4.3 Fictive

When and where did I find this word: I also heard the word fictive from the weekly reading in the Word Wise and Content Rich textbook on page 126. I selected the word because I recognized the "fic" prefix from the word fiction. The word was under the week five vocabulary words with the root "fic and fac" which means to make.

Douglas Fisher & Frey, N. (2008). Wordwise Content Rich. Portsmith, NH: Heinemann.  

What the word means: The root of the word is "fic" which means to make. I know that fiction means to make believe, so I am curious to find the meaning of fictive. Dictionary.com says that fictive is "pertaining to the creation of fiction, imaginary." Fictive used in a sentence would sound like, "the story about the flying elephants was fictive!" http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fictive

My level of Familiarity: Although I had never heard of the word, I knew the word fiction which is a very similar term to the word fictive. I had never heard the word fictive used, but think I will use the word on my own in the future.

Do I Believe this is a Word that I should Know Well: Yes, I think that I should know this word well because it is very familiar with words that I already know. I really like the word and think that others maybe able to understand the word if they know the root "fic or fac."

Do You Believe this is a Word You Want Others to Know Well: I do think that others should know how to use this word well. Learning the word "fic" reminds me of going to the library in elementary school and the librarian explaining the difference between fiction and non-fiction. The term fiction and fictive are very similar and I think that people should know how to use the term.

4.2 Obsequious

When and where did I find this word:  On Saturday afternoon, I read the Word Wise Content Rich book by Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey and came across the word obsequious on page 126 which described the vocabulary words of the week that match up by prefix, suffix or root. Obsequious was matched under the week three category with the prefix "ob" which means against.

Douglas Fisher & Frey, N. (2008). Wordwise Content Rich. Portsmith, NH: Heinemann.

What the word means: Breaking down the prefix and suffix of the word obsequious can be the first step for me to try to figure out the meaning of the word with out turning directly to dictionary.com. The prefix "ob" means against and the suffix "ous" means to be full of or have quality of. If I were to guess the meaning of the word, i would think it would mean to be against doing something. To my surprise, my guess was the total opposite. When I looked up the meaning of the word obsequious in the dictionary, I found that it means to be obedient and compliant. Synonyms of the words are submissive and servile. "The young lady was obsequious to her master," would be an example of the word used in a sentence. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Obsequious+

My level of Familiarity: I had never heard the word before coming across it in this weeks reading. I am not sure how to exactly pronounce the word either.

Do I Believe this is a Word that I should Know Well:  I believe this is a word that should some what be known. I do not think that I would use this word on a regular basis, however, it is another word that I can use when referring to working diligently and following directions.

Do You Believe this is a Word You Want Others to Know Well: I think that others may want to know this word because it has to do with work ethic. It might be a good word to use to describe yourself on a resume or to others. I like positive words, and this word is a positive descriptive word!

4.1 Arduous

When and where did I find this word: I was curious about words that my students might encounter when they do SAT prep. I googled student words of the day and came across a website called superkids.com which offers a word of the day for SAT review. I found the word today as I had a short break between school and an open house.

What the word means: According to superkids.com the word means labor intensive, difficult to do or complete, strenuous, requiring great exertion, hard to endure, severe. Once I read the meaning, I could see the connection. The ending "uous" often common to words like strenuous, laborious, vigorous. The connection made sense in my mind when I learned the meaning. http://www.superkids.com/

My level of Familiarity: I have heard the word used once and a while but have never used the term myself. I am pretty sure that I came across this term while I was studying for the SAT's myself. I had one of the Barron's review book and tried to go through may of the words and I am sure this term was in the study guide. I do not think that I ever stopped to take the time to look up the meaning of the word before.

Do I Believe this is a Word that I should Know Well: I do want to know this word well because I have heard it used many times and have not taken the time to learn it up until this point. I think that I can use this word to describe my day or very difficult events and occasions.

