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UNIT 1. More Grammar and Style More Vocabulary Strategy More Vocabulary Practice . DIALOGUE. Spoken language differs from formal written language Authors use realistic dialogue to make their characters sound real Informal Language Sentence Fragments Contractions Interjections.

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UNIT 1

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  1. UNIT 1 More Grammar and Style More Vocabulary Strategy More Vocabulary Practice

  2. DIALOGUE • Spoken language differs from formal written language • Authors use realistic dialogue to make their characters sound real • Informal Language • Sentence Fragments • Contractions • Interjections

  3. CONFUSING WORDS • Homophones: Words that sound the same but have different spellings AND meanings • Multiple Meaning Words: Words that are spelled the same but have multiple meanings • Check dictionary for other definitions • Use context clues to determine the part of speech and choose definition that matches

  4. ETYMOLOGIES • Etymology refers to the history of a word, as presented in its dictionary entry • Use the symbols to identify the languages involved in the word’s history • The word panic comes from the Greek word panikos, “relating to Pan” (Pan was a god whose presence inspired sudden fear)

  5. ROOT WORDS • A root is the part of the word that contains its core meaning • Knowing common root words help you determine a word’s meaning • Identify the root • Eliminate any suffix and/or prefix • Think of other words with this root – what do they have in common? • Use shared meaning to guess at definition

  6. STRONG VERBS • Incorporate strong verbs to create action sequences • Create vivid images • Avoid verbs that are too general or overused; replace overused verbs below: • Gertrude and Amber were taken away by the floodwaters and had to hold onto debris. Both met people who wanted to help

  7. VOCABULARY STRATEGYPrefix dis- • Latin prefix that means “in different directions” • Use your knowledge of the base word and the prefix to understand words with this prefix • disengage, disabled, discontinued, disinvite, disband

  8. VOCABULARY STRATEGYConnotation and Denotation • A word’s denotation is its basic dictionary meaning • A word’s connotation is the overtones of meaning the word has taken on • For example, the word conflagration means “a large fire, but it has negative connotations of total destruction, unlike the more neutral word flame

  9. VOCABULARY PRACTICE“To Build a Fire” • Intangible: unable to be perceived with the senses • Conjectural: involving guesswork • Apprehension: fear and worry for the future • Reiterate: to repeat • Smite: to inflict a heavy blow on • Imperative: urgently necessary • Conflagration: a large, destructive fire • Peremptorily: a commanding way that does not allow for refusal or contradiction

  10. VOCABULARY PRACTICE“The Race to Save Apollo 13” • Replenish: to fill again • Trajectory: the path of a moving body • Innovative: able to crate new, original ideas • Mandate: a command or instruction • Respite: a period of rest or relief • Collaborative: done in cooperation with others

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