EDL 3.0 Bellringers

Monday, October 3 Write the following vocabulary definitions on your own sheet of paper for the bellwork activity. 1. brittle – easily broken or cracked 2. cordial – to be heartfelt 3. dishonest – untrustworthy; corrupt 4. fumes – an irritating smoke or vapor 5. mingle – to come in contact with other people

Monday, January 13 th Pre AP Write the following vocabulary definitions on your own sheet of paper for the bellwork activity. 1. brittle – easily broken or cracked 2. cordial – to be heartfelt 3. dishonest – untrustworthy; corrupt 4. fumes – an irritating smoke or vapor 5. mingle – to come in contact with other people 6. consonance- The repetition of consonant sounds in a series of words. 7. denotation- The dictionary definition of a word. 8. dialogue- Conversation between characters.

Tuesday, October 4 Write the following vocabulary definitions on yesterday’s paper for the bellwork activity. ornamental – a decorative object pursuit – the act of following to overtake supervise – to be in charge of; to watch over truce – a temporary interruption of fighting wilt – to lose freshness and become limp

Tuesday, January 14 Pre AP Write the following vocabulary definitions on yesterday’s paper for the bellwork activity. 9. ornamental – a decorative object 10. pursuit – the act of following to overtake 11. supervise – to be in charge of; to watch over 12. truce – a temporary interruption of fighting 13. wilt – to lose freshness and become limp 14. details - Specific, descriptive information in a literary work. The facts revealed by the author or speaker that support the attitude or tone in a piece of poetry or prose. 15. dialect- Speech characteristics of a particular region or culture.

Wednesday, October 5 Match the synonyms (words that mean the same thing) to the vocabulary words. 1. friendly, pleasant, heartfelt : ______________ 2. blend, combine, merge : _________________ 3. fragile, breakable, stiff: __________________ 4. insincere, false, corrupt: _________________

Wednesday, January 15 th PRE-AP Match the synonyms (words that mean the same thing) to the vocabulary words. 1. friendly, pleasant, heartfelt : ______________ 2. fragile, breakable, stiff: __________________ 3. insincere, false, corrupt: _________________ 4. language, speech, slang: _________________

Thursday, October 6 Match the synonyms (words that mean the same thing) to the vocabulary words. 1. decorative, showy, designed : ______________ 2. peace, ceasefire, agreement: __________ 3. chase, follow, hunt : ______________

Thursday, January 16 th PRE-AP Match the synonyms (words that mean the same thing) to the vocabulary words. 1. decorative, showy, designed : ______________ 2. peace, ceasefire, agreement: __________ 3. chase, follow, hunt : ______________ 4. “Passed away” has a different ___________ than “died.”

Friday, October 7 Complete the sentences with the correct vocabulary word. Write out the entire sentence. 1. The black ___________ billowing from the toaster oven alerted me to the burning food I forgot about 10 minutes ago. 2. My dad ___________ (ed) my little brother as he attempted to use the riding lawn mower for the first time. 3. The flowers I bought my mom were beautiful, however, after a week the petals began to ___________.

Friday, January 17 th PRE-AP Complete the sentences with the correct vocabulary word. Write out the entire sentence. 1. The black ___________ billowing from the toaster oven alerted me to the burning food I forgot about 10 minutes ago. 2. My dad ___________ (ed) my little brother as he attempted to use the riding lawn mower for the first time. 3. The flowers I bought my mom were beautiful, however, after a week the petals began to ___________. 4. Descriptions that add to the writer’s style or tone are called __________.