Saturday, September 8, 2007

STARTING POINT: READ THIS FIRST.

Welcome to my wiki!
Please let me know if you have suggestions for making this space more user-friendly, navigible, applicable, or otherwise...better!As we mentioned in class, the following are norms (rules, guidelines) for using this wiki:
All postings
must be written using proper (standard) English Language Arts conventons. This includes:
*spelling (no "texting shortcuts")
* punctuation
*grammar
All comments must be appropriate for classroom "consumption." You are all (almost) adults. You know what is proper and what crosses the line!
If any author tries to "adjust" the assignments, or posts an inappropriate comment, I will be able to check the posting history, and appropriate consequences will be meted out.NO putdowns are allowed! We are using this as a furom for learning and fostering class discussion. All students must be able to contribute without fear of ridicule.
Thanks...and let's begin.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Cognate-1. When two things are similar by birth. 2. Adjective 3. Connate,akin, blood relation 4. Even thought you dont look like your sister, you are still cognate with her.

Derivative-1. Somehting thats not original, that has grown from something else. 2. Adj/Noun 3. aquire, unoriginal, secondary. 4. That girl keeps on copying my outfits, she is very derivative.

Diminutive- 1. Something small, little or tiny. 2. Adjective 3. Huge, massive, and Big 4. We need a diminutive house for my monopoly game.

Inflection-1. When a change of voice by pitch or volume accures. 2. Noun 3. Nuance, Variety, Intonation. 4, I was a little pitchy during that solo, i think inflection took over my voice.

Orthography- 1. Studying the usage of spelling and letters. 2. Noun 3. Language, Spelling, and Grammar. 4. In English class, she jam orthography into our heads.