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Starter #1
Today’s generation often chooses to try to record evidence of every experience instead of actually living in the moment. People eat lukewarm meals because they had to take the picture, filter it, come up with the hashtags and share it on Instagram before taking a bite. People have video footage of songs being played at concerts that they can re-watch countless times, though they can’t recall it happening in person because they were playing camera operator. Yes, it’s incredible that we can share awesome sights and instances, but it sucks to focus so much on showing others how great something is that you forget to thoroughly enjoy it for yourself.
Do you think today’s teens miss out on life experiences because they are too attached to their phones?
Answer in a well-developed paragraph. (5-7 sentences)
Starter #2
Does an increased amount of communication that takes place over the phone, internet, text, etc. make real life conversations harder? Is technology making us socially awkward?
Answer in a well-developed paragraph. (5-7 sentences)
Starter #3
Write a story in which this is the setting. 1 page minimum.
Starter #4
This week, Honda unveiled cars that drive themselves, and Apple released its much anticipated Apple Watch. The Apple Watch will be able to make phone calls, make payments with a swipe of your wrist, and even find your car for you with new apps created just for the watch. Technology improves and advances are made every day. Speculate where we will be in 2019, the year you graduate from high school. How many advances can be made in the next 4 years? Answer in a well-developed paragraph.
Starter #5
Affect vs. Effect – Scholastic Scope September 5, 2011
Starter #6
Study your vocabulary words.
Askew AtrophyAspire Atypical
Assuage AustereAstute Badger
Asunder Ballistics
Starter #7
There, Their, and They’re—Scholastic Scope December 12, 2011
Starter #8
There has recently been a lot of controversy surrounding domestic violence charges against players in the NFL. Do you think that the players should receive punishment from the NFL such as suspension from play, fines, etc. for breaking the law, or should their punishment come from the court system only? Does it make a difference what laws they break, or should they only be punished for domestic abuse?
1 paragraph min.
Starter #9
There vs. Their Grammar – Scholastic Scope October 2014
Starter #10
Vocabulary: Word, Denotation, and Sentence
Balm BizarreBeget Blather
Beleaguer BleakBereave Bludgeon
Beset Bucolic
Starter #11
Pick 5 of the new vocabulary words from yesterday, and write down how you are going to remember the words meaning.
Ex. I will remember the word blather means foolish talk because Captain Hook calls Mr. Schmee a “Blathering Idiot” in Peter Pan; one of my favorite movies.
Starter #12
For the 5 vocabulary words that you didn’t use yesterday, draw a picture representing the definition of each.
Ex. Bereave
Starter #13
Where do you think you stand on the use of the death penalty in the United States? List reasons for, or against and why. 1 paragraph min.
Starter #14
Free Write Friday!
1 paragraph min.
Starter #15
Problematic Pairs Worksheet (Homophones)
-Scholastic Scope January 5, 2009
Starter #16
Copy Vocabulary, use in a sentence. PUT THESE ON A SEPARATE SHEET FROM YOUR STARTERS!
Bulwark A wall of earth or other material built for defense.Cache A hiding place.
Cacophony Harsh discordance of sound.Cajole To persuade by flattery or promises; coax.Callous Insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic.Callow Immature or inexperienced.
Candor The state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression.
Capacious Capable of holding much; spacious or roomy.Castigate To criticize or reprimand severely.Catapult To throw or launch.
Starter #17
Catch Up!
Have you finished your outline?
Have you finished your AR book? –Test is due this Friday!
Have you finished your vocabulary?
If you have…Solve this puzzle! (hint: it’s a phrase)
Starter #18
I light of the recent events in Texas; do you think the Center for Disease Control is doing an effective job controlling the Ebola virus in the United States?
1 paragraph min.
Starter #19
Write a story using all 10 of this week’s vocabulary words.
BulwarkCache
CacophonyCajoleCallousCallowCandor
CapaciousCastigateCatapult
Starter #20
Write an Antonym for each of this week’s vocabulary words.
Starter #21Madison getting new aid to fight drug trafficking
Posted: Monday, September 29, 2014 8:55 pm By Ronnie Ellis / CNHI News Service
FRANKFORT — Like so many Kentucky communities, Madison County and Richmond have seen a surge in the use of heroin among addicts, many of whom previously were hooked on prescription pain pills.
