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Periods 1 & 4 Word of the Week: Pragmatic

Both 4th period and 1st period chose pragmatic as the word of the week.  When we looked up the word pragmatic, we discovered that it means, "dealing with things sensibly and realistically," or "practical."

Both classes discussed the kinds of people who need to think pragmatically and then made up sentences to demonstrate our understanding:

1. The Boston police were pragmatic about giving information to the public; they wanted to keep their witnesses safe.

2. The pragmatic doctor carefully marked the patient's body before making surgical incisions.

Period 6 Word of the Week: Duplicitous

This week, period 6 chose the word duplicitous as our word of the week.  When we used a cell phone to look up the word, we learned that it means "deceitful."

We decided that Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are both very deceitful characters, and we made up a sentence to reflect our thoughts:

Lady Macbeth's behavior toward King Duncan is duplicitous; she puts on a fake personality to deceive him. 

Period 3 Word of the Week: Vacuous

Period 3 voted for vacuous as our word of the week.  We looked up vacuous and discovered that it means "mindless," or "showing a lack of intelligence."

The sentence we devised to reflect our understanding was:

The bride on My Big Redneck Wedding vacuously left the address off the wedding invitations.