Periods 1, 3, 4, 5, 7
1. Word wall
2. New vocab
1. grotto: small cave (n): Hugh Hefner has a grotto within his pool. Hugh Hefner has a small cave within his pool.
2. frenetic: frenzied or hectic (adj): Prom Week can get frenetic for students. Prom Week can get frenzied or hectic for students.
3. immaculate: very clean (adj): My condo is immaculate. My condo is very clean.
4. erroneous: false (adj): The story in the New York Times was erroneous. The story in the New York Times was false.
5. feign: fake (v): My sister feigned an illness so she could stay home from school. My sister faked an illness so she could stay home from school.
6. lithe: graceful and flexible (adj): Gymnasts are usually lithe. Gymnasts are usually graceful and flexible.
7. penchant: preference (n): Mr. Cooper has a penchant for tall women. Mr. Cooper has a preference for tall women.
8. histrionics: excessive drama (n): I refuse to fall prey to her histrionics. I refuse to fall prey to her excessive drama.
9. dearth: scarcity (n): During the Holocaust, there was a dearth of food for Jews. During the Holocaust, there was a scarcity of food for Jews.
10. premonition: dream (n): I had a premonition that I was going to win the lottery. I had a dream that I was going to win the lottery.
1. grotto: small cave (n):
2. frenetic: frenzied or hectic (adj):
3. immaculate: very clean (adj):
4. erroneous: false (adj):
5. feign: to fake (v):
6. lithe: graceful and flexible (adj):
7. penchant: preference (n):
8. histrionics: excessive drama (n):
9. dearth: scarcity (n):
10. premonition: dream (n):
3. Do mad-lib as a class
4. write your own mad-lib
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
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