Do You Believe this is a Word You Want Others to Know Well: Yes, I think that this term is a word that people should know. The suffix of the word "ous" is very common in words that we use daily. The Suffix "ous" means to be full of or having quality of. I believe that others should know this word because we often say "I had a bad day." Instead of using words like "bad, hard, tiring," we could try to use new, more descriptive words such as "arduous."

3.3 Tenochtitlan

When and Where did I Find it: I found the term on 9/21 as I was lesson planning for my next unit. I was using the same textbook that I will be using for my textbook assignment. I have taught about the Aztec's before but have never come across this term before.

What does it mean? According to my schools textbook (Billmeyer & Barton), Tenochtitlan was one of the greatest cities in the Americas at one time with a highly advanced society. It was the capital of the Aztecs and was one of the largest cities in the Americas during its prime years.

Billmeyer, R., & Barton, M.L.(1998). Teaching reading in the content areas: If not me than who? Alexandria, VA: McRel.

Level of Familiarity: I have never heard this term used up until today. I was surprised that a seventh grade book would have such detailed information. Several of the books I have taught from before did not have this term and information in it.

Do I want to know this word well and why? Yes! This is newly learned knowledge that I have to help me teach and better prepare my students for my next lesson unit.

Do I think others should know this word well and why? I think that most of u.s. have heard of the Aztecs and learned about them during our schooling. We often just learn about their achievements and that they lived in Central Mexico. I think that because this term is a name of an ancient city, many people may not use this word because it is highly specialized. I think that students should learn this word in connection to the early peoples unit in social studies. However, beyond the social studies room, I do not think the average person will need to know this word or be able to use it on a regular basis.

3.2 Roborant

Where and When I found the Word: Today I have not heard any words that are new to me so I decided to take a look at the word of the day on dictionary.com. The word of the day was an odd word that did not interest me. I then decided to look back in the "word" of the day catalog collection. I selected the word of the day from my past birthday, December 3rd.

What it means: According to Dictionary.com, the word roborant means to restore or strengthen. Roborant is derived from the latin word roborare or to strengthen. For example, the military troops were exhausted from the battle and needed a time to roborant energy in order to prepare for the next battle. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Roborant

Level of Familiarity: To be totally honest, the first time I have heard or come across this word was today. At first, I thought because of the "robo" beginning of the word that it had something to do with robotics or mechanics.

Do I Want Others to Know this Word and Why? Yes, I think that this word could be used in any of the content areas. In physics and technology, the idea of strengthening is often important in the building of objects and predicting calculations. It could easily be used in English as a descriptive word or in social studies to describe a situation from the past. This word was not even in the spell check for Blogger. It must be an uncommonly used word.

Do I Think Others Should Know this Word Well... If so Why? I think that it is a word that may people are unfamiliar with because it is very uncommon. I believe it is an interesting word and one that others should have the opportunity to hear.

3.1 Monetize

Where and Where did I find it: During our class on September 19th I found the word Monetize on one of the tab bars as I created a blog. I have seen the word before and had a good idea of what it meant, however, I was curious to see if the meaning was different in the context of creating a blog.

What it means: According to Dictionary.com, the word means to coin or turn into money or monetary worth. However, the dictionary does not give a definition for what the meaning of Monetize means in the context of the Blogger webpage. When you click on Monetize on this website, the meaning is consistent to the idea of money or making money. The meaning on blogger is similar it that it means to make money by selling space on your blog page and setting up the layout and choice of advertisements. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/monetize

Level of Familiarity: I have heard the the term before and the meaning. The meaning in the context of making money through website advertisements, known as Monetize is a brand new concept to me. 

Do you believe this is a word you want to know well? Why? The idea of making money is highly appealing. I did already know the basic idea of the word in relation to the concept of making or having value. I probably won't actually try to make money off of this website, however, I might be able to use this idea to make money in the future.

Should others know this word? Why? I think my other classmates would be very interested in knowing that their is a quick and easy option to make a few dollars each time you create a blog. The idea of making money is motivating, so yes, I do think others should know about this word and the idea of allowing advertisements on your blog.

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