WARM-UP

ANALOGY

DICTIONARY : BOOK :: ballet : _____

3. dance

Word Quiz
careening

If you were in a car that was careening down the highway, you might feel

1. impatient.

(What is an analogy?)
PICKY : FINICKY :: fabric : _____

1. cotton

What does it mean?
fervor

Erika gave her speech with fervor.

1. She showed a passion for her subject.

11/13/07

What word completes the analogy?

(What is an analogy?)
ARM : SLEEVE :: _____ : lunchbox

1. lunch

What does it mean?
miscreant

Who in "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" could be called a miscreant?

2. the evil queen

(What is an analogy?)
DOOR : REFRIGERATOR :: _____ : cupcake


3. baked

What does it mean?
lyceum

Which would you be most likely to find in a lyceum?

1. people listening

What word completes the analogy?

(What is an analogy?)

BREAD : SANDWICH :: hoof : _____

1. foot

What does it mean?

designate

One way to designate someone in a game would be to

3. say "You're It!"

WARM UP

(What is an analogy?)
GLOSS : SHEEN :: _____ : stagger

hurry

WORD QUIZ

circumspect

When I was raking in the yard, my little brother behaved in a circumspect way.

3. He watched me from behind a tree.

11/5/07

WARM UP

(What is an analogy?)

POMPON : DECORATIVE :: _____ : fragile

2)eggshell

Word Quiz

sylvan

Which children's book seems to have a sylvan setting?

1)Little House in the Big Woods

11/2/07

(What is an analogy?)

BURP : BELCH :: loyal : _____

1. faithful


WORD QUIZ

draconian

Which might you see at a school with draconian rules?

2. kids acting well-behaved but fearful

11/01/07

What word completes the analogy?

(What is an analogy?)
TASTY : GROSS :: firm : _____

1. solid


WORD QUIZ

anticlimax
"After practicing my role for weeks," said Marva, "the show was an anticlimax."

2. "Only three people showed up to watch."

10/31/07

ARMHOLES : SHIRT :: pages : _____

2. magazine


reticent

Who is likely to be described as reticent?

3. a man of few words

10/30/07

ANALOGY

GALAXY : HUGE :: _____ : brass

1. trumpet

WORD QUIZ

overture

You would most likely find an overture

3. at the beginning of an opera.

10/29/07

WARM UP

(What is an analogy?)

LOUISIANA : STATE :: barn : _____

2. building

WORD QUIZ

fusty

If you visited friends who lived in a fusty house, you might decide to

2. open a window.

10/26/07

RULER : MEASURING :: crayon : _____


3. coloring

WORD QUIZ

porcine

Which Looney Tunes animal is truly porcine?

1. Porky Pig

10/25/07

PURSUE : CHASE :: roomy : _____

2. spacious


Word Quiz
What does it mean?
inert
Which could be described as inert?

1. a couch potato

10/22/07

BRONTOSAUR : PLANT-EATING :: spinach : _____

3. Popeye

Word Quiz

What does it mean?
raconteur

My Aunt Vesta is a great raconteur—

2. I could listen to her stories for hours.

2007/10/friday-october-19-2007
(What is an analogy?)

ADVANCE : RECEDE :: stiff : _____

1. unyielding

What does it mean?

cacophony

Which would be most likely to make a cacophony?

2. monkeys with cymbals

10/18/07

SHALLOW : DEEP :: _____ : fancy

2. formal

WORD QUIZ

posthumous
A posthumous book is

3. published after the author has died.

tuesday-october-16-2007
(What is an analogy?)

LEMON : YELLOW :: sweatpants : _____

1. exercise


WORD QUIZ

augur

An ancient Roman might have gone to an augur to

2. learn what his future held.

Sunday, October 14, 2007

ANALOGIES/WORDQUIZ/WPM

MINK : SOFT :: mold : _____

2. shape

WORD QUIZ

raconteur

My Aunt Vesta is a great raconteur—
2. I could listen to her stories for hours.

Monday, October 8, 2007
(What is an analogy?)

IMAGINATIVE : CREATIVE :: stair : _____

3. step

WORD QUIZ

gossamer

Which looks most like gossamer?

a spider's web

wednesday-october-10-2007

WARM UP

(What is an analogy?)
CAR : AUTOMOBILE :: _____ : swamp


3. marsh

WORD QUIZ

viscous

"I was going to get one of those lizards," said Willa, "but they are too viscous.


2. "They have a slimy feel."

ANALOGY/WORD QUIZ/WPM
PARCHEESI : GAME :: jazz : _____


3. music

WORD
acme

You would probably say that the acme of Benji's career was when he


3. became a movie and television star.

10/4/07 warm up

ANALOGY/WORD
TOE : FOOT :: roof : _____

2. house


feral
Because our little Puss-Puss is a feral cat, she can seem

1. wild as a tiger.

WARM UP

WHAT WORD COMPLETES THE ANALOGY?
CAKE : BATTER :: window : _____

2. glass


Word Quiz

What does it mean?
perfunctory
Before leaving the house Sandy gave the dog a perfunctory hug—

3. it was just a quick squeeze.

CLIFF : STEEP :: _____ : underground
1. subterranean

WORD QUIZ-click on analogy hyperlink, then word quiz for definition.
itinerant :traveling from place to place, esp. on a circuit, as a minister, judge, or sales representative; itinerating; journeying.

This song by Gilbert and Sullivan tells about an itinerant person:
1. "Poor Wandering One!"

9/27/07 warm up

ANALOGY
CLIFF : STEEP :: _____ : underground
1. subterranean

WORD
toxic
Which plant's name suggests that it is toxic?

2. Poison Ivy

warm up 9/26/07

JURASSIC : PERIOD :: Chicago : _____


3. city

WORD
Which headline tells about an example of altruism?