Sheriff Mike Coyle said after the General Assembly passed legislation in 2012 to crack down on “pill mill” clinics and pain pill abuse, “We’ve just seen an influx of drugs, especially heroin, which is on the uptick.”
So it was good news Monday when word came from Sen. Mitch McConnell’s office that Madison County and Nelson County in central Kentucky are the latest counties added to t nn he Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area or HIDTA.
McConnell’s office said he met last month with the Acting Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy — Michael Botticelli — to advocate inclusion of Madison and Nelson counties. The program provides coordination between local, state and federal authorities as well as providing equipment, technology and additional resources to fight drug production and trafficking.
What do you think should be done about the Drug problem in Richmond? 1 Paragraph min.
Starter #22
Fill in the Plot Line Diagram with the 5 stages of plot AND what is included in each. Use your notes if you need to!
Starter #23
Tryin' On ClothesI tried on the farmer's hat, Didn't fit...A little too small -- just a bitToo floppy.Couldn't get used to it,Took it off.
I tried on the dancer's shoes, A little too loose.Not the kind you could usefor walkin'.Didn't feel right in 'em,Kicked 'em off.
I tried on the summer sun,Felt good.Nice and warm -- knew it would.Tried the grass beneath bare feet,Felt neat.Finally, finally felt well dressed,Nature's clothes fit me best.
What is this poem trying to say? 1 paragraph min.
Starter # 24
Free Write Friday!
Starter # 25
A 29 year old young woman with brain cancer has decided to kill herself before the cancer kills her. She had to move to Oregon earlier this year so she would have access to Oregon’s “Death with Dignity Act,” which has allowed over 750 people to die using medication since 1997. Do you think euthanasia for humans is OK? Why or Why not. 1 paragraph min.
Starter # 26
Free Write Friday!
Family Hobbies Music Vacations Friends FreeParentsBrotherHusbandGreat GrannyBoFur Babies
OutdoorsAuctionsAnimalsNappingShopping
CountryHymns
BristolBeachArubaTennessee
House in Waco
Summer I met Tyler
HolidaysChildhood
Starter #27
Write down how you are going to remember each of this week’s vocabulary words.
Starter #28
Scholastic Scope on Characterization (February 2014)
Starter #29
Write each word, definition, and use each word in a sentence.
COMPLETE VOCABULARY ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER!
Claimant A person making a claim.Cloister A tranquil, secluded space.
Commodious Spacious, roomy, capacious.Comprise To contain, to be made up of.Congenial Pleasant to be around.
Connoisseur An expert.Consensus A general agreement.
Coterie A circle of close friends.Countenance A person’s facial expression.
Coup The overthrow of a government.
Starter #30
Write a story using all of your new vocabulary words.
Starter #31
Free Write Friday
Starter #32
Do you think Black Friday should start on Thanksgiving Day?
Starter #33
Do you think the season you were born in impacts your adult personality?
Starter #34
Write each vocabulary word, definition, and use each word in a sentence.
COMPLETE VOCABULARY ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER!!!
Couture Clothes created by fashion designers.Cower To cringe in fear; shrink away.Cranny A small opening as in a wall.Craven Lacking the least bit of courage.
Creditor An entity to whom money is owed.Criterion A standard by which to be judged.Cubism A style of art portrayed by geometric shapes.Curtail To lessen; cut away from.
Curvilinear Characterized by curved lines.Damper One that depresses or restrains.
Starter #35
Write 3 paragraphs about something from your ‘family’ list from your writing topics brainstorm chart.
Starter #36
Write a 1 paragraph summary of the Monkey’s Paw. Be sure to include the theme.
Starter #37
Write each vocabulary word, definition, and use each word in a sentence.
COMPLETE VOCABULARY ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER!!!
Dauntless Fearless; unintimidated.Dearth Scarcity; lack.
Debacle A sudden downfall.Debase To lower in quality.Decree An order having the force of law.
Deduce To come to a conclusion by reasoning from the evidence.
Defame To take away a good name.Deft Skillful; dexterous.
Demagogue An evil leader.Demonic Having a persistent force or drive.
