I have never let my schooling
interfere with my education.
Mark Twain
US humorist, novelist, short
story author, & wit (1835 1910)
We learn by doing IF
we reflect on what we
have done.
John Dewey
Judge a man by his
questions rather than
his answers.
-Voltaire
"Try again, fail
again. Fail better."
-Samuel Beckett
Irish playwright and poet
altruistic
• Using a dictionary, look up and write the
definition for “altruistic.”
• Write a sentence using the word
“altruistic” to describe a character from
our summer reading.
• Draw a picture illustrating the definition.
"The farther backward you
can look, the farther forward
you will see."
-Winston Churchill
British Prime Minister, historian, writer, and artist
ambivalent
• Using your dictionary, write and
define the word “ambivalent.”
• Write a sentence
using the word.
• Draw a picture
which illustrates
the definition.
"Imagination is more
important than knowledge.
Knowledge is limited.
Imagination encircles the
world."
-Albert Einstein
Theoretical physicist, philosopher and author
angular
Using your dictionary,
write the definition for
“angular.”
Write a sentence using
the word.
Illustrate the definition.
I worship individuals for their
highest possibilities as
individuals, and I loathe
humanity, for its failure to live up
to these possibilities.
Ayn Rand, writer
arrogant
•Using your
dictionary, write and
define the word
“arrogant.”
•Write a sentence
using the word
•Illustrate the
definition.
aversion
•Using your
dictionary, write and
define the word
“aversion.”
•Write a sentence
using the word.
•Draw a picture
which illustrates
the definition.
"Don't bother just to be better
than your contemporaries or
predecessors. Try to be better
than yourself."
William Faulkner, Nobel prize novelist
and short story author
discern
•Use your dictionary
to find and write the
definition for
“discern.”
•Write a sentence
using the word.
•Draw a picture
illustrating the
definition.
"Birds sing after a storm.
Why shouldn't people feel
as free to delight in
whatever sunlight remains
to them?"
Rose Kennedy
disdain
•Use your dictionary to
find and write the
definition for “disdain.”
•Write a sentence using
the word.
•Use your thesaurus to
find an SAT style
synonym and antonym.
"In a time of universal
deceit, telling the truth is a
revolutionary act."
George Orwell
English author and journalist
disparity
•Use your dictionary
to find and write the
definition for
“disparity.”
•Write a sentence
using the word.
•Draw a picture
illustrating the
definition.