Syllabus - Spring 2013
Schedule - Spring 2013
The Alchemist
Research Project Guidelines - Spring 2013
Developing a Thesis - download handout
Research Questions / Thesis Statements - extra information
What is a reliable source?
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The High Price of Materialism
Consumerism of Children
The Alchemist - vocab words 2 (list)
CRA 2 - Capitalism
Capitalism: A Love Story
The Alchemist - Vocab List 3 (for vocab quiz 3/27/13)
List of SPEAK TOPICS - Dates (April 17& 18)
Post 2 vocabulary words each from The Alchemist (pgs. 3-50). These are the words we will use for the vocabulary quiz(02/13/13): (reply to this post)
ReplyDeletetapestries
Deletearoma
Anxiousely: worried about what may happen or have happened
ReplyDeleteAssemble: (of people) to come together
Abandoned: something/somebody is shelved in the middle of nowhere
ReplyDeleteInterpret: to explain
saddened: cause to feel sorrow,make unhappy
ReplyDeleteabashed: cause to feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.
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ReplyDeleteignorant : not knowing facts or information that you ought to know.
ReplyDeleteinterpret : to explain the meaning of something.
retaliate:to return like for like.
ReplyDeleteaccord: to make an agreement. agree or adapt.
irritating; something that bother u
ReplyDeletepriest; The person who work in
the church, leader of church
Myth: A myth is a story with a purpose.
ReplyDeleteWarehouse:A warehouse is a commercial building for storage of goods
babble: to talk a lot
ReplyDeleteinterrupt: to stop,to cut
Disembark: to go ashore from a ship
ReplyDeletepouring: to falling, from a container to another.
loaded :full a loaded vehicle or container is full of things
ReplyDeletebugle:a musical instrument like a trumpet, which is used in the army to call soldiers
immersed- submerged or deep,as a verb immerse-devote,enclose or envelope completely,as if by swallowing
ReplyDeletesuperstition-irrational belief arising from ignorance of fear
extra (burden-weight down with a load)
bunched Collect or fasten into a compact group: "she bunched the carnations together".
ReplyDeleteGather (cloth) into close folds.
gaze long, fixed stare
POST 3 VOCAB WORDS FROM THE ALCHEMIST (P.89-127):
ReplyDeleteillness - A disease or period of sickness affecting the body or mind
ReplyDeletecure - Relieve (a person or animal) of the symptoms of a disease or condition: "he was cured of the disease".
shade - Comparative darkness and coolness caused by shelter from direct sunlight.
troops: soldiers in an organized group.
ReplyDeletepursuit: when someone tries to get, achieve, or find something in a determined way.
courage: the quality of being brave when you are in danger, in pain, in a difficult situation etc.
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hypnotize: to dazzle or overcome by or as if by suggestion.
Evoke: to call up or produce (memories, feelings, etc.)
Accommodate: to provide with a room and sometimes with food.
evoke:to produce a strong feeling or memory in someone
ReplyDeletedismount:to get off a horse, bicycle
startled:to make someone suddenly surprised or slightly shocked
earn=win
ReplyDeleteease=lightness
stimulus: quickens action.
ReplyDeletesorcerer: a person who practices sorcery; black magician.
falcon: One of these birds kept and trained to hunt small game for sport.
ReplyDeletetribesmen: A man belonging to a tribe in a traditional society or group.
foreigner: someone who comes from a different country.
ReplyDeletetether: to be so worried, tired etc that you feel you can no longer deal with a difficult or upsetting situation.