English One Vocab Nine

Accountable (for) Adjective Means “responsible (for) an action or decision” Darth Vader will be held accountable for the evil things he has done.

Entice Verb To tempt Jabba the Hut enticed the Rancor with fresh meat by causing Luke to fall through the trap door.

Erode Verb To wear away (over time) The Jedi temple eroded over thousands of years.

Flounder Verb To move around clumsily/to struggle Think of the way a fish out of water moves Jar Jar flounders whenever he is asked to do something, so he usually messes it up.

Wednesday Grab a green book from the back. Take out your flipchart Take out a sheet of paper The paper that has Personification, Hyperbole, Alliteration, and Assonance The notebook paper that you used to come up with your own examples.

Wednesday Add an example of: Alliteration Assonance To your flipchart.

Gloat Verb To brag After defeating Darth Vader, Luke gloated about being the best in the galaxy.

Grotesque Adjective Hideous/Weird Darth Vader wears a mask to cover his grotesque appearance.

Grammar Cross out prepositional phrases. Underline subjects once and verbs twice. Put infinitives in parentheses. In class, the students and teacher read and analyzed a poem by Langston Hughes about dreams from the textbook. (4)

Allusion—Add to Figurative Language Page A reference to a famous person, work of art, or pop culture for the sake of comparison: “I’m liable to go Michael, take your pick: Jackson, Tyson, Jordan—game six” “We blow that like Coltrane” John Coltrane, a famous jazz saxophonist “fine like Pam Grier when she made that movie Coffey” Pam Grier was a famous actress in the 1970’s “We go through Episodes, too, like Attack of the Clones”

Melancholy Adjective Sad/Depressed/Bummed out Anakin's melancholy attitude turned into something evil, causing him to kill the Sand People.

Persist Verb To keep going (even though it is difficult)/refuse to give up Although the rebel forces were caught in a trap, they persisted by fighting through enemy lines.

Regal Adjective Like royalty/Impressive Emperor Palpatine took on a regal attitude when speaking in front of the Galactic Senate.

Serene Adjective Peaceful After the stress of the fight, Han Solo gazed out the window at the serene galaxy.

Wednesday Partner up with an appropriate partner. Take out: Flip Chart Paper Pencil

New-ish Concepts Allusion: A reference to a famous person or work of art EX: I am as rich as Bill Gates He is the Michael Jordan of math Internal rhyme: When two words in the same line rhyme together: He will bake a nice cake

Vie Verb: Vies, Vied, Vying To compete for /Try to accomplish a goal Throughout The Force Awakens, Finn vies for Rey’s affection.

Bemoan Verb To whine or complain about something C3PO always bemoans having to get involved in dangerous situations.

Thursday Grab a green book, please. Take out three cards. Take out your grammar practice. Take out the assignment we started yesterday. (The one about your long-term goals/dreams.)

Grammar Cross out prepositional phrases. Underline subjects once and verbs twice. Put infinitives in parentheses. Label direct objects “DO.” In class, the students and teacher read and analyzed a poem by Langston Hughes about dreams from the textbook. (4) On opening night, my friends and I waited in line for six hours to get tickets to the premier of Star Wars: Rogue One. (5)