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Vocabulary Book II – Unit 2

Improve your vocabulary and reading comprehension skills by reviewing key words and learning to analyze fiction with a focus on theme, mood, and characterization.

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Vocabulary Book II – Unit 2

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  1. Vocabulary Book II – Unit 2

  2. Learning Goal • Read fiction for comprehension (understanding) and analysis (Take it apart and figure it out) with a focus on theme, mood and characterization. • Review plot, setting, and conflict and vocabulary.

  3. Vocabulary Objectives • You will be able to: • Match word to definition • Use the word in a sentence

  4. Take Out • Binder with Paper • Remember to use Cornell Note-taking method.

  5. Vocabulary Words: http://quizlet.com/316208 • Write down the words and definitions in your notebooks. • Word in column in left and definition in column on right. • Write down word used in a phrase or sentence. • Draw a picture to help you remember. • Write down roots.

  6. reckless

  7. reckless • disregarding consequences of danger • Reckless driving is an unusual charge in New York State.

  8. wince

  9. wince • to shrink back in pain • He winced as the dentist touched his broken tooth.

  10. wince

  11. wince

  12. wince

  13. bleak

  14. bleak • without hope or encouragement • Both the plot and the atmosphere of the film are extremely bleak.

  15. unfathomable

  16. unfathomable • incapable of consideration • Without the full support of my parents such a feat was unfathomable.

  17. http://youtu.be/x_rJKO-ZXeU Click at desk

  18. incredulous

  19. incredulous • unable to accept what is offered as true • She listened to his explanation with an incredulous smile.

  20. sage

  21. sage • Wise • It was a sage suggestion that she think long and hard before deciding to marry at such a young age.

  22. acquire

  23. acquire • to gain for oneself • The scar was acquired as the result of an injury.

  24. incidental

  25. incidental • occuring by chance • Incidental contact happens when two opposing players come into contact without a deliberate foul or violation. • http://youtu.be/lOUO0VlBKUM

  26. subside

  27. subside • end from agitation • The pain will subside in a couple of hours. • After his anger had subsided, he was able to look at things rationally. • We'll have to wait until the wind subsides.

  28. sympathetic

  29. sympathetic • showing concern or feeling as another

  30. irresistible

  31. irresistible • too strong or convincing to be resisted • http://youtu.be/0AIT78Bxkws

  32. hue

  33. hue • a color or tint • We decorated the room in hues of blue and green.

  34. HUE

  35. gingerly

  36. gingerly • in a careful or cautious manner • He gingerly opened the can of soda, fearful that it had been shaken by his sister. • http://youtu.be/_MsG84J8CUk

  37. rogue

  38. rogue • a dishonest or worthless person

  39. nonchalant

  40. nonchalant • having an air of indifference – not caring • He was surprisingly nonchalant about winning the award. • She faced the crowd with the nonchalant ease of an experienced speaker.

  41. HOMEWORK • FLASHCARDS WITH ORIGINAL SENTENCES (Make up a sentence that shows you know the word). • Which sentence fulfills the requirement? • Based on what she saw, Selena formed a hypothesis. • Hypothesis is a word. • http://quizlet.com/316208/outsiders-vocabulary-group-1-flash-cards/

  42. The Outsiders • Susan Eloise Hinton was born in the 1950s in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a place that she describes as “a pleasant place to live if you don’t want to do anything.” • She began The Outsiders at the age of fifteen, inspired by her frustration with the social divisions in her high school and the lack of realistic fiction for high school readers.

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