Friday, December 14, 2007

Friday 21st Assignment

Before Christmas I would like you to finish up to chapter 10. This week because you have a bit more reading you only need to look up 10 vocabulary words and tell their meaning.
I will check in with you next Friday but there will not be an assignment over the Winter Break!

Miss Pineo

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

VOCABULARY
BREAKFAST:The first and most important meal of the day.
MOUNTAIN:A natural elevation of the earths surface.
DISGUISE:To dress up as someone else rather than you to sneak in and out of certain places.
BLACK:An extremely dark color.
ELEVEN:A cardinal number between 10 and 12.
EDUCATION:An act of knowledge such as school.
RED:A primary,bold,blood-like color.
POCKET:A piece of fabric inside or outside a garment and forming a pouch used for carrying small articles.
SUN:A big yellow star located in space used to bring down light,heat and energy.The sun is also used for electricity which we call Solar Power.
PROUD:To have or show self-esteem.
CONFIDENT:To feel brave,proud or strong.

Unknown said...

VOCABULARY
#1Burqa- a tent like garment
must wear when thay go outside.
#2Chador- apiece of cloth worn by women and girls to cover there hair and scoulders.
#3Dari- one of the two main languages spoken in Afganistan.
#4 Eid– a moslem festival coming at the end of Ramadan the month of festing.
#5Nan- Afghan bread -flat sometimes round and sometimes long.
#6-Pashtu- another main language spoken in Afganistan.
#7taliban- members of hte rulingparty in afghanistan.

Unknown said...

#8-toshak- a narrow matress used in many Afghan homes.
#9-kebab- piecesof mat on a skewer cooked over a fire
#10-karachi- a kart on wheels used to sell things in the market.
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VOCAB

Anonymous said...

Vocab.- DISGUISE- When your wearing something that is different then what you usually wear.
TALIBAN-Members of ruling party in Afghanistan.
EDUCATION-Something you need to get a good job and pay off your college or university funds
KEBAB-Pieces of meat on a skewer cooked over the fire
TREMBLE-when you shake ,you do it when your usually cold
VIBRANT- When it is really colorful and bright
ROUTINE-omething you do on a regular basis
DISTINCTIVE-when you know its not the right thing
DAWDLING-when your just walking doing nothing
FORTUNTE-when your lucky.

Puneet said...

objections-not agreeing with something destroyed-something that is broken graveyard-a place where dead people rest generous-a giving action

Puneet said...

mountain-a lump on earth confident-to feel big and strong breakfast-the most importaant meal of the day digging-an attemp to bary something pocket-a place to store stuff attatched to clothing sun-the biggest source of light in the world

DNP said...

Nadia- thanks for all your hard work with these vocabulary words!

Miss P

DNP said...

Joey,

You have picked out some very key words here from your readings. Good work!

Miss P

DNP said...

Puneet,

Make sure you finish your assignment.
Good job so far.

Miss P

DNP said...

Braydon,

You have also selected good vocabulary words here. I hope you all are starting to learn some new things about what life is like for people in Afghanistan.

Miss Pineo