Starter #38
How many times a day do you check your smartphone? A dozen? Fifty? As several new apps on the market will tell you, the number is probably much higher than what you guessed. “There’s a perception when you’re using your phone that time goes by fairly quickly,” he said. “You can easily burn 15 minutes on Twitter and have it feel like five.” According to data from Nielsen, adults in the U.S. spent an average of more than 30 hours a month on their phones at the end of 2013. That figure was up from 18 hours a month at the end of 2011.
Do you spend too much time on your smartphone? Should you stay more ‘in the moment?’
1 paragraph min.
Starter #39
Free Write Friday!!!
Starter #40
Use all 10 vocabulary words to write a story.
Dauntless Fearless; unintimidated.Dearth Scarcity; lack.
Debacle A sudden downfall.Debase To lower in quality.Decree An order having the force of law.
Deduce To come to a conclusion by reasoning from the evidence.
Defame To take away a good name.Deft Skillful; dexterous.
Demagogue An evil leader.Demonic Having a persistent force or drive.
Starter #41
The Story of Veterans Day 1. November 11 is Veterans Day. A veteran is a soldier who has served his/her country. Thirty-five countries fought in World War I. They fought for five years, from 1914 to 1918. The United States fought in the war from 1917 to 1918. 2. Finally the countries stopped fighting. The leaders signed an armistice. They signed the armistice on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. The armistice meant that the war was over. 3. Americans were very happy to hear about the armistice. No more soldiers would die in the war. The soldiers could come home. 4. People went out into the streets and laughed and danced. They blew horns and whistles and rang bells. They sang songs. They thought that there would never be another war. 5. President Wilson made November 11 a holiday to remember the end of the war. The holiday was called Armistice Day. 6. At eleven o'clock in the morning, everyone stopped doing whatever they were doing. People were completely silent for one minute. This minute was to remember all the soldiers who have died in wars. 7. The body of an unknown soldier was brought to America from the cemetery in France. His body was buried in a tomb at Arlington National Cemetery. It was called the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. 8. The US was in three more wars: World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The name of the holiday was changed to Veterans Day. 9. The bodies of three more unknown soldiers were brought to the cemetery. On Veterans Day, there are special services at the Tomb of the Unknowns. 10. Americans remember and honor all the veterans.
What does Veterans Day mean to you?
Starter #42
Accept - to take or receive; to agree or consent to; to regard as true; to believeExcept - excluding; not including; with the exclusion of
1. Come over anytime __________ during dinner.2. Everything was stolen __________ my teddy bear.3. He was __________(ed) into the club in a secret ceremony.4. I will __________ this award with pride.5. In the end, they had to __________ that they were wrong.6. It was an easy class __________ for the final exam.7. She hoped the university would __________ her.8. That behavior is not __________(ed).9. The lights worked everywhere __________ in my room.10. We added all the ingredients __________ the butter.11. We were all ready to go __________ my sister.12. Sometimes it is difficult to __________ the truth.
Starter #43
Write ten questions for which the answer of each is one of this week’s vocabulary words.
Ex. The republicans and democrats stay in a constant what? Answer: Dilemma
Starter #44
Free Write Friday!
Starter #45
Write an antonym for each of this week’s vocabulary words.
Demur To object; to make exception.Denounce To condemn; to expose critically.Desiccate To dry out completely; dehydrate.Dilemma A difficult situation.Disparage To belittle; to put down.
Dispel To drive away; to dissipate.Disperse To scatter in various directions.
Dissolution The breaking up into pieces.Divine To foretell a prophecy; to guess.Docile Easy to handle.
Starter #46
Write 2 paragraphs about something from your ‘music’ category on your list of writing topics.
Study!
Starter #47
Free Write Friday!
Starter #48
Write a story using all 10 of this week’s vocabulary words.
1. Doldrums A part of the ocean near the equator abounding in calms and squalls. (windy)2. Domain A territory over which one rules.3. Dormant Asleep or inactive.4. Draconian Hard, severe, or cruel.5. Dromedary A one-humped domesticated camel.6. Dulcet Melodious, soft, soothing.7. Duress Hardship, restraint, confinement.8. Edifice An imposing building.9. Efface To rub away.10. Egalitarian Advocating the doctrine of equal rights.
Starter #49
Count your blessings!
List five things you are thankful for, and write a sentence about why each is important.
