IMAGERY - visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work
RESPONSE - a verbal or written answer
Vocabulary: Understanding Concepts
Reader Response Theory 10/26/19
DISCLOSE - to make known
OWN - used with a possessive to emphasize that someone or something belongs or relates to the person mentioned
OWN - used with a possessive to emphasize that someone or something belongs or relates to the person mentioned
Your Fishbowl is your Youtube Channel 10/27/19
SINGULAR - denoting or referring to just one person or thing
MULTITUDE - a large number
MULTITUDE - a large number
Self Driven Agenda 10/28/19
AGENDA - the underlying intentions or motives of a particular person or group
Simulating Complex Adaptive Systems 10/29/19
SIMULATION - imitation of a situation or process
DEPICT - show or represent by a drawing, painting, or other art form
INDIVIDUALIZATION - to adapt to the needs or special circumstances of an individual
FRAGMENT - a small part broken or separated off something
DEPICT - show or represent by a drawing, painting, or other art form
INDIVIDUALIZATION - to adapt to the needs or special circumstances of an individual
FRAGMENT - a small part broken or separated off something
Morning Thoughts: developing a voice 10/30/19
VOICE - a particular opinion or attitude expressed
SOUND - the ideas or impressions conveyed by words
ACTION - the fact or process of doing something, typically to achieve an aim
FACT - a thing that is known or proved to be true
FICTION - a belief or statement that is false, but that is often held to be true because it is expedient to do so
COALESCE - come together to form one mass or whole
AGENCY - a business or organization established to provide a particular service, typically one that involves organizing transactions between two other parties
SILENCE - complete absence of sound
NON-COOPERATION - failure or refusal to cooperate, especially as a form of protest
SOUND - the ideas or impressions conveyed by words
ACTION - the fact or process of doing something, typically to achieve an aim
FACT - a thing that is known or proved to be true
FICTION - a belief or statement that is false, but that is often held to be true because it is expedient to do so
COALESCE - come together to form one mass or whole
AGENCY - a business or organization established to provide a particular service, typically one that involves organizing transactions between two other parties
SILENCE - complete absence of sound
NON-COOPERATION - failure or refusal to cooperate, especially as a form of protest
Looking Forward to Reading 10/31/19
MIND - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought
MENTAL - relating to the mind
CEREBRAL - intellectual rather than emotional or physical
COGNITIVE - relating to cognition
MATERIAL - the matter from which a thing is or can be made
REIFY - make more concrete or real
TENDENCY - an inclination toward a particular characteristic or type of behavior
MENTAL - relating to the mind
CEREBRAL - intellectual rather than emotional or physical
COGNITIVE - relating to cognition
MATERIAL - the matter from which a thing is or can be made
REIFY - make more concrete or real
TENDENCY - an inclination toward a particular characteristic or type of behavior
Simultaneous Reading and Writing 11/1/19
SIMULTANEOUS - occurring, operating, or done at the same time
READING - the action or skill of reading written or printed matter silently or aloud
WRITING - the activity or skill of marking coherent words on paper and composing text
DIVERSE - showing a great deal of variety
PATTERN - a repeated decorative design
MEANING - what is meant by a word, text, concept, or action
PRODUCE - make or manufacture from components or raw materials
EVOLVE - develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form
READING - the action or skill of reading written or printed matter silently or aloud
WRITING - the activity or skill of marking coherent words on paper and composing text
DIVERSE - showing a great deal of variety
PATTERN - a repeated decorative design
MEANING - what is meant by a word, text, concept, or action
PRODUCE - make or manufacture from components or raw materials
EVOLVE - develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form
Forming Theory with Anecdotal Evidence 11/4/19
ANECDOTAL - not necessarily true or reliable, because based on personal accounts rather than facts or research
THEORY - a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained
THEORY - a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained
Further Reflections on Your Performance 11/5/19
COMPOSITION - the nature of something's ingredients or constituents; the way in which a whole or mixture is made up
SELF - a person's essential being that distinguishes them from others, especially considered as the object of introspection or reflexive action
REPRESENTATION- the action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone or the state of being so represented
PORTRAIT - a painting, drawing, photograph, or engraving of a person, especially one depicting only the face or head and shoulders
DEPICT - show or represent by a drawing, painting, or other art form
PENUMBRA - the partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an opaque object
HALO - a circle of white or colored light around the sun, moon, or other luminous body caused by refraction through ice crystals in the atmosphere
SHADOW - a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface
SILHOUETTE - the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible against a lighter background, especially in dim light
SELF - a person's essential being that distinguishes them from others, especially considered as the object of introspection or reflexive action
REPRESENTATION- the action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone or the state of being so represented
PORTRAIT - a painting, drawing, photograph, or engraving of a person, especially one depicting only the face or head and shoulders
DEPICT - show or represent by a drawing, painting, or other art form
PENUMBRA - the partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an opaque object
HALO - a circle of white or colored light around the sun, moon, or other luminous body caused by refraction through ice crystals in the atmosphere
SHADOW - a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface
SILHOUETTE - the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible against a lighter background, especially in dim light
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Widening Your Range of Caring 10/6/19
CONVERSATION - a talk, especially an informal one, between two or more people, in which news and ideas are exchanged
POSITION - a particular way in which someone or something is placed or arranged
WIDEN - make or become wider
RANGE - the area of variation between upper and lower limits on a particular scale
CARE - the provision of what is necessary for the health, welfare, maintenance, and protection of someone or something
POSITION - a particular way in which someone or something is placed or arranged
WIDEN - make or become wider
RANGE - the area of variation between upper and lower limits on a particular scale
CARE - the provision of what is necessary for the health, welfare, maintenance, and protection of someone or something
Reorienting one's Vision: The Return 11/7/19
LOOK - direct one's gaze toward someone or something or in a specified direction
VISION - the faculty or state of being able to see
SIGHT - the faculty or power of seeing
RETURN - come or go back to a place or person
SITE - an area of ground on which a town, building, or monument is constructed
REORIENT - change the focus or direction of
EVENT - a thing that happens, especially one of importance
PHENOMENAL - very remarkable; extraordinary
FORM - he visible shape or configuration of something
DOMAIN - an area of territory owned or controlled by a ruler or government
VISION - the faculty or state of being able to see
SIGHT - the faculty or power of seeing
RETURN - come or go back to a place or person
SITE - an area of ground on which a town, building, or monument is constructed
REORIENT - change the focus or direction of
EVENT - a thing that happens, especially one of importance
PHENOMENAL - very remarkable; extraordinary
FORM - he visible shape or configuration of something
DOMAIN - an area of territory owned or controlled by a ruler or government