Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Change Up Those Words


words to use more often

lovely
proper
beautiful
swell
absurd
flawless
unique
precious
hullaballoo
scrumptious
dandy
squabble
contemplate
audacity
lousy
embrace
likely
inflection
pompous
sleepy
plump
efficacy
omit
loath
abominable
balderdash
peckish
skedaddle
thrall
winsome
mayhap
evolve
purpose
behalf
thankful
gruesome
residency
tangible
superfluous
great (in size)
gumption
fetching
enormity
discombobulate
intrude
cleave
beam
eminent
accuracy
delightful
breathtaking
worthy
solitude
enthralled
sorrowful
taught
resplendent
dictate
present
regardless
mimic
realm
fisticuffs
pleasing
gracious
pursue

Hook Line and Sinker!


TYPES OF HOOKS
 

·     Action

·     Analogy

·     Command to the Reader

·     Bold Statement/Interesting Fact

·     Character’s Thoughts or Feelings

·     Definition

·     Dialogue or Quotations

·     Foreshadowing

·     Onomatopoeia

·     Question

·     Sentence Fragment

·     Setting/Picture (with words)

Evernote

Lately I am obsessed with Evernote!  It makes everything so easy! I even have a link to the Evernote notebook that I use for Study Skills.

It is not only an amazing teaching tool, it is great for smartphone user as a learning tool.  Go! Sign up! Sign in! Get the (FREE!!) app!







Get a Job!

Often in an interview, and employer will ask if you have any questions.  Don't be caught off guard!  Ask some good questions.  This could make the difference between you being chosen for a job over another candidate. 

Think about it...Are they ways that these questions could be altered to suit a college interview? A great question can make you a stand out candidate in any arena.

Text Clues

Texts will give you clues as to how they should be read and interpreted.

Here is a nice visual to help you decode some of those clues.