1. BELLRINGERS JANUARY 14-18

2. MONDAY, JANUARY 14 Write the following vocabulary definitions on your own sheet of paper for the bell work activity. 1. propeller (noun)- a mechanism with blades used to force something forward 2. forgettable (adjective)-unworthy of being remembered 3. extolled (verb)- to be glorified or celebrated 4. deferment (noun)- the act of delaying or postponing 5. compelled (verb)- to drive or urge forcefully or irresistibly

3. MONDAY, JANUARY 14 PRE-AP Write the following vocabulary definitions on your own sheet of paper for the bell work activity. 1. propeller (noun)- a mechanism with blades used to force something forward 2. forgettable (adjective)- likely not to be remembered 3. extolled (verb)- to be glorified or celebrated 4. deferment (noun)- the act of delaying or postponing 5. compelled (verb)- to drive or urge forcefully or irresistibly 6. solitude- (noun) the state of being alone, 7. end rhyme -occurs at the ends of lines. 8. internal rhyme -occurs within a line.

4. TUESDAY, JANUARY 15 TH Write the following vocabulary definitions on your own sheet of paper for the bell work activity. 6. repellent (adjective) serving or tending to drive away or ward off 7. submitted (verb)- to present or propose to another for review 8.forbidding (adjective) - serving or tending to drive away or ward off 9.forgetful (adjective)- likely to not remember 10. referral (noun)- testimony or guaranty as to character or ability

5. TUESDAY, JANUARY 15 TH PRE-AP Write the following vocabulary definitions on your own sheet of paper for the bell work activity. 9. repellent (adjective) serving or tending to drive away or ward off 10. submitted (verb)- to present or propose to another for review 11.forbidding (adjective) - serving or tending to drive away or ward off 12.forgetful (adjective)- likely to not remember 13. referral (noun)- testimony or guaranty as to character or ability 14. slant rhyme (noun)-approximate rhyme, often heard in music 15. exact rhyme (noun)– occurring when the last syllable of two words is exactly the same.

6. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16 Write the three synonyms and the vocabulary word that fits with them. 1.forced, obligated, required, __________________ 2.decorated, celebrated, adorned, _________________ 3.delay, postponement, rescheduling, ______________ 4. unmemorable, unremarkable, not special, _________________

7. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16 PRE-AP Write the three synonyms and the vocabulary word that fits with them. forced, obligated, required, __________________ decorated, celebrated, adorned, ___________________ delay, postponement, rescheduling, _______________ Write the following line and label it correctly: Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary -Edgar Allen Poe (“The Raven”) ________________________

8. THURSDAY JANUARY 17 TH Complete the sentence with the correct vocabulary word. Write the entire sentence for credit. 1.The boat __________________ broke, and we were stranded in the middle of the lake. 2.When the mosquitoes came out, I was wishing for a can of bug _____________. 3.My mom has ________________ to leave the house after 11:00PM.

9. THURSDAY JANUARY 17 TH PRE-AP Complete the sentence with the correct vocabulary word. Write the entire sentence for credit. 1.The boat __________________ broke, and we were stranded in the middle of the lake. 2.When the mosquitoes came out, I was wishing for a can of bug _____________. 3.My mom has ________________ to leave the house after 11:00PM. Write the following line and label it correctly: 4. I sat in the dark with a broken heart. ______________

10. FRIDAY, JANUARY 18 TH Complete the sentence with the correct vocabulary word. Write the entire sentence for credit. 1.I ____________________ al of my Panther Bucks to the drawing in hopes of winning an iPod. 2.I sat in _________________ while I was grounded. 3.I am so _______________ that I have lost my house key again. 4.My principal gave me a _________________ to submit with my application to college.

11. FRIDAY, JANUARY 18 TH PRE-AP Complete the sentence with the correct vocabulary word. Write the entire sentence for credit. 1.I ____________________ al of my Panther Bucks to the drawing in hopes of winning an iPod. 2.I sat in _________________ while I was grounded. 3.I am so _______________ that I have lost my house key again. 4.My principal gave me a _________________ to submit with my application to college. 5.Bark and Dark are ____________________.