Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Week 5 Vocabulary Sentences

Apply- I had to apply to costco for a job.
            She applyed the mecdicine to her hurt spot.

Labor- For my first time working they made me do hard labor.
            To get paid I must do labor around the harbor.

Contract- To get back into regualr school, I must sign a contract.
                 Professional athlets must sign contracts to be on the team for a period of time.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Week 5 Synonyms, Images, and Sentences.


(This person is trying to apply to a job at the mall.)


(This child is working hard labor for little money.)


(In order to sign with a mlb team you first have to sign a contract.)

                                                                   Synonyms
Apply: Submit an application, put on, use
Contract: Agreement, deal, catch, get, shrink
Labor: Work, toil, employment, work hard, struggle

Monday, April 25, 2011

Week 5 Vocabulary Definitions & Examples

Apply- to make use of as relevant
Labor- productive activity.
Contract- an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified.

                                                                 Examples
Apply - You should apply for a part-time job so that you can earn spending money and a sense of responsibility.
Labor - My sister-in-law went into labor last night.
Contract - If you leave school for more than five days, you need to sign a work contract to complete missing work

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Week 4 Vocabulary Sentences

The contrast between and orange and apple are different.
We contrasted water and mud.

The critique said the movie was good to see.
My friend wanted to become a critique for new york times.

He persuade me to go to school with him.
Im not good at persuadeing people into doing stuff.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Week 4 Synonyms, Images, and Sentences


The rainbow is contrasting over the city.


Critiques say this is a good movie to watch.


The lawyer is trying to persuade the jury that the victim is innocient.

                                                                      Synonyms
Contrast: difference, gap, differ
Critique: assessment, evaluation, review, assess
Persuade: influence, convince, sway

Monday, April 18, 2011

Week 4 Definitions and Examples

Contrast (noun, verb)- the act of contrasting; the state of being contrasted
Critique (noun, verb)- an article or essay criticizing a literary or other work; detailed evaluation; review.
Persuade (verb)- to prevail on (a person) to do something.

                                                                Examples
Contrast: My new school was a good contrast to my previous one.
Critique: The movie critique I read had such positive comments, I was convinced to go see the movie that night.
Persuade: 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

The range between an apple and orange is not that much.
My GPA range is at least a 2.5.

The data results came out positive.
The math data in equal.

How do you compare maryjane and cocaine?
The teacher compared me to this other kid to see whos taller.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Week 3 Synonyms, Images, and Sentences


(She wanted to compare witch wieghs more.)


(The range between this car is a lot.)


(All the movie data is placed in here.)

                                                                          Synonyms
Compare: Contrast, evaluate, balance
Range: Variety, choice, reach
Data: Information, facts, statistics, figures

Monday, April 11, 2011

Week 3 Vocabulary Definitions & Examples

Range(noun.)- the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible.
Range(verb)- to draw up or arrange in rows or lines or in a specific position, company, or group.

Data- a plural of datum.

Compare- to examine.

                                                        SENTENCES
 
Range - The wrestler's weight ranged from 140.0 - 141.0 pounds.
Data - The date collected showed that smoking cigarettes gives you lung cancer.
Compare - The sports announcer compared Lebron James to Michael Jordan.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Week 2 Vocabulary Sentences

 obtain- The cop had to obtain the suspect.
             I obtained the guy that cut me off.

vary- The vary selections are a lot.
          Japan is varying from the earthquake.

distribute- My cousins distribute money for japan.
                I distributed my work to the teacher.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Week 2 Synonyms, Images, and Sentences


(His system obtains bad chemicals.)


(Parents may vary from listening to this.)

Big Boi Recording Artists, Ludacris, Akon and Big Boi at South Cobb High School to give turkeys to families in need on November 24, 2009 in Austell, Georgia.
(Artists distrubute to the homless shelter for publicity.)

                                                                        SYNONYMS
Obtain - get, attain
Vary - differ, contrast
Distribute - deal out, issue, dispense

Monday, April 4, 2011

Week 2 Vocabulary Definitions & Examples

Obtain- to come into possession of.
Vary- to change or alter.
Distribute- to divide and give out in shares.

                                                               EXAMPLES
Vary (verb) - The prices vary at the two restaurants due to the quality of the food. Distribute (verb) The government had to distribute supplies to its citizens due to the hurriance.


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!