Vocabulary – Word of the Day*
Student: Collected during the Week ending:
You will be required to collect five words per week. All vocab words should be collected from your reading in, or pertaining to, English class. (Free reading materials are okay.) No double-dipping! No vocabulary or technical words from your other courses.
DAY WORD PART OF SPEECH SOURCE N / V / ADJ / ADV
ORIGINAL CONTEXT F
DEFINITION *
DAY WORD PART OF SPEECH SOURCE N / V / ADJ / ADV
ORIGINAL CONTEXT M
DEFINITION *
DAY WORD PART OF SPEECH SOURCE N / V / ADJ / ADV
ORIGINAL CONTEXT T
DEFINITION *
* -- never use a form of the word to define a word: i.e., “executioner – one who executes”. DAY WORD PART OF SPEECH SOURCE N / V / ADJ / ADV
ORIGINAL CONTEXT W
DEFINITION *
DAY WORD PART OF SPEECH SOURCE N / V / ADJ / ADV
ORIGINAL CONTEXT Th
DEFINITION *
New Sample Sentence
1) All sample sentences should be full and complete. Points will be taken off for fragments. (I hate fragments.)
2) The meaning of the word in your sample sentence should match the definition you have chosen [words often have multiple meanings], which should make sense in your original context. (If it doesn’t, points will be deducted.)
3) Do not submit a sentence that uses your vocab word as a proper name: i.e., “The Excelsior Biscuit Company”. (You will receive no credit for this.)
4) Remember, for the sentences -- NO HEADLINES! And I've been reading newspapers pretty much daily for the last forty years. I know a headline when I see one. (If we disagree, the burden of proof is on you.)
5) Make sure you have adequate documentation for your sentences. Sometimes I am inclined to search out your sentence via the Google. If I can't find it, a well- documented source will have your back.
NEW SAMPLE SENTENCE Internet Source [NOT Google News]: Title of Article (in quotation marks):