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All classes' word of the week - participation

This week, no one posted a word on the blog, so all classes learned the word participation.  To participate is to partake in or be active in something. Here are our sentences:

1. Michelle and Christian participated in trick or treat, but they didn't get any candy because their costumes were disappointing.

2. In gym, you must participate in all the activities; otherwise, you get a bad grade.

3. The students' participation in football games makes them hyped.

4. Goblins stole the ball, so Astrid cannot participate in soccer today.

All classes' Word of the Week - abscond

Since they had no other options, all classes selected abscond as our word of the week this homecoming week.  To abscond is to leave hurriedly or secretly to avoid detection.  We had a lot of fun making up the following sentences using the word:

1) Ms. B's eighth period class absconded across the green top to go eat at Chipotle.
2) The boy stole the cell phone and absconded with it.
3) Janet looked so beautiful at homecoming; she absconded with Tyler's heart!

All classes' word of the week: exacerbate

This week, because we had no choice, all classes selected exacerbate as our word of the week.  To exacerbate is to make a problem, situation, or bad feeling worse.  Here are some sample sentences that we wrote to demonstrate our understanding of the word:

1) Johnny took Ms. Bourque's purse and ran, then exacerbated the situation by lying to Mr. Carter and saying it was his purse.

2) Steve skipped school, and his mom got a call; he exacerbated the problem by making up lies and getting caught.

3) Billie and McKayla were arguing over the last cookie, and McKayla began to exacerbate the situation by smacking Billie in the face.

All classes' word of the week: obfuscate

This week, all English classes chose obfuscate as our word of the week!  To obfuscate is to render (or make) something obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.  Students wrote some sentences to demonstrate our understanding of the word, and here they are:

1. Laniah made a clay pot, but its shape was obfuscated by her lack of skill, and her mom thought it was a plate.

2. It was pouring rain, and the road was obfuscated, so Gigi almost drove off the road.

3. Donald Trump wants more votes from Latinos, so he obfuscates his point of view on immigration.

4. Pinocchio obfuscated the truth when he lied to his father about wandering off with a stranger.

Periods 3 & 8 Word of the Week: unintelligible

Periods 3 and 8 selected unintelligible as our very first Word of the Week.  Things that are unintelligible are impossible to understand.  The classes wrote some very intelligible sentences to demonstrate their understanding of the word:

1) Bob's handwriting is unintelligible; it is sloppy cursive that looks like spaghetti.

2) Excited toddlers tend to be unintelligible, especially when they talk while eating.

Periods 2 & 6 Word of the Week: irascible

For our very first Word of the Week, periods 2 and 6 selected irascible.  To be irascible is to have or show "a tendency to be easily angered."  In other words, hotheads are irascible.  The sentences we devised to show our understanding of the word are:

1. Mel Gibson is very irascible when he is intoxicated; he once cursed at his daughter!

2. When Dre looked at his girl, irascible Kanye beat him up.

All Classes' Word of the Week: Gibber

The Friday after spring break, all of our classes selected gibber as our word of the week.  To gibber is to speak in a fast or foolish way.  Here are the sentences we concocted to demonstrate our understanding of the word:


1) Tommy missed his chance to bid on the antediluvian painting because the auctioneer's gibbering was incomprehensible.


2) Tyrone began to gibber when his mom yelled at him about putting his stinky socks on the kitchen counter.


3) Ms. Bourque's baby tends to gibber after eating a cupcake.

Period 7 Word of the Week: nefarious

On March 20, period 7 selected nefarious as our word of the week.  Nefarious means "wicked" or "criminal." 


The sentence we wrote to demonstrate our understanding was: Nefarious Celina tried to jugg and rob Diamond of her candy.

Periods 1 & 8 Word of the Week: antediluvian

This week, periods 1 and 8 selected antediluvian as their word of the week.  Antediluvian means very old or old-fashioned.


Period 1 wrote: When I went to my grandmother's house, we had to try to use her antediluvian radio because she lacked TV and internet, and there was nothing else to do.


Period 8 wrote: The Sphinx is so old, it could be described as antediluvian.

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All Classes' Word of the Week: lagniappe

This week, all of Ms. B's English classes voted to use lagniappe as our word of the week.  A lagniappe is a small, gratuitous gift, or a small gift given to the customer by the merchant at the time of purchase.  It's like a freebie.  Here are the sentences we created to convey our understanding of what a lagniappe is:


1) Julie was feeling youthful, so she bought Lucky Charms just to get the lagniappe from the box.


2) Stephen goes to Game Stop to buy an Xbox and receives a lagniappe: a free Xbox game.


3) Bill was so excited when he found a chocolate horse in his hotel bathroom - a small lagniappe.

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