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Intensity degrees of shading between black and white (expressive drawing effect) Cloisonne enameling technique where thin wire partitions (cloisons) are filled with enamel (art form from ancient Byzantium) Chiaroscuro using light (chiaro) and dark, or shade (use of shading) Hue dimension of color determined by wavelength of light (one of the main properties of color) Veduta Italian for "view" (landscape painting popular in 18th century Venice) Volute architectural element on an ionic ca...

phonemic awareness development Awareness of sounds in a language Awareness of rhymes Awareness that sentences can be broken down into words, syllables, and sounds Ability to talk about, reflect upon, and manipulate sounds Understanding the relationship between written and spoken language Rhyming, segmenting sentences into words, blending syllables into words, delete/substitute syllables/sounds from words phonemes the smallest unit of speech that can be used to make one word different from...

phonemic awareness development Awareness of sounds in a language Awareness of rhymes Awareness that sentences can be broken down into words, syllables, and sounds Ability to talk about, reflect upon, and manipulate sounds Understanding the relationship between written and spoken language Rhyming, segmenting sentences into words, blending syllables into words, delete/substitute syllables/sounds from words phonemes the smallest unit of speech that can be used to make one word different from...

phoneme in language, the smallest distinctive sound unit morpheme in a language, the smallest unit that carries meaning; may be a word or a part of a word (such as a prefix) ex: mega, metro, chromo, phobia, hydro grapheme a letter that represents a phoneme. onset-rime The onset is the part of the word before the vowel; not all words have onsets. The rime is the part of the word including the vowel and what follows it. French and Indian War () War fought in the colonies between the English...

Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Expands older laws by extending protection to other areas at receive federal assistance such as education Three requirements of Section 504 Protected individuals must have: 1. Physical or mental impairment that limits 1 or more major life activity 2. record of such an impairment 3. regarded as having an impairment PL94-142 Education for All Handicapped Children Act 1975--Education is to be provided for all children who meet eligibility.All children ...

Exposition portion of a story that introduces important background information to the audience; for example, information about the setting, events occurring before the main plot, characters' back stories, etc. Hyperbole A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. (The literal Greek meaning is "overshoot.") Irony/ironic The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant, or the difference between what appears to be and what is actually true. M...

Battle of Gonzales First battle of the Texas Revolution; 10-2-1835 Battle at San Jacinto Last battle of Texas Revolution, won by the Texans; Stephen F Austin Established the first Anglo-American colony in Texas; believed issues could be solved within the Mexican Structure; Secretary of State of Texas 1830 Law Mexican official made it illegal for any more Americans to move into Texas Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca After attempting to go back to Cuba, he would land in Galveston, Texas and li...

Montesquieu Three branches of government with checks and balances Voltaire Importance of freedom of speech, religion, press Locke Two Treatises, people have natural rights and right to rebel Full Employment Allows for up to 4% unemployment Money Market Funds High rate of return, safe investment Certificates of Deposit High rate of return, safe, have to invest for set period of time Stocks Risky investment, but highest rate of return

Language acquisition the combination of innate ability, imitation of what is said and heard, and multiple environmental influences Language Acquisition Device (LAD) coined by Noam Chomsky, was the belief humans possess an "internal grammar" Imitation provides young learners with the opportunity to begin producing language by observing and replicating their caregiver's phrases and words decreases in effectiveness as language learning becomes more complex 6 Components of Any Given Langua...

A new high school student is being assessed. He reads a 500 word text. He misreads 35 words. At what level is he reading? a. Instructional level. b. Independent level. c. Unsatisfactory level. d. Merit level. A: Instructional level. In one minute, a student who reads with 95-100% accuracy is at an independent reading level. A student who reads with 90-95% accuracy is at an Instructional level. A student who reads with less than 90%accuracy is at a frustration level. According to the Assi...