Starter #50
The Holidays are all about traditions. Write a paragraph about how your family celebrates whatever you celebrate (Christmas, Hanukah, etc.).
Starter #51
Write an antonym for each of this week’s vocabulary words.
1. Elapse To pass or go by.2. Elfin Mischievous; fairylike.3. Embellish To add fanciful or fictitious details to.4. Embody To give bodily form to; to personify.5. Emit To send or give out.6. Emulate To attempt to equal or surpass.7. Endure To put up with.8. Engulf To surround or enclose completely.9. Enrage To put in a rage; infuriate, anger.10. Enrapture To delight, to thrill or give pleasure.
Starter #52
Directions: Please read the following piece. Rewrite it, correcting the dialogue.
I love to go to the movies Cameron said but there is nothing good showing at all I know Marcie replied it is crazy how many silly romantic comedies they churn out tell me about it Cameron exclaimed if I see one more stupid Kate Hudson/Matthew McConaughey puke-fest I will personally poke my eye out with an icepick and perform my own lobotomy I think that may be a little bit outrageous Marcie pointed out but I can get behind the sentiment my big beef, though, is the atrocious horror movies lately what happened to scaring us rather than grossing us out would you rather go out to dinner tonight Cameron asked sounds like a plan Marcie agreed they left to go to the corner deli, walking arm in arm.
Starter #53
Free Write Friday!!
Starter #54
Write a Story using all 10 of this week’s vocabulary words.
1. Elapse To pass or go by.2. Elfin Mischievous; fairylike.3. Embellish To add fanciful or fictitious details to.4. Embody To give bodily form to; to personify.5. Emit To send or give out.6. Emulate To attempt to equal or surpass.7. Endure To put up with.8. Engulf To surround or enclose completely.9. Enrage To put in a rage; infuriate, anger.10. Enrapture To delight, to thrill or give pleasure.
Starter #55
What is your favorite subject in school, and which one is most difficult for you? How can these answers impact your future career choices?
1 paragraph min.
Starter #56
Study your vocabulary words! Quiz today!!
Starter #57
Write how each of this week’s words is related to Christmas, or other December holiday.
1. AsceticismA person who leads an austerely simple life, especially one who abstains
from the normal pleasures of life or denies himself or herself material satisfaction; (in the early Christian church) a monk.
2. Commemorate To serve as a memorial or reminder of.
3. Crèche A modeled representation of Mary, Joseph, and others around the crib of Jesus in the stable at Bethlehem.
4. Diminutive Small; little; tiny.5. Discipline Training to act in accordance with rules.6. Gelt Money (A Hanukkah gift).7. Misanthrope A hater of humankind.
8. Myrrh The resin obtained from such a plant, used in perfume, incense, and medicine.
9. Solstice Either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the equator. (summer and winter)
10. Tenet Any principle or doctrine, especially one held as true by members of a group.
Starter #58
Free Write Friday
Starter #59
Write Antonyms for each of this week’s vocabulary words.
1. AsceticismA person who leads an austerely simple life, especially one who abstains
from the normal pleasures of life or denies himself or herself material satisfaction; (in the early Christian church) a monk.
2. Commemorate To serve as a memorial or reminder of.
3. Crèche A modeled representation of Mary, Joseph, and others around the crib of Jesus in the stable at Bethlehem.
4. Diminutive Small; little; tiny.5. Discipline Training to act in accordance with rules.6. Gelt Money (A Hanukkah gift).7. Misanthrope A hater of humankind.
8. Myrrh The resin obtained from such a plant, used in perfume, incense, and medicine.
9. Solstice Either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the equator. (summer and winter)
10. Tenet Any principle or doctrine, especially one held as true by members of a group.
Starter #60
List all the characters we have met so far in A Christmas Carol. Write a sentence or two about each of them telling me how they are related to Scrooge.
Starter #61
Add the important characters we met in Stave III to your character list. Explain each.
Predict: What do you think the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come will teach Scrooge?
Starter #62
What do you think the theme of A Christmas Carol is going to be? List 5 events that contribute to the development of this theme.
Starter #63
Free Write Friday
Starter #64
Every person is going to leave a legacy. What kind of legacy do you want to leave?
2 paragraphs minimum.
