Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Week 7 Synonyms, Images, and Sentences

Hypothesis - Theory, Plan

The student made a hypothesis about the test.
Emerge - Appear, Come Out

The mosquito was emerging from the water.

Implicate - Connect, Embroil

Smoking has been implicated to cause premature death.

Monday, July 25, 2011

Week 8 Vocabulary Definitons & Examples

1) Emerge - Ex. The sun emerged from behind the clouds and the rain and made a rainbow.
(1) Move out of or away from something and come into view.

2) Hypothesis - Ex. Juan’s hypothesis concerning the cause of the accident was that the driver was distracted by texting.
(2) A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.

3) Implicate - Ex. Smoking has been implicated to cause premature death.
(3) Show (someone) to be involved in a crime

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Holocaust

An Overview of the Holocaust

Using the link, http://www.ushmm.orp/wlc/en/article.php?Moduleld=10007262 (the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum website), go to “Education” at the top of the page, scroll down and click on “for teachers”, then go to the left side of the page and click on “essential topics to teach”. Then click on each topic area, read the entire section then answer the question that corresponds to that particular section.

1933-1939
Dictatorship under the Third Reich
In the first months of Hitler's chancellorship, the Nazis instituted a policy of "coordination"--the alignment of individuals and institutions with Nazi goals. Which were the four goals that came under Nazi control?
-Culture
-Education
-Law
-Economy


Early Stages of Persecution
The Nuremberg Laws did not identify a "Jew" as someone with particular religious beliefs. Instead, the first amendment to the Nuremberg Laws defined a “Jew” as?
-Jews contributed significantly to German culture. Many served in World War I and thought of themselves as Germans first and Jews second. They



The First Concentration Camps
Define the term “Concentration Camp”
-A place where large numbers of political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities are imprisoned.



1939-1945
World War II in Europe
What happened on September 1, 1939, that starts WWII? Explain.
-German troops invade Poland by sending in 1.5 million troops at the same time the German Luftwaffe bombed Polish airfields. The attack came without any declaration of war by Germany. Great Britain and France sent Hitler an ultimatum to either withdraw German forces from Poland or face the two nations in war and Two days later Britain and France declared war on Germany.



Murder of the Disabled (Euthanasia Program)
The Euthanasia Program murdered children, young adults, and adults that were considered “physically” and “mentally” disabled. They were put in gas chambers and then burned to ashes. These were not “Jews” but Germans. The families were told that their family membered died from what?
-They were told that they had died from starvation.



Persecution and Murder of Jews
Others than the Jewish people, name three other populations that were targeted under Hitler’s Regime.
-Poles
-Slavic People
-Soviets


Ghettos
What were the three types of ghettos?
-Closed or Seal Ghettos
-Open Ghettos
-Destruction or extermination ghettos

Mobile Killing Squads (Einsatzgruppen)
The “Einsatzgruppen” were mainly German soldiers and Secret Service German men that would go and kill Jews and anyone who was against Hitler. How did they kill these people? At first they only killed men, but as the war continued, did they kill women and children?
-Yes. The women were supposed to protect their children or else they would kill them.



Expansion of the Concentration Camp System

The goods extracted or produced by prisoner labor in the concentration camps were sold to what two German Reich through SS-owned firms?
-SS-owned firms such as the German Earth and Stone Works.



Killing Centers
What was the name of the first “Killing Center”? Where and when did it open?
-The first killing center was Chelmno , which opened in the Warthegau.


Additional Victims of Nazi Persecution
Among the earliest victims of Nazi discrimination in Germany were political opponents -- primarily Communists, Socialists, Social Democrats, and trade union leaders. What was the name of the concentration camp that these political enemies were placed?
-Buchenwald concentration camp.





Jewish Resistance and Non-Jewish Resistance
Jewish prisoners rose against their guards at three killing centers. Name two of these center and include the month and year.



