Day 1: Flocabulary - “Adventures of Carlito ”

1. Day 1: Flocabulary- “Adventures of Carlito” ***Staple, hole-punch, or tape a copy of the lyrics into your notebook. Reminder…you will need to have a vocabulary notebook or folder for your Flocabulary. Listen and follow along and circle the words you think may be new vocabulary. Double-check your list with the following list. Add/highlight the words you need to know….

2. “Adventures of Carlito” Vocab words • 1. Fortify • 2. Dictate • 3. Diminutive • 4. Goad • 5. Lachrymose • 6. Obsequious • 7. Laud • 8. Sycophant • 9. Officious • 10. Abide • 11. Punctilious • 12. Propriety • 13. Amble • 14. Scurrilous • 15. Inimical • 16. Trek • 17. Malevolent • 18. Malicious • 19. Truculent • 20. Pugnacious • 21. Belligerent • 22. Accost • 23. Invective • 24. Timorous • 25. Circumspect • 26. Prudent • 27. Nefarious • 28. Petulance • 29. Repudiate • 30. Accede

3. “adventures of Carlito” Vocab Part II • 31. Accommodating • 32. Poised • 33. Masticate • 34. Spurious • 35. Abate • 36. Abase • 37. Laceration • 38. Altercation • 39. Mediate • 40. Arbitrator • 41. Restitution • 42. Umbrage • 43. Upbraid • 44. Berate • 45. Atone • 46. Benevolent • 47. Bereft • 48. Concede

4. Day 2: Understand the song What is this song about? 2. From whose perspective was it told? 3. What lines did you like? 4. What characters were mentioned in the song? What is the action? 5. What new information about this event/time period did you gain from the song?

5. Day 3: Show the Flocab • Get out your lyrics • Match your synonyms below…write the vocab word down… • 1. Goad A. Hostile • 2. Amble B. Scold • 3. Inimical C. Truculent • 4. Pugnacious D. Chew • 5. Timorous E. Provoke • 6. Nefarious F. Evil • 7. Masticate G. Kind • 8. Altercation H. Confrontation • 9. Upbraid I. Stroll • 10. Benevolent J. Fearful

6. A Way to Study: Group similar words and study them together to learn the “shades of meaning”---any other words you could group? • Inimical, malevolent, malicious, truculent, pugnacious, belligerent, nefarious, scurrilous = bad, malicious • Diminutive, abate, abase, umbrage, repudiate = negative connotation • Trek and amble = walking • Timorous, circumspect, prudent = cautious or too scared • Mediate, arbitrator = connected to judging • Accede, accommodating, benevolent, concede, abide, punctilious = positive connotation

7. Day 4: Sentences Completion • COPY SENTENCE AND WORDS WITH DEFINITIONS…. • My dog is so well trained, she _________ fetches my slippers every time I whistle. • A) Officiously • B) Obsequiously • C) Malevolently • D) Pugnaciously • E) Belligerently

8. Day 5: Sentence Completion • COPY SENTENCE AND WORDS WITH DEFINITIONS…. • “Nothing irritates me more in the classroom than a ___________, “ Mrs. Rodriguez exclaimed. “They’re always complimenting my hair to get better grades.” • A) Laceration • B) Retribution • C) Umbrage • D) Sycophant • E) Altercation

9. Day 6: Sentence Completion • COPY SENTENCE AND WORDS WITH DEFINITIONS…. • Stacey D. was __________, and never listened to her iPod in study hall because the sign strictly forbade it. • A) Diminutive • B) Lachrymose • C) Officious • D) Scurrilous • E) Punctilious

10. Day 7: Sentence Completion • COPY SENTENCE AND WORDS WITH DEFINITIONS…. • Some comedians make their living on __________ jokes, but in my opinion, the true comic genius can keep it clean and still get laughs. • A) Malicious • B) Scurrilous • C) Spurious • D) Bereft • E) Belligerent

11. Day 8: Sentence Completion • COPY SENTENCE AND WORDS WITH DEFINITIONS…. • Of all the Batman characters, the ______ Penguin comes to mind as the most haunting. • A) Lachrymose • B) Diminutive • C) NefariousD) Punctilious • E) Spurious

12. Day 9: Sentence Completion • COPY SENTENCE AND WORDS WITH DEFINITIONS…. • The ball was going, going, and then, diving into a pine tree at the fence, Staci came up with it, her arms covered in ________ from the sharp needles. • A) Altercation • B) Arbitrator • C) Retaliation • D) RestitutionE) Lacerations

13. Day 10: Sentence Completion • COPY SENTENCE AND WORDS WITH DEFINITIONS…. • There seems to be some ________ on Billy’s part ever since Zhuyan stole his girlfriend; he scowls at Z every time he passes him in the hall. • A) Invective • B) Petulance • C) Retribution • D) Umbrage • E) Restitution

14. Day 11: Sentence Completion • COPY SENTENCE AND WORDS WITH DEFINITIONS…. • My father ___________ the dog for stealing a piece of turkey from the table. • A) Berated • B) Upbraided • C) Atoned • D) Conceded • E) Masticated

15. Day 12: Sentence Completion • COPY SENTENCE AND WORDS WITH DEFINITIONS…. • The ________ old magician smiled down at the small boy as he shared the secrets of his best card trick. • A) Malevolent • B) Inimical • C) Pugnacious • D) Belligerent • E) Timorous

16. Day 13: Sentence Completion • COPY SENTENCE AND WORDS WITH DEFINITIONS…. • A raid by hungry brown bears on a recent camping trip left me _____________ of food. • A) Accommodating • B) Punctilious • C) Scurrilous • D) Bereft • E) Officious ****Don’t forget your Flocab quiz is in 2 days!!!!

17. Day 14: Reading comprehension • Pick up a reading comprehension ½ sheet at the front of the room. • Glue, staple, or tape it into your daily vocabulary work. • Read and answer the questions on the ½ sheet. Don’t forget: the test is TOMORROW-- INCLUDING SPELLING! You’ll also turn in your vocabulary notebooks/daily work.