shun (sounds like sun)
to keep away from; to take pains to avoid
resident (sounds like president)
one who lives in a place
Ruthless (sounds like toothless)
having no compassion or pity; cruel; merciless
obsolete (sounds like fleet)
out of date; no longer in use or in fashion
magnate (sounds like magnet)
a rich, powerful, or successful business person
despite (sounds like write)
in spite of, notwithstanding
conceal (sounds like con seal)
to keep from being seen; to put out of sight; hidden
climate (sounds like climb)
refers to weather conditions; typical weather for an area, attitude
swelter (sounds like sweater)
to become exceedingly hot
wean (sounds like teen)
to withdraw from any type of habit
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Edmodo
2. Click "I'm a Student"
3. Enter your "Group Code"
4. Username is your first name-(period number)
Example: john-1 (1st period) or john-3 (3rd period)
5. Password is your id number
6. If you have an email, you may enter it.
7. Type in your full first & last name.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Friday, September 10, 2010
Types of Conflict
Conflict is the problem or struggle in the story that triggers the action
1) Person vs person: One character in a story has a problem with one or more of the other characters.
2) Person vs. society: A character has a problem with some element of society: the school, the law, the accepted way of doing things.
3) Person vs. self: A character has a problem deciding what to do in a certain situation.
4) Person vs. nature: A character has a problem with nature: heat, cold, a tornado, an avalanche, or any other element of nature.
5) Person vs. fate (God): A character must battle what seems to be an uncontrollable problem. Whenever the conflict is an unbelievable or strange coincidence, it can be attributed to fate or an act of God.
6) Person vs. technology: A character has a problem with poltergeists, robots, aliens, divine forces or supernatural villains, the main character must call upon his or her strength to defeat the fantastic enemy
1) Person vs person: One character in a story has a problem with one or more of the other characters.
2) Person vs. society: A character has a problem with some element of society: the school, the law, the accepted way of doing things.
3) Person vs. self: A character has a problem deciding what to do in a certain situation.
4) Person vs. nature: A character has a problem with nature: heat, cold, a tornado, an avalanche, or any other element of nature.
5) Person vs. fate (God): A character must battle what seems to be an uncontrollable problem. Whenever the conflict is an unbelievable or strange coincidence, it can be attributed to fate or an act of God.
6) Person vs. technology: A character has a problem with poltergeists, robots, aliens, divine forces or supernatural villains, the main character must call upon his or her strength to defeat the fantastic enemy
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