Sunday, January 25, 2009

Frenzied Glossary Page

Frenzied is to frantic as photo is to picture.


-Isabelle

Oblivious Headline

"People are oblivious to the homeless"

Glossary Posts

Lieu:

Newspaper Headline:

Food bank announces that it would appreciate money in lieu of food.  


Oblivious:

Analogy:

Oblivious is to aware as black is to white.


Philanthropist:

Thesaurus Entry:

Synonyms:  patron, humanitarian, generous donor, goodhearted person

Antonyms:  miser, cheapskate, inconsiderate 


Ultimatum:

Dictionary entry:

Word:  ultimatum

Pronunciation:  ul-ti-ma-tum

Part of speech:  noun

Definition: a final, uncompromising demand or set of terms issued by a party to a dispute, the rejection of which may lead to a severance of relations or to the use of force.

Word origin:  1725-35 

Repast

ACROSTIC


Relish
Egg
Pasta
After
Supper
Tonight

Melody

Coming Soon: Book Club!

Hi everyone,

Our literature circles/book club will be starting very soon. In preparation for this, we need as many books as possible so that we have books and genres to suit everybody. Please bring in your favorite novels this week so we can start this excellent program.

Dictionary: Honour

A soure of pride and honour: You are a credit to your school.

Foundling Headline

Headline:
A foundling was rescued and taken off the streets yesterday morning.

Marc L. 7B

Friday, January 23, 2009

Ultra Headline

" New and improved Ultra goodie goodness cookies"

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Stalker

Stalker

The Stalker in the Night.

Puts Up A Great Fight.

He Will Kill For His Preys Sight.

He Thinks There is No One Watching.

But is He Right.

That Stalker in the Night.

For He Does Not Know.

That He is Not Alright.

For Tonight.

That Stalker in the Night.

Will Have A Great Fright.

When He Realizes He is Being Followed.

By a Stalker in the Night.

COOLIBAH DICTIONARY ENTRY

coolibah |ˈkoōləˌbä| (also coolabah)
noun
a northern Australian gum tree that typically grows near watercourses and yields strong, hard timber. • Eucalyptus microtheca, family Myrtaceae.
ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Kamilaroi (and related languages) gulubaa.

Glossary entry for "marcasite"

Marcasite

Dictionary: a semi-precious stone used in jewellery.

Improvise

Dialogue:

Oh no! Karen exclaimed

What happened? I asked.

I forgot our skit for drama at home!

I guess we will have to improvise the skit.

Sharon Ardon

Snow conditions on cypress

These are the snow conditions as of yesterday.

Base Temperature: -5˚C

Weather Conditions: Clear Skies

Visibility: Unlimited

Winds: Calm

Snow Depth: (Mid Mtn) 180 cm

Nordic Trail Conditions: Hard Packed and Trackset. Trails will soften as the day goes on.

New Snow (Over Night): 0cm

New Snow (Last 24 hrs): 0cm

Hope they help!!!!

Omit

Thesarus:

Synonyms: Antonyms:
delete add
eliminate inject
exterminate insert

chic

Analogy: chic is to stylish as sad is to blue

pundit

word tree: pundit

- punditic
-punditically
-punditry

- Mikaela

"auspicious" Dialogue

Lewis: Hey Wayne, yesterday I saw a black cat walking down an alyway
Wayne: Oh cool, I heared that it is an auspicious sign to see a black cat in an alyway
Lewis: That's so interesting, I have never heard about that
Wayne: Yah it's true, ok see you later Lewis
Lewis: Bye Wayne!

Dictionary: Impromptu

Done without being planned

Dialouge for Mimicry

Dialogue:
“Bye honey, don’t forget to go to the lost and found before you leave on the bus today,” Jack’s mother exclaims worried about her son.
“Yes, yes I know, see you later,” Jack walks off.
“Hold on Jack!” His mother yells
“What?” Jack hollers
“Remember Mimicry is spelled M-I-M-I-C-R-Y for your test sweetie”
“Thanks so much, I almost for got, Bye!” Jack replies
“Bye honey!”

Pounce glossary

Analogy

Pounce is to mug as slither is to slide