Starter #65
Many schools are combating snow days by allowing students to work at home online on assignments while they are out, instead of having to make up the days in the summer. What do you think about this? Does the material get covered equally as well? Do you want to work on school work while on snow days, or would you rather have to come to school in the summer?
1 paragraph min.
Starter #66
Free Write Friday!
1 page!
Starter #67
Use all 10 of your vocabulary words to write a story.
1. Ensemble A coordinated outfit or costume.2. Entice To lure, to attract, to tempt.3. Entomb To place in or as if in a tomb or grave.4. Entomology The scientific study of insects.5. Entreat To ask earnestly; to implore, plead, beg.6. Erudite Deeply learned, scholarly.7. Euphonious Pleasing to the ear.8. Evade To elude or avoid by cunning.9. Evoke To summon forth, call to mind, awaken.10. Exhume To dig up from a grave; uncover.
Starter #68
Write an antonym for each of this week’s vocabulary words.
Starter #69
If you were able to go back in time and meet 1 person from history, who would it be and why? Write down at least three questions you would ask them.
1 paragraph min.
Starter #70
Write an antonym for each of this week’s vocabulary words.
1. Expunge To remove; to delete; to erase.2. Facilitate To make easier; to help bring about.3. Fathom To understand fully.4. Fawn To show affection.5. Feign To give false appearance; pretend.6. Fester To become a source of irritation.7. Fetish An object of unreasonable attention.8. Fickle Not loyal or consistent.9. Fjord A long narrow inlet from the sea.10. Fleece To defraud, swindle.
STARTERS DUE TODAY!!
Starter #71 & 72
Write a story using all ten of this week’s vocabulary words. QUIZ TOMORROW!!
1. Expunge To remove; to delete; to erase.2. Facilitate To make easier; to help bring about.3. Fathom To understand fully.4. Fawn To show affection.5. Feign To give false appearance; pretend.6. Fester To become a source of irritation.7. Fetish An object of unreasonable attention.8. Fickle Not loyal or consistent.9. Fjord A long narrow inlet from the sea.10. Fleece To defraud, swindle.
Starter #73
How far along are you in your AR book? Write down the page number and a 1 paragraph summary about what is happening. Also include a prediction about what you think is going to happen next.
**If you have already finished your book, write a review: 1 paragraph
Starter #74
Free Write Friday
Starter #75
Write a Story using all 10 of this week’s vocabulary words.
1. Forage To search for food and provisions.2. Forbear To do without; to leave alone.3. Forsake To abandon, to give up, to renounce.4. Fortuitous Good fortune occurring by accident.5. Fraught Teeming with, laden, full.6. Gamin A neglected boy left in the streets.7. Gazebo An outdoor structure.8. Generalize General rather than specific.9. Giddy Lighthearted, silly.10. Gird To encircle with a belt.
Starter #76
Write an antonym for each of this week’s words.
Starter #77
“(CNN) California has reported more measles cases. The number of cases has increased to 95, with 52 of those cases linked to an outbreak at Disneyland, the California Department of Public Health reported Monday.”
This outbreak is due in part to some parents choosing not to vaccinate their children. There has recently been more and more parents choosing not vaccinate because of fears that the vaccinations cause serious health issues such as autism. There has been little research that supports a link between vaccines and autism, but research has been done.
Do you think the government should require all citizens to become vaccinated to prevent future outbreaks, including more serious diseases such as polio which has been largely eliminated due to vaccines? Why or why not? 1 paragraph.
Starter #78
Free Write Friday!
Starter #79
Write a story using each of this week’s vocabulary words.
1. Hoard A hidden fund or supply stored for future use; a cache.2. Militate To have force or influence; bring about an effect or change.3. Mitigate To moderate or alleviate something.4. Ordinance A statute or regulation, especially one that is enacted by a city or government.5. Peremptory Subject to no further debate or dispute; final and unassailable.6. Plurality A large number or amount; a multitude.7. Pore To read, study, or examine carefully.8. Practicable Capable of being effected, done, or put into practice; feasible.9. Practical Capable of or suitable to being used or put into effect; useful.
10. Preemptive Undertaken or initiated to deter or prevent an anticipated, usually unpleasant, situation.
Starter #80
Write an antonym for each of this week’s vocabulary words.
Starter #81
What is a prefix?
Define the prefix in the following word, and then explain how it contributes to the overall meaning of the word.
