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!
1.I think that this site is useful and creative.Since it has videos for me to watch on the words that aren't long I think it will probably be helpful.I don't study the dictionary at all so this is probably going to be the central way for me to learn words.
ReplyDelete2.The video I liked the most was for the word Arrogant.I liked it because it was short and simple.
Ex.I live in a house full of arrogant and hypocritical people who irritate me on a daily.
1. I think the website is extremely helpful. I think that this system will improve my vocabulary, they're much more entertaining than a normal dictionary so they will encourage me to learn new words. I'm most likely still going to use the dictionary once in a while but not as often.
ReplyDelete2. The video I liked best would be the one with the word Abase, because I think they gave very good example.
Ex: My allowance was abased, because I didn't do my chores.
1. I think Vocab Ahead is a very beneficial site. The videos will indeed improve my vocabulary, they carry examples instead of definitions which I think is best, I can get a better grasp of the word when its in an example format. Yes I will still use a dictionary to get a better understanding of the word.
ReplyDelete2. The video I most enjoyed was for Abysmal, I liked the examples they gave.
Ex: The lesson felt abysmal, multiple students were falling asleep.
William E. Martin Period2B
ReplyDelete1.The website was a little thin on vocabulary for my taste but I suppose it can be helpful to the appropriate demographic. I feel the website can only be used as a resource.If one wishes to augment their vocabulary he/she will do it on their own accord.I seldom use dictionaries anway, internet is the wave of the future!
2.I liked the video for zoophagous because the wonderful thing about tigers are that tigers are woondeful things.
3.I trembled as the zoophagous appetite of my peers grew greater and greater with every passing second into third period.
Terrell Kornegay 2B
ReplyDelete1. I like the website. I'm sort of a visual learner so it helps me out to have videos. I'll still use the dictionary for definitions and other examples and what-not since it can never hurt.
2. I liked acquiesce the most because I commonly find myself doing this to some people because I don't feel like hearing their mouths.
Ex: Before my mother could say something, I acquiesced to whatever she was going to ask to avoid a ten minute speech.
Christina Faulks 2b
ReplyDelete1.I think that the vocab-ahead webiste is helpful and an easier way to learning mew wrods. Yes , these videos will help me improve my vocabulary beacuse it will make me focus more because reading a dictionary is boring , but i will still use one incase that website doesn't have what im looking for.
2. I like the word abrasive because this is a better word then saying rough or something harsh like that.
Ex: When i went to greet my mother's friend & i shook her hand it was very abrasive.
D'Amonte White 2B
ReplyDelete1. I think the website is very useful and will help me a lot. I think this website will help me improve, because it gives me a firm understanding of the words. I will still use a dictionary for whatever I can't find in vocab ahead.
2. I liked the word acidulous the most because it's a word that I can use to describe myself.
Ex: I can be very acidulous when somebody asks me a stupid question.
Earl Childress 2B
ReplyDelete1. I believe that this website will be very helpful for me. This website will help me improve on my vocabulary because of the video and the fact there are pictures to match the meaning of words.
2. Acquiesce is the word i liked, because its a word i often apply to my daily life.
Example: Before the teacher made me change my seat i acquiesced to being quiet.
I like the Vocab Ahead website because everything is virtual now so getting on the computer to look up words is almost as common as using the dictionary. Plus now I dont have to take the time to flip through the dictionary and try to find the words. I like the videos because I'm a visual/audial learner so hearing the words and seeing the pictures really helps me. I probably will still use the dictionary but not as much. My favorite video/word was abdicate because of the picture and the example given about the king. I abdicated my position as Class President.
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ReplyDelete1. I think its smart and useful for students. Yes they will help me improve my vocabulary beacause its using visual and audio and that helps me learn. Yes i will use a dictionary when I feel i need to.
2. Abominable is the word i liked, the reason is because i like to be thought as abominable on the basketball court by my competition.
Example: Marcus was known to be abominable on the court and few chose to guard him
Alexia Strickland 2a
ReplyDelete1. I think this website is good, it provides a easier way for us, as students to get a better understanding of what the word is/means.
2. I liked the word accolade because i receive a lot of awards in many different areas.
The Sentence I chose to write was :
After my team and i put our hearts into our routine, we received an accolade for best sportsmanship and overall performance.
Alexus Unique Parker 2B
ReplyDelete1. I like the website alot because it made it easier and more intresting to learn new vocaulary, which is usually boring to me. This website will help me learn the new vocabulary. I dont think that i will ever use a boring, traditional dictionary again.
2. My favorite video was the video for abstain, I liked the visual, and the definition is short and to the ponit and easy to remember. This school year, I am trying to abstain from being mouthy.
