Homework:
Choosing the Right Word unit 6
Synonyms unit 6
Today:
We reviewed unit 6 words.
We had a daily drill on the semi-colon.
We continued to work on punctuating dialogue. The students will need to know how to punctuate dialogue for the next written piece, a science fiction story. I asked the students to finish up a worksheet I gave them for practice.
Here are the vocab words divided into parts of speech. I think doing this helps the students to see how the word functions. They should not be learning the words rote. They should know how to use the word in a context.
| Noun (person, place, thing) | Verb (action) | Adjective (describer) |
| an He is a dupe. a makeshift a preview of the movie a snare do your utmost his vengeance | to to browse the internet to dupe someone to eradicate the cancer to frustrate the teacher to prescribe medication to preview the play to scrimp on luxuries to snare a fox | a ________ noun an anonymous writer a dynamic speaker the doctor’s grim face the inimitable style of dance a makeshift shelter his marginal grades the pending decision a prominent feature of your face Grandma’s quaint house the reluctant witness your utmost effort |