Megaphone
Starter #82
Free Write Friday!
Starter #83
Explain the RBA (Relationship Bank Account) and what a deposit and withdraw would be.
1 paragraph min.
Starter #84
Write a story using all of this week’s vocabulary words.
1. Rationale The fundamental reasons for something; the basis for something.2. Relegate To place in an inferior or obscure place, rank, category, or condition.3. Repress To put down by force, usually before total control has been lost.4. Restive Showing a pressing desire for change; unsettled or dissatisfied.5. Slew A large amount or number.6. Tenant A person who pays rent to use or occupy land or a building.7. Throe A severe pang or spasm of pain.8. Venal Given to or characterized by corrupt dealings.9. Venial Easily excused or forgiven.10. Waive To give up relinquish a claim or right voluntarily.
Starter #85
Today is midterm; you should be finished with one of your AR books by now (Mine or Graves). Write a summary of your book, and rate it one to five stars. Would you recommend this book to a friend? If you have not finished a book, or worse, started a book, write a paragraph telling me why.
Starter #86
Write an antonym for each of this week’s vocabulary words.
1. Rationale The fundamental reasons for something; the basis for something.2. Relegate To place in an inferior or obscure place, rank, category, or condition.3. Repress To put down by force, usually before total control has been lost.4. Restive Showing a pressing desire for change; unsettled or dissatisfied.5. Slew A large amount or number.6. Tenant A person who pays rent to use or occupy land or a building.7. Throe A severe pang or spasm of pain.8. Venal Given to or characterized by corrupt dealings.9. Venial Easily excused or forgiven.10. Waive To give up relinquish a claim or right voluntarily.
Starter #87
Free Write Friday! Study your vocabulary words, QUIZ TODAY!!
Starter #88
Identify and define the prefix for each of this week’s vocabulary words. You may use your phone.
1. Anarchy A state of disorder due to absence or non-recognition of authority.2. Agriculture The science or practice of farming.
3. Democracy A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
4. Malnutrition Lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having enough to eat or not eating enough of the right things.
5. Megaphone A large funnel-shaped device for amplifying and directing the voice.6. Antibody A blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen.7. Centimeter A metric unit of length, equal to one hundredth of a meter.8. Subway An underground electric railroad.
9. Reduction The action or fact of making a specified thing smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.
10. Bibliography A list of the books referred to in a scholarly work.
Starter #89
Write a paragraph including 2 Happy’s and 1 Crappy from your “snow break.”
Starter #90
Write a word for each of this week’s prefixes, and define each of those words.
Starter #91
Free Write Friday
Starter #92
List six true sentences that begin with, “I’ll never forget…”
Starter #93
Identify and define the prefix for each of this week’s vocabulary words. You may use your phone.
1. Unfair Not fair.2. Bicycle A vehicle with two wheels in tandem.3. International Between or among nations; involving two or more nations:4. Quadrangle A plane figure having four angles and four sides, as a square.
5. Exoskeleton An external covering or integument, especially when hard, as the shells of crustaceans.
6. Multiculturalism The preservation of different cultures or cultural identities within a unified society, as a state or nation.
7. Invaluable Beyond calculable or appraisable value; of inestimable worth; priceless:
8. Discovery To see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of
9. Triangle A closed plane figure having three sides and three angles.10. Milliliter A unit of capacity equal to one thousandth of a liter.
1. Un Not2. Bi Two3. Inter Between or Among4. Quad Four5. Ex Outside6. Multi Many7. In Negative force (Not)8. Dis Reversing force (opposite)9. Tri Three10. Milli Thousand
Starter #94
Maya Angelou once said, “You can tell a lot about a person by the way they handle a rainy day.” How do you handle a rainy day, and what do you think that says about you as a person? 1 paragraph.
Starter #95
Draw a Plot Line Diagram, and label each part. Then place events from the Diary of Anne Frank Drama on your diagram. Where do you think we are in the plot so far?
Starter #96
List and define each of this week’s prefixes.
1. Nonsense Words or language having little or no sense or meaning.2. Octagon A polygon having eight angles and eight sides.
