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Week 23 February 26 2015 Language ArtsReading Monday February 2 2015 Root of the Week Bi Twice doubly Word of the Day bilingual Definition bahy ling gwuhl or Canadian ID: 276090

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Gladiator Word of the Day

Week 23

February 2-6, 2015Slide2

Language Arts/Reading

Monday, February 2, 2015

Root of the Week: “Bi” (Twice, doubly)

Word of the Day: bilingualDefinition: [bahy-ling-gwuhl or, Canadian, -ling-gyoo-uhl] adjective able to speak two languages with the facility of a native speaker.spoken, written, or containing similar information in two different languages: a bilingual dictionary; Public notices at the embassy are bilingual.of, involving, or using two languages: a bilingual community; bilingual schools.Slide3

Math

Tuesday,

February

3, 2015Root of the Week: “bi” (Twice, doubly)Word of the Day: BilateralDefinition: [bahy-lat-er-uhl]pertaining to, involving, or affecting two or both sides, factions, parties, or the like: a bilateral agreement; bilateral sponsorship.located on opposite sides of an axis; two-sided, especially when of equal size, value, etc.Biology . pertaining to the right and left sides of a structure, plane, etc.not identical on both sides of a central.Slide4

Social Studies

Wednesday,

February

4, 2015Root of the Week: “Bi”(Twice, doubly)Word of the Day: Bicentennial Definition: Bicentennial [bahy-sen-ten-ee-uhl]pertaining to or in honor of a 200th anniversary of US Independence: bicentennial celebration; a bicentennial exposition.

consisting of or lasting 200 years: a bicentennial period

.

occurring every 200 years: the bicentennial return of a comet.(

in the Republic of South Africa) a rigid policy of segregation of the nonwhite population. Slide5

Science

Thursday,

February

5, 2015Root of the Week: “bi”(Twice, doubly)Word of the Day: Bifocals [bahy-foh-kuh l]adjective1. Chiefly Optics. having two foci.2. (of an eyeglass or contact lens) having two portions, one for near and one for far vision.Slide6

Academy of

Education

Friday,

February 6, 2015Root of the Week: bi”(Twice, doubly)Word of the Day: BiasDefinition: [bahy-uhs] adjective a particular tendency or inclination, especially one that prevents unprejudiced consideration of a question; prejudice.Statistics. a systematic as opposed to a random distortion of a statistic as a result of sampling procedure. Slide7

Gladiator Word of the Day

Week 24

February 9-13, 2015Slide8

Language

Arts/Reading

Monday,

February 9, 2015Root of the Week: “Cant/cent/chant” (to sing)Word of the Day: accent[n. ak-sent; v. ak-sent, ak-sent]Definition:prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these. degree of prominence of a syllable within a word and sometimes of a word within a phrase: primary accent; secondary accent.Slide9

Math

Tuesday,

February

10, 2015Root of the Week: “Cant/cent/chant” (to sing)Word of the Day: cantilever [kan-tl-ee-ver, -ev-er] nounDefinition:any rigid structural member projecting from a vertical support, especially one in which the projection is great in relation to the depth, so that the upper part is in tension and the lower part in compression.Building Trades, Civil Engineering . any rigid construction extending horizontally well beyond its vertical support, used as a structural element of a bridge (cantilever bridge) building foundation, etc.Aeronautics . a form of wing construction in which no external bracing is used.Architecture . a bracket for supporting a balcony, cornice, etc.Slide10

Social Studies

Wednesday,

February

11, 2015Root of the Week: “Cant/cent/chant” (to sing)Word of the Day: Recant [ri-kant] verbDefinition: 1. to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.2. to withdraw or disavow a statement, opinion, etc., especially formally.Slide11

Science

Thursday, February

12,

2015Root of the Week: “Cant/cent/chant” (to sing)Word of the Day: Lubricant[loo-bri-kuhnt] nounDefinition: a substance, such as oil or grease, used for lessening friction, especially in the working parts of a mechanism.Slide12

