Academic Vocabulary Identify & Application English I & II

Academic Vocabulary Identify & Application English I & II

English II : Character trait , Chronology, Climax, Elaboration, Extraneous Information , Figurative language, Flashback, Foreshadowing, Generality, Inconsistency, Juxtaposition, Logo, Multi-media, Perspective, Plagiarism, Proverb • 1.

Character trait , Chronology, Climax, Elaboration, Extraneous Information , Figurative language, Flashback, Foreshadowing, Generality, Inconsistency, Juxtaposition, Logo, Multi-media, Perspective, Plagiarism, Proverb • 2.

WRITING with Vocabulary • 1. It is believed by some that playing violent video games foreshadows violent adult behavior. • 2. When beauty and death are juxtaposed in a visual it offers a gripping impact. • 3. It is a common character trait among children that they want everything they see.

WRITING with Vocabulary • 4. Writing, using figurative language, is a good way to earn a commended rating on the STAAR test. • 5. Jason’s mother had a flashback when she saw him taking care of the garden; she remembered him as a young lad learning to snowboard. • 6. Exquisite, elaborated Zen gardens have different smooth, sized rocks and furrowed rows of fine sand.

WRITING with Vocabulary • 7. Yankees have a proverbthat time is money, which is a variant of the Devil’s idle time as sinful. • 8. The glittering generality that things go better with Coke is good for business because when customers are confronted with too many choices, they default to the general.

WRITING with Vocabulary • 9. When confronted with extraneous information, especially with driving directions, consumers opt for a GPS. • 10. The chronological evolution of the Coke bottle makes one wonder if this contributed to our recent bout with obesity.

Your Turn !!! • Create your own sentences, following my answer model, or do yourown-- if you dare!!!

English I : Chapter, Conversation, Chance, Discussion, Increasing , Guest Speaker, Keyboarding, Order of Events , Respond to Literature, Rhyme , Prewriting, Symbolism, Table of Contents, Index, Title Page, and Abbreviation • 1.

WRITING with Vocabulary • 1.Ramiro was increasing his money when he worked after school at his uncle’s body shop. 2. Edgar knew all the world religious symbols around the globe. • 3. Our guest speaker is a woman from Austin who will talk about immigration.

WRITING with Vocabulary • 4.English Literature is about not only learning language but also responding to literature’s life lessons. • 5. I took a chance when I invited the beautiful girl to the movies yesterday. • 6. The index at the back of the book saves us time when we answer questions.

WRITING with Vocabulary • 7. When we talk a lot about a subject we are prewriting, or when we write down notes about a subject. • 8. We have group discussions in class, as well as whole class discussions. • 9. We know that poetry has internal as well as external rhymes. • 10. Table of Contents summarize the ideas in a book as well as direct as to new knowledge.

Your Turn !!! • Create your own sentences, following my answer model, or do yourown-- if you dare!!!

Academic Vocabulary Identify & Application English I & II