Online Class Notes (Jesse)

Vocabulary

memoir – more emotional / memories / autobiography

basically / essentially

homeschooled – adj / v
eg. I was homeschooled

brain injury / concussion 
eg. I had a concussion / I was concussed

interesting / remarkable / fascinating / intriguing / thought provoking

mesmorizing – keeps your focus because it’s amazing

insular – your feeling and actions because of your isolation or personality / to keep others out
eg. japan is a very insular country

domestic violence – home assault / violence

implementing on her – forced / placed on her

tune it down – tone it down 

fleeting = very easy to stop being there / easy to lose it (fleeting < > longlasting / enduring)
eg. sometimes love is fleeting
fleeing = escaping

i’m my own biggest critic / i’m really hard on myself – being very critical of myself

try it on – clothes
eg. I tried the hat on
try it – to attempt / taste
eg. I tried the curry but it wasn’t good
try it on – to test to see if you can get away with sth
eg. kids often try it on with new teachers to see how strict the teacher is

Grammar

she was grow up – she grew up 

skeptical on public education – skeptical of / about 

that is the only way that she can do – that is the only way she can do it 

do phonecalls – make phonecalls 

reached up the peak – reached the peak 

when i was in US – when I was in the US

it’s very diversity – it was very diverse

I took a gap – I took a break / there was a gap