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Welcome, English 11 students

I'm so excited to learn along with all of you and start using our vocabulary blog this school year.

As you read, watch TV, listen to music, travel, work, and use the internet, I hope you will keep track of unfamiliar words and post them here on our blog.  Each week our class will vote on a "word of the week" that we will study and practice.  That will help us all incorporate the new word into our vocabulary.

Periodically, you will be quizzed on the words we've studied in class to see how well you're paying attention.  Our quizzes will help you figure out how many new words you've learned.  You might just impress yourself...

Oh, and by the way, GO TROJANS!

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Ms. Bourque has fond memories of her 2nd period students. I miss you guys!!!

Word of the Week: Subsequent

Our word of the week for 3/26/12 to 3/29/12 is subsequent.

The dictionary definition of subsequent is, "coming after something in time, later."

The sentence we created in class to practice the word subsequent is:

Spring break is subsequent to school today. :)

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Word of the Week: Antidisestablishmentarianism

Our word of the week for 3/19/12 to 3/23/12 is antidisestablishmentarianism.

The dictionary definition of antidisestablishmentarianism is, "opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, especially the Anglican Church in 19th-century England."

We talked in class about how this word is often used more generally to describe a perspective of opposition to the dissolution of the rules and structure of an established organization.  For instance, just now Ms. Bourque thought of an example:

Antidisestablishmentarianists might believe that state-supported and regulated public schools are a good thing.  They may believe that the complete privatization of education would be a bad move.

The sentence we created in class to practice the word antidisestablishmentarianism is:

Teachers are great examples of antidisestablishmentarianism, in school.

Word of the Week: Haute Couture

Our word of the week for 3/12/12 to 3/16/12 is haute couture.

The blogger who found this word says, "haute couture: page 250 in The Glass Castle.
"if I overheard mention of something I was ignorant about... haute couture...""

The dictionary definition of haute couture is, "refers to the creation of exclusive custom-fitted clothing."

The sentence we created in class to practice the word haute couture is:

Celebrities often wear haute couture.

Another sentence that was texted to the blog during class was:

The haute couture of that time period was very different from the top fashion we wear today.

Word of the Week: Pensive

Our word of the week for 3/5/12 to 3/9/12 is pensive.

The blogger who found this word says, "It was repeatedly said on a tv show I was watching describing a guy's mood."  The dictionary definition of pensive is, "engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought."

The sentence we created in class to practice the word pensive is:

The student taking the test was pensive. 

Another sentence that was texted to the blog during class was:

The doctor looked pensive as he tried to figure out what was wrong with his patient.

Word of the Week: Grandiloquence

Our word of the week for 2/27/12 to 3/2/12 is grandiloquence.

The dictionary definition of grandiloquence is, "speech that is lofty in tone, often to the point of being lofty or bombastic."

The sentence we created in class to practice the word grandiloquence is:

The substitute teacher tried to impress the students with her grandiloquence.

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Effulgent

Curtilage

Nobice

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Calamity

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