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SY:2011-2012 ACT/PSAE Action Words

SY:2011-2012 ACT/PSAE Action Words. Mr. Gibson Classes Defining & Utilizing Action Words in Contextual Settings Week 8: November 21 - 22 Two-thousand & eleven. Week 8: November 21-22. SY: 2011-2012 PSAE/ACT Action Words. Good morning ladies & gentlemen!. Week 8: November 21-22.

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SY:2011-2012 ACT/PSAE Action Words

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  1. SY:2011-2012 ACT/PSAE Action Words Mr. Gibson Classes Defining & Utilizing Action Words in Contextual Settings Week 8: November 21 - 22 Two-thousand & eleven

  2. Week 8: November 21-22 SY: 2011-2012PSAE/ACTAction Words Good morning ladies & gentlemen!

  3. Week 8: November 21-22 SY: 2011-2012PSAE/ACTAction Words • Please open your PSAE Vocabulary Journals provided to you this morning by your Advisory Teacher.

  4. Week 8: November 21-22 SY: 2011-2012PSAE/ACTAction Words • The PSAE/ACT “action” words to the left are to be entered into your journal. • Demagogue • Digression • Diligent • Discredit

  5. Week 8: November 21-22 SY: 2011-2012PSAE/ACTAction Words Demagogue The first word in this week’s group of four is… ________________ DEM-ah-gog Leaders who seek support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices.

  6. Week 8: November 21-22 SY: 2011-2012PSAE/ACTAction Words Demagogue Leaders who seek support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices The first word in this week’s group of four is… ________________ DEM-ah-gog The politician demagogued the towns people by promising funds to repair the bridge, but only if they re-elected him first.

  7. Week 8: November 21-22 SY: 2011-2012PSAE/ACTAction Words Digression The second word in this week’s group of four is… ________________ die-GREH-shun A message that departs away from the main subject or topic.

  8. Week 8: November 21-22 SY: 2011-2012PSAE/ACTAction Words Digression A message that departs away from the main subject or topic. The second word in this week’s group of four is… ________________ die-GREH-shun The foreman of the jury said, “And now for our verdict in the murder trial, but first allow me to digress. I wish to tell you about my recent operation on a herniated disc in my lower back. Talk about agony!”

  9. Week 8: November 21-22 SY: 2011-2012PSAE/ACTAction Words Diligent The third word in this week’s group of four is… ________________ DILL-ah-gent Quietly and steadily working or persevering to improve while paying particular attention to details or exactness.

  10. Week 8: November 21-22 SY: 2011-2012PSAE/ACTAction Words Diligent The third word in this week’s group of four is… ________________ DILL-ah-gent Ted worked diligently over the next thirty years and it paid off as they promoted him to Vice President of Operations for his company. Quietly and steadily working or persevering to improve while paying particular attention to details or exactness.

  11. Week 8: November 21-22 SY: 2011-2012PSAE/ACTAction Words Discredit The fourth word in this week’s group of four is… ________________ Dis-CREDIT Cause to be distrusted or disbelieved. “Wow! – this discredits all my theories about what I’d find out here!”

  12. Week 8: November 21-22 SY: 2011-2012PSAE/ACTAction Words Discredit The fourth word in this week’s group of four is… ________________ Dis-CREDIT “Are you trying to discredit what I am saying with the flimsy evidence you are offering?” Cause to be distrusted or disbelieved. “Wow! – this discredits all my theories about what I’d find out here!”

  13. Demagogued Digressed Discredit Diligent The promises by the politician seemed hollow to the point they stretched credulity and ______________ the listeners. One particular person in the audience would not let the politician off the hook so easily. Having been a ___________ listener for most of the speech she began to _____________ the politician’s claims. Not liking her refutation, the politician _____________ during his reply by switching to a new topic of general interest.

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