1. I have never let my schooling interfere with my education. Mark Twain Mark Twain US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 - 1910)

2. We learn by doing IF we reflect on what we have done. John Dewey

3. Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers. -Voltaire

4. "Try again, fail again. Fail better." -Samuel Beckett Irish playwright and poet

5. altruistic Using a dictionary, look up and write the definition for “altruistic.” Write a sentence using the word “altruistic” to describe a character from our summer reading. Draw a picture illustrating the definition.

6. "The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you will see." -Winston Churchill British Prime Minister, historian, writer, and artist

7. ambivalent Using your dictionary, write and define the word “ambivalent.” Write a sentence using the word. Draw a picture which illustrates the definition.

8. "Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world." -Albert Einstein Theoretical physicist, philosopher and author

9. angular Using your dictionary, write the definition for “angular.” Write a sentence using the word. Illustrate the definition.

10. I worship individuals for their highest possibilities as individuals, and I loathe humanity, for its failure to live up to these possibilities. Ayn Rand, writer

11. arrogant Using your dictionary, write and define the word “arrogant.”Using your dictionary, write and define the word “arrogant.” Write a sentenceWrite a sentence using the word Illustrate the definition.

12. aversion Using your dictionary, write and define the word “aversion.” Write a sentence using the word. Draw a picture which illustrates the definition.

13. "Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself." William Faulkner, Nobel prize novelist and short story author

14. discern Use your dictionary to find and write the definition for “discern.” Write a sentence using the word. Draw a picture illustrating the definition.

15. "Birds sing after a storm. Why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever sunlight remains to them?" Rose Kennedy

16. disdain Use your dictionary to find and write the definition for “disdain.” Write a sentence using the word. Use your thesaurus to find an SAT style synonym and antonym.

17. "In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." George Orwell English author and journalist

18. disparity Use your dictionary to find and write the definition for “disparity.” Write a sentence using the word. Draw a picture illustrating the definition.