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Learning Life Lessons on a Farm: Pigs, Vocabulary, and Genre Exploration

Discover the valuable lessons learned while visiting an uncle's farm, where I realized that "to whom much is given, much is expected." Pigs, much like humans, can get sunburned, which is why they seek refuge in cool mud. Also, test your vocabulary knowledge with Quiz #3, featuring words like 'abate,' 'billowing,' and 'tangible.' Finally, explore the concept of genre in writing, discussing its defining characteristics and examples like romance and adventure. Dive into an engaging exploration of life, language, and literature!

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Learning Life Lessons on a Farm: Pigs, Vocabulary, and Genre Exploration

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  1. Silent work. To whom much is given, much is expected.

  2. MUG I learned this when I visited my uncles farm Pigs can get sunburned just like humans. This explains why pigs hang out in cool soft mud whenever possible.

  3. Vocabulary Quiz #3 Abasement Billowing Cower Enhance Harangue Labyrinth Nullify Plaintiff Replete Tangible recoil in fear or servility; shrink away from to counter; make unimportant a maze improve; make better or clearer humiliation; degradation can be touched noisy, attacking speech swelling; fluttering; waving petitioner (in court of law) full

  4. Vocabulary Quiz #3 Abasement E Billowing H Cower A Enhance D Harangue G Labyrinth C Nullify B Plaintiff I Replete J Tangible F

  5. Genre!

  6. 5 traits of the setting • Things • Places • Climate • Time • Etc… • An appropriate conflict

  7. What is Genre? • Genre = a category of art, music or writing that is characterized by particular style, form or content • Examples: western, science fiction, horror, fantasy, journalism, adventure, romance, nonfiction, memoir

  8. Romance! As I put on my shoes this morning, a pair of ____________________________, I glanced at the __________________ that was sitting across the room. It always makes me feel ___________________________________. Outside the ____________________ (adj.) window, the __________________________ sun was just beginning to rise. The ___________________________ light moved ________________________(adverb) across the yard, bringing with it the day’s ___________________________________.

  9. Adventure! It was ________________ o’clock. The woman could hear _______________________________ just outside the window. Further in the distance she could make out the sound of _______________________________. Just yesterday, the streets were filled with ____________________________________. She wondered what tomorrow would bring. Would it be the same? She glanced at the clock as it ticked __________________________(adverb). The room’s __________________________________ light only added to her feeling of ____________________________________________.

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