1. Warm-up Name and explain four ideas expressed in Goldstein's book.
What is the difference between topic and theme?
Give an example of each.
Turn in old warm-up packet and get a new one.
Warm-up

2. Vocabulary

3. (v.) = to surround as an enemy; to enclose or entrap; to get around by skillfully maneuvering; to find a way around
Circum – around
Vent – go, come
He tried to circumvent answering his mother’s question by pretending he had not heard it.
Circumvent

4. disseminate (v.) – to scatter widely, as sowing seeds
Dis – apart, away
Semin – seed
Ate – cause, make
The counselor will disseminate the scholarship information to all students.
disseminate

5. Epiphany (n.) = a moment of profound insight Epi – upon
Phan – show, reveal
Y – result of
She had struggled with the math problem for hours, but the epiphany was worth the effort.
Epiphany

6. Feckless (adj.) – careless and irresponsible Feck – make
Less - without
Impatient with Gary’s feckless effort, his employer fired him at the end of the first week.
Feckless

7. (adj.)= developing before the natural season, prematurely developed, unusually forward or advanced, especially mentally
Pre – before
Coquere – cook
Ious – full of
The precocious child had graduated from high school years before he had his driver's license.
Precocious

8. Topic –The subject being talked about in a story; it’s a SINGLE WORD.
Ex: love, friendship, hardship.
Theme – A message about the topic written in a SENTENCE; a statement about life.
Ex: Love brings happiness.
Topic and Theme

9. Vocab Set 2

10. (n.) – person or thing with no special or interesting qualities; an unimportant person or thing; non existence
Non – not
Esse – to be
Ity – state, condition
The incumbent had considered the new candidate a political nonentity; therefore, the upset victory was a shock.
nonentity

11. (n.) – one who abandons and betrays his religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another
Re – back, again
Negare – to deny
The CIA agent arrested the renegade as he passed classified information to the enemy.
Renegade

12. Sequester (v.) – to isolate or hide something or someone
Se – apart, away
Quest - seek
Because there was so much publicity about the case, the judge decided to sequester the jury.
Sequester

13. (v.) – to act evasively to gain time, avoid argument or postpone a decision or commitment
Tempor – time
Ize – cause, make
Hoping to be asked by someone more popular, she decided to temporize when the new student invited her to the prom, saying she needed her parents’ permission before accepting.
Temporize

14. (n.) – a person who does not believe in religion or who adheres to a religion other than one’s own
In – not
Fid – faith, belief
Accused to being infidels, the missionaries were tortured and executed.
Infidel