Greetings, Young Scholars!
This week you'll explore a free online resource for learning vocabulary, which is called Vocab Ahead. Every week you'll be responsible for learning 10-20 vocabulary words. You will primarily study these on your own at home and have a short quiz at the beginning of every week. You can find the first 15 words by scrolling to the the bottom of this blog - I've embedded these words here for you to look at just in case you have trouble getting into your Vocab Ahead accounts.
Here's the site: http://www.vocabahead.com/
Here's what you need to do get access to the first list of words for the year:
Step 1: Go to the site listed above. Just click on the link!
Step 2: Enter the STUDY ROOM. You'll see the link here on the ribbon at the top of the screen. Second from the left.
Step 3: Click on the REGISTER tab in the top right. Follow directions to register. It's free! Don't worry!
Step 4: Login using your user name and password.
Step 5: Go to the SHARED LISTS tab on the top right of the screen in the study room and scroll down until you see "sabath sept 5-11"
Step 6: Click on this list and then click on GET THE LIST. This will enable you to copy this list to your account.
Step 7: Go to the VIDEOS tab in your study room account and click on the drop-down arrow. Now you should see the "Sabath sept 5-11" list. Here you can watch the videos for these 15 vocab words, which you'll be quizzed on at the beginning of next week.
Step 8: You can now study these words by watching the videos for each word, as well as quizzing yourself and creating study flashcards! Isn't this fun?
Step 9: Create a list of these words in the appropraite section of your porfolio for vocabulary building (i.e. your Reader/Writer Notebook in the Writing section). I will check this next week, so get it done! Make sure you write down each word, definition, and an original example sentence.
We will walk through these steps in class, so don't worry. Once you've completed the nine steps above, please respond to these questions in the comments section of the Blog:
1. What do you think about the Vocab Ahead website? Will these videos and this system help you improve your vocabulary? Why/why not? Will you still use a dictionary to study words in the more traditional way?
2. Tell me which vocabulary video you liked best and why. Use the word from this video in a creative, original sentence related to your life and personality. Here's an example sentence: I like to accentuate the importance of education in the classroom because this is your passport to success in the future. And another: I love to hike the acclivity that is known as Crescent Rock on the Appalachian Trail in Harpers Ferry, WV.
Good Luck!
I think this is a good website because u dont have to write anything.. all u have to do is watch the videos..
ReplyDeleteI choose Abysmal.. Because it was tha first word i clicked.
I went to Finishline in NC and there service was Abysmal....
Ivahanna-Burrell 2A
ReplyDelete1)hink this was a good thing idea because you can really learn from this,and it helps you study a lot
2)The word i choose was Abase ,Because at my old school my teachers would always Abase me because i always was the frist one to answer all the questions right
Ryan P.2A. I think that the website is good because it saves you alot of time. For ex. I dont have to waste time looking in a dictionary, I could just log on to the website and the words with the meaning is there. i believe that the video will help me better undrstand because it shows a visual picture for each word. The word I like was abet because it had 4 letters ..
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Tania McCray 2-A
ReplyDelete1) I think the website is a good idea because it helps you study faster and easier. It also gives examples to better understand the word if you don't already get it. I will still use a dictionary to study in case my Internet acts up
2) I liked the word abase because sometimes my teachers would abase me and my classmates if we got and answer wrong even though we tried to get it right.
Desiree Wheeler 2a
ReplyDelete1.I thought it was a good website to go on for extra help.Yes, the videos will help me learn my vocab words better because it gives me visuals of what the word it and means and that will help me memorize them better.No i wouldnt use the dictionary to study because this way is easier and helpful for my learing.
2.I liked Acrimonious ,because sometimes if i dont like what someone says to me i have a acrimonious altication.
Diamond Harris 2a
ReplyDelete1.I think this was a good website because its its neat. it has the vocabulary words on a slide.. also it has a little movie and aa sentence that goes with it, and to me thats as helpful as it gets. And no you would not need a dictionary for traditional words, if the words are on vocab ahead.
2. i liked the word accentuate because people make things more important and highlight thinks all the time.
When doing my speech i had to accentuate the words starving children so that the audience got what the speech was about.
Dione-McCall 2A
ReplyDelete1. I like The website because it helps you understand A term better and give you prime examples Of the Term to help you understand
2.The word I choose was abase because on my boxin team my coach always abase to lead the exercises .
Angelo-Claiborne I like the website because it helps you to learn new words in a better way and the videos helps you to understand the word better.The word I choose was abase because it was one of the first words I learn in the vocab ahead.
ReplyDeleteDarius Odom 2A 1.This website was very helpful because it gave good examples and gave good simple definitions.Yes I will still be using a dictionary for upcoming vocab words. 2.The video that was using abase was the best video beacause it gave good examples.
ReplyDeleteEmonni Teshome, 2A
ReplyDelete1. Yes I liked the Vocab Ahead website. I enjoyed looking at the videos. I think this a easy and convenient way for students to understand vocabulary. These videos will help me improve because they give understandable and relative examples of the terms. No I will not continue using traditional dictionaries as long as I have access to this website.
2. The word I liked the best is Abysmal ,because the meaning is terrible or awful. I can use this while expressing how bad something is. "I thought the song Beyonce sung at the VMA Awards was abysmal."
Aliah Pinckney 2a
ReplyDelete1.I think this website was okay, Yes it will improve my vocabulary because it's much better than flipping in the dictionary for words. No I will not use the dictionary.
2. I liked the word accolade because I love getting Awards and praise. My sentence is I just got a accolade today.
Destanie Green 2A
ReplyDelete1.I Love the website Because It Is So Easy To Learn The Words & The Meaning Of The Words.2.I Like The Word Abridge-To Cut Short,Reduce in size Or To Shrink.My Sentence Is Alot Of My Classes Had Been Abridge This Year.
Anonymous said...
ReplyDeleteGood job, class, on this week's blog. I enjoyed reading about your impressions of this vocab building site. Many of your examples were excellent. We'll have a quiz on these words soon. Start studying the next set of words, which you'll find on Vocab Ahad and also at the bottom of this blog. Remember, the words change every week.
Mr. Sabath
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