Week 1 Vocabulary

Week 1 Vocabulary: Due Monday, 10/15/12 (Writing Grade)

Each week we will study a variety of words that appear in our text.  Some you will be clear on, others you’ll have vague awareness of, and others will be completely new.  In the end, you’ll put together your knowledge of our novels and the new vocabulary words.

This week, we will cover words from the first three chapters.

Words:  Categorize each of these according to the titles below.

Skeptically         Shuffled          Scowled        Mollified                       Pugnacious                Gingerly

Derogatory       Complacent                imperious       juncture           lumber                        morosely         yammer

dabble             whimper          scoff                reluctant

Strangers “I have no idea what this word means.”	Acquaintances “I’ve heard this word but couldn’t use it in a sentence.”	Friends “I use this word and read it regularly.”

Writing Activities:  Choose one activity to complete.  Use 10 words properly in your writing. 

1.      Pretend that you went to school with George and/or Lennie.  Write a short story about an experience with them.

2.      George faces many struggles as he cares for Lennie and struggles to survive the desolation and depression of the Dust Bowl.  Write two letters: one from George requesting advice, the other a response issuing advice about his problem.

3.      Write a creative historical account of life in the Dust Bowl as a migrant farmer/field worker headed towards California during the 1930’s.

Vocabulary Writing Requirements

Vocabulary Words	·         ____Used correctly ·         ____Proper endings ·         ____Makes sense given the definition ·         ____Uses required number
Figurative Language (at least two)	·         ____Simile ·         ____Metaphor ·         ____Personification ·         ____Alliteration ·         ____hook
Sentences (complete)	·         ____Simple ·         ____Compound ·         ____Complex ·         ____Proper ·         ____Sentences begin with variety
Spelling and Punctuation	·         ____Pet Peeves correctly used ·         ____Character names ·         ____Properly punctuated and generally correctly spelled words
Novel/Activity Elements	·         ____Correctly characterizes novel protagonists and antagonists ·         ____Maintains conflict and setting elements in common with the novel ·         ____Similar themes to novel ·         ____Dialogue (accurate dialect is appreciated)