Janie Pratt ' 2B
ReplyDelete1. I think the Vocab Ahead website is very helpful & will help me excell as far as building my vocabulary and comprehending words . I feel as though using a dictionary is a waste when I have all the resources I need online . I find the vocabulary video for abysmal most interesting , because ive never heard the word before and its a word I can use alot .
( example )- "Janie's Behavior Today Was Abysmal ."
1. I personally think that the website is really helpful when learning a new vocabulary word. The videos help because of all the examples it gives to you, including a visualization to help comprehend the word better.
ReplyDelete2. The vocabulary word that I liked best was abysmal, because it was very easy to remember and the examples were helpful.
"The lunch at Crossland was so abysmal, that I decided to bring my own lunch instead."
Juwan Whitaker 2b
ReplyDelete1.I think that the website is very helpful. I think its helpful because it would help me learn words and there defintions quicker. Yes I will stll use the dictionary to get a better understanding of the words that i've learned.
2.The video I liked was the video on accolade because it was quick to learn and understand.
Ex:Every honor roll assembly I have attended Ive earned alot of accolades.
Kenya Lorick 2B
ReplyDelete1.I think the website is a very good way to learn new words and it is very helpful. It will help me improve my vocabulary because it is more interesting than other ways to look up words.I think Ill still use a dictionary, to get another definition of the word.
2.The vocabulary word I liked the best was abysmal because it was easy to memorize its definition.
Ex:The cat looked so abysmal that we decided to clean it up and look after it for a while.
1. Well I think this website would help alot because I will have access to it whenever i need it. It would help my vocab alot. Using a dictionary is the boring way to do things.
ReplyDelete2.My favorite video was abridge. Cotton shirts is more likely to abridge because the material it's made out of
Dammien Wells 2B
ReplyDelete1.I think that the website is going to be very helpful to me and my vocab. The videos will help my vocab because it is less boring than a other methods. I most likely will not be using a dictionary this year.
2.My favorite video was accrue because its was easy to remember. I put away some money for some shoes and over time my money started to accrue.
Jazmin Horton 2B:
ReplyDelete1. I think that the website is a great idea. It is a much easier way to learn new vocab, without having to go through the hassle of getting a dictionary, or looking them up on line and having various definitions. I think it will help me because, it is a much easier and convient way to look words up, and I won't be as confused. I would rather stick to using the website than a actual dictionary.
2. The vocabulary word that I liked the best was acrimonious, because it was easy to remember and I can easily use it in a sentence that can relate to me in a way.
Ex.) My grandmother and I got into an argument, and later that night we were acting acrimonious to each other.
Tatiana Salazar 2B
ReplyDelete1. I think the website is great for helping us study words. I like it better than a regular dictionary because it shows us videos on the words.
2. The word I liked the best was "abysmal", I liked this word because it sounds fun to say.
Example: The movie I saw this weekend was abysmal.
Anja Perry 2B
ReplyDelete1. I think this website is very useful and can help me to better my vocabulary. I think it would help me because it gives me a visual on the words and examples. I would rather use VocabAhead than use a regular dictionary.
2. The word I liked was acidulous because it describes taste and personality.
Ex)My mother thinks Im a rude young girl because i often have acidulous remarks.
Fatima Ahmed 2B
ReplyDelete(late but hope i still get partial credit :))
1. I like the website because its very resourceful and i can also look at other peoples' list and study, so I will probably use it often, instead of a traditional dictionary unless I need to.
2. My favorite had to be acidulous because the boy looked really weird with the lemon.
Ex. I'm not a big fan of acidulous fruits like grapefruit, but I do like kiwi and sometimes sour grapes
Good 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.
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Charles Owens-Wilson 2B
ReplyDelete1.I like the website because it allows me to study in a different more easier way. I think it will help improve my vocabulary because its a different more intresting way to learn so I don't think I would use the dictionary.
2.I like acidulous because the picture was good and it helped me understand even more.
Alexia Strickland 2B
ReplyDelete1. I think the website is very useful and will help me a lot. I think this website will help me improve and expand my vocabulary.
2. I liked the word affinity because of the picture of the doves making a heart.
3.This bride and groom have a pure, natural affinity for each other.
Rashad Richardson 2B
ReplyDelete1. I think the website is good for improving my vocabulary. I say this because there were many words on there that I didn't know the meaning of, so no I din't think I will use a dictionary now.
2. I liked the video for abdicate because it got the meaning of the word through easily and the illustration made it even easier to comprehend.
The teacher abdicated his class to the substitute for the day because he was out sick.
I like Vocab Ahead because it fits with the life styles of my age group have internet connection and being able to see the things not just in class but while i'm done with facebook or youtube for the day.Also it just makes it a more fun experience in general.I doubt that usin this will use a dictionary in the future,but maybe less because i'll remember these words and thier definitions in the future because this has improved my vocabulary
ReplyDeleteI chose Abase Because my mom would always Abase me when i would anwser all her questions about history correctly before my father could