Test+16--Mar+28

point of view: first person, stream of consciousness, omniscient, limited omniscient, objective. discourse, explication, pacing.
 * Rhetorical Terms on This Week's Test:**

[|**ergonomic**]**-** an applied science concerned with designing and arranging things people use so that the people and things interact most efficiently and safely. i found this in an article on cnn about new tools that will be used at ford factories, [|Zero G on Ford's factory floor]. example: The design for the new building seems a lot more ergonomically sound then the building currently in use. i chose this cause i had heard of it before but never really knew what it ment.
 * Our Collaborative Vocabulary Words for This Week's Test**

inculcate- (v.) - to implant by repeated statement, to teach earnestly and persistently, to influence someone to accept an idea or feeling. An example sentence is: It is a teacher's mission to inculcate knowledge in the minds of today's youth. I found this word while reading a New York Times article called "4 TImes Journalists Held Captive in Libya Faced Days of Brutality." I had heard this word before but couldn't remember its meaning. [][] Julia P. [|Muster](verb) means to cause or bring together; to gather. I found this words in the //New York Times// Article, "[|Riddled With Metal by Mistake in a Study]." An example sentence is //Bring all the volunteers you can muster.// I chose this word because I thought it sounded interesting, and actually sort of funny.

=[|one]= =[|two]= [|Methodical:] a habitual method. A certain way someone has for doing things. The student did her homework in a methodical fashion and although it was different than her peers, she completed it 20 minutes sooner and got an A. I found this while reading [|"4 Times Journalists Held Captive in Libya Faced Days of Brutality"]. I chose this word because I have heard it before, and thought it had a cooler definition than it actually does, when in actuality, it is fairly self-explanatory.
 * Sam B.**

Megan S.

[|Milquetoast-]is a noun meaning a timid, spineless person, esp. one who is easily dominated. I found this word in the article [|"Michelle Obama's Garden-Variety Agenda"]which is a colorfully-written article by Dana Milbank from the Washington Post. I chose this word because I heard a teacher say it and it sounded pretty fantastic (who doesn't like a word that embodies two breakfast foods but has nothing to do with a morning routine?) An example sentence could be: // Wendy felt a pinge of disappointment when she discovered that her boyfriend was a shy, insecure dormat--a milquetoast in the worst possible way. // Gabi~*~

[|Lede] (noun) the intro section of a news story that is intended to make the reader want to read the full story. Found in Yahoo! Current Events article "[|Sarasota Herald-Tribune now hottest place to land a journalism job"] I chose this word because, through context, I thought I knew what it meant, but I wasn't completely sure. Ex: Her lede was so creative that it not only drew readers to her story, but also related ingeniously to what she wanted to say.

-Sam C.

[|Vulpine] (adj.)- foxy, crafty. “It is the somewhat vulpine grin that gives me the willies,” I replied. I found this in, [|Why the iPad will fail to win significant market share] I chose this word because it was the first word that appeared during the reading that I did not know.

[|Inchoate] (ajdective): being only partly in existence or operation or imperfectly formed or formulated; formless. I just found this word in the New York Times article [|"Allies Are Split on Goal and Exit Strategy in Libya"] which I don't know what it's about because the word is in the first sentence and that's all I read. But I'm assuming its about how to deal with the situation in Libya and whether or not to keep troops there. Sorry its late! Alison

[|Quixotic]: (Ajdective): extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable. I did not find this word anywhere, instead I heard it in conversation and wondered what it meant. That would also be why I chose this word :) (P.S. I couldn't get on because I was typing in the wrong password apparently.. sorry!!)

Kelly