1. Wednesday, August 24th Check the board for necessary materials.
ROUTINE REMINDERS
Wednesday, August 24th
Necessary materials.
Backpack in cubby.
Sharpen pencil now.
Sit in assigned seat.
Check the board for necessary materials.
Put your backpack in a cubby.
Sharpen your pencil now, if necessary.
In your yellow notebook, respond to the following writing prompt:

2. How to do MULTIMEANING So how do I solve this?!
Your job is to select the answer choice that uses your vocabulary word in the same way as it is used in the first provided sentence. Here is an example:
The fog of 19th century London was, in fact, foul air caused by pollution.
Soot from the city’s many chimneys would also foul the air.
In this setting, Detective Sherlock Holmes tracks down foul murderers and other evil-doers.
Nothing keeps Holmes from the chase. He goes out into the streets of London even in a thunderstorm or other foul weather.
Waste dumped into London’s river Thames had made the waterway foul.
So how do I solve this?!

3. So what’s the BEST answer choice?
How to do MULTIMEANING
Let’s try a simple substitution. What’s a synonym for foul in the first sentence?
The fog of 19th century London was, in fact, gross air caused by pollution.
Soot from the city’s many chimneys would also gross the air.
In this setting, Detective Sherlock Holmes tracks down gross murderers and other evil-doers.
Nothing keeps Holmes from the chase. He goes out into the streets of London even in a thunderstorm or other gross weather.
Waste dumped into London’s river Thames had made the waterway gross.
So what’s the BEST answer choice?

4. Okay, so this example is EASY. But what if it wasn’t?
How to do WORD ANALYSIS
Your job is to identify the best meaning of the prefixes or suffixes used in both words. Here is an example:
readjust, rewrite
After
With
Before
Again
Okay, so this example is EASY. But what if it wasn’t?

5. How to do WORD ANALYSIS Let’s try process of elimination together.
Hint #1: The first word or its root is a word from your vocab list. Look at its definition.
Hint #2: The second word will probably be a word you already know well.
summarize, magnetize
undo
without
person
make
Let’s try process of elimination together.
Does summarize mean to undo a summary?

6. How to do WORD ORIGINS So how do I solve this?!
Many words in the English language come from Greek, Latin, French, and other languages. You must identify the choice that best completes the sentence provided. Here is an example:
The Latin word crescere, “to grow,” combined with the prefix de-, “away,” gives us the word…
Debt
Decrease
Definite
Descriptive
So how do I solve this?!

7. I spy with my little eye…
How to do WORD ORIGINS
Hint #1: Compare the root to your list of words. Do any of them look familiar?
Hint #2: Check the definitions of your vocab words. Do any of them match?
The Latin word crescere, “to grow,” combined with the prefix de-, “away,” gives us the word…
Debt
Decrease
Definite
Descriptive
I spy with my little eye…