Monday, August 20

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 1 Spelling Pre-test and Vocabulary Pre-test (lists below)
•Compete STAR testing
•Complete Interview process

7th grade:
column
columnist
design
designate
debt
debit
heir
inherit
hasten
haste
atumn
autumnal
resign
resignation
doubt
dubious
vehicle
vehicular
muscle
muscular

Anthropomorphism - the representation of objects as having human form or traits
Autobiography - a biography of yourself
Biography - an account of the series of events making up a person's life
Character - a characteristics propery that defines the apparent individual nature of something
Comedy - a comic incident or series of incidents

6th:
depth
craft
plunge
wreck
sunk
film
strict
bomb
switch
length
prompt
pitch
else
cliff
pledge
scrub
brass
grill
stung
plump

Protagonist - the principal character in a work of fiction
Epilogue - a short speech addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
Legacy - a gift of personal property by will
Lore - knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote
Time - the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
Environment - the totality of surrounding conditions