Analogy

ARMHOLES : SHIRT :: pages : _____

1. recycled
2. magazine
3. written reticent

Who is likely to be described as reticent?

Reticent= reserved

1. a penny pincher
2. a bundle of nerves
3. a man of few words

Analogy

GALAXY : HUGE :: _____ : brass

1. trumpet
2. dull
3. steel

WORD QUIZ

overture- introduction to an opera.

You would most likely find an overture

1. at a French bakery.
2. at the top of a tall building.
3. at the beginning of an opera.

Ananlogy

LOUISIANA : STATE :: barn : _____

1. horse
2. building
3. farm

WORD QUIZ

fusty- old, moldy

If you visited friends who lived in a fusty house, you might decide to

1. wear your best clothes.
2. open a window.
3. share your food.

Analogy

RULER : MEASURING :: crayon : _____

1. wax

2. supplies

3. coloring

WORD QUIZ

porcine- piggish

Which Looney Tunes animal is truly porcine?

1. Porky Pig

2. Bugs Bunny

3. Tweety Bird

Analogy

PURSUE : CHASE :: roomy : _____

1. chamber

2. spacious

3. small

Word Quiz

What does it mean?

inert

Which could be described as inert?

1. a couch potato

2. a jumping bean

3. an ant farm

Analogy

WATCH : IGNORE :: gather : _____

1. combine
2. scatter
3. rake

Word Quiz

Quizennu- Boredom

Someone who is suffering from ennui feels

1. very itchy.
2. very achy.
3. very bored.

Can you apply styles to paragraph and characters?
Can you change the line spacing in a paragraph?
Can you change paragraph alignment, indents, and paragraph spacing?
Can you add a border and shading to a paragraph?
Can you align text in different ways using tabs?
Can you create a bulleted list, a numbered list, and an outline numbered list?
Can you change the font, font size, and color of text?
Can you apply font styles such as bold, italic, or underlining?
Can you create or modify a header or footer?
Can you insert page breaks?
Can you add page numbers to a document?
Can you name and describe all the toolbar buttons you have used in this lesson?

Analogy

BRONTOSAUR : PLANT-EATING :: spinach : _____

1. dining
2. leafy
3. Popeye

Word Quiz

What does it mean?

raconteur- a person skilled with story telling.

My Aunt Vesta is a great raconteur—

1. no one can beat her at tennis.
2. I could listen to her stories for hours.
3. she plays tricks on anyone and everyone.

Analogy

ADVANCE : RECEDE :: stiff : _____

1. unyielding
2. flexible
3. bone

What does it mean?

cacophony

Which would be most likely to make a cacophony?

1. librarians with newspapers
2. monkeys with cymbals
3. chefs with sauces

Analogy

SHALLOW : DEEP :: _____ : fancy

1. tiara
2. formal
3. drab

WORD QUIZ

posthumous

A posthumous book is

1. full of nonsense.
2. organized from A to Z.
3. published after the author has died.

Analogy

HAMSTER : RODENT :: stealing : _____

1. crime
2. thief
3. giving

WORD QUIZ

verdant

Which song sounds like it is about something verdant?

1. The Green, Green Grass of Home
2. Red Sky in the Morning
3. Yellow Rose of Texas

Analogy

LEMON : YELLOW :: sweatpants : _____

1. exercise
2. legs
3. comfy

WORD QUIZ

augur- A prophet

An ancient Roman might have gone to an augur to

1. have his portrait painted.
2. learn what his future held.
3. buy and sell goods.

ANALOGY

MINK : SOFT :: mold : _____

1. fuzzy
2. shape
3. illness

WORD QUIZ

raconteur- person skilled in relating stories.

My Aunt Vesta is a great raconteur—

1. no one can beat her at tennis.
2. I could listen to her stories for hours.
3. she plays tricks on anyone and everyone.

Analogy

KITTEN : MILK :: _____ : rain

1. storm
2. garden
3. wet

What does it mean?

viscous

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

1. "They can bite for no reason."
2. "They have a slimy feel."
3. "They hide all day long."