Rescue
What is “Zegota” and when did it begin?
-Codename for the Polish Council to Aid Jews. From 1942 to 1945.


United States
After reading this section, why do you think that the United States refused to help the people that were being murdered?
-Because I guess they did not want to be involve with any of it.






Death Marches
The evacuations of the concentration camps had three purposes, what were those reasons?
- (1) SS authorities did not want prisoners to fall into enemy hands alive to tell their stories to Allied and Soviet liberators
(2) the SS thought they needed prisoners to maintain production of armaments wherever possible
(3) some SS leaders, including Himmler, believed irrationally that they could use Jewish concentration camp prisoners as hostages to bargain for a separate peace in the west that would guarantee the survival of the Nazi regime.



Liberation
The Germans tries to destroy the evidence by destroying the concentration camps. However, what evidence was found that proved the Germans had killed an unimaginable number of Jewish peoples?
They said that they had found gas chambers and that was the evidence.




Post- 1945
Postwar Trials
The International Military Tribunal (IMT) defined crimes against humanity as?
-murder, extermination, enslavement, deportation...or persecutions on political, racial, or religious grounds.

Displaced Persons Camps and Emigration
 Define Zionism
-A Jewish political movement that, in its broadest sense, has supported the self-determination of the Jewish people in a sovereign Jewish national homeland.

Week 6 Vocabuly Definitions & Examples

1. Domestic (adj) - Of or relating to the running of a home or to family relations.
Ex. She wanted a domestic animal for her birthday but her dad bought her a polar bear instead.

2. Despite (preposition) - Without being affected by; in spite of.
Ex. Despite the loss of her driver's license, she could still get to school on time with her bus pass.

3. Dimension (n) - An aspect or feature of a situation, problem, or thing.
Ex. When we bought new carpet, we determined the dimensions of the room were 14x18 feet.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Week 5 Vocabulary Synonyms, Images, and Sentences

1. Civil (adj)
Synonyms - public, government, public, courteous, civic
Word Forms - civilian (adj, n), civilization (n)

Tom and Jane were married in a civil ceremony because they were not religious.


2. Debate (n, v)
Synonyms - discussion, dispute, argument, argue, oppose, refute
Word forms -
(verbs) debates, debating, debated
(nouns) debates, debater

The two men are having a debate.


3. Confer (v)
Synonyms - discuss, advise, negotiate, honor
Word forms - confers, conferred, conferring


In court, Frank leaned over and conferred with his attorney about a statement the witness said.

Monday, July 11, 2011

Week 5 Vocabulary Definitons & Examples

1. Civil (adj) - Of or relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinct from military or ecclesiastical matters.
Ex. Tom and Jane were married in a civil ceremony because they were not religious.

2. Debate (n, v) -  A formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward.
Ex. There has been very little public debate about teenager's rights in the classroom.

3. Confer (v) - Grant or bestow
Ex. In court, Frank leaned over and conferred with his attorney about a statement the witness said.

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Sentences

1. Adequate (adj) -
Her homework was not adequate because she only completed the vocabulary section.
The lady's resume was not adequate enough for the job.

2. Annual (adj) -
The annual graduation party is scheduled for the third Saturday of June.
The Del Mar Fair happens annually.

3. Attribute (n, v) -
She attributed her vocabulary to her extensive reading.
Two sites did contain images where the alt attribute has been used.

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Week 4 Synonyms, Images, and Sentences

1. Adequate (adj)- Her homework was not adequate because she only completed the vocabulary section.
Synonyms - enough, satisfactory, sufficient
Word Forms - adequately (adverb)



2. Annual (adj)- The annual graduation party is scheduled for the third Saturday of June.
Synonyms - yearly, year-long
Word Forms - annually


3. Attribute (n, v) - She attributed her vocabulary to her extensive reading.
Nouns - aspect, quality, trait
Verbs - assign, apply, account for
Word forms -

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Week 4 Vocabulary Definitons & Examples

1. Adequate (adj) - Satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity
Ex. Her homework was not adequate because she only completed the vocabulary section.

