PERSONAL DICTIONARY REQUIREMENTS

Label each of the 26 pages in your binder with a letter of the alphabet.  Record words collected from your novel or in-class readings, Caught Ya sentences, current events articles, etymology lessons, prefix lists, etc, under the appropriate letter in your personal dictionary.  Record the source (where you first spied the word—you can include a copy of that text with the word highlighted), the part of speech used in the context, the definition, and one of the following tasks: an original sentence using the word, an illustration of the word’s meaning, a synonym or antonym.    Extra credit will be awarded if you complete one than one of the tasks listed.  You can earn extra credit also by including the history of the word (etymology) When a page is full for a specific letter, add another loose-leaf to your binder!  Words do not have to be listed alphabetically under letter headings. 

Seeking an “A” (90%-100%)?—50 words must be recorded in your personal dictionary each quarter.  Extra credit will be awarded if you do more than one of the tasks. 

Seeking a “B” (80%-89%)?—35 words must be recorded in the above format in your  personal dictionary. 

Okay with a “C” (70%-79%)?—20 words must be recorded in the above format in your personal dictionary. 

Around the 5 week mark each quarter (October 6th for the first quarter), everyone must have at least 10 new words in their dictionary or will be required to come during learning lab or after school one day each week for the last 5 weeks of the quarter to keep current with the long-term assignment.

The dictionaries will be collected and must have the minimum of 20 words on 

11/3-- 4th Period and 5th Period

11/4--1st  Period and 2nd Period

11/5--3rd period