Welcome Back! AVID 10 January 9th 2017

Daily Writing & Reading Please respond to the prompt below. Once you have finished, please read your silent reading material. Fate or free will? Do you believe in destiny or do you believe that life’s outcome is strictly the result of choice and circumstance? What experiences or evidence has led you to your position on free will vs. fate? From https://www.writingforward.com/writing-prompts/journal-prompts/philosophical-journal-prompts

Daily Writing & Reading Expectations 1 writing assignment will be randomly graded for the week 1 reading behavioral day will be randomly graded for the week

Second Semester Expectations & Grades No Late Work No Missing Assignments Tutorial Pre Work due Mondays & Wednesdays Completed Tutorials (2) due Fridays Grade Breakdowns have changed

Vocabulary Review Meticulous Urbane Sagacity Edify Muse Malleable Bucolic Eloquent Halcyon Ego Grat Inter Nov Advocate Lethargic Scrutinize Sporadic

New Vocabulary: Astute Adj Wise, shrewd, keen The detective made an astute observation which led to solving the case.

New Vocabulary: Extraneous Adj Not essential, superfluous To write a clear and concise research paper, remove all extraneous information.

New Vocabulary: Vindicate Clear from blame, exonerate, justify or support The new DNA evidence was able to vindicate the man who had been unjustly accused of murder.

New Vocabulary: Articulate Adj Effective, distinct, using language easily and fluently The skillful lawyer gave a very articulate opening statement.

New Vocabulary: Candor Adj Frankness; open honesty The witness answered the question of the lawyer with total candor.