2. Clever Cats Howl National Anthem

SPOUT : TEAPOT :: _____ : candle
1. wick

Word Quiz
Unanimous
If six people make a unanimous decision,


3. they have made six separate decisions.

ENEMY : PAL :: _____ : tiny

2. small


1. BPM :beats per minute. my hert beats per minute is 82.

2. loop :You can loop regions so that they play repeatedly, and extend them to fill any amount of space in the timeline.

3. Track:Tracks give you a way to organize your music and control the sound of the instruments in a project. Tracks are where you record Real and Software Instruments, where you drag loops to add them to your project, and where you arrange regions in the timeline.

4. i button:When you open the loop browser in button view, it shows 30 buttons (including the Reset and Favorites buttons). You can increase the size of the loop browser to show up to 54 buttons in 9 rows.

5. Mixer:The track mixer has controls for adjusting the volume level and pan position (the stereo placement) of each track, and a pair of level meters for monitoring each track’s volume level.

6. Panning:You can change the pan position of a track over time using pan curves. You can add a pan curve to any track except the master track.

7. Add Traçk Button:You can record up to eight Real Instruments and one Software Instrument at the same time. This lets you record vocals and instruments together, and simultaneously record a backing track, for example.

8. Loops Browser:To find loops using the loop browser, you show the loop browser in the area below the timeline.

9, Time Display:Each marker region in a podcast can have its own artwork. When you play the podcast, the artwork is visible for the duration of the marker region

10. Master Volume:You can adjust the overall volume of a project using the master volume slider, located below the lower-right corner of the timeline. By adjusting the master volume, you control what the volume will be when the project is exported. You should adjust the output volume to a level high enough to eliminate background noise, but not high enough to cause clipping.

11. Shuttle Buttons:To make changes to the overall project, you show the master track. When you show the master track, it appears at the bottom of the timeline.

9/21/2007 warm-up

ANALOGY
WEED : PLANT :: flu : _____

3. illness

WORD QUIZ
prohibit
To prohibit people on their beach, the neighbors set up
.
3. a "No Trespassing" sign

9/20/07 warm up

ANALOGY/WORD-WARM UP
PETAL : ROSE :: _____ : rabbit

tail

What does it mean ?
precarious: dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.

Who might look precarious?

2. a tightrope walker

wednesday, september 19,2007

WARM-UP
LETTUCE : LEAFY :: river : _____

flowing


WORD-QUIZ
persevere
What newspaper headline tells about someone who has the ability to persevere?

Boy Finds Diamond Ring on Beach

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

ANALOGY
HAIRPIECE : TOUPEE :: spunky : _____
1. plucky2. dull
3. trouble

WORD QUIZ
obtrusive
While we were hiking, we saw an obtrusive mass of rock. It
1. was hard and glittered in the sun.
2. had layers of different colors.
3. stuck out into our path.

warm up for monday 9/17/07

WARM-UP
Analogy-OIL : ENERGY :: library : _____
WHICH IS THE CORRECT RESPONSE?
1. information < {correct answer}
2. sun
3. gasoline

Word Wiz
misanthropic
Who in the story A Christmas Carol seems misanthropic?
1. Scrooge, who doesn't like people much <{correct anwer}
2. Bob Cratchit, who worries a lot
3. Tiny Tim, who is very ill

i commented storm,sardar,

video time line

Friday, September 14, 2007 word wall?analog of the day

PICTURE : POSTCARD :: leg : _____
1. arm
2. sturdy
3. table {Correct Answer}


Word Quiz
Innocuous DEFINED- not likely to irritate or offend; inoffensive; an innocuous remark.
1. An innocuous bug ? CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER
1. damages crops.
2. is harmless. {Correct Answer}
3. has four stages: egg, larva, pupa, adult.

Ethics Quiz

10 schoolrules for the computer class.

1 theis shouldnt be any food closed to the compute it can damage the computer.
2 No hacking into other peoples documents without permision .
3 no piracy on the computer.
4 No stealing music on the internet, thats against the law.
5 it is not safe to have a lot of htmls on the world wide web.
6 in order to be in computer class you must have a good etiquette.
7 If youdont have a good ethics you shouldnt be in this class.
8 You must de agoodhelpfull friend to youre pears.
9 Never hit or screw up the computer thats not nice to destroy school property.
10 Never go to sleep when in computer class.

word wall-day 8

vocabulary

etiquette:conventional requirements as to social behavior;properties of conduct as established in any class or community or for any occasion. synonym: amenities,civility,code antonym: nastiness,rudeness,unpleasantness.
sentence: I have to have good etiquette with my boss because if i dont i could ge fired.

internet:a vast computer network linking smaller computer networks world wide.the internet includes commercial,educational,governmental,and other networks,all of which use the same set of communications protocols.
synonym: I-bahn,infobahn,world wide web antonym:
sentence: I use the internet almost every dy to check my e-mail.

word wall

warm-up vocabulary


1.ethic:are the rules of personal behavior accepted by society. synonym:belief,conduct,honesty. antonym:dishonor,evil,immorality vice.

you need a good ethic in life bacause that depends how you are going to e treated in the future.

2.hacker:an individual that uses the computer to cause harm to system people and group.
synonym: antonym:

my naeghbor is a computer hacker bacause he is alway downlading songs and he does not pay for it.

word wall

warm-up vocabulary

piracy:the unauthorized reproductionor use of copyrighted book,recording,television probram,patented invention,trademarked product etc. synonym: appropriation,borrowing,counterfeiting antonym: return

html tags:a markup language used to structure text and multimedia documents and to set up hypertext links between documents used extensively on the worl wide web. synonym: homepage,internet site,web page. antonym: