1. Vocab Monday This Week’s Vocab: Alliteration- Words in a row with the same initial consonant sound. Analogy- A similarity between like features of two things Argument- A reason or set of reasons that something is true Examples: 1.An example of alliteration is: Alice’s aunt ate apples around August. 2.An example of an analogy is: a fish is to swimming, as a bird is to flying. 3.In the Lebron vs Jordan debate, many people use the argument that Jordan is a better player because he won more championships than Lebron. Vocab Review: 1. Please help me ________ the thesis statement in your paper. a.inferb. locate C. synthesized. develop 2. The students were asked to _______ all the data they gathered into one report. a.synthesizeb. trace C.located. develop 3. The students asked the teacher to _______ further on the instructions for the project so they could understand better. a. Comprehendb. trace c. delineated. identify

2. FOA 11/18/2014 Determine which sentences are irrelevant How to Prevent Cheating (1) Teachers should take steps to prevent students from cheating on exams. (2) To begin with, teachers should stop reusing old tests. (3) Even a test that has been used once is soon known on the student grapevine. (4) Students will check with their friends to find out, for example, what was on Dr.Thompson's biology final last term. (5) They may even manage to turn up a copy of the test itself, "accidentally" not turned in by a former student of Dr. Thompson's. (6) Teachers should also take some common sense precautions at test time. (7) They should make students separate themselves--by at least one seat—during an exam, and they should watch the class closely. (8) The best place for the teacher to sit is in the rear of the room, so that a student is never sure if the teacher is looking at him or her. (9) Last of all, teachers must make it clear to students that there will be stiff penalties for cheating. (10) One of the problems with our school systems is a lack of discipline. (11) Teachers never used to give in to students' demands or put up with bad behavior, as they so today. (12) Anyone caught cheating should immediately receive a zero for the exam. (13) A person even suspected of cheating should be forced to take an alternative exam in the teacher's office. (14) Because cheating is unfair to honest students, it should not be tolerated.

3. FOA 11/19/14 Write a paragraph explaining how to make something or how to do something. Use transitional words to write your paragraph.

4. FOA 11/20/14 Which sentence is irrelevant to the passage? The largest organ in the human body is the skin. One of the skin's functions is to help regulate the amount of body heat that flows in and out of the body. Heavy smoking ages skin very quickly. When it is cold, we cover the skin with extra layers of clothing to slow down the outward flow of heat. When it is hot, evaporation of sweat cools us down. a.Sentence 1 b.Sentence 2 c.Sentence 3 d.Sentence 5 Which sentence is irrelevant to the passage? The largest set of wings on any bird, more than three meters across, is found on the albatross. They are so heavy that it is difficult for the albatross to flap them in order to take off and fly. Not all large birds can fly. Albatross often nest on steep cliffs so that they can simply fall off into the air. Once they are airborne, they soar gracefully. a.Sentence 1 b.Sentence 2 c.Sentence 3 d.Sentence 5

5. FOA 11/21/2014 1. Essays must be handed in by the due date. ________________, they will not be accepted. Obviously Otherwise As a result 2. There are some slight variations in temperature, but _________________________ 26° to 27° should be expected. Consequently Otherwise As a rule 3. It was announced that nurses’ working hours would be increased by 25 percent. ____________________________, even fewer trainee nurses are expected to join the profession. As a result So that Likewise