Vocabulary Challenge: jippa jappa vs. jibber jabber

What is the difference between "jippa jappa" and "jibber jabber"?  Both are English words.

Look up definitions of each.  See if you can find a sample sentence for each word. You might even be able to find a picture of each.  Make sure you understand the difference between each word.

Write a paragraph that explains the difference between jippa jappa and jibber jabber.

Make sure you do these things in your paragraph:

• Start with a topic sentence.  It can be a fun one.
• Define each word.  (Cite your source.)
• Write an example sentence of each word.  (Cite your source or write your own sentence.)
• Conclude with a sentence that discusses how the words are different.

You may illustrate your paragraph.

Bubbl.us Projects for Walk Two Moons

Projects are due Wednesday, Feb. 25.

To create your Bubbl.us:

• Go to the Bubble.us website.  There is no 'e' in Bubbl.us.
• Hit the start brainstorming button.
• First create an account in case you need to save your work.
• Sign-in
• Create your web.  Your web should:
• have separate bubbles for characters and quotes
• have about ten characters/quotes
• use color to group the bubbles in ways that make sense
• be free of spelling and capitalization errors.
• You can write on the connecting lines, too.
• It's better to include page numbers.

To print your Bubbl.us project you can just press print.  If the left side is cut off try exporting your project to your desktop. To do this press "Export" in the top left section of the Bubbl.us screen.  After you have exported your Bubbl.us, open it and print it as you would a picture.

Be sure to put a full heading on the front of your Bubbl.us project. You may write this in pen or pencil.

This is a 70% project since it includes reading an entire book.

Japan Geo Challenge

Label these items on your map:

• Sea of Japan
• East China Sea
• Pacific Ocean
• Kyushu
• Shikoku
• Honshu
• Hokkkaido
• Chagoku Mountains
• Japanese Alps
• Hidaka Mountains
• Nara
• Kyoto
• Mt. Fuji

Answer these questions in your workbook:

1. Which island has the most people?
2. What percent of Japan's land is used for agriculture?

Research and record three facts about each of these places:

3.  Mt. Fuji

4.  Kanto Plain

5.  Kyoto

6.  Tokyo

7.  Honshu

8.  The birthplace of Godzilla

Find interesting facts that relate to the history and/or geography of Japan.

Use the above information to make a final, large, version of your map with annotations.  Illustrations are optional.  

Write Your Name in Chinese

This is a history assignment due this Friday.

Write your name in Chinese characters.  Use the small strip of paper I gave you in class today.  These will be posted in the classroom so make them look good.  Use color, markers, paint, whatever you like to make a good looking product.

To find out how to write your name in Chinese characters use this websites:

http://www.mandarintools.com/chinesename.html

On the back write what your name in English characters, what your name means and what year you were born in.

College Brochure Projects

If you are having trouble making your brochure this website might help....

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Brochures-on-Microsoft-Word

If you still have questions you can leave them here in the comments. I will check back on Friday and answer them if I can.

Stay dry everyone.

Latin Roots Book Project: Word List

These are the roots and the words for the Latin roots book projects. 

All projects are due tomorrow, December 9.

1. foli - leaf: foliage, bifoliate, portfolio, defoliant
2.  manu - hand: manufacture, manuscript, manicure, manipulate
3. mal - bad: malevolent, malicious, malady, malnutrition
4. miss/mitt - to send: missive, transmit, missle, missionary
5. gen - birth, origin: genesis, generation, gender, indigenous
6. ped/pod - foot: pedel, pedestal, pedestrian, podiatrist
7. stell - star: stellar, constellation, interstellar, stelliform
8. aqua - water: aquarium, aquatic, aqueduct, Aquarius
9. mob/mot - to move: motor, automobile, motivated, remote
10. bene/bon - good: bonus, benediction, benefactor, benevolent
11. cor - heart: courage, encourage, concord, discord
12. cis - to cut: scissors, incision, incisors, precise
13. cred - to believe; to trust: credit, incredible, credentials, credibility
14. dict - to say: dictator, dictionary, predict, contradict
15. fract/frag - to break: fraction, fragment, fragile, fracture
16. mem - mindful: remember, memory, memorial, commemorate
17. port - to carry: portable, import, transport, portfolio
18. rupt - to break; to burst: erupt, interrupt, disrupt, rupture
19. scrib - to write: scribble, prescribe, manuscript, inscription
20. spect - to look at: spectator, specimen, inspector, suspect

Current Homework

Here is the homework for the first week of December for all of my classes.
 

1. Read 150 pages for Friday's Reading Race
2. Complete your Latin Root book.  See me during lunch if you need to review the word list because you have lost yours.  Due Tuesday, December 9.
3. Type up a new draft of your Hugo essay.  Use MLA format. Follow the directions that were handed out in class today or use this website.   The website contains directions and a sample page. It may be easiest to use the sample page.  Papers not in MLA format will have to be reprinted. Due Friday.