what charge?

    She was arrersted because she refused to give up her seat in the bus. She was charged and found guilty with violating a local ordinance.


    4. Where did she go to school? What did she study to become?

    She attended Alabama state College.


    5. What is the NAACP?

    National association for the advance of colored people.


    6. When did she die? How?

    She died at the age of 92 in 20, I tyhink she was diagnosed with something... I don't know what. But I know she died in her house/ apartment.




    7. Find an image.












    

    Week 10 Vocabulary Paragraph

    
    "Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today."

    Well I guess this means, that education is important and that if you want to have a good future you defenetly have to have a good education. Because education will open doors in the future, good jobs, knowledge, and it will definetly give you a good paycheck.

    Wednesday, March 23, 2011

    Week 10 Vocabulary Sentences;

    Interact;
    * Its important to interact so you meet new people.
    * In school everybody interact with each other.
     
     
    Compansate;
    * When my phone broke the company had to compensate me with a new one.
    * But its was going to take a week for them to give me back a new one, because thay had to figuere out what was wrong with it.
     
    Initial;
    * I was asked to sing my initial in the contract.
    *The initial step in a process.
     

    Week 10 Synonyms, Images, and Sentences

    Interact (verb) - Intermingle, act together, intergrate, cooperate





    In this picture kids all arround the world interact together.

    Compensate (verb) - Make up for, offset, pay damages, reimburse, give back




    When my phone stopped working, the company conpensated me with a new one.









    Initial (adjective, noun, verb) - First, early, original




    This initial is in an original font.


    

    Monday, March 21, 2011

    Martin Luther King, Jr.- Mini Biography;

    *Martin Luther King Jr. was born in January 15, 1929.
    * He went to Booker T. Washington High School. But because of his high score on the college entrance examinations in his junior year of high school, he advanced to Morehouse College without formal graduation from his high school.
    *He married Coretta Scott, younger sister of Obadiah and Bernice McMurray Scott of Marion. They had four children. And he got married June 18 1953.
    * He was the pastor of Dexter Avenue from September 1954 to November 1959.
    *The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) is an American civil rights organization. SCLC was closely associated with its first president, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr The SCLC had a large role in the American Civil Rights Movement.[1].
    *He was a Civil Rights leader.
    *He was a leader, he gave speeches.
    * He created a boycott, where all black people had to walk to work. they were boycotting against riding the bus.
    *At the age of thirty-five, Martin Luther King, Jr., was the youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize. When notified of his selection, he announced that he would turn over the prize money of $54,123 to the furtherance of the civil rights movement.
    * Martin Luther King Jr. was assasinated. April 4 1968

    Week 10 Vocabulary Definitions & Examples

    
    Compensate (verb) - You will be compensated depending on the quality of your work.


    to recompense for something:
    *They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble



    Initial (adj) - The inital step in returning to a comprehensive school is scheduling a meeting with the district.


    of, pertaining to, or occurring at the beginning; first:
    *The initial step in a process.







    Interact (verb) - At Umoja Community School, it is important for the two classes to interact in order to promote unity


    to act one upon another
    * To be part of a group, and be friends with each other.



    Thursday, March 10, 2011

    Week 8 Vocabulary Sentences

    • Administer (verb)
    • I'm responsible for administrating my school work.
                                                           Conduct (noun, verb)
    When I"m in school i have to be in good conduct. 
    I read a book named code Of Conduct.

                                                                         Element (noun)
     For science I have to study the Elements chart. 
    I'm not good with memorizing the elements.

    Week 8 Synonyms, Images, and Sentences

    Administer (verb) - Manage, dispense, direct, govern, oversee






     This nurse is administrating a syringe.

    * Conduct (noun) - Behavior, demeanor, carry








     This booklet tell you about good conduct 


    * Element (noun) - Part, component, building block




    Week 8 Vocabulary Definitions & Examples

    1. Conduct (noun) - He carried himself with professional conduct.
     personal behavior; way of acting; bearing or deportment


    1. Conduct (verb) - I expect students to conduct themselves well with substitute teachers.
    to behave or manage (oneself)


    1. Element (noun) - The elements of success are determination and hard
    a component or constituent of a whole or one of the parts into which a whole may be resolved by analysis
    1. Administer (verb) - Ricardo, in the National City office, will administer the CAHSEE test.
    2. work.
    to manage or dispose of, as a decedent's estate by an executor or administrator  or a trust estate by a trustee