This week I have to finish the power point part of my Content Area project, start my art paper, finish my math homework online, and study for the quiz on Wednesday, as well as the upcoming test next Monday. For the power point, I have to basically include everything my group has been working on and put it into slides, as well as prepare for the presentation portion of the grade on Wednesday. My art paper requires that I visit an art gallery first (I’m going to visit the one in CSU on Andy Warhol) and write about the artist, his work, and an overall review of the gallery. So as soon as I visit the gallery I have to complete an outline, and start my essay. As for my homework online, I have to look over my notes in order to remind myself how to do certain math problems and practice for the quiz and test.
The reading strategies that I used last week included SQ3R, highlighting main ideas in each paragraph, textbook aids like the star, “ex” for examples, and a box around unknown vocabulary. Marking unknown vocabulary really did help me do my work better, especially when it came to the Newsweek articles. Using some SQ3R strategies helped me understand the material, which helped me in the overall Journal entry assignment. And the text book aids helped out when I had to go back and reread the article to scan for the quotes and my comments on them in the Reading journal entries. I will not really be using the SQ3R strategies this week because I don’t have any real extensive reading to do. My challenges this week are to finish my work when I have to, or I’m going to fail- or at least get a bad grade.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Last Vocab from Newsweek
1. Quintessential
2. Syn: typical
3. The art gallery was filled with quintessential sculptures of the Greek times.
4. the pure and concentrated essence of a substance.
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1. guffaw
2. Syn: laugh
3. Sitcoms have been using fake audience guffaws since the 50's to make their shows funnier.
4. a loud, unrestrained burst of laughter.
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1. impromtu
2. Syn: extemporaneous
3. When the actor forgot his lines, he started to say impromptu lines.
4. made or done without previous preparation.
2. Syn: typical
3. The art gallery was filled with quintessential sculptures of the Greek times.
4. the pure and concentrated essence of a substance.
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1. guffaw
2. Syn: laugh
3. Sitcoms have been using fake audience guffaws since the 50's to make their shows funnier.
4. a loud, unrestrained burst of laughter.
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1. impromtu
2. Syn: extemporaneous
3. When the actor forgot his lines, he started to say impromptu lines.
4. made or done without previous preparation.
Last One
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To Do:
1. Finish Math homework
2. Finish "The Things They Carried"
3. Finish Power point for Content Area proj.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Reflection Post
For Spanish i have to complete chapters four and five in my Spanish workbook. One of the assignments is called "Mi Dario", which includes reading the directions and following the steps/formula that is given in order to do the assignment right. Doing this will help me manage time better and get my work done properly. For my Reading 96class, there are articles from Newsweek magazine that we are assigned to read and complete a Reader's Journal on. I use some elements in SQ3R when reading the article like highlighting main ideas in each paragraph, marking unknown vocabulary (and recording them in the journal's vocabulary log), as well as using textbook aids like marking a star(*) when there's something very important, marking "ex" next to an example, and boxes around unknown words.
I also have to study for my Spanish test tomorrow. In order to do that I look up my notes taken in class and re-read them, as well as going through the textbook's chapters and reviewing the vocabulary and conjugations. I'm also working on a project for my Reading 96 class, which includes reading over a sample chapter from an art class I'm interested in taking. I have to pre-read the chapter, highlight main ideas in each paragraph, mark unknown vocabulary words, and use textbook aids.
One last thing I'm going to work on this week is a paper about my reactions to the book The Things They Carried. I will use some elements of SQ3R while reading the book in order to help me reveiw after I'm done. This will make it easier to write about my thoughts if I don't have to constantly re-read everyhting in the book.
I also have to study for my Spanish test tomorrow. In order to do that I look up my notes taken in class and re-read them, as well as going through the textbook's chapters and reviewing the vocabulary and conjugations. I'm also working on a project for my Reading 96 class, which includes reading over a sample chapter from an art class I'm interested in taking. I have to pre-read the chapter, highlight main ideas in each paragraph, mark unknown vocabulary words, and use textbook aids.
One last thing I'm going to work on this week is a paper about my reactions to the book The Things They Carried. I will use some elements of SQ3R while reading the book in order to help me reveiw after I'm done. This will make it easier to write about my thoughts if I don't have to constantly re-read everyhting in the book.
Vocab from Newsweeks
1. centrist
2. syn: obscurity
3. The person who called the police about the domestic disturbance preferred to remain annoynomous.
4. the state or quality of being anonymous.
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1. xenophobic
2. general sense: Because the word contains "phobia" it infers that it is a fear of something.
3. The level of xenophobia has risen dramatically in the U.S. since September11, 2001.
4. an unreasonable fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers or of that which is foreign or strange.
2. general sense: Because "centrist" sounds similar to "center," it hints at the definition.
3. The campaign manager tried to make his candidate look more centrist to the public in order to get more votes.
4. a member of a political party of the Center; moderate.
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1. anonymity
2. syn: obscurity
3. The person who called the police about the domestic disturbance preferred to remain annoynomous.
4. the state or quality of being anonymous.
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1. xenophobic
2. general sense: Because the word contains "phobia" it infers that it is a fear of something.
3. The level of xenophobia has risen dramatically in the U.S. since September11, 2001.
4. an unreasonable fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers or of that which is foreign or strange.
Monday, April 7, 2008
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