3. Precedent Any act, decision, or case that serves as a guide or justification for subsequent situations.
4. Conference A meeting for consultation or discussion.5. Cooperative Working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.6. Extraterrestrial Outside, or originating outside, the limits of the earth.7. Pentagon A polygon having five angles and five sides.8. Dynamic Pertaining to or characterized by energy or effective action9. Supersonic Greater than the speed of sound waves through air.
10. Television The broadcasting of a still or moving image via radio-waves to receivers that project a view of the image on a picture tube
1. non Not2. oct Eight3. pre Before4. con With, together5. co Fully together6. extra Outside, beyond7. pent Five8. dyna Power9. super Over, above10. tele Distance, far
Starter #97:
Define Theme. What do you think the theme of the Diary of Anne Frank is? Explain why using evidence from the text. 1 Paragraph.
Starter #98
Free Write Friday
Starter #99
Reflect on your behavior from class on Thursday and Friday. What were the issues? How could you have improved? 1 paragraph.
Starter #100
List and define each of this week’s prefixes.
1. Contradict To assert the contrary or opposite of.
2. Foreground The ground or parts situated in the front; the portion of a scene nearest to the viewer (opposed to background ).
3. Succeed To accomplish what is attempted or intended.
4. Abstain To hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy.
5. Semiannual Occurring every half year or twice a year.6. Ambidextrous Able to use both hands equally well.7. Transcontinental Passing or extending across a continent.8. Benefactor A person who confers a benefit; kindly helper.9. Epidermis The outer layer of the skin.10. Mismanage To manage incompetently or dishonestly.
1. Contra Against
2. Fore Front3. Suc Before4. Ab Away from5. Mis Wrong6. Ambi Both7. Trans Across8. Bene Good9. Epi On10. Semi Half
Starter #101
Compare/Contrast each of the Holocaust texts we have read thus far:
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
Fighting Hitler
The Boys Who Fought the Nazis
Starter #102
Free Write Friday! Study!!
Starter #103
If you were going to replicate the project that the students at Whitwell Middle School completed, what would you do? Would it still be Holocaust related, would you focus on another time in history, or would you take up a current social issue like cyber bullying? 1 paragraph min.
Starter #104
List and define each of this week’s prefixes.
1. Cascade Anything that resembles a waterfall, especially in seeming to flow or fall in abundance.
2. Divergent Differing; deviating.3. Antebellum Before or existing before a war.4. Circumstance The existing conditions or state of affairs surrounding a person/event/thing.5. Territory Any tract of land6. Cognizance Awareness, realization, or knowledge; notice; perception.7. Dysfunctional Not performing normally.8. Amphitheater An oval or round building with tiers of seats around a central open area.
9. Anthropology The science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind.
10. Dermatology The branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases.
1. Cas To fall2. Di Two, twice, double3. Ante Before4. Circum Around5. Terr Earth6. Cogn To Know7. Dys Bad8. Amphi On both sides9. Anthrop Human10. Dermato Skin
Starter #105
Compare/Contrast Anne and Gerda. 1 paragraph min.
Starter #106
What are your Spring Break plans? 1 paragraph min.
No Starter Happy Spring Break!
Starter #107
Could you ever be a vegetarian? Why or why not? 1 paragraph.
Starter # 108
Identify and define each of this week’s prefixes.
1. Archangel a chief or principal angel2. Decimate to destroy a great number or proportion3. Filament a very fine thread or threadlike structure4. Gigabyte a measure of storage capacity
5. Hydrant an upright pipe with a spout, nozzle, or other outlet, usually in the street, for drawing water from a main or service pipe, especially for fighting fires.
6. Fracture the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition.7. Monochrome a painting or drawing in different shades of a single color.8. Loquacious talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling9. Omnipresent present everywhere at the same time
10. Photosynthesis the complex process by which carbon dioxide and water are turned into carbohydrates by green plants, using energy from the sun and chlorophyll.
1. Arch chief2. Dec ten3. Filum thread4. Gig billion5. Hydro water6. Fract break7. Mono one8. Loq talk, speak9. Omni all, every10. Photo light
Starter #109
Write a story using each of this week’s vocabulary words.
1. Archangel a chief or principal angel2. Decimate to destroy a great number or proportion3. Filament a very fine thread or threadlike structure4. Gigabyte a measure of storage capacity
5. Hydrant an upright pipe with a spout, nozzle, or other outlet, usually in the street, for drawing water from a main or service pipe, especially for fighting fires.
