Words, Words, Words (WCubed)
Explanation: “Words, words, words,” Hamlet uttered in response when he was
asked what he was reading. They’re everywhere! Here’s what our WCubed stands
for.
 Words 1: vocabulary
 Words 2: grammar and conventions
 Words 3: spelling
Each WCubed will contain vocabulary words or roots taken from our semester list.
Each paragraph will also have all kinds of spelling, grammar, and conventions
errors, but you will be given a focus in addition. You will have to write each
paragraph correctly.
Example:
Here’s what you’re given:
students at vvhs helping do many grand things they shout we can help in so many
ways and build our resume’s to
Here’s what you would do:
First, correct the sentence.
Students at V.V.H.S. help do many grand things. They shout, “We can help
in so many ways and build our resumes, too!”
Second, write it in your own words.
Students here at Vocano help do a lot of really neat things. They cheer,
“There’s a lot of stuff we can do to help and make ourselves look good while
we’re doing it!”
8/22
WCubed 1.1
Focus: Quotes and punctuation
Directions: (1) Write out the following paragraph
correctly. (2) Try to figure out what each word means
based on the context around it. (3) Then translate the
paragraph into “normal people language.”
Mrs Atencios countenance beamed at the Freshman the
first day of school welcome she said serenely with singular
effect. The freshmen became tremulous of her sagacity in
extending them such a welcome you just made us happy to
be here they cried as they quivered with relief this is
nothing like the lurid picture we had in our minds of
VV.H.S. Our fears have been abated
8/29
WCubed 1.2
Focus: Quotes, punctuation, parts of speech
Directions: (1) Write out the following paragraph
correctly. (2) Try to figure out what each word means
based on the context around it. (3) Then translate the
paragraph into “normal people language.”
Mrs atencio commencement a story for the freshmen by
saying the plot of the story development like this a girl
named matilda grows up in a mean family she is so smart
that when she finally went to school she excelerates. the
rising action takes place as she comes up with schemes to
allow her intelligence to shine. she stopped and took a
breath I hope that you are all as intelligent as matilda!
9/12/13
WCubed 1.3
Focus: Quotes, punctuation, roots, parts of speech
Directions: (1) Write out the following paragraph correctly. (2) Try to figure out
what each word means based on the context around it. (3) Then translate the
paragraph into “normal people language.”
one freshman went home later that night and stared into
her acquarium mrs atencio said that she hopped were
intelligent she stopped and sighed as she removed her
biology homework from her backpack i just dont feel that
smart she continued i cant even write an annotated
bibliography or understand anthropomorphism in the
odyssey
9/19/13
WCubed 1.4
Focus: Quotes, punctuation, parts of speech
Directions: (1) Write out the following paragraph correctly. (2) Try to figure out
what each word means based on the context around it. (3) Then translate the
paragraph into “normal people language.”
the fish swam wistful in its tank you dont have to procure
perplex study habit’s and expostulate complicated texts
she said to the fish all you have to do is be a magnanimous
pet she finished
9/26/13
WCubed 1.5
Focus: Quotes/punctuation, appositives, and sentence structure
Directions: (1) Write out the following paragraph correctly. (2) Try to figure out
what each word means based on the context around it. (3) Then translate the
paragraph into “normal people language.”
sammy the student wen’t to bed and the first thing she told
here best friend in the morning when she got to school was
i have a idea for an analogy to help freshmen fell
competent. really what is it asked jayden the friend. oh
youll love it answered sammy. a freshman is like a seed. he
or she needs encouragement to grow
10/3/13
WCubed 1.6
Focus: Quotes/punctuation, tenses, and sentence structure
Directions: (1) Write out the following paragraph correctly. (2) Try to figure out
what each word means based on the context around it. (3) Then translate the
paragraph into “normal people language.”
at lunch the two girls start to spread their knew saying
sammie declared from atop a bench freshmen we really are
amazing jayden continues we just kneed encouragement to
take our place yes exclaimed sammie instead of be woeful
we must toil to cherish our freshmen status
10/24/13
WCubed 1.7
Focus: Quotes/punctuation, tenses, and sentence structure
Directions: (1) Write out the following paragraph correctly. (2) Try to figure out
what each word means based on the context around it. (3) Then translate the
paragraph into “normal people language.”
Sammies and jaydens interceding on behalf of the
freshman class worked freshmen began to form cognitive
pictures of themselfs as worth while civic minded citizens
now we can circumvent being bullied feeling depressed
and thinking we cant pass hour classes jayden exclaimed
10/31/13
WCubed 1.8
Focus: Quotes/punctuation, homophones, and sentence structure
Directions: (1) Write out the following paragraph correctly. (2) Try to figure out
what each word means based on the context around it. (3) Then translate the
paragraph into “normal people language.”
a kid named ike turned too the girls with a sallow
countenence he fain designed his sassy reproach as a
suggestion well said ike why dont you just conjure magical
elfs to shower us with rose pedals he smiled wanly
according two you we have already succeeded but i know
algebra is unpossible two pass
11/7
WCubed 1.9
Focus: Quotes/punctuation, homophones, and sentence structure
Directions: (1) Write out the following paragraph correctly. (2) Try to figure out
what each word means based on the context around it. (3) Then translate the
paragraph into “normal people language.”
Sammie and jayden tryed too be polit to ike but he was two
upset to be reasonible you too are just to optimistic he spat
no freshman could literally be as successful as you say we
think they can be responded Sammie and not just in a
figurative sense ike walked away
11/20
WCubed 1.10
Focus: Quotes/punctuation, homophones, punctuation, and spelling.
Directions: (1) Write out the following paragraph correctly. (2) Try to figure out
what each word means based on the context around it. (3) Then translate the
paragraph into “normal people language.”
once away from the too girls ike muttered incredulously i
just dont think i coud bee that sucesful he stopped and tok
a deap breathe then he continued my study skills arent
equal to theres and my dermatologist says my face will be
scared from my acne. no one thinks i can succeed
11/20
WCubed 1.11
Focus: Quotes/punctuation, homophones, punctuation, and spelling/usage.
Directions: (1) Write out the following paragraph correctly. (2) Try to figure out
what each word means based on the context around it. (3) Then translate the
paragraph into “normal people language.”
eventualy though things turned around for ike in his
english class he found that he was very good at writing
poems full of assonance and consonance additionally said
his english teacher mr santiago you’re writting is
refreshing free of colloquialisms maybe those two crazy
girls where write about me afterall ike said to himself