Vocab 5 Voc 5

beleaguer The little leaguers beleaguered the big leaguers. The little leaguers beleaguered the big leaguers. verb To besiege, best, surround, harass LINK: Big leaguer To besiege, best, surround, harass LINK: Big leaguer Voc 5

The bathroom was a milieu of mildew. milieu noun Environment or surroundings LINK: MILDEW Environment or surroundings LINK: MILDEW Voc 5

porcine It was a poor scene when Mark arrived with his porcine date. adj like a pig, resembling a pig LINK: PORK like a pig, resembling a pig LINK: PORK Voc 5

quixotic You’re a bit idiotic if you’re quixotic… adj Idealistic and totally impractical LINK: IDIOTIC Idealistic and totally impractical LINK: IDIOTIC Voc 5

quixotic The art! 1.Novel Author = Miguel Cervante s Quixote Voc 5

quixotic The art! 3. Plot = He thinks he’s a knight… that she’s beautiful… that the windmill is a dragon… that he has a MISSION Voc 5

quixotic The art! IRONY: We see he is fooled and ignorant Voc 5

quixotic The art! BUT! In the end, she falls in love with his courage and OPTIMISM and HOPE Voc 5

quixotic The art! BUT! In the end, she falls in love with his courage and OPTIMISM and HOPE Voc 5

The art! quixotic Voc 5

quixotic The art! Voc 5

quixotic Voc 5

The art! quixotic Voc 5

quixotic The art! Voc 5

quixotic The art! BUT! In the end, she falls in love with his courage and OPTIMISM and HOPE Voc 5

histrionic History on the histrionic side. n/adj Overly dramatic, theatrical Link: history Overly dramatic, theatrical Link: history My teacher’s histrionic style = ADJ My teacher’s histrionics = NOUN Voc 5

bludgeon Bludgeons in the dungeon. Noun, verb Noun, verb A short heavy thick club LINK: dungeon (BLOODgeon?) A short heavy thick club LINK: dungeon (BLOODgeon?) The bludgeon = NOUN He bludgeoned us with questions = VERB Voc 5

arduous The arduous snow-covered trail is hard on us. The arduous snow-covered trail is hard on us. adj Hard, difficult, tiresome LINK: HARD ON US Hard, difficult, tiresome LINK: HARD ON US Voc 5

reminisce verb To recall the past LINK: RIM MISS (remember?) To recall the past LINK: RIM MISS (remember?) She reminisced about their chat = VERB It was reminiscent of The Matrix = ADJ REMember by REMINISCING adj Voc 5

opportune An opportune time for an opera tune... adj Occurring at a good, favorable time LINK: opera tune (opportunity?) Occurring at a good, favorable time LINK: opera tune (opportunity?) The conditions were opportune for… No one likes an opportunist… Opportunity = N Opportunist = N Voc 5

dulcet adj Melodious, soft- or sweet sounding LINK: dull sit (dulce?) Melodious, soft- or sweet sounding LINK: dull sit (dulce?) Dulcet tones are DULCE. Dulcet tones make a dull sit. Voc 5

WORD PARTS Know these, know 1000’s! Greek + Latin Voc 5

Word Roots: Your chart Word rootMeaningRelated wordsWord studies Eu Notice: *milieu* Good, advantageou s euphony Pleasant sound; sonorous noise phony sounds (cacophony symphony) eulogize To praise highly logos word ize To do euphemism Pleasant word for inappropriate or unpleasant concept ism -ing eugenics Using science to improve genetics of a population Gen birth Voc 5

Word rootMeaningRelated wordsWord studies macro large, long macrocosm Overall structure cosmos world macrobiotic s Science of extending life bio life macroscopic Visible to naked eye scope vision Word Roots: Your chart Voc 5

Word rootMeaningRelated wordsWord studies micr o small, minute microcosm smaller structure within larger organism cosmos world microorganis m Miniature form of life organ Living tissue ism -ing microfilm Miniature photo of library materials film skin Word Roots: Your chart Voc 5

Vocab 5 GUM This week

Gum Vary your use of clauses; ie. vary your sentence structures. A stellar writer follows the rhythm of his/her graf and varies the structure/complexity as it progresses. The enemy? Monotony. The friend? Creativity. This week

Gum So practice CLAUSE CONTROL in sentences that use Vocab 5 words. Use a chart that breaks the structure down for you. Every Vocab 5 word belongs in the Sentence Sophistication chart this time (NOT on the regular chart) This week

Gum Clause Control: Write in varied structures: Review # Word > VOCAB WORD HERE! Type o f s e n t e n c e = Subordinate clause Your sentences start here… Independent clause continuing here… FANB O Y S Independent clause #2 …finishing here! # Word > Type of senten ce = Independent clause #1FANBO YS Independent clause #2 SIMPLE - COMPOUND - COMPLEX - COMPOUND-COMPLEX