6. Fracture the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition.7. Monochrome a painting or drawing in different shades of a single color.8. Loquacious talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling9. Omnipresent present everywhere at the same time
10. Photosynthesis the complex process by which carbon dioxide and water are turned into carbohydrates by green plants, using energy from the sun and chlorophyll.
Starter #110
Reflect on ELA so far this year: be sure to include your favorite thing we have studied, your least favorite, something I should change, and something I should keep. BE NICE!
Starter #111
Free Write Friday!
-2 Paragraphs
Starter #112
Identify and define the SUFFIXES for each of this week’s vocabulary words.
1. Commendable Worthy of praise.2. Pallor Unusual or extreme paleness, as from fear, ill health, or death.3. Audacious Extremely bold or daring.4. Beautiful Having beauty.5. Vigilant Keenly watchful to detect danger.6. Planetarium An apparatus or model representing the planetary system.7. Peroxide The oxide of an element that contains an unusually large amount of oxygen.8. Abridgment A shortened or condensed form of a book, speech, etc.9. Hardship A condition that is difficult to endure.10. Kitchenette A very small, compact kitchen.
Extra: List your favorite song and the artist/group that sings it.
Starter #113
What does CUBE the SPAT/M stand for?
Starter #114
Use all of this week’s vocabulary to write a story/poem/song.
1. Commendable Worthy of praise.2. Pallor Unusual or extreme paleness, as from fear, ill health, or death.3. Audacious Extremely bold or daring.4. Beautiful Having beauty.5. Vigilant Keenly watchful to detect danger.6. Planetarium An apparatus or model representing the planetary system.7. Peroxide The oxide of an element that contains an unusually large amount of oxygen.8. Abridgment A shortened or condensed form of a book, speech, etc.9. Hardship A condition that is difficult to endure.10. Kitchenette A very small, compact kitchen.
Starter #115
Free Write Friday! – 2 paragraphs
STUDY! – Starters due today!
Starter #116
What is Poetry?
1 paragraph.
Poetry (ancient Greek: ποιεω (poieo) = I create
Starter #117
List and define each of this week’s suffixes
1. Intuition Direct perception of truth, independent of any reasoning process.
2. Marriage A union established in various parts of the world to form a familial bond that is recognized legally.
3. Arthritis Acute or chronic inflammation of a joint.4. Fugitive A person who is fleeing5. Abruptly Sudden or unexpected.6. Breathless Without breath or breathing with difficulty.7. Theology Study of divine things or religious truth8. Cleanliness State of being cleanly.9. Covetous Inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions.10. Awkward Lacking skill or dexterity.
Starter #118
List and define 3 types of figurative language.
Starter #119
Use this week’s vocabulary to write a story/song/poem.
1. Intuition Direct perception of truth, independent of any reasoning process.
2. Marriage A union established in various parts of the world to form a familial bond that is recognized legally.
3. Arthritis Acute or chronic inflammation of a joint.4. Fugitive A person who is fleeing5. Abruptly Sudden or unexpected.6. Breathless Without breath or breathing with difficulty.7. Theology Study of divine things or religious truth8. Cleanliness State of being cleanly.9. Covetous Inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions.10. Awkward Lacking skill or dexterity.
Starter #120
Free Write Friday!!
2 paragraphs
Starter #121
List and define 3 sound devices.
Starter #122
Starter #123
List the stages of plot, and what you learn about in each.
Write the difference in tone and mood.
What is the difference in a static and dynamic character?
Starter #124
List 1 short term goal and 1 long term goal you have for your life right now. Explain why each is important, and what you are currently doing to work toward these goals.
2 paragraphs, 1 for each goal.
Starter #125
Free Write Friday!
AR & Starters Due Today!!
–take an AR test now if you need to—
Starter #126
Write down the best book you have ever read. Write 1 paragraph summarizing the events objectively, and 1 paragraph explaining why this book appealed to you.
Starter #127
List all the characters we have met so far in, “Nothing but the Truth.” Describe each character. You can make a chart to do this, and you may use your books.
Character Name Description
Starter #128
Choose your side!
Phil or Narwin
Now, find at least 3 examples of evidence FROM THE TEXT that support your side. You are looking for FACTS not OPINIONS.
