WordsandSentences

Why are we doing this?[[image:wordplay.png width="305" height="262" align="right"]]
The goal is to **expand your vocabulary**, and **strengthen your writing skills**, giving you opportunities to practice writing different kinds of sentences.

What are we doing?
You will **create a section in your notebook** to record the words and sentence constructions we study.


 * For each word**, include the following:
 * part of speech
 * definition
 * synonyms
 * original sentence--written by you--following the given sentence pattern and using the vocabulary word.


 * For each sentence construction**, include the following:
 * definition
 * several samples

You'll **create a vocabulary video** that applies several vocabulary words and sentence constructions and will **publish video to your blog**. Be sure to label your post "wordplay" (shown in picture above right).

We'll also have **vocabulary quizzes**, which will test your knowledge of the words and the sentence constructions.

How will I be graded?
Notebook Checks: Are you recording all the information for each word in your noteboo k? You must have the notebook with you! Quizzes: Do you understand the meaning--in context--of the word? Can you apply the sentence constructions? Creations: You'll get detailed instructions on how to create the video, which will give you the opportunity to apply your knowledge of several words and sentence constructions.

All the words will be included on your semester exam. Friday, 4/22 ||  || Thursday, 5/26 ||   ||
 * Notebook Checks ||  || Vocabulary Quizzes ||   || Vocabulary Video ||   ||
 * Friday, 4/8 ||  || Thursday, 4/14
 * Friday, 4/22 ||  || Thursday, 4/28 ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Friday, 5/6 ||  || Thursday, 5/26 ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Friday, 5/20 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||

Our Words and Sentences

 * Date ||  || Word ||   || Sentence Construction ||
 * 3/15 ||  || frugal ||   || anaphora ||
 * 3/18 ||  || disparity ||   || anaphora ||
 * 3/29 ||  || auspicious ||   || anaphora ||
 * 4/1 ||  || avarice ||   || polysyndeton ||
 * 4/4 ||  || prodigality ||   || polysyndeton ||
 * 4/6 ||  || haughty ||   || asyndeton ||
 * 4/8 ||  || punctilious ||   || asyndeton ||
 * **Notebook Check 1 4/8 4/12 ** ||
 * 4/18 ||  || debauch ||   || zeugma ||   ||
 * ||  || forlorn ||   || zeugma ||
 * 4/20 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 4/22 ||  || **QUIZ** ||   ||   ||
 * 4/26 ||  || subside ||   || your choice of any 4 above ||
 * 4/28 ||  || entitled ||   || your choice of any 4 above ||
 * 5/2 ||  || self-indulgent
 * 4/28 ||  || entitled ||   || your choice of any 4 above ||
 * 5/2 ||  || self-indulgent
 * 5/2 ||  || self-indulgent

foreboding ||  || participial phrase || with coordinating conjunction ||
 * 5/10 ||  || effectual ||   || compound sentence joined