English 3 Live Lesson: What’s the word? Language Skills Practice Mrs. Pierce, E3 Lead HPierce@FLVS.net

While we wait…. The word vernacular means “everyday language”. How many words can you make from the letters in the word vernacular? There are over 120!

Audio Set Up Talk Options External Options Green Check = I have a mic! Internal Mic External Mic Telephone External Options Headset Earbuds Green Check = I have a mic! Red X = I need help To use your phone: Select Tools then Telephony Use Telephone for Audio Call conference number: 571-392-7703 PIN: 931 773 975 360 Mute phone To use Talk: Complete Audio Setup Tools Audio Audio Setup

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Today our goal is to: When will I use these skills in my course? -identify and correctly use patterns of word changes that indicate different meanings or parts of speech -verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase -you will be able to use context clues to determine word meanings. -work collaboratively to earn your collaboration credit When will I use these skills in my course? Here are a few examples: Lesson 1.01,1.02, 1.04, 1.06, 1.07 Lesson 2.03 Lesson 3.02, 3.03, 3.04, 3.05, 3.06, 3.07 Lesson 5.01, 5.03 Lesson 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.04, 6.05 Lesson 7.06, 7.08

What is YOUR goal for this session? A To improve my overall language skills B To earn my collaboration credit C To kill some time until my TV show starts D Wait, where am I ???

Why might some people find this comical? Hit the “Talk” button and share your ideas!

How can we correct this sentence? Let’s talk… How can we correct this sentence?

But what does it all mean? Connotation vs. Denotation Context Clues Idioms Word Usage Tautology Let’s talk…

Connotation vs. Denotation Let’s talk…

1. save delusion 2. critical b. conceited 3. belief c. hoard 4. avenge A connotation is an idea suggested by a word. Look at the pairs of words below. Match each positive word in the column on the left with a negative synonym on the right. 1. save delusion 2. critical b. conceited 3. belief c. hoard 4. avenge d. carping 5. confident e. retaliate positive negative

Context Clues Let’s talk…

Superior to the competition Deliberately planned William Shakespeare added thousands of new words to the English language. Read the clues below. Then choose the word from the box that best matches each clue. courtship excellent laughable obscene dwindle gloomy lonely premeditated That looks ridiculous The act of dating Dark and foggy outside Repulsive behavior Solitary confinement To decrease in size Superior to the competition Deliberately planned

Idioms Let’s talk…

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Word Usage Let’s talk…

Decisions, Decisions… W The words that describe this activity: For each sentence, circle the correct word, Then in the boxes below, write the correct word’s letter as indicated by the number in parentheses after the sentence. IF you are correct for each sentence, the letters will spell two words that describe this activity. I did not do very (good, well) on my geometry test. (1) After the hurricane, we had to assess the (amount, number) of damage to the town. (3) Please do not (hoard, horde) all the candy! (4) The restaurant server was (disinterested, uninterested) in our complaints. (12) I was not (conscience, conscious) for hours after the accident. (8) How did you (loose, lose) the keys to the car? (3) Aunt Bessie divided the pizza (among, between) the six players. (1) That DVD players has many (good, well) features. (1) The speaker is an (eminent, imminent) theologian. (5) The words that describe this activity: W

Tautology Let’s talk…

A tautology is a needless repetition of words or ideas. For example, the phrase “widow woman” is redundant. Why? Yogi Berra was famous for using tautology with statements such as the following: Let’s talk… How does tautology affect the reader?

A widow is a woman whose spouse has died A widow is a woman whose spouse has died. The word usually refers to a bereaved woman who has not remarried. Widower is simply the male equivalent of widow. It refers to a man who has lost his spouse and has not remarried.