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Bellringer

Bellringer. Directions : O n a separate sheet of paper , answer the following prompts and be prepared to discuss your answers. Define the word “ slang .”

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Bellringer

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  1. Bellringer Directions: On a separate sheet of paper , answer the following prompts and be prepared to discuss your answers. • Define the word “slang.” • Give one example of slang you used in elementary or middle school, and one example of slang you use now, along with the intended meaning of each word or phrase. • Write down your interpretationof the following sentence: • "That ossified cake-eater with the cheaters on thinks his applesauce will land him a date."

  2. Gab like Gatsby 1920’s Slang

  3. Let’s Watch… http://youtu.be/wzPuK0iMueo

  4. Let’s Define… • Slang is a kind of language that Merriam Webster describes as "peculiar to a particular group, an informalnonstandard vocabulary composed typically of coinages, arbitrarily changed words, and extravagant, forced, or facetious figures of speech."

  5. Say what?!? • Simply stated, slang is: • The very informal use of vocabulary and common expressions that are more playfuland natural and change with the times.

  6. Let’s Discuss… • Keeping our definition of slang in mind, in what situations would using slang be inappropriate? Why?

  7. Let’s Explore… • We have a clearer understanding of what slang is and when it’s appropriate to use. • Now, let’s look at some slang from the1920’s so we can better appreciate the time period in which The Great Gatsby is set. • Use your slang dictionary to follow along. “And Hows” are welcome but no “Bronx Cheers” allowed.

  8. Bluenose

  9. Belt

  10. Breezer

  11. Bump Off

  12. Bimbo

  13. Cheaters

  14. Crasher Wet Blanket

  15. Carp

  16. Coffin Varnish

  17. Dogs

  18. Drugstore Cowboy

  19. Darb Vamp Bellbottom

  20. Dolled Up

  21. Dead Soldiers

  22. Gams

  23. Glad Rags

  24. Gin Mill

  25. Gin Joint

  26. Fried Gold Digger

  27. Hair of the Dog

  28. Hard Boiled

  29. Mulligan Hooch

  30. Iron

  31. Live Wires

  32. Moll

  33. Middle Aisle

  34. Neck

  35. Ossified

  36. Pill

  37. Pinch

  38. Stilts

  39. Suggar Daddy Zozzled Juice Joint

  40. Speakeasy

  41. Bull Session Spifflicated

  42. Waterproof

  43. Whoopee

  44. Your Task… • Choose one piece of paper for your assigned word. Do all of the following: • Write the definition of the word clearly and neatly. • Identify the word’s part of speech. • Compose one sentence that uses the word properly. • Create an illustration for the word • Be ready to submit your mini-poster at the end of class. • Make sure your work is neat, accurate,colorful,and “wall worthy.”

  45. For Example…

  46. Abe’s Cabe a five-dollar bill Part of Speech: noun “Hey, Old Sport, can you spot me an Abe’s Cabe?”

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