2. Annual (adj) -  Recurring, done, or performed every year
Ex. The annual graduation party is scheduled for the third Saturday of June.

3. Attribute (n, v) - A quality or feature regarded as a characteristic or inherent part of someone or something
Ex. She attributed her vocabulary to her extensive reading. 

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Sentences]

Technique (n) -
Medical researches are always trying to develop new techniques to cure diseases.
The man had a different technique for fixing computers.


2. Valid (adj) -
Julianna felt that her hard work was validated when she accepted her TA of the year award.
The check was valid until the end of the month.

3. Access (n, v) -
If you use a proxy on the laptop, you will use access to using them.
Only the principal has access to every computer at the school.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Week 3 Vocabulary Synonyms, Images, and Sentences

1. Technique (n) -
Word Forms - techniques
Synonyms - procedure, system
The man is showing the technique of how to bowl.

2. Valid (adj) -
Word forms - validates, validated, validating, validity
Synonyms - genuine, authentic, confirmed, legitimate
This card will be valid until the expiration date.



3. Access (n, v) -
Word forms - accesses, accessed, accessing, accessible, accessibility
Synonyms - entry, entrance, connection, acquire, admit, achieve, annex
This account has access to everything on the computer.

Monday, June 27, 2011

Week 3 Vocabulary Definitions and Examples

1. Technique (n) - A way of carrying out a particular task, esp. the execution or performance of an artistic work or a scientific procedure.
Ex. Medical researches are always trying to develop new techniques to cure diseases.

2. Valid (adj) - Actually supporting the intended point or claim.
Ex. Julianna felt that her hard work was validated when she accepted her TA of the year award.

3. Access (n, v) -  A means of approaching or entering a place.
Ex. If you use a proxy on the laptop, you will use access to using them.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Week 2 Vocabulary Sentences

Technical (adj) -
The technical directions to install my computer were too complicated for me to follow.
The computer they had just gotten had no technical problems, even though it was used.

2. Sufficient (adj) -
I am not hungry yet because I ate a sufficient breakfast this morning.
The hikers had to have a sufficient amount of water in order to stay hydrated.

3. Proficient (adj) -
I am not very good at drawing, but I am very proficient at language arts
The girl was at a proficient level in English and Math class.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Week 2 Vocabulary Synonyms, Images, and Sentences

Technical (adj) -specialized, high-tech, scientific
The technical directions to install my computer were too complicated for me to follow. 




2. Sufficient (adj) - adequate, satisfactory, acceptable
I am not hungry yet because I ate a sufficient breakfast this morning.


3. Proficient (adj) -  able, capable, competent
I am not very good at drawing, but I am very proficient at language arts

Monday, June 20, 2011

Week 2 Vocabulary Definitions & Examples

1. Technical (adj) - Of or relating to a particular subject, art, or craft, or its techniques
Ex. The technical directions to install my computer were too complicated for me to follow.

2. Sufficient (adj) - Enough; adequate
Ex. I am not hungry yet because I ate a sufficient breakfast this morning.

3. Proficient (adj) - Having or marked by an advanced degree of competence, as in an art, vocation, profession, or branch of learning
Ex. I am not very good at drawing, but I am very proficient at language arts

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Julius Caesar, Act 1.

In this scene, Caesar talks with Antony, by that you can tell that Caesar is superstisious. To keep with the idea of the supernatural, soothsayer speaks, warning Caesar to beware the ides of March. He's acting as if he's not concerned.

Caesar- King of Rome.
Brutus- Caesar's wingman.
Cassius- the instigator in the conspiracy against Caesar.
Cinna- the ones that are jealous of Caesar and are trying to kill him.






















"But for my own part, it was Greek to me". -Caesar
It means that it was It was unintelligible to him.

