Friday, March 6

Periods 1, 3, 4, 5, 7
1. Words in context
2. Word wall
3. New vocab/complete VIS sheet

1. cliché: overused expression (N): “What’s up, dog” is a cliché. “What’s up, dog” is an overused expression.

What would you say to me if I greeted you with the expression “What’s up, dog” every time I saw you?

http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2006/11/25/screenwriterguys-top-10-worst-cliche-lines-of-dialogue/

2. diffuse: spread out or scatter (V): Security was called to diffuse the fight. Security was called to spread out or scatter the fight.

What are some other things that are diffused?

3. diligent: working hard over a long period of time (Adj): The student earned his degree because he was diligent. The student earned his degree because he was working hard over a long period of time.

http://img5.travelblog.org/Photos/53800/225533/t/1751479-A-diligent-student-0.jpg

Do you know of anyone who is diligent? If a person gives up on something after only a few days, is that person diligent?

4. disgruntled: upset (adj): The man who killed a dozen people at the post office was disgruntled. The man who killed a dozen people at the post office was upset.

http://www.baseacid.com/pictures/disgruntledEmp.png

What might make an employee disgruntled?

Can you think of anyone who might be disgruntled? Why are they disgruntled?

5. commentary: opinion (noun): Andy Rooney always gives his commentary at the end of “60 Minutes.” Andy Rooney always gives his opinion at the end of ’60 Minutes.”

http://www.foliomag.com/files/images/andy_rooney.jpg

do you have a commentary on the state of the NFL?

6. conspiracy: a secret agreement to do something illegal (N): The baseball players charged owners with conspiracy. The baseball players charged owners with a secret agreement to do something illegal.

http://flinchbot.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/conspiracy-theory.gif

How many people think 9/11 was a conspiracy?

7. climax: highest point in the story (N): The climax was when the boy shot himself. The highest point in the story was when the boy shot himself.

http://homepage.mac.com/roberthuber/school/1storybellcurve.gif

who can think of the climax of one of their favorite movies?

8. collusion: a secret agreement to do something illegal (N): The baseball players charged owners with collusion. The baseball players charged owners with a secret agreement to do something illegal.

http://flinchbot.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/conspiracy-theory.gif

explain what happened in major league baseball

9. conjecture: guess (N): When I made copies, I had to make a conjecture as to how many students were going to be in class. When I made copies, I had to make a guess as to how many students were going to be in class.

When is the last time you made a conjecture?

10. cajole: persuade (V): The student was cajoled into skipping school. The student was persuaded into skipping school.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2007/10/10/amd_karamba-portrait.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/hschool/2007/10/09/2007-10-09_sophomore_striker_puts_goal_within_reach.html&usg=__FbW-dAhNjlbvvK4LffKy7wXnejg=&h=346&w=240&sz=27&hl=en&start=9&tbnid=nmRKbruP2Pe2cM:&tbnh=120&tbnw=83&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcajole%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26sa%3DG

when is the last time you had to be cajoled into doing something?

4. Vocabulary charades