******** The vocabulary words in this class will repeat every 52 weeks. *******

*********Students should bring a pen or pencil an a spiral-bound notebook or looseleaf paper to class. *******

******* I follow Outschool’s refund policy and don’t issue refunds for missed classes. Here is the link to more information about Outschool’s refund policy:

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********** IMPORTANT: at the beginning of each class student should copy the five vocabulary words and the short definitions off of the screen. We will do many activities with the vocabulary words. If the learner does not write the definitions down, they may not be able to complete the activities.****************

*****IMPORTANT:    Outschool does not require students to leave their camera on during class. (They must turn it on briefly at the beginning of class while attendance has checked, but after that they are allowed to turn the camera off. ) HOWEVER, I would like your student to leave their CAMERA ON during our class. It is difficult for me to check for their comprehension of what were discussion if I cannot see your student. When a student's camera is off and they do not reply to a question, I don't know if they're not answering because they have left the room, are not paying attention and are distracted, or if they simply don't understand and are thinking about how to answer. If their camera is on, it is much easier for me to assist them and make sure they are getting the most benefit from class. If you would like your students to have their camera turned off during class that is OK, but please let me know so I don't require them to turn it on.*******

I am a patient teacher who encourages students to work hard and try their best. Mistakes are ok in my classes!  That's one of the ways we learn.  I correct a learner's mistake gently and always encourage them to correct me when I make a mistake.  I also believe that learning should be fun and not boring! I keep my students engaged and use many methods to meet the needs of different types of learners. 

In this class students will learn new learn vocabulary words that will improve their speaking, reading and writing abilities. In each class, students will learn five new vocabulary words. They will learn the meanings of any prefixes and suffixes in the words. They will learn the definition and  synonyms or antonyms of the words.  We will play games and complete activities to help solidify the memorization of the new words and the definitions.

Usually in each class students will:
1) be presented five new words
2) learn the meanings of any prefixes and suffixes in the day's vocabulary words. 
VERY IMPORTANT STEP:  3) write the five vocabulary words and the definitions in their vocabulary notebook. (Definitions are often modified from the one found in a dictionary to help young learners understand the meanings well)
4) complete activities such as doing a word search or a crossword puzzle
5) be encouraged to make their own sentence with vocabulary word to share with the class. (this is sometimes difficult to do when you have just learned a word. I am always happy to help the student make a sentence.)

Vocabulary words for each class:

Year 2024:

1.  Week of January 1: Endure, tactic, quell, docile, precipice

2.  Week of January 8: Lament, modify, obsolete, ornate, reluctant

3. Week of January 15: undulate, treacherous, squalid, sinister, reproach

4. Week of January 22:  reiterate, ubiquitous, vital, placate, perish

5. Week of January 29:   oust, lucid, tenacious, emit, dubious

6. Week of February 5:  peculiar, dire, dilemma, coincide, sediment

7. Week of February 12:  sufficient, teeming, obstinate, ruminate, adverse

8. Week of February 19:  Timid, flounder, cultivate, ambitious, precocious

9. Week of February 26:  erratic, exploit, frank, cumbersome, aversion

10. Week of March 4:  Forlorn, malevolent, benevolent, brazen, potent

11. Week of March 12:  affluent, pragmatic, prompt, scrutinize, sparingly

12. Week of March 19: shear, secrete, rash, vivacious, opine

13. Week of March 26:  enthralling, melodramatic, infer, hostile, excel

14. Week of April 2:   inhibit, dismay, imminent, discord, vestibule

15. Week of April 9: competent, candid, brawl, antipathy, peruse

16. Week of April 16: apathetic, serpentine, boast, curtail, abhorrent

17. Week of  April 23: abate, abyss, adept, spontaneous, inquisitive

18. Week of April 30:  covet, wary, arduous, longevity, levitate

19. Week of May 7:  abysmal, dirge, grueling, monotonous, vigilant

20. Week of May 14: Ambiguous, bolster, deplete, emit, fluctuate

21. Week of May 21:  contrite, dire, encore, retaliate, nomad

22. Week of May 28: reticent, emulate, replenish, conspicuous, vacillate

23. Week of June 4: bashful, exacerbate, multitude, persistent, versatile

24. Week of June 11: alias, extol, tranquil, adversary, exasperated

25. Week of June 18: headway, vulnerable, swarm, meticulous, bamboozled

26. Week of June 25:  zeal, jut, swagger, deft, dismal.

27. Week of July 2:  NO CLASS

28. Week of July 9: NO CLASS

29. Week of July 16:   Recluse, kerfuffle, brandish, meander, knoll

30. Week of July 23: Redundant, egregious, petulant, disdain, amicable 

31.Week of July 30: Malleable, loquacious, brackish, barricade, apprehensive

32. Week of August 7:  rambunctious, lollygag, bumfuzzled, bungalow, calamity

33. Week of August 14:  Exhilarating, ember, cunning, ignite, implore

34 Week of August 21:  cacophony, swoon, copious, astute, gallivant

35. Week of August 28: adjacent, catastrophe, unanimous, oblivious, eloquent

36 Week of Sept 4: waft, pristine, jabber, cunning, concoction 

37 Week of. Sept 11: nemesis, obsolete, prudent, querulous, raucous

38. Week of Sept 18:   heinous, fortuitous, flummoxed, crestfallen, hodgepodge

39. Week of Sept 25:   lackadaisical, miffed, pugnacious, feasible, rigmarole

40. Week of October 2:  maverick, livid, lectern, garrulous, insipid

41. Week of October 9:   taciturn, havoc, flippant, desolate, alleviate

42. Week of October 16:  virtuoso, tumultuous, spellbinding, ricochet, cockamamie

43. Week of October 23:  Banish, engross, repugnant, somber, stamina

44. Week of Oct 30: hazard, lambasted, quibble, tidbit, woebegone

45. Week of November 6:  chronological, confidant, cajole, lethargic, flabbergasted

46. Week of November 13: impeccable, candor, coerce, brusque, pensive

47. Week of November 20: brouhaha, frugal, malarkey, opulent

48. Week of Nov 27:  persnickety, berserk, curmudgeon, dumbfounded, guffaw
                             
49. Week of December 4: rumpus, skedaddle, vigor, feral, menace

50. Week of December 11: debacle, adept, cache, ursrup, pacify
   
51. Week December 18: to be determined

52. NO CLASS week of December 25

***** the word list will repeat beginning in January 2025. The correct date for the week will be added at that time.*****