Monday, June 13, 2011

Week 2 Vocabulary Synonyms, Images, and Sentences

Proportion - Fraction, amount, quantity, share
Proportion of the population than regularly buys singles.


Scheme - Plan, plot, design, idea
Scheme administrator will then immediately pay out in accordance with the court order.

Register - Record, schedule, inventory
The woman was registering online.


Thursday, June 9, 2011

Summer Quarter, Week 1 Definitions & Examples

Proportion (verb, noun) - I need to proportion the pizza to serve more people.
(n)the relationship between different things or parts with respect to comparative size, number, or degree. (vb) to adjust in relative amount, size, etc


Register (verb, noun) - They registered at Target for their wedding. (n)  a book in which records of acts, events, names, etc., are kept.  (vb) to enter or cause to be entered formally in a register.

Scheme (verb, noun) - The students schemed to make a run to the store during break. (n) a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project. (vb) to devise as a scheme; plan; plot; contrive

Thursday, June 2, 2011

THURSDAY, MAY 26

Imply (verb) - Lying implies that you have something to hide. The report implies that two million jobs might be lost.

Component (noun) - The right to vote is a component of a democratic society. A car is made up of many components.

Exclude (verb) - I exclude red meat from my diet. There was a few people excluded from the fieltrip because of their behavior.

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

WEDNESDAY, MAY 25

Regulate (noun)- I think that when the school regulates who can play sports they should do it based on grades. Live animal research is more tightly regulated in britain than anywhere else in the world.

Institute (noun, verb) - When I am governor of California, I will institute programs for education.
The new institute made many students want to enroll in it.

Circumstance (noun)- Under no circumstances should you leave school without permission! The students couldnt leave the fieldtrip under any circumstances.

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

MONDAY, MAY 23

Regulate (noun)- I think that when the school regulates who can play sports they should do it based on grades. -Control or maintain the rate or speed of (a machine or process) so that it operates properly.


Institute (noun, verb) - When I am governor of California, I will institute programs for education.- A society or organization having a particular object or common factor, esp. a scientific, educational, or social one.


Circumstance (noun)- Under no circumstances should you leave school without permission!-
A condition or fact attending

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Week 8 Vocabulary Synonyms, Images, and Sentences

Aspect: One aspect of the career presentations we have not yet discussed is your dress attire. You will have to dress up!



Consequence: The consequence for misbehaving while Ms. Sanchez will be cleaning duties for a week!



Feature: The feature presentation on HBO tonight is Love Actually

Monday, May 9, 2011

Week 7 Vocabulary Definitions & Examplesj

Similar (adj) - Ms. S can always tell when two assignments are too similar...it makes her very sad when her students copy off each other's work, rather than trying to complete it on their own and learn something!-Having a resemblance in appearance, character, or quantity, without being identical.

Theory (noun) - Darwin had a revolutionary theory about evolution - we now refer to it as the survival of the fittest.-A supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, esp. one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained.

Section (noun, verb) - The hairstylist had to section off pieces of hair in order to only highlight the top layer.-Divide into.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Week 6 Vocabulary Definitions and Examples

Legal: Lawful, legitimate


 It is not legal for people to drive until they are at least 16 years old and have a valid driver's license.

Policy: Guiding principle, strategy, plan, document

School policy requires that students come to school every day!



Legislate: Pass laws

It is the duty of the California State Legislature to legislate new laws that protect the rights of its citizens.

Monday, May 2, 2011

Week 6 Vocabulary Definitions and Examples

Legal - It is not legal for people to drive until they are at least 16 years old and have a valid driver's license.-Of, based on, or concerned with the law.

Policy - School policy requires that students come to school every day!-A proposed or adopted course or principle of action.

Legislate - It is the duty of the California State Legislature to legislate new laws that protect the rights of its citizens. -Make or enact laws.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Week 5 Vocabulary Sentences

Apply - (1) You should apply for a part-time job so that you can earn spending money and a sense of responsibility. (2) The woman was applying her new make-up.


