Enhancing Vocabulary Skills for Academic Success
Acquire and use grade-appropriate academic vocabulary by creating sentences using new words like acrid, casualty, congested, cope, headlong, hurtle, impede, and inevitable. Encourages comprehension and expression through accurate usage of domain-specific words. Collaborate to craft sentences demonstrating understanding of each word in a group setting.
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Rate the following vocabulary 1. Acrid 2. Casualty 3. Congested 4. Cope 5. Headlong 6. Hurtle 7. Impede 8. Inevitable 1. I know the word and can explain it 2. I know the word, but can t explain it 3. I don t know the word
Objective Rationale Today we will acquire and use academic vocabulary by creating sentences It is important to demonstrate that we understand the new vocabulary Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. (7.L.6)
How Work within your group to create a sentence that matches the picture using the vocabulary word correctly and type it in the google doc. You must write the kind of sentence specified: simple, compound, complex Remember you can make a negative sentence. The children did not disrupt the revelries of the St. Patrick Day s parade while they watched from their apartment window. I will pick the best answer. complex complex
Acrid (adj) Sharp, irritating, or bitter to the sense of taste or smell Simple Burning rubber
Casualty (noun) A person killed or injured in a war or accident Complex
Congested (adj) Congestion (noun) 1. Overcrowded; filled too full 1. We take the subway during rush hour to avoid the congested city streets. 2. Filled with fluid 1. My sinuses get congested when the pollen count is high. The condition of being overcrowded The condition of being filled with fluid Simple Simple
Cope (verb) To manage problems or difficulties successfully compound compound
Headlong (adj/adv) Simple Simple Adj with great speed or force The crowd made a headlong rush for the big screens as the doors were opened. Adv recklessly; without time for careful thought It s foolish to rush headlong into a dispute that doesn t concern you.
Hurtle (verb) To move with great force and speed complex complex
Impede (verb) impediment (noun) To get in the way of; interfere with the movement of An obstacle; something that gets in the way complex complex
Inevitable (adj) Bound to happen; unavoidable Simple Simple
1. An acrid smell coming from the kitchen means a delicious dinner. True or False? 2. A casualtyis a party where you don t have to wear fancy clothes. True or False? 3. Many people get congested when they have colds. True or False? 4. A yard sale would give the police a lot to cope with. True or False? 5. There could be a headlong rush if Beyonc showed up at the mall. True or False? 6. A tornado could cause a chunk of debris to hurtle towards you. True or False? 7. Someone with a speech impediment speaks clearly. True or False? 8. It is inevitable that you will get sick sometime in your life? True or False?
