Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Friday, December 7, 2007

Monday, December 3, 2007

NOvember 29 2007.

Loan Comparison

Bank A Bank B Bank C Bank D
Loan Amount (pv) $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000
Annual Interest 12.80% 11% 11.70% 12.00%
Monthly Interest (rate) 1.07% 0.92% 0.98% 1.00%
# of Years to Pay Back 5 4 5 4.5
# of Payments (nper) 60 48 60 54
Total Payout $27,181 $- $- $-

Monthly Payment $453.02

Acceptable terms?

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

november 14 2007

(What is an analogy?)
PICKY : FINICKY :: fabric : _____

2. cloth

Monday, November 5, 2007

november 5

WARM UP
(What is an analogy?)
POMPON : DECORATIVE :: _____ : fragile

3)delicate
Word Quiz
sylvan
Which children's book seems to have a sylvan setting?
1)Little House in the Big Woods

Thursday, November 1, 2007

November 1 2007

(What is an analogy?)
TASTY : GROSS :: firm : _____

2. loose


WORD QUIZ
anticlimax
"After practicing my role for weeks," said Marva, "the show was an anticlimax."


2. "Only three people showed up to watch."

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

october 30 2007

ANALOGY
GALAXY : HUGE :: _____ : brass

3. steel

WORD QUIZ
overture
You would most likely find an overture

3. at the beginning of an opera.

Monday, October 29, 2007

WARM UP
(What is an analogy?)
LOUISIANA : STATE :: barn : _____

3. farm
WORD QUIZ
fusty
If you visited friends who lived in a fusty house, you might decide to

2. open a window.

Thursday, October 25, 2007

WARM -UP-ANALOGY/WORD/WPM

WARM -UP-ANALOGY/WORD/WPM
PURSUE : CHASE :: roomy : _____

2. spacious


Word Quiz
What does it mean?
inert
Which could be described as inert?

1. a couch potato

Monday, October 22, 2007

WARM -UP october 22 2007

WARM -UP-ANALOGY/WORD/WPM
BRONTOSAUR : PLANT-EATING :: spinach : _____
=
3. Popeye
Word Quiz

spelunk
I thought it would be fun to spelunk with my Uncle Bo because

3. caves fascinate me.

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Warm-Up october 18 2007

1. Warm-Up=10 minutes
2. Complete Pg.35 "Promotion Letter" print & screenshot to blog-30 minutes
3. MAVIS/LEARN2TYPE-10 MINUTES
(What is an analogy?)
SHALLOW : DEEP :: _____ : fancy

2. formal

WORD QUIZ
posthumous
A posthumous book is
1. full of nonsense.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

warm up october 17 2007

(What is an analogy?)
HAMSTER : RODENT :: stealing : _____

2. thief

WORD QUIZ
verdant
Which song sounds like it is about something verdant?
1. The Green, Green Grass of Home

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Warm-Up October 16 2007

1. Warm-Up=10 minutes
2. 6A-8B-Resume print & screenshot to blog-30 minutes
3. MAVIS/LEARN2TYPE-10 MINUTES
(What is an analogy?)
LEMON : YELLOW :: sweatpants : _____

2. legs

WORD QUIZ
augur
An ancient Roman might have gone to an augur to
1. have his portrait painted.

Monday, October 15, 2007

ANALOGIES/WORDQUIZ/WPM oct. 15 07

ANALOGIES/WORDQUIZ/WPM
MINK : SOFT :: mold : _____

2. shape

WORD QUIZ
raconteur
My Aunt Vesta is a great raconteur—
.
2. I could listen to her stories for hours.

October 152007

Sun and Sea Magazine
Editorial Department Telephone: 409-555-0103
921 Bay Lake Drive Fax: 409-555-0104
Galveston, TX 77150-0420 http://www.sunandsea.com/

October 15 2007
Justice Callicutt

Ms. Tracy Tanner
1616 W. Church Street
Alpharetta, GA 30004

Dear Ms. Tanner:
Thank you for your intrest in the Copy Editor position at Sun and Sea Magazine. We were very glad to receive your application and enjoyed meeting you.

The research editor is responsible for finding or verifying factual information used in creating articles for publication, using a variety of resources. The research editor must document the source of all quoted or paraphrased material that may be protected by copyright and must acquire the copyright holder’s permission to use protected material.

You made an excellent impressions in your interviews. The executive editor and I agreee that you are perfectly qualified for the job and would be a great addition to our staff. Therefore, we are delighted to offer you the position of Copy Editor in our Editorial Department at a salary of $3,000 per month, based on a 40-hour work week.

Note that the Copy Editor job is an “exempt” position, meaning there is no additional pay for overtime hours. You will qualified to participate in our company’s profit-sharing plan, 401k plan, medical saving plan, and other benefit programs.

I hope you will accept our offer and join us here at Sun and Sea. I need to know your decision by January 16, 2004, so that we can plan accordinly. (This offer will expire on that date if we have not heard from you.) Please send me written notification of your decision at the address shown above. Meantime, call me if you have any questions.

Sincerely,



Karen Gleason
Managing Editor

cc: Patricia Jacobs

Thursday, October 11, 2007

WARM UP Otober 11 2007

WARM UP
What word completes the analogy?
IMAGINATIVE : CREATIVE :: stair : _____

3. step
WORD QUIZ
gossamer
Which looks most like gossamer?

3. a fish's scales

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

WARM UP
(What is an analogy?)
CAR : AUTOMOBILE :: _____ : swamp
1. wet

WORD QUIZ
viscous
"I was going to get one of those lizards," said Willa, "but they are too viscous.

1. "They can bite for no reason."

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

october 9 2007 warm-up/word quiz

WARM UP
(What is an analogy?)
EXCLUDE : INVITE :: _____ : quiet
1. chatty


WORD QUIZ
plausible
Which would be a plausible reason for being late to school?

2. The bus came late.

Friday, October 5, 2007

October 5 2007

2. WARM UP
ANALOGY/WORD QUIZ/WPM
PARCHEESI : GAME :: jazz : _____
3. music
WORD
acme
You would probably say that the acme of Benji's career was when he
3. became a movie and television star.

Thursday, October 4, 2007

0ctober 5 2007

1
Not Graded
The ____ is a network user (or computer) that connects into the network to request or order information from the server.
Your Answer: server


2
Not Graded
The ____ is a computer that works behind-the-scenes in a network to provide shared resources to network users.
Your Answer: router


3
Not Graded
Name two ways a client computer can connect to the network.
Your Answer: router, server, switch


4
Not Graded
An Internet connection that supports a wide range of frequencies and multiple signals is known as ____.

0ctober 5 2007

1
Not Graded
What type of storage device is ideal to transfer data from one computer system to another?
Your Answer: a floppy disk


2
Not Graded
What is one three-letter extension for a graphics file?
Your Answer: cdr


3
Not Graded
What is a method of safeguarding data in the event of a virus or computer crash?
Your Answer: firewall


4
Not Graded
What is the primary storage for most personal computers?
Your Answer: hard drive