Vista Language Arts Lessons

TIME.....TINE   Time.....clock, hours, measures of time Tine...prongs of a fork, pitch fork, tuning fork practice pronouncing words that begin with "tim" and "tin" timeline timeless timber timecard timeworn timid timpanists tinker tinkerer   tinkering tingle tinsel  tinseling tinder tinctures tinplate tinsnips tinfoil tinhorn tinkertoys create sentences with tim and tin:  A timeless timecard for tinkering with tinkertoys.

Some of the “politically correct”   terms can be viewed seriously and satirically...what pictures/ definitions appear to you as you read them? (Think about synonyms-analogies-antonyms, adjectives) 1. bald - follically challenged  (sans hair, thin on top) 2. cowardly- challenge challenged ( ie: runaway volunteer, backward foot-stepper, bravery deficient) 3. Dish washer- utensil sanitizer 4. dorm- residence hall 5. ignorant- factually unencumbered  6. janitor- sanitation engineer  7. large nose- nasally gifted 8. lazy- energetically declined (is: productively delayed, recumbent expert) 9. mankind- humankind 10. Old persons- senior citizens (is: geriatric set) 11. poor- economically marginalized  12. quiet- conversational minimalist  13. complaint form- response form 14. Stewardess- flight attendant 15. Mailman- letter carrier 16. drug addict- substance abuser 17. fire- downsize, streamline, let go 18. Garbage collector- sanitation engineer/ person 19. bo...

  Mottos as Cliches -a motto is a statement often designed for motivation, unity, direction, goals and many more.  It can be called a maxim, proverb, adage, slogan and a mantra and derivations of spiritual connections. create interpretations and/or messages of the mottos below: 1. Be yourself.  Everyone else is already taken. ie: To thy self be true.  You are one in a million. 2. Tomorrow is another day. 3. If you are going through hell, keep going. 4. Rome wasn't built in a day.  ie: patience is a virtue- all good things come to those who wait. don't rush ... 5. It is okay to live a life that others don't understand. 6. When you can't find the sunshine, be the sunshine. 7. Carpe Diem - Seize the Day 8. Do or do not. There is no try (Yoda) ie: trying is lying- try to get out of your seat 9. Enough is as good as a feast. 10. What you think of me is none of my business. (Terry Cole Whittaker) 11. Don't set yourself on fire to keep other people warm. - you can't gi...

  CLICHES----DESIGNING ANALOGIES  Lesson #2 * phrases that are reused and can lack creative thought... 1. it is an uphill battle  an uphill battle -  walking the tightrope   an uphill battle is to walking a tightrope as challenges are to goals  facing an uphill battle is like walking a tightrope-once you are there you have to keep going. 2. better safe than sorry ----flashlights better safe than sorry is to flashlights as a boy scout is always prepared.  3.the apple doesn't fall far from the tree - twins 4.love is blind -  beauty is in the eye of the beholder 5. ignorance is bliss -  the more you know the better you are 6. birds of a feather ---sorority girls 7. easy as pie --- stamp of approval 8. it is only a white lie.---speak your truth 9. when pigs fly --- herding cats 10. every cloud has a silver lining  -- when you wish upon a star 11. the clock is your enemy  --- crunch time

An analogy shows comparison between things that have similar features, often used to help explain a principle or idea. example: apple: tree:: milk : cow Choose one of the relationships provided below. 1. hovel is to dirty as hub is to _____________ hovel( poor, poverty, home)....hub (center of a city) unseen    busy   spade 2. crying is to pain as laughing is to ______________ happiness   glare   annoyed 3. cat is to kitten as bear is to ____________ lamb    pony    cub 4. reverse is to forward as down is to ______________ lift   up   haul 5. canary is to yellow as polar bear is to ___________ brown    black    white 6. cashier is to cash as plumber is to _________________ pipe    wire    basket 7. pear is to fruit as steak is to _________________ vegetable    dinner   meat 8. segregate is to unify as repair is to ________________ push    ...