1. Vocabulary
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2. Commonly Confused Words
Cool Down 1 2/1/10 or 2/2/10
Commonly Confused Words
WRITE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS DOWN. YOU NEED TO SELECT ONE set of commonly confused words from the list below to draw a picture/write a silly poem/rap/song to teach someone else the difference between the two words. (This is also be tonight’s homework activity that is due tomorrow!)
Knot: (noun) interlacing, twining, looping of a cord, rope, or the like, drawn tight into a knob or lump, for fastening or binding
Not: (adverb) used to express negation, denial, or disapproval
Know: (verb) to apprehend clearly & with certainty; to perceive as true
No: (adverb) used to express negation, denial, or disapproval
There: (adverb) in or at that place
They’re: (contraction) a contraction of they + are
Their: (pronoun) form of the possessive case of they

3. Cool Down 2 2/2/10 or 2/3/10 Academic Vocabulary
WRITE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS DOWN. YOU NEED TO SELECT ONE set of commonly confused words from the list below to draw a picture/write a silly poem/rap/song to teach someone else the word. (This will also be tonight’s homework activity; it will be due tomorrow!)
Hero: (Classic Mythology) a being of godlike prowess and beneficence who often came to be honored as a divinity & a warrior-chieftain of special strength, courage, or ability
Dactylic Hexameter: form of meter in poetry or a rhythmic scheme that is traditionally associated with classical epic poetry, both Greek and Latin, such as Homer's Iliad and Odyssey
~A dactyl is a collection of three syllables, the first long, the other two short; thus, the ideal line of dactylic hexameter consists of six (hexa) metrons or feet

4. Cool Down #3
Based on the picture & the sentence below, define the following word: Proficient
Based on the picture & the sentence below, define the following word: Elapse

5. Cool Down #4
Based on the picture & the sentence below, define the following word: Also-Ran
Based on the picture & the sentence below, define the following word: Arduous