Gladiator
Word of the Day Week 2 August 31, 2015- September 4, 2015
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LANGUAGE ARTS/READING Monday, August 31, 2015
Word of the Day:
fa-ce-tious Definition: [fe’seSHes] adjective treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant. Click the Movie Video Icon to watch “Learn English Vocabulary- New World: Facetious”
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MATH
Tuesday, September 1, 2015 Word of the Day:
tra-ject-or-y Definition: [tre-jekt-er-e] noun a chosen or taken course Click the Movie Video Icon to watch “Trajectory”
The Alchemist
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Social Studies
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 Word of the Day:
ab-ro-gate Definition: [‘abrƏ,gāt] verb repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement). Click the Movie Video Icon to watch the US reaction once Prohibition was abrogated. “Repeal of Prohibition Newsreel”
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Science
Thursday, September 3, 2015 Word of the Day:
a-brade Definition: [e-brad] verb scrape or wear away by friction or erosion. The Alchemist
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Academy of Engineering Friday, September 4, 2015
Word of the Day:
in-fra-struc-ture Definition: [infre,strekt-SHer] noun The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g., buildings, roads, and power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.
Click the Movie Video Icon to watch “CBS’s America’s Failing Infrastructure”
Take a Closer Look… At Your GWOD
Did you complete your Gladiator Word of the Day using your word squares? If you haven’t already, finish filling out your foldable you created last week with the rest of the GWOD for this week. Don’t forget to use it to study! You may have to show what you know on a later date.
This activity can be checked by your English teacher.
Gladiator
Word of the Day Week 3 September 8, 2015-September 11, 2015
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LANGUAGE ARTS/READING Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Word of the Day:
dif-fi-dent Definition: [difedent] adjective modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence. Click the Movie Video Icon to watch “Diffident Vocab Video”
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MATH
Wednesday, September 9, 2015 Word of the Day:
hy-pot-e-nuse Definition: [hi-patn-yoos] noun
What is a hippo called when it’s lying on the HYPOTENUSE? A HIPPOTENUSE!
the longest side of a right triangle, opposite the right angle. Click the Movie Video Icon to watch “Pythagorean Theorem-MathHelp.comGeometry Help”
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Social Studies
Thursday, September 10, 2015 Word of the Day:
an-te-bel-lum Definition: [an-te-bel-um] adjective
occurring or existing before a particular war, especially the American Civil War.
An antebellum slave cabin from the Point of Pines Plantation on Edisto Island, South Carolina.
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Science
Friday, September 11, 2015
Word of the Day:
ev-a-nes-cent Definition: [ev-e’nes-ent] adjective 1. Soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing. 2. (Physics) denoting a field or wave that extends into a region where it cannot propagate and whose amplitude therefore decreases with distance.
Take a Closer Look… At Your GWOD
Did you complete your Gladiator Word of the Day using your word square? Create a 8 flap foldable. CLICK HERE TO ACCESS a video on how to make one. CLICK HERE TO ACCESS written instructions. Write the 4 GWOD you completed this week in the foldable, and leave the other 5 flaps blank for the 4 you will write next week. Glue or staple your study guide in your composition book.
This activity can be checked by your English teacher.
Gladiator
Word of the Day Week 4 September 15, 2015-September 18, 2015
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LANGUAGE ARTS/READING Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Word of the Day:
ca-pri-cious Definition: [adjective given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior Click the Movie Video Icon to watch “Word-Capricious”
The Alchemist
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MATH
Wednesday, September 16, 2015 Word of the Day:
moi-e-ty Definition: [moi-e-te] noun 1. each of the two parts into which a thing is or can be divided. 2. a part or portion, especially a lesser share.
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Social Studies
Thursday, September 17, 2015 Word of the Day:
en-fran-chise Definition: [in’fran,Chiz,en’fran,CHiz] verb 1. Give the right to vote to. 2. Free (a slave).
Click the Movie Video Icon to watch “Bad Romance: Women’s Suffrage”
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Science
Friday, September 18, 2015 Word of the Day:
lu-mi-nous Definition: [adjective 1. Full of shedding light; bright or shining, especially in the dark. 2. (of a color) very bright; harsh to the eye. 3. (Physics) relating to light as it is perceived by the eye, rather than in terms of its actual energy. The Alchemist
Take a Closer Look… At Your GWOD
Did you complete your Gladiator Word of the Day using your vocabulary maps? If you haven’t already, finish filling out your foldable you created last week with the rest of the GWOD for this week. Don’t forget to use it to study! You may have to show what you know on a later date.
This activity can be checked by your English teacher.
Gladiator
Word of the Day Week 5 September 21, 2015-September 25, 2015
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LANGUAGE ARTS/READING Monday, September 21, 2015
Word of the Day:
o-men Definition: [o-men] noun Anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend (a sign or warning) a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent (a sign or warning that something, especially momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen. The Alchemist
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Science
Tuesday, September 22, 2015 Word of the Day:
e-qui-nox Definition: [ekwe,naks] noun the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of equal length (about September 22 and March 20).
Click the Movie Video Icon to watch “How Equinox’s Work-Beyond Our Earth.”
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Social Studies
Thursday, September 24, 2015 Word of the Day:
le-van-ter Definition: [le’van-ter] noun a strong easterly wind in the Mediterranean
The Alchemist
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MATH
Friday, September 25, 2015 Word of the Day:
pa-rab-o-la Definition: [pe’rable] noun a symmetrical open plane curve formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to its side. The path of a projectile under the influence of gravity ideally follows a curve of this shape. Click the Movie Video Icon to watch “Parabolas in Mario??!!.”
Take a Closer Look… At Your GWOD
Did you complete your Gladiator Word of the Day using your word square? Create a 8 flap foldable. CLICK HERE TO ACCESS a video on how to make one. CLICK HERE TO ACCESS written instructions. Write the 4 GWOD you completed this week in the foldable, and leave the other 5 flaps blank for the 3 you will write next week. Glue or staple your study guide in your composition book.
This activity can be checked by your English teacher.
Gladiator
Word of the Day Week 6 September 28, 2015-October 2, 2015
LANGUAGE ARTS/READING Monday, September 28, 2015
Word of the Day:
teem-ing Definition: [tem-ing] gerund or present participle abounding or swarming with something as with people The Alchemist
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MATH
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Word of the Day:
pa-ram-e-ter Definition: [pe’rameder] noun 1. (technical) a numerical or other measurable factor forming one of a set that defines a system or sets the conditions of its operation. 2. (math) a quantity whose value is selected for the particular circumstances and in relation to which other variable quantities may be expressed. 3. (statistics) a numerical characteristic of a population, a distinct from a statistic of a sample.
Click the Movie Video Icon to watch “Parabolas in Mario??!!.”
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Social Studies
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Word of the Day:
prim-i-tive Definition: [prim-e-div] adjective 1. Relating to, denoting, or preserving the character of an early stage in the evolutionary or historical development of something. 2. Not developed or derived from anything else noun A person belonging to a preliterate, nonindustrial society or culture The Alchemist