Labor - (1) My sister-in-law went into labor last night. (2) My sister-in-law will be going to labor in June.


Contract - (1) If you leave school for more than five days, you need to sign a work contract to complete missing work. (2) Every new house owner needs to sign a contract.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Week 5 Synonyms, Images, and Sentences

Apply: Submit an application, put on, use

The woman is applying makeup.
Contract: Agreement, deal, catch, get, shrink


The man is signing a contract.

Labor: Work, toil, employment, work hard, struggle
In this modern world, forced labor is found on every continent.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Week 4 Vocabulary Sentences

critique-(1) It's a funny, fast-paced, but convincing critique of the fast food industry. (2) The movie critique I read had such positive comments, I was convinced to go see the movie that night.

contrast-(1) My new school was a good contrast to my previous one. (2) Contrasting colors to opposite ends of a gel-filled tube.

persuade-(1) It is my goal to persuade all my students to quit smoking since it is bad for their health. (2)

The old ladywanted to persuade me to buy some cookies.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Week 4 Synonyms, Images, and Sentences

Contrast: difference, gap, differ- My new school was a good contrast to my previous one.

Critique: assessment, evaluation, review, assess-The movie critique I read had such positive comments, I was convinced to go see the movie that night.


Persuade: influence, convince, sway- It is my goal to persuade all my students to quit smoking since it is bad for their health.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

WEEK 3 VOCAB SENTENCES

Compare-The students compared the answers with the teacher. The sports announcer compared Lebron James to Michael Jordan.
Range-The wrestler's weight ranged from 140.0 - 141.0 pounds. The journal covers a range of topics.

Data- The date collected showed that smoking cigarettes gives you lung cancer. The photographic data indicates a period over 100 years, while the radar data indicates a period of about 10 years.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Week 3 Synonyms, Images, and Sentences

Compare: Contrast, evaluate, balance

They are comparing the apple and orange.

Range: Variety, choice, reach
The wrestler's weight ranged from 140-143 lbs.



Data: Information, facts, statistics, figures

Monday, April 11, 2011

Week 3 Vocabulary Words

Range - The wrestler's weight ranged from 140.0 - 141.0 pounds. -Vary or extend between specified limits.
Data - The date collected showed that smoking cigarettes gives you lung cancer. -Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis.

Compare - The sports announcer compared Lebron James to Michael Jordan.-
Estimate, measure, or note the similarity or dissimilarity between.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Week 2 Vocabulary Sentences

Obtain-(1) The girl was obtainning the copy of the new movie. (2) The students were about to obtain new school supplies.

Vary-(1) The tags at the store said the properties vary in price. (2) Your skin's moisture content varies according to climatic conditions.

Distribute-(1) The teacher showed the students how to distribute the math problem. (2) The distributive property is easy.

Monday, April 4, 2011

Vocabulary - Week 2

Vary (verb) - The prices vary at the two restaurants due to the quality of the food.-Differ in size, amount, degree, or nature from something else of the same general class.


Distribute (verb) The government had to distribute supplies to its citizens due to the hurriance.-Give shares of (something).


Obtain (verb) - In order to obtain a high paying job, you must have the necessary qualifications - one of which is almost always a high school diploma!- Get, acquire, or secure (something).

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Quarter 4, Week 1 Sentences

Achieve-(1) The students had achieved their goal. (2) The woman wanted to achieve her goal, which was to become a teacher.

Compute-(1) Technicians are trained to have good computing skills. (2) The guy knew how to compute their new PC.

Specific-(1) There was a specific way to solve the math problem. (2) There was only specific students going on the fieldtrip.

Monday, March 28, 2011

Fourth Quarter, Week 1 Vocabulary Definitions and Examples

Achieve (verb) - You can achieve a lot in life when you focus and work hard. (1)to bring to a successful end.


Specific (adj) - When trying to achieve your goals, it is helpful to be specific in the steps you will take to achieve that goal. (1)constituting or falling into a specifiable category.