Tanner Resume

Analogy

IMAGINATIVE : CREATIVE :: stair : _____

1. feet
2. hallway
3. step

WORD QUIZ

gossamer

Which looks most like gossamer?

1. a spider's web
2. a turtle's shell
3. a fish's scales

Fax

Sun And Sea Memo

Analogy/ Tech Talk

Warm UP

CAR : AUTOMOBILE :: _____ : swamp

1. wet
2. low
3. marsh

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."
2. "They have a slimy feel."
3. "They hide all day long."

1. ______ are viruses that copy themselves until filling up a computer's storage space.

*viruses


2. What are two types of “sneaky viruses” that are not designed to harm your computer but can still cause serious problems?

*spyware & aware


3. What are two ways a virus can infect your computer?

*infected floppy disk & e-mail attachments


4. What type of software is available to help prevent viruses and WORMS?

*anti-viruses software & firewalls

Warm - Up

EXCLUDE : INVITE :: _____ : quiet

1. chatty

2. church-mouse

3. silent

WORD QUIZ

plausible

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

1. You were abducted by aliens.

2. The bus came late.

3. Your mother suggested you stay home and watch T.V. a little longer.

Reflections

1. Name one output device used by architects.

*Plotters

2. Name two examples of specialized output devices used by the visually impaired.

*Braille printers, Probes & sensors

3.Name an example of a video game

device that can be considered input and output.

*Joystick

4. What is the purpose of voice recognition software?

*Lets handicapped users speak computer input commands.

TECH TALK 2.4

ANALOGY/WORD
TOE : FOOT :: roof : _____
1. cover
2. house
3. sky

feral
Because our little Puss-Puss is a feral cat, she can seem
1. wild as a tiger.
2. smart as a whip.
3. timid as a mouse.

Tech Talk/ Analogy

1. Name two examples of financial and accounting software.

Out1ook Lotus notes
Quicken microsoft money

2. Name one drawback to upgrading software.

incompatibility with older hardware and software,conflicts with existing problems


3. Software applies rules, called ____, to data in a way that allows a computer to process information.

Algorithms

4. Identify the part of the following filename that indicates the type of data it contains: 010106_MyResearchPaper.doc

Documents

WHAT WORD COMPLETES THE ANALOGY?

CAKE : BATTER :: window : _____

1. home
2. glass
3. view

Word Quiz

What does it mean?

perfunctory- LACKING INTEREST

Before leaving the house Sandy gave the dog a perfunctory hug—

1. it was a really hard squeeze.
2. it was a long-lasting squeeze.
3. it was just a quick squeeze.

Technology In Your Life/ Analogy

1. What type of storage device is ideal to transfer data from one computer system to another?

*Portable storage

2. What is one three-letter extension for a graphics file?

*.BMP .GIR and .JPG

3. What is a method of safeguarding data in the event of a virus or computer crash?

*create back up files

4. What is the primary storage for most personal computers?

*hard drive

WHAT WORD COMPLETES THE ANALOGY

SNEAKY : FORTHRIGHT :: generous : _____

1. giving
2. stingy
3. surplus

What does it mean?

skulk- TO LIE OR KEEP IN HIDING.

If you decided to skulk through the school, you might look like

1. a spy.
2. a snob.
3. a kangaroo.

Independent Practice 2.1

Bits & Bytes Analogy

How many bytes are in a Terabyte? (TB)
1,000,000,000,000 TBs



How many Kilobytes (KBs) ina 100MB file?
100,000KBs



How amny bits are used in the word "computer"?
64 Bytes



Write your first name in Binary.
01000100 01001001 01000001 01001110 01000001

ANALOGY/WORD/WPM

What word completes the analogy?

HAIRBRUSH : BRISTLED :: _____ : mythical

1. real
2. dragon
3. ancient

Word Quiz

deface- TO MARK THE SURFACE OR APPEARANCE OF.

Someone might deface a wall by

1. using spray paint to mess it up.
2. hanging some nice pictures on it.
3. patching it, then applying fresh paint