Vocabulary 1
When you look back on your life, do you want to see yourself as someone who _______ and put down others? Or do you want to see yourself as someone who lifted others up and made them feel good?
derided
My first-period class is full of 25, talented students but I am looking forward to not hearing the Lion King song anymore this year.
no comma after "25"/comma after "students"
The cafeteria is full of students trying to _____ others into starting a food fight, doing something obnoxious, or eating a weird concoction of foods.
coerce
1.) a group of lines in a poem that stays together
2.) poetry with no set format or rhyme scheme
1.) stanza
2.) free verse
I can already tell that some of you are _____ summer vacationers. It is clear that you live for summer vacation, and you are going to make the most of your 10 weeks off!
zealous
The _____ that the students played on their teacher quickly became the talk of the school. Someone even posted it on Instagram, and it went viral.
ruse
Second-period which certainly has its share of characters in it has been my favorite Honors course this year.
comma after "second-period" and comma after "it"
As you move into 8th grade, how do you plan on making a _____ name for yourself with your teachers? I will tell you that first impressions are everything!
reputable
What is the difference between denotation and connotation?
A word's denotation is the dictionary definition of a word, and its connotation is the feeling that the word brings out in others.
Now that it is May, the Lorios can no longer _____ me into believing that Cole is A.J and A.J. is Cole. I can tell them apart now...sort of.
dupe
One day our school administrators will all retire, and our school will welcome in a new _____ of leaders.
regime
In third-period I think we need to take some time to thank the seven, brave outgoing souls who took on the bulk of the volunteering this year.
comma after "third-period"/no comma after "seven"/comma after "brave"
vulberable
Describe the differences between a metaphor, a simile, and an idiom.
A metaphor is when you compare two things by saying one "is" the other. A simile is comparing two things by saying one is "like" or "as" the other. An idiom is a popular saying, oftentimes a metaphor, that isn't meant to be taken literally.
Some of my students will be earning As and Bs for the year. Others are on the bubble, and their final grade is _____ their final exam results.
pending
As a teacher, I sometimes see students stress out about the most _____ of things. When they get older, they will realize that all of it was minor and there was no need to worry.
trivial
I have one wish for my fourth-period class and that is that I wish they would just break the rules for once.
comma after "class"
Don't forget your summer reading assignment this summer! It is _____ to your success in the first marking period of 8th-grade!
indispensabe
Give us an example of alliteration.
Red Robin
As you enter 8th-grade, please don't become the _____ braggarts that 8th-graders can be notorious for being. Remember, you were all in 7th-grade at one point, so take it easy on the 7th-graders next year.
bumptious
poised
What can I say about my seventh-period? I could say a whole lot but they do enough talking for all of my other classes combined. I think my seventh-period has given me the most laughs and they have been a great class to have at the end of every day.
comma after "but"/comma after "laughs"
despondent
When an author makes a reference to something that is well-known. They rely on their audience to understand what they are talking about.
As you move on, remember that it is important to be _____ in all that you do. You can't be successful if you don't adapt well to new situations. If you stay the same, it will be tough for you to learn and grow as a person.
dynamic