Academy of Law

Friday,

February

13, 2015Root of the Week: Cant/cent/chant” (to sing)Word of the Day: vacant[vey-kuhnt]adjectiveDefinition:1. having no contents; empty; void: a vacant niche.2. having no occupant; unoccupied: no vacant seats on this train.3. not in use: a vacant room.4. devoid of thought or reflection: a vacant mind.5. characterized by, showing, or proceeding from lack of thought or intelligence: a vacant answer; a vacant expression on a face.Slide13

Gladiator Word of the Day

Week 25

February 18-20, 2015Slide14

Language Arts/Reading

Monday,

February

16, 2015Root of the Week: “dem” (people)Word of the Day: Demographics[dem-uh-graf-iks, dee-muh-]Definition:A single vital or social statistic of a human population, as the number of births or deaths. Slide15

Math

Tuesday,

February

17, 2015Root of the Week: “dem” (people)Word of the Day: Demonstrate[dem-uhn-streyt] verbDefinition:to make evident or establish by arguments or reasoning; prove: to demonstrate a philosophical principle.to describe, explain, or illustrate by examples, specimens, experiments, or the like: to demonstrate the force of gravity by dropping an object.to manifest or exhibit; show: He demonstrated his courage by his actions in battle.Slide16

Social

Studies

Wednesday,

February 18, 2015Root of the Week: “dem” (people)Word of the Day: Democracy[dih-mok-ruh-see] nounDefinition: 1. government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.

2.

state having such a form of government: The United States and Canada are democracies

.

3. a

state of society characterized by formal equality of rights and

privileges. Slide17

Science

Thursday, February

19,

2015Root of the Week: “dem” (people)Word of the Day: BiodemographyThe science dealing with the integration of biological theory and demography.Slide18

Academy of Education

Friday,

February

20, 2015Root of the Week: “dem” (people)Word of the Day: Academy Definition: a secondary or high school, especially a private one.2. a school or college for special instruction or training in a subject: a military academy.3. an association or institution for the advancement of art, literature, or science: the National Academy of Arts and LettersSlide19

Gladiator Word of the Day

Week 26

February 23-27, 2015Slide20

Language Arts/Reading

Monday,

February

23, 2015Root of the Week: “equ” (equal, even)Word of the Day: equivocate[ih-kwiv-uh-keyt] verbDefinition:to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead; prevaricate or hedge: When asked directly for his position on disarmament, the candidate only equivocated.Slide21

Math

Tuesday,

February

24, 2015Root of the Week: “equ” (equal, even)Word of the Day: equation[ih-kwey-zhuhn, -shuhn] nounDefinition:the act of equating or making equal; equalization: the symbolic equation of darkness with death.equally balanced state; equilibrium.Mathematics . an expression or a proposition, often algebraic, asserting the equality of two quantities.Also called chemical equation. Chemistry . a symbolic representation showing the kind and amount of the starting materials and products of a reaction.Slide22

Social

Studies

Wednesday,

February 25, 2015Root of the Week: “equ” (equal, even)Word of the Day: equality[ih-kwol-i-tee] nounDefinition: 1. the state or quality of being equal; correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability.2. uniform character, as of motion or surface.3. Mathematics . a statement that two quantities are equal; equation.Slide23

Science

Thursday, February

26,

2015Root of the Week: “equ” (equal, even)Word of the Day: equatorialee-kwuh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-, ek-wuh-] adjectiveDefinition: 1. of, pertaining to, or near an equator, especially the equator of the earth.2. of, like, or typical of the regions at the earth's equator: equatorial temperatures.Slide24

Academy of Law

Friday,

February

27, 2015Root of the Week: equ” (equal, even)Word of the Day: equivocal[ih-kwiv-uh-kuhl] adjectiveDefinition:1. allowing the possibility of several different meanings, as a word or phrase, especially with intent to deceive or misguide; susceptible of double interpretation; deliberately ambiguous: an equivocal answer.2. of doubtful nature or character; questionable; dubious; suspicious: aliens of equivocal loyalty.3. of uncertain significance; not determined: an equivocal attitude.