the detailed explanation sheet - East Penn School District

WOW WordsWOW words are a monthly vocabulary assignment. The goal of this assignment is toimprove your vocabulary, demonstrate an understanding of the parts of speech, andpractice dictionary skills.Every day, there will be a new Word of Wisdom (WOW) posted on the board. It isyour daily job to record this word on your WOW Words rough draft sheet. Foreach word you must do the following: Use a classroom dictionary to find the word’s part of speech & the correctdefinition of the word (if the word has more than one meaning, just chooseone). Please make sure that your definition matches the part of speech thatyou listed. Use the word in an original sentence and underline the word (The sentencemust show that you understand the meaning of the word). Your sentenceshould match the definition and part of speech you have listed.o Example:• Stupendous – She is stupendous! (WRONG WAY)• Stupendous – I love visiting my Grandma’s house because hercooking is stupendous! (RIGHT WAY) This should all be recorded on the rough draft sheet. This is your daily workat the start of language arts class. BE AWARE – There will be someunannounced WOW word checks… if you are not up-to-date with your WOWwords you will lose points on your language arts grade, and you may need toattend some working lunch sessions to catch up. In addition, each month you will get a comprehension worksheet. You will usethe ten WOW Words for the month to fill in the appropriate blanks. Ifwords are spelled incorrectly you will be lose points. If you lose yourcomprehension worksheet, extra copies can be found on Mr. Scholl’s webpagein the language arts section.http://www.eastpennsd.org/teacherpages/gscholl/

WOW Words are always due the last school day of each month. By the due date,you will need to hand in a good copy of your WOW words. Your good copy needs tohave the WOW Words placed in alphabetical order. All words in the sentencesshould be spelled correctly and proper grammar should be used. There are only10 words each month. The good copy MUST BE TYPED. If you do not have acomputer at home you can type it at school. There are computers in the librarythat you can use during 9 th periods.If you do not have a printer at home you have 2 options:1. Email the document to gscholl@eastpennsd.org by the due datea. Please DO NOT send your WOW Words in the body of an email. Itneeds to be an attachment from a word processing program.2. Use the drop box on my website (you will need to ask for the login & PW)(www.eastpennsd.org/teacherpages/gscholl)NOTE: Don’t wait until the last minute. If I do not have your good copy in my emailor my drop box, it will not count as a completed assignment. Telling me that yousent it, therefore I should have it, is not an acceptable excuse.You can receive extra credit points for this assignment by:o adding a new, challenging word of your own (it should be a word youdidn’t know before). This word can be added at the end OR inalphabetical order with the rest of the words. You need to mark itsomehow to show that it is your bonus word.IMPORTANT REMINDERS You must do the word of the day on the rough copy sheet EVERY DAY Make sure you use the correct definition Don’t forget the part of speech Your original sentence must match the definition you give Your original sentence must show that you understand the meaning of theword Underline the WOW word in your original sentence BE AWARE of unannounced WOW Word checks Good copy must be typed Good copy must have words in alphabetical order Check your spelling and grammar (proofread) Good copy must be handed in on time Don’t forget to do the comprehension page and staple it to your good copy.

EXAMPLEWords to use: respond, awesome, nervous1. awesome (adj.) - very impressiveLower Macungie Middle School has some awesome lunches.2. nervous (adj.) - highly excitable; unnaturally uneasy or apprehensiveI was nervous before the test because I didn’t study.3. respond (verb) - to reply or answer in wordsShe responded to the teacher’s question.The first set of WOW Words is due on __________________________WOW Words Score CardComprehension WS ___ / 10Correct definition ___ / 10Word used correctly ___ / 10Spelling/Grammar ___ / 10Part of speech listed ___ /5Alphabetical order ___ / 2typed ___ / 2word underlined ___ / 1***Extra Credit***New word _____ (+1)Total Points _________ / 50