noxious

The word: noxious
Part of Speech: adjective
The source sentence and page number: Funni in Farsi(pg.127) "Without taking a break, I scrubbed intensely, trying my best not to inhale the noxious fumes."
Context Clues: Y: the word "inhale" and "fumes"
Definition:
1.
harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being: noxious fumes.
2.
morally harmful; corrupting; pernicious: a noxious plan to spread dissension.
My sentence: Tobacco contains many kinds of noxious chemicals.

lucrative

The word: lucrative
Part of speech: adjective
The Source Sentence and page number: Funny in Farsi(pg.123) "I didn't want to get on her bad side early on in this lucrative job so i smiled as i tried to untangle her arms."
Context Clues: Y: the word job and the tone of the sentence
Definition: profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.
My Sentence: Working at my uncle's restaurant during summer was very lucrative.

olfactory

The Word: olfactory
Part of Speech: adjective
The source sentence and page number: Funni in Farsi(pg.97) "Aunt Sedigeh also had a beautiful garden full of nasturtiums,roses, snapdragons, and sweet peas, a veritiable Disneyland for the olfactory sense."
Context clues: Y: The description of flowers " garden full of nasturtiums,roses,snapdrgons, and sweek peas."
Definition:
1.
of or pertaining to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
My original sentence: My brother's olfactory is very sensitive, that he can smell everything even from far distance.

reflection

My family and I moved to California from Korea in 2001. I was in seventh grade and it was very confusing, because I did not know why I had to move to California. I had difficult times with learning English. Learning a new language was very challenging. When I first came to America I did not speak English at all. While I was in school, I did not understand anything at all what my teacher was saying, and had no idea what I was learning. My teacher helped me a lot to complete all the assignments, but it was still hard for me to complete all the required assignments. I attended ESL class, and moved to regular class after two years later. ESL class helped me a lot to learn how to write, read and speak in English. Even though I was in regular class, I felt I was not belonging there. My classmates would make fun of me, because I was only Asian in the class. I was very insulted by other kids, but there was nothing I can do about it, because I was the only Asian kid who did not speak English fluently. I had hard time in my junior high years. There were some of the nice kids who would teach me how to do my homework and be nice to me, but majority of the class ditched me. They treated me as if I am from another planet, and I was hurt deeply inside my heart. The situation got better after I graduate junior high school. My high school had lot of Asians, so I felt I was belonging there. Now I think back, it is because all the kids were immature back in the junior high years.

reflection post(reading)

My reading habits had been good since I was a little child. My parents both love reading books, so there were always many kinds of books in our house. My dad would take me and my brother to the bookstore every weekend and he helped us choose our books. My brother and I would read in our own room for about a half an hour to one hour and concentrate while we read. Whenever I read, I try to focus only on my reading.
My strengths as a reader are that I focus on my reading, so I understand what author is trying to say, and reading quietly without moving around. If there are things I do not understand while I read, I read over and over until I understand clearly. Once I start reading, I never move until I am done reading.
The person who loves to read is my dad. As I mentioned, my dad would always encourage me to read a lot. He told me that reading is very interesting and helpful to me.
My parents did not read books to me; instead, they helped me to read by myself. When I fist started to read, they taught me the words I did not understand, and I asked them about my books whenever I did not understand while I read.

backdrop

The Word: backdrop

Part of Speech: noun

The Source Sentence and (Page Numger): (pg.140) " Against this backdrop of teenage angst, there would have to be a symbol, a representation of the confidence that comes with eventual intellectual and spiritual growth."

Context Clues: Y: representation

Definition:
1.
Also called, especially British, back-cloth. Theater. the rear curtain of a stage setting.
2.
the background of an event; setting.
3.
Gymnastics. a maneuver in which a trampolinist jumps in the air, lands on the back with the arms and legs pointed upward, and then springs up to a standing position.
–verb (used with object)
4.
to provide a setting or background for: A vast mountain range backdrops the broad expanse of lake.

