Vocabulary Week 2

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Censure from The Things They Carried, p. 51


"I feared ridicule and censure."

Clues: Previous sentence indicated that he was afraid of losing the respect of his parents. Later in the paragraph, he describes the people of his small town sitting around and talking about him calling him a sissy for going to Canada.

Possible synonyms: condemnation, judgment

Possible antonyms: approval, support

Definition: Censure is the strong expression of disapproval.

Original sentence:  When I dropped out of college, I was shocked by my roommate's censure.

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Reticence from The Things They Carried, p. 51

"To an extent, I suppose, his reticence was typical of that part of Minnesota, where privacy still held value, and even if I'd been walking around with some horrible deformity--four arms and three heads--I'm sure the old man would've talked about everything except those extra arms and heads."

Clues: The phrases "where privacy still held value," "would've talked abut everything except."

Possible synonyms: hesitant, reluctant

Possible antonyms: eagerness, willingness

Definition: Reticence is the tendency be silent, reserved.

Original Sentence: Although I wanted to go to grad school, my reticence stemmed from my not having been to school in over fifteen years.

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Demoralized from Efficient and Flexible Reading, "My Black Skin Make My White Coat Vanish," p. 109

"Over the years, the inability of patients and others to believe that I am a doctor has left me utterly demoralized. Their incredulity persists even now that I am a senior resident, working in one of the busiest hospital emergency rooms."

Inference Clue: Since her experience signifies a repeated pattern, I can infer that demoralized means discouraged or defeated.

Definition: to deprive a person of courage, spirit, or discipline.

Original Sentence: The first-place team left the soccer field demoralized that they had lost the championship game to the last-place ranking team.

Reflection Prompts - Spring '09

Week 5 of 6 We are quickly coming to the end of this semester. For this week's reflection prompt, I want you to look at the next few weeks. How are you doing in your classes? What do you need to do to continue to be successful? What challenges do you face? What have you learned about reading, study skills, or yourself in this class that will help you in the next few weeks?
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Week 4 of 6 The unexamined life is not worth living. Socrates, in Plato, Dialogues, Apology Greek philosopher in Athens (469 BC - 399 BC) Well, this may be something of an extreme statement but in reading education circles, there are many who might paraphrase this quote in this way: If you don't spend time examining your life and the choices you make, you are less likely to make choices that will make your life better. So this week (or two since we have spring break), we are going to examine who we are by taking one or more preference tests. There is a personality test, two right brain/left brain dominance tests, and a multiple intelligences test. These tests will allow you to see a different way of knowing yourself. By better understanding your personality or learning preference, you can make better choices with your education. At least, that's my theory! ;) Go to the links in the sidebar named Online Preference Assessments. Take one or more of the online assessments and then answer the following reflection prompt: Do the results of the assessment you took seem accurate to you? If so, why. If not, why not? Did you learn anything new about yourself? THEN Taking the results into consideration, reflect on how these might affect your approach to school--the good and the bad.
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Week 3 of 6 Tim O’Brien states: “War stories, like any good story, is finally about the human heart. About the choices we make, or fail to make. The forfeitures in our lives. Stories are to console and to inspire and to help us heal…And a good war story, in my opinion, is a story that strikes you as important, not for war content, but for its heart content.” Reflect on a story that made an impact on your personally and tell why. OR Think of an event in your life and how would you share that story with somebody in a way that you did not share all the facts, but would speak to the human heart.
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Week 2 of 6 What impact has studying the vocabulary required for this class had on you? * Do you notice those words around you now? * Do you approach unfamiliar vocabulary in a different way now? * Do you find yourself using any of the new words you’ve learned? * Are you remembering the words long-term or forgetting them after you test?
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Week 1 of 6 Last week’s reflection asked you to look forward. This week’s post will ask you to look back at the past week, as well as forward to the next. What plans did you makeyou’re your time last week? Did you follow those plans? What reading strategies and study skills did you plan to use? Were you successful? Now look forward to the coming week. What adjustments do you need to make from last week to the next?