 
Compute (verb) - Using a calculator makes computing decimal problems much easier. (1)to determine by calculation.

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Mini-Biography - Rosa Parks

1. When was she born? Where? February 4th, 1913 at Tuskegee, Alabama
2. When does the Civil Rights Movement unofficialy start? How did Rosa Parks ignite this? Blacks were very tired of the discriminating, but what really set it off was the murder of Emmett Till.
3. Why was Rosa Parks arrested? Under what charge? She was arrested for not giving up her seat to a white woman.
 4. Where did she go to school? What did she study to become? She was home-schooled until the age of 11, then she enrolled at Montgomery Industrial School for girls. She didnt go to college til she graduated high school. She began work and was a housekeeper for a white woman.
5. What is the NAACP? The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.  
6. When did she die? How? October 24th, 2005. She was diagnosed with progressive dementia.
7. Find an image.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Week 10 Vocabulary Sentences

Interact- (1)The teacher was interacting with the students. (2)The worker was trying to make a conversation in order to interact with the customer.

Compensate- (1)The price of the item has been reduced to compensate for a defect. (2)She was compensated for the damage done to her car.


Initial- (1)The student's initial to do better in school, was to start doing her work. (2)The girl's initial to her first name was P.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Mini-Biography -- Malcolm X

Answer the following questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES. Include the questions as part of your blog.

1. When was Malcolm X born? Where? May 19, 1925. Omaha, Nebraska.

2. Why did Malcolm X have to move so much at an early age? What happened to his father? Cause of segregation, his father was murdered by the black legion.

3. What made Malcolm lose his dream of becoming a lawyer? After he dropped out of school, what did he do for "work?" Earl's civil rights activism prompted death theats from the white supremacist organization Black Legion, forcing the family to relocate twice before Malcolm's fourth birthday.

4. Malcolm X was sentenced to 10 years in prision. Why was he arrested and sentenced to jail? During his jail time, what happened to Malcolm X? Convicted of burglary charges in 1946.

5. What was Malcolm X's religion? Sunni Islam.

6. How did Malcolm X regard Martin Luther King, Jr.? How did this end up changing?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X are two people on different ends of the scales, with totally different up-bringings.

7. How did Malcolm X die? When? Who was the assassin? Three gunmen rushed Malcolm onstage. They shot him 15 times at close range.

8. Find a picture of Malcolm X.

Friday, March 18, 2011

Eyes on the Prize; Ep. 4 - Important Vocabulary

Children's campaign- A voluntary involvement of children in civl rights demonstrations in Birmingham.

March on Washington- Attracted an estimated  250,000 people for a peaceful demonstration to promote Civil Rights and economic equality for African Americans.

Civil rights bill- Was drawn with simplicity and care for a very necessary purpose. It declares who are citizens of the United States, defines their rights, prescribes penalties for violating them, and provides the means of redress.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Eyes on the Prize (Episode 3) - Vocabulary

Sit-ins- A series of nonviolent protests which led to the Woolsworth department store chain reversing its policy of racial segregation in the Southern United States.

SNCC-  One of the principal organizations of the American Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s.

Freedom rides- Civil rights activists that rode interstate buses into segregated southern United States to test the U.S Supreme Court decision Boynton v. Virginia.

Monday, March 14, 2011

Resource (noun) - An important natural resource in the United States is trees.- a source of supply or support.


Seek (verb) - After high school, I will seek a career in criminal justice.- try to get or reach.

Transfer (noun) - The student forgot to ask the counselor for a transfer back to the district.- transfer somebody to a different position or location of work.

Transfer (verb) - Some issues that arise when a student transfers to a new school is that they have to make new friends.- to convey from one person, place , or situation to another.



Friday, March 11, 2011

Tsunami/Earthquake in Japan

(1) There was an Earthquake in Japan.

(2) The scale of the earthquake was 8.9.

