Reflection

In my opinion, I think my reading habits aren’t very good. Most people love to read or reading would be one of their hobbies but I’m not one of those people. The only time that I like reading is if the book is interesting or it is something I like reading about. For example, during all my years in high school and all the books I read, the only book that I enjoyed reading was Lord of the Flies. Most of the time when I read is when I am assign to other than that I don’t read very often or if I do read, it usually take me awhile to finish up a book. When I was younger I loved reading. I would always borrow my friend’s book and actually read them. I don’t know why I stop reading as often but since I stop now it is not easy for me to understand a text. I have a hard time understanding the reading if I’m not interested in it. Sometime I would read something but right after I have no idea what I just read about so most of the time I would read the same paragraph over and over until I understand it. The only people that I know that loves to read are my friends. My family doesn’t really like reading either, the only time they would read is when it is interesting. As I was growing up, the only people that encourage me to read was my friends; they would always tell me about a book that is really good and they know that I would like it. That is the reason why most of the time I would read a book; when I hear about the book and when people say it is good. My parents don’t speak English so they don’t know how to read it so as I was growing up they never read to me. They never read me bedtime stories or help me with a word I don’t understand so most of the times when I need help with a word I would go ask my older brother or I would ask my teacher.

Vacillate

The Word : Vacillate

Part of Speech : Verb

The Source Sentence and Page Number : “We vacillate and fluctuate.” Connect pg 153

Context Clues : S: fluctuate (change)

Definition : to sway unsteadily; waver; totter; stagger

Original Sentence : Before I make a decision, I usually vacillate for a while so I won’t make a decision that I would regret in the future.

Strewn

The Word : Strewn

Part of Speech : Verb

The Source Sentence and Page Number : “To my delight, I found that the lawn had been strewn with miniature Iranian flags.” pg 113

Context Clues : Y: When I read the sentence I just thought it had to do with a lot of flags on the lawn.
(Like maybe flags being everywhere)

Definition : to cover or overspread with something scattered or sprinkled

Original Sentence : After coming home from a weekend at my mom’s house, I found my room strewn with clothes everywhere.

Angst

The Word : Angst

Part of Speech : Noun

The Source Sentence and Page Number : “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.” pg 140

Context Clue : Y: against teenage angst, a symbol of confidence
( something that is the opposite of being confident)

Definition : a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish
(feeling of worrying, nervousness)

Original Sentence : When my math teacher said the average of the test scores from the class was 70%, I was very angst.

Reflection

After learning and studying the vocabulary, it helped me understand the book, Funny in Farsi better. When I found out what the words mean it made the book easier and more enjoyable. When I'm reading a book and I don't understand some of the words in it, I would usually just skip and keep on reading. But now I know that I shouldn't do that; I should stop, look up the word and see what it mean. Doing so will help the book more understanding and good. Even though I know the meaning of those words; I don’t really notice them around me. The only time when I saw the words was in the book after that I haven’t seen or heard of the word again around me. Once in a while, I would hear it during class but that's pretty much it. Now when I see unfamiliar words I try to look for context clues so I could see what the word means from the text but if I don’t find any context clues I would look up the word in the dictionary. After finding out what the word mean it help me understand the sentence or even the chapter better. Most of the words that I knew for the test are forgotten. I still remember a few of the words though, only the one that I did for the blog when I used the submission structure. If I see the words again then I might still remember the meaning but if I think about the word then I can’t really remember the meaning.

Capacity

The word : Capacity

Part of Speech : Noun

Source Sentence and Page Number : "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." Connect, pg. 152

context clues : Y : "he found within himself the capacity to rise above his humiliating circumstances"
(something maximum)

Definition: the maximum amount or number that can be received or contained

Original Sentence: My water bottle has a capacity of 16.9 FL Oz.

Dote

The Word : Dote

Part of Speech : Verb

The source sentence and Page Number : "Now, whenever we visit my relatives, all of whom dote on my husband, I realize that he didn’t marry me despite my tribe; he married me because of them." Funny in Farsi, Page 103

Context Clues : Y: "All of whom dote on my husband."
(if you marry someone it should be love)

Definition : To show excessive fondness of love

Original Sentence : My family dote towards each other.

Baklava

The Word : Baklava

Part of Speech : Noun

The Source Sentence and page number : "In Berkeley, and only in Berkeley, my name drew people likes flies to baklava." Funny in Farsi, pg 64

Context Clue : Y: "drew people likes flies"
(flies likes things that are sweet)

Definition : A dessert made of paper-thin layers of pastry, chopped nuts, and honey.

My Original Sentence : The first time I tried baklava, I thought it was the best tasting dessert ever.

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." Funny in Farsi, Pg. 31

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

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

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

Sensous

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." Funny in Farsi, pg.25

Context Clues : Y: 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 sensuous taste made me get more.

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." Funny in Farsi, pg 57

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

Definition : Of notable excellence or magnificence

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

beneficiary

The Word : beneficiary

Part of Speech : Noun

The Source Sentence and (page number) : "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." Funny in Farsi, pg. 36

Context Clues : Y: had also felt the warmth of generousity and kindness.

Definition : one that benefits from something

My 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.