My Original Sentence: I need to know the backdrop of what happpened yesterday, in order to figure out why my friend is mad to her boyfriend.

frugal

The Word: frugal

Part of Speech: adjective

The Source Sentence and Page Number: (pg.123) " After having baby-sat for every frugal family in town, I eventually hit the mother load."

Context Clues: Y: The word family and the mother load

Definition:
1.
economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful: a frugal manager.
2.
entailing little expense; requiring few resources; meager; scanty: a frugal meal.

Your Original Sentence: My boss from sushi restaruant is very frugal.

manifestation

The word: manifestation

Part of Speech: noun

The Source Sentence and Page Number: (connect pg.152) " Vision is the best manifestation of creative imagination and the primary motivation of human action."

Context Clues: Y: The word best

Definition:
1.
an act of manifesting.
2.
the state of being manifested.
3.
outward or perceptible indication; materialization: At first there was no manifestation of the disease.
4.
a public demonstration, as for political effect.
5.
Spiritualism. a materialization.

My Original Sentence: Studying for the quiz is the best menifestation to get a good grade.

constructive

The Word: Constructive
Part of Speech: adjective
The Source Sentence and Page Number: (Connect pg.153) And what are those scripts? Some may seem construcive: "You're so talented!" "You're a natural ball player!
Context Clues: Y: You're so talented and You're a natural ball player
Definition: constructing or tending to construct; helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement
My Original Sentence: My highschool english teach was very constructive to her students.

enviable

The word: enviable
Part of Speech: adjective
The Source Sentece and Page Number: (pg.98) " Even though their condominium has only a tiny garden, they have managed to cultivate an enviable cornucopia of figs, pomegranates, sweet lemons, and herbs."
Context Clues: y: the word even though, and the managed to cultivate and fruits
Definition: worthy of envy; very desirable: an enviable position.
My original Sentence: Even though I failed to go to Art Center, I was satisfied to get in to enviable college, FIDM, where I can learn and have lot of opportunities.

capacity

The word: capacity
Part of speech: noun
The source Sentence and page number: (P.152 Connect) " As he found within himself the capacity to rise above his humiliating circumstances, he became an observer as well as a participant in the experience."
Context Clues: y: he became an observer as well as a participant in the experience.
Definition:
1.
the ability to receive or contain: This hotel has a large capacity.
2.
the maximum amount or number that can be received or contained
My original sentence: There are still capacity for the English 60 class.

beneficiary

word: beneficiary

part of speech: noun

The source sentence and page #: p.36 "Even though i had been the beneficiary of all the attention, my mother, watching silently from distance, had also felt the warmth of generousity and kindness."

Context clues: y; had also felt the warmth of generousity and kindness.

definition: 1. one that benefits from something
2. the person designated to receive the income of a trust estate

Your sentence: I was the beneficiary at ski camp, because i got more attention from instrucors than other people, just because i was the only female there.

regaled

The Word : Regaled

Part of Speech : Adjective

The Source Sentence and page number : "When I first met him, he regaled me with stories of exotic places he had visited: the Maldive Islands, West Africa, Bali, Sri Lanka." pg 57

Context Clue : y: "stories of exotic places he had visited"

Definition : Of notable excellence or magnificence

Your Original Sentence : My teacher regaled me when she told me about her terrific experienced in France.

sensuous

The word: Sensuous
Part of Speech: adjective
The source sentence and page #: "When the meal was finally ready, we all sat together and savored the sensous experience of a delicious persian meal p.25

Context clues: I got my context clues from the words "delcious" and "savored".

Definition: of or relating to the senses or sensible objects.

My sentence: When i tried a new mexican dish the sensous taste made me get more.

bucolic

The Word : Bucolic

Part of Speech: Adjective

The Source Sentence and (page number): Or we'd try to be more bucolic, mentioning being south of the beautiful Caspian Sea, " where the famous caviar comes from." Pg. 31

Context Clues: Y: "south of the beautiful caspian sea"

Definition: relating or typical of rural life. (rural = country)

Your Original Sentence: My father grew up in a bucolic lifestyle, since he was living in Oklahoma before he moved over to California.