Vocab. for brother
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Christmas Break Poetry
Nonstop Travel
Exhausted, happy, fast, nonstop
enjoying the trip, jumping in the snow, making snowballs, feasting
Too fun, I just can't explain it, not boring as I thought
By Min
Exhausted, happy, fast, nonstop
enjoying the trip, jumping in the snow, making snowballs, feasting
Too fun, I just can't explain it, not boring as I thought
By Min
Christmas Break
playful graceful, cheerful, careful
riding bikes, playing outside, getting presents, studying hard
Now that the break is over, my happiness is gone.
By Sarah C.
playful graceful, cheerful, careful
riding bikes, playing outside, getting presents, studying hard
Now that the break is over, my happiness is gone.
By Sarah C.
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Vocab. Homework Help!
Here are some helpful hints for using each vocabulary word correctly in a sentence:
1. Adversity – He faced much adversity in his life.
Faced adversity, experienced adversity, full of adversity
2. Intimidated – The dog was intimidated by his owner.
Intimidated by…
3. Appealed – The movie appealed to me, because I like love stories.
Appealed to…
4. Vain – The vain student always volunteered to be in front of the class.
vain _[noun]_ or [noun] was vain
5. Repelled – I was repelled by the disgusting smell of rotten fish.
Repelled by…
6. Melancholy – After the sad movie, everyone was rather melancholy.
melancholy _[noun]_ or [noun] was melancholy
Autobiography/biography – use as nouns
First-person/third person – The story was written in first-person.
1. Adversity – He faced much adversity in his life.
Faced adversity, experienced adversity, full of adversity
2. Intimidated – The dog was intimidated by his owner.
Intimidated by…
3. Appealed – The movie appealed to me, because I like love stories.
Appealed to…
4. Vain – The vain student always volunteered to be in front of the class.
vain _[noun]_ or [noun] was vain
5. Repelled – I was repelled by the disgusting smell of rotten fish.
Repelled by…
6. Melancholy – After the sad movie, everyone was rather melancholy.
melancholy _[noun]_ or [noun] was melancholy
Autobiography/biography – use as nouns
First-person/third person – The story was written in first-person.