(3) Tsunami - Cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption.

(4) The tsunami hit Hawaii and Oregon

(5)The death toll is 137.


Thursday, March 10, 2011

"An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law."

I think what he is trying to say is that anyone who know they're breaking the law, will administer the time they will have to do in jail. The person knows what to conduct.

Monday, March 7, 2011

Week 8 Vocabulary Definitions & Examples

Administer (verb) - Ricardo, in the National City office, will administer the CAHSEE test.-work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of

Conduct (noun) - He carried himself with professional conduct.-The manner in which a person behaves, esp. on a particular occasion or in a particular context.
Conduct (verb) - I expect students to conduct themselves well with substitute teachers.-Organize and carry out.

Element (noun) - The elements of success are determination and hard work.-component: an abstract part of something

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Week 7 Vocab Sentences

Occur; The incident had occurred during midnight. Nausea may occur when you consume too much alcohol.

Assume; The student assumed his answer was the correct answer. The teacher assumed his answer was wrong.

Process; The process to do the math problem was easy. Buying a new phone is a lot of process.

Respond; The student reponded to the teacher. Her response was correct.

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Social Studies

Albany (Georgia) Movement, 1961- A desegregation coalition formed in Georgia November 17, 1961.

Birmingham desegregation of, 1963- A strategic movement organized by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to bring attention to the unequal treatment black Americans endured in Birmingham, Alabama.

Black Power- A political slogan espoused by black racialists and a name for various associated ideologies.

Brown v Board of Education, 1954- A landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional.

Bus boycotts- A political and social protest campaign that started in 1955 Montgomery, Alabama, USA, intended to oppose the city's policy of racial segregation on its public transit system.

Central High School (Little Rock), 1957- A high school that the site of forced school desegregation during the American Civil Rights Movement.

Citizens Councils- An American white supremacist organization formed in 1954.

Civil Rights- A class of rights and freedoms that protect individuals from unwarranted action by government and private organizations and individuals and ensure one's ability to participate in the civil and political life of the state without discrimination or repression.

Civil Rights Act of 1957- Primarly a voting rights bill, was the first rights legislation enacted by Congress in th United States since reconstruction.

Civil Rights Act of 1960- A United States federal law that established federal inspection of local voter registration polls and introduced for anyone who obstructed someone's attempt to register to vote or actually vote.

Civil Rights Act of 1964- A landmark piece of legislation in the United States that outlawed major forms of discrimination against blacks and women, including racial segregation.

Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)- A U.S civil rights organization that originally played a pivotal role for African-Americans in the Civil Rights Movement.

Council of Federated Organizations (COFO)- formed to coordinate and unite voter registration and other civil rights activities in the state and oversee the distribution of funds from the Voter of Education Project.

Monday, February 28, 2011

Week 7 Vocabulary Definitions and Examples

Assume- Suppose to be the case, without proof. (1)  If you assume things about other people before you get to know them, you are probably incorrect about your assumptions

Respond- To reply or answer in words. (1) A good way to respond to assumptions is to prove people wrong.
Process- Subejct to a process or treatment. (1) Processed foods tend to be unhealthier than organically grown foods.

Occur- Happen; take place. (1) Common colds occur when people don't wash their hands frequently.

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Week 5/6 Vocab. Sentences

Justify; (1) The laywer was justifying his client's explanation. (2) The student wanted to justify his answer.

Establish; (1) The new employee had to establish at her new job. (2) Construction workers were thinking of establishing a new building.

Indicate; (1) The teacher had to indicate where the map was at. (2) She thought her sneezing indicated to her being sick.

Method; (1) The teacher thought her method of doing the math problem was the easiest. (2) The student thought the teacher's method was easy as well.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Vocab. Week 6

Justify-to show; to be just or right.

Establish-setup on a firm or perminent basis.

Indicate-to point out; show.

Method-a way of doing something, specifically a systematic way.

Stephanie Gonzalez

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