Transcript Curtis Aikens and the American Dream: Vocab. Unit

Name:___________________
Date:_______
The Art of Expression:
Creativity at Work
and
The Hidden Secrets of the
Creative Mind
1.)________________________________________
• Def: ___________________________________________________
• Context: “Then you need to determine what the
author ________________, or says is important, and
remember that.”
• Ex. 1.) Jamie likes to ______________ the good points in
every situation. She likes to stress the silver lining in
every dark cloud.
• Your sentences:
• 1.)
• 2.)
2.)_____________________________________
• Def: _________________________________________________
• Context: “The goal of determining importance as
you read is to focus on important information…You
_________________.”
• Ex. 1.) After reading a chapter in Living up the
Street, Ms. Morse might ask you to ______________ the
story and write what happened in your own words.
• Your sentences:
• 1.)
• 2.)
3.)_____________________________
• Def: ________________________________________
• Context: “…___________. It tells as story-a
biography-of a real person.”
• Ex. 1.) Living up the Street is a book of ___________
writing by Gary Soto.
• 2.) Your memory stories are great examples of
_____________ writing.
• Your sentence:
• 1.)
4.)____________________________
• Def:__________________________________________________
• Context: “Because these sentences give facts and
explain things, they are clues that the text is
_______________- or informative.”
• Ex. 1.) When you write a biology report explaining
how a cell works, you use ________________ writing.
• Your sentence:
• 1.)
5.)_____________________________
• Def: ___________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
• Context:…the nonfiction piece is _________________-it
tells about one person’s experience with the topic.”
• Ex. 1.) Writing a book about your life is a great
example of ___________________________ writing.
• Your sentence:
• 1.)
6.)______________________________________
• Def:_____________________________________
• Context: “ ‘Art’ is an elusive idea of a ____________ for
people young and old…”
• Ex. 1.) When I was in college I decided to follow my
dreams and work towards a teaching ____________.
• 2.) My best friend would love a _________ in world of
art. She loves to paint, draw, and sculpt.
• Your sentences:
• 1.)
• 2.)
7.)_____________________________________
• Def: __________________________________________________________
• Context: “Yet for the hundreds of public high school
students who _________________ on projects at Artists for
Humanity (AFH), art careers are becoming a thrilling
reality.”
• Ex. 1.) Students work in groups and ________________ on class
assignments to make the work load a little bit easier.
• Your sentences:
• 1.)
• 2.)
8.)________________________________
• Def: ___________________________________________________________
• Context: “AFH is a study in attainable dreams: about what
happens when high ____________________ for performance,
discipline, and creativity meet the raw and eager energy of
youth.”
• Ex. 1.) If Ms. Morse’s students work hard, each and
everyone of them will them have the ability to meet and
exceed her _______________________.
• 2.) If you have high _________________, you expect something
to turn out well.
• Your sentences:
• 1.)
• 2.)
9.)_______________________________
• Def: _____________________________________________________
• Context: “Mars expresses his ___________________ this way:
‘You’ve just got to give all your might and crate as much as
you can.’”
• Ex. 1.) Once you make a __________________ to do something,
you should put your whole heart into it and pursue that
goal with 100% dedication.
• 2.) Rian shows his ___________________ to school by coming
early every day.
• Your sentences:
• 1.)
• 2.)
10.)__________________________
• Def: ____________________________________________
• Context: “It’s a ________ that you have for yourself that you
earn and you don’t have to give it to anyone.
• Ex. 1.) Having a ___________ means showing special ability
or skill.
• 2.) Riley has amazing ____________ when it comes to riding
horses.
• 3.) Miguel demonstrates his athletic ______________ on the
soccer field.
• Your sentences:
• 1.)
• 2.)
11.)_________________________________
• Def: ________________________________________________________
• Context: “The very building that houses the program is
perhaps the most arresting example of Boston urban
landscape _____________________ in the hands of Artists for
Humanity.”
• Ex. 1) Bumblebee can ______________ from a robot into a
camaro.
• 2.) Hunter __________________ his sketch into a painting.
• Your sentences:
• 1.)
• 2.)
12.)____________________________________
• Def: ______________________________________________________
• Context: “Many people believe creativity comes in a
sudden moment of _____________ and that this “magical”
burst of an idea is different…”
• Ex. 1.) The instruction sheet gave me __________ into how
to use the machine.
• 2.) My sister, who just returned from her first year in
college, gave me _____________ into what to expect in
college classes.
• Your sentences:
1.)
• 2.)
13.)____________________________________
• Def: _____________________________________________________________
• Context: “The trick is to _____________ them and purge the bad
ones.”
• Ex. 1.) When you _____________ something, you decide how
good or valuable it is.
• 2.) Ms. Morse will ___________ your essay and then give you a
final grade.
• 3.) Darren, the judge, listened to the prosecution’s and the
defense’s claims and comments, and ______________ the situation
from both sides before making a decision on what to do.
• Your sentences:
• 1.)
• 2.)
14.)______________________________________________
• Def:__________________________________________________________
• Synonyms: _____________________________
• Context: “The EpiCenter _____________ solar panels,
rainwater collection, and recycled materials.”
• Ex.1 ) Celia and Jermiah _____________ their brains in class
whenever they complete an assignment.
• 2.) All students should ____________ the after school ASSETS
program to get some extra tutoring help or try a new and
exciting enrichment class, like culinary arts!
• Your sentences:
• 1.)
• 2.)
15.)____________________________________
• Def: ________________________________________________________
• Synonyms: ________________________________________
• Context: “…students welded larger-than-life steel human
figures in clothes ______________ the history of black fashion.”
• Ex. 1.) Yaquelin ________________ her ceramic's sculpture by
drawing it on the board, so the class could see what it
would look like when it was done.
• 2.) Ms. Morse ____________ what a complete sentence should
look like by writing it on the overhead.
• Your sentence:
• 1.
• 2.)
16.)_____________________________________
• Def:_________________________________
• Context: “…he suggests ways in which we can
__________ our creativity…”
• Ex. 1.) If you want to _________ your grades,
you must study, study, study!!!
• 2.) Cadu practice everyday after school and on
weekends to ___________ his football skills.
• Your sentences:
• 1.)
• 2.)