Vocabulary Boot Camp Week 8

Introducing Our Week 8 Words explicit stipulate elicit inundate prolific awesome integral persistence duration array

explicit Part of Speech:  adjective Parallel Terms:  certain, precise, specific Sample Sentence:  Mrs. Magrini provided her students with explicit requirements for each pasta tower’s height.

stipulate Part of Speech:  verb Parallel Terms:  specify, require, state Sample Sentence:  The rules for Monopoly stipulate that each player is to begin the game with $1500.

elicit Part of Speech:  verb Parallel Terms:  obtain, bring out Sample Sentence:

inundate Part of Speech:  verb Parallel Terms:  overwhelm, flood Sample Sentence:

prolific Part of Speech:  adjective Parallel Terms:  abundant, productive Sample Sentence:  Having published over twenty novels, Jerry Spinelli is considered to be a prolific writer.

awesome Part of Speech:  adjective Parallel Terms:  terrifying, dreadful Sample Sentence:

integral Part of Speech:  adjective Parallel Terms:  essential, fundamental Sample Sentence:

persistence Part of Speech:  noun Parallel Terms:  endurance, perseverance Sample Sentence:

duration Part of Speech:  noun Parallel Terms:  period, term, length of time Sample Sentence:  For the duration of the flight to Australia, Sammy devoured all three novels in the Hunger Games series.

array Part of Speech:  noun Parallel Terms:  collection, group, assortment Sample Sentence:  The shelves of the classroom library were lined with a wide array of novels for sixth graders to explore.

Quick Write Warm Up In your RNB, express your reader’s ideas towards the question below. (Try using a shortened I.P.E.C.C formula)  First impressions can leave lasting impressions on a reader’s interest in a novel and a specific author. Describe your first impression of the novel. What do you think of Jerry Spinelli’s writing style so far? Does he seem like a writer you’ll enjoy? Why or why not?