Bellringers January 22-25

Monday, January 14 Write the following vocabulary definitions on your own sheet of paper for the bell work activity. coincidence (noun)- something that happens by chance in a surprising way reversal (noun) -*1. a problem or unfortunate setback 2. a change in direction pursuing (verb)- to continue or carry out a task narrator (noun)- somebody who tells a story or give an account, often in a work of fiction diversity (noun)- a variety of something such as opinion, color or style *Use this definition of reversal on homework and quiz.

Monday, January 14 Pre-AP Write the following vocabulary definitions on your own sheet of paper for the bell work activity. coincidence (noun)- something that happens by chance in a surprising way reversal (noun) -*1. a problem or unfortunate setback 2. a change in direction pursuing (verb)- to continue or carry out a task narrator (noun)- somebody who tells a story or give an account, often in a work of fiction diversity (noun)- a variety of something such as opinion, color or style rhyme scheme- is the pattern of end rhyme. setting (noun)- The time and place in which events in a short story, novel, play, or narrative poem take place. shift (noun)- Refers to a change or movement in a piece resulting from an epiphany, realization, or insight gained by the speaker, a character, or the reader. *Use this definition of reversal on homework and quiz.

Tuesday, January 15th Write the following vocabulary definitions on your own sheet of paper for the bell work activity. 6. ridiculous (adjective)- completely unreasonable and not at all sensible 7. radiating (verb)- spread from the center, often relating to energy or light 8. notable (adjective)- significant, interesting, of importance 9. legibly (adverb) in a way that can be read 10. shiny (adjective)- bright or glistening

Tuesday, January 15th Pre-AP Write the following vocabulary definitions on your own sheet of paper for the bell work activity. 6. ridiculous (adjective)- completely unreasonable and not at all sensible 7. radiating (verb)- spread from the center, often relating to energy or light 8. notable (adjective)- significant, interesting, of importance 9. legibly (adverb) in a way that can be read 10. shiny (adjective)- bright or glistening 11. simile- Comparison of two unlike things/ideas using “like” or “as”. Ex: the classroom was like a warzone. 12. sound devices- Techniques used to convey meaning through sound. (including rhyme, assonance, consonance, alliteration, and onomatopoeia).

Wednesday, January 16 Write the three synonyms and the vocabulary word that fits with them. gleaming, glistening, sparkling, ____________________ variety, assortment, mixture, _____________________ ludicrous, absurd, illogical, ________________________

Wednesday, January 16 Pre-Ap Write the three synonyms and the vocabulary word that fits with them. gleaming, glistening, sparkling, ____________________ variety, assortment, mixture, _____________________ ludicrous, absurd, illogical, ________________________ location, time and place, _______________________

Thursday January 17th Complete the sentence with the correct vocabulary word. Write the entire sentence for credit. It was a _________________________ that I knew an answer and Mrs. Raprich did not. The _________________________ on Tangerine was Paul. The sun’s rays were __________________________ off of the lake’s surface.

Thursday January 17th Pre-AP Complete the sentence with the correct vocabulary word. Write the entire sentence for credit. It was a _________________________ that I knew an answer and Mrs. Raprich did not. The _________________________ on Tangerine was Paul. The sun’s rays were __________________________ off of the lake’s surface. The _______________ in the novel Tangerine began when Paul go into a fight a the Palmetto soccer game.

Write the three synonyms and the vocabulary word that fits with them. Friday, January 18th Write the three synonyms and the vocabulary word that fits with them. significant, outstanding, remarkable, ____________ readably, decipherability, clearly, ___________________ twist of fate, happenstance, fluke, __________________

Friday, January 18th Pre-AP Write the three synonyms and the vocabulary word that fits with them. significant, outstanding, remarkable, ____________ readably, decipherability, clearly, ___________________ twist of fate, happenstance, fluke, __________________ Pre-AP: Write the description and the vocabulary word that fits. My love is like a red, red rose.-Robert Burns ____________________ The stellar sound system boomed and banged boldly . ________________________