Gum Clause Review …see sheet 1.When I do these sentences, my brain locks and suddenly I cannot understand the language. 2.Write well and you will travel far. 3.You will labor through your paragraphs if you are not having fun while you write them. 4.Once you see the structure here, you are a Jedi. This week

Gum Passive Voice Word your verbs in ACTIVE VOICE. Do not write in PASSIVE VOICE Look out: Lots of explanation… PassveVoice.ppt This week

Vocab definition drill Voc 5

1. Overly dramatic, theatrical List 5 Voc 5

2. Environment or surroundings List 5 Voc 5

3. A short heavy, thick club List 5 Voc 5

4. To besiege, beset, surround, harrass List 5 Voc 5

5. Resembling a pig List 5 Voc 5

6. Occurring or coming at a good time List 5 Voc 5

7. Idealistic and totally impractical List 5 Voc 5

8. Melodious, soft, soothing List 5 Voc 5

9. The act of recalling the past List 5 Voc 5

10. Hard, difficult, tiresome List 5 Voc 5

11. WORD PARTS eu List 5 Voc 5

12. WORD PARTS micro List 5 Voc 5

13. WORD PARTS macro List 5 Voc 5

14. To praise with words WORD PARTS List 5 Voc 5

15. Science of extending life WORD PARTS List 5 Voc 5

16. Miniature photos of library articles WORD PARTS List 5 Voc 5

17. Smaller structure within the larger system WORD PARTS List 5 Voc 5

18. Pleasant sounding term for an unpleasant concept WORD PARTS List 5 Voc 5

19. Miniature form of life WORD PARTS List 5 Voc 5

20. Pleasant sounding noise (opposite of cacophony) WORD PARTS List 5 Voc 5

Answers1 1. histrionics 2. m ILI eu 3. bluDgeon 4. beleagUer 5. porcine 1. histrionics 2. m ILI eu 3. bluDgeon 4. beleagUer 5. porcine Voc 5

Answers2 6. opportune 7. quixotic 8. dulcet 9. remini sc e 10. ard u ous 6. opportune 7. quixotic 8. dulcet 9. remini sc e 10. ard u ous Voc 5

Answers3 11. good 12. small 13. large, overall 14. eulogize 15. macrobiotics 11. good 12. small 13. large, overall 14. eulogize 15. macrobiotics Voc 5

Answers4 16. microfilm 17. microcosm 18. euphemism 19. microorganism 20. euphony 16. microfilm 17. microcosm 18. euphemism 19. microorganism 20. euphony Voc 5

Vocab Fill in! 8 hands minimum

The Interlopers Vocabulary a.He never gets good grades. b.His hopes were not realistic. c.Vocab tests never are easy. It was quixotic of him to expect to pass the vocab test without studying. Why was it quixotic?

The Interlopers Vocabulary a.He never gets good grades. b.His hopes were not realistic. c.Vocab tests never are easy. It was quixotic of him to expect to pass the vocab test without studying. Why was it quixotic?

1.The lunchline is a ________ of frenzied activity during noon hours.

2. The police arrested the English teacher on suspicion of ________ a student with a red pen.

3. During the movie, Christopher’s bladder required attention at the least _______ moment.

4. It’s just ________ to think you’ll be ready for the SAT just by getting by with C’s in English and math classes.

5. At the start of class, students like to _________ teachers with insignificant details so that class time is put off.

6. The long, ________ block day was made even worse by the grammar lesson and the essay assignment.

7. Look out for those sirens! They’ll woo you to your death with deceiving, ________ sounds.

8. Guys think it’s cool to burp, throw food, and act __________.

9. Every August, the Fair is a ______ of ag-culture and rock and roll.

10. Oh, spare me your __________! We’re through, Sally. I’m breaking up with you.

Test today 1. kwiksotik 2. hiztreeonnik 3. rhemminisssss 4. duullllsssitt 5. bluhjin 1. kwiksotik 2. hiztreeonnik 3. rhemminisssss 4. duullllsssitt 5. bluhjin 6. ahhpoortoon 7. poorseen 8. beeleeghur 9. milloooo 10. ahrjewusss 6. ahhpoortoon 7. poorseen 8. beeleeghur 9. milloooo 10. ahrjewusss

Vocab basics

Vocab problems!

The _________ smell of sweat and bacteria brought back memories of P.E.… reminiscent Vocab problems!

The man felt _________ when the kids made fun of him… beleaguered Vocab problems!

You may feel a little ________. milieu Vocab problems!