1. Bell Ringer 10-13-15 Vocabulary Lesson 4
Prefixes: pro = forward, before
retro = backwards
New Words:
Procrastinate- to put off doing something until later
Profess- to come forward and make a public statement
Prologue-the introduction of a book
Promontory- the highest point of land that projects over a body of water
Propensity- a natural tendency to do something

2. Vocabulary Lesson 4 Continued…
6. Retroactive – having an effect on things in the past
7. Retrofire- to ignite a retrorocket
8. Retrogress – To move backward, to go back to a bad place
9. Retrospect- looking back on the past
10.Proceed- continue, keep going

3. Bell Ringer
Irony: when something happens that is usually the opposite of something else that recently happened
Example: Ms. Fritz liked a picture of a deer on Facebook. Twenty minutes later, she hit a deer with her car.  That was ironic.
***Write down on example of a time that you experienced irony, or make one up

4. Notes on Irony: Irony is used to express ideas in two ways
Verbal Irony: the speaker/writer shows a contrast between what is said and what is meant
Example: “What a great guy you are” Mario said as his brother ate the last piece of cake. He said his brother was a great guy, but his tone of voice & the expression on his face show his real meaning.
Dramatic Irony: the reader knows more about the actual situation than the characters do.
Situational Irony: things turn out to be the opposite of what is expected

5. Grammar Review Bell Ringer 10-15-15
Directions: Circle the verbs in the sentences below and underline the adverbs.
Jamal was running quickly down the hallway.
Paige carefully placed a pink bow in her hair.
Directions: Circle the nouns in the sentences below and underline the adjectives.
Michael was wearing a blue shirt that he loved.
2. Lilly was so excited; she was going to ride her brand new bike to school in the morning!

6. Notes on Jargon
Jargon: the use of phrases that wouldn’t normally be found in dictionaries
Jargon is a special use of words that only certain people or groups of people use.
For example, in some places instead of saying soda they say ‘Pop’.

7. Bell Ringer 10-16-15 What does compare and contrast mean?
Directions: In five super sentences compare and contrast your life to maniac Magee’s.