Friday, February 26, 2016

2/29


Bombastic (adj)- high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated. 
 lithe (v)-  moving in an easy and graceful way


*instead of writing these two words in separate sentences, write a paragraph comparing/contrasting the weekend to the weekdays.  No more than 8 sentences.  Use the vocab words within the paragraph.

2/26



·         Ramshackle (adj)- in a state of severe disrepair.
      abstemious (adj)-  not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking.



 
           Analyze this cartoon by identifying SOAPS :)




Wednesday, February 24, 2016

2/25



·         Recondite (adj)- dealing with very profound, difficult, or abstruse subject matter
        baleful (adj)-  deadly or pernicious in influence

     What techniques are you aware of that help you to transition between either paragraphs or topics within a paragraph?