Fletcher Vocab FAQ

1.  How are we supposed to find the sentences when we didn't read both books? 

These words were selected by you kids.  I did not assign them.  YOU picked them.  So now, if a word you contributed is on that list, help us by posting the sentence where the word is featured.   Notice Alyssa's comment in the previous post, where she advises exactly where "tautological" could be found.  Except, I'd prefer it if you just went ahead and typed out the sentence, like I did.
Some of you seem a little lost, so I did the first three for you.   But you don't really think I should be doing the vocab words for you, do you? Kids, you need to step up.  We're a community.  Members of a community have responsibilities to one another.

2.  How do we fill in the little chart?  

The first eight words are extrinsic, tautology, jargon, ephemeral, innocuous, ramifications, meritocracy, and erstwhile; these will end up on the chart that we started in class.  But YOU create another chart, and choose eight more words that you selected to study this summer, but that didn't make the cut.  For example, when I was reading Here Comes Everybody, I selected the word "mete."  That didn't make it on our group list, so I'll include it on my personal list.

3.  When is the quiz?

The quiz is this Thursday.

4.  When are the vocab pages due?

The vocab pages are always due on the day of the quiz, so on this Thursday I will check your notebook for 16 words -- the eight "group" words, and the eight "personal" words.

Any more questions?  Pose them in the comments below.