Transcript Unit 1 - Litjunkies

Unit 1
1. What is your favorite genre of television
shows and why?
2. Pick one of your friends, family, or someone
you know and explain how they fit the
archetype of a hero.
3. Write a thesis statement following the frame:
PHS should give students two lunches
because…
Unit 1
tone
rhetoric
theme
 Answer the following questions based on vocabulary word usage.
• Best Cheap Summer Vacations
Due to the economy's fickle nature, destinations that were bargains last year
may not be so now. Regardless, here are some great places you can visit this
summer without breaking the bank.
Myrtle Beach:
• Why go: Summertime is the most popular—and most expensive—time to
visit Myrtle Beach. But you can save considerable money if you find a place
stay off the main stretch of sand. Ditch the Grand Strand area in favor of a
campsite. The stretches of clean public beach (free and fun) and the large
number of family-friendly attractions will make the bargain-hunting worth
it.
 What is the author trying to point about Myrtle Beach? Pick two words in
the description of “Why go” that showed you that point and explain how
they showed this to you.
Unit 1
innuendos
archetypes
tone
symbol
genres
 Complete the following paragraph using vocabulary words.
For a teenager, a parent is a ______ representing everything they do not
want to become. Nothing is more mortifying than a parent. Unless that
is a parent in a costume waving to you as you pass by with your friends
on the school bus. That would make Dale Price a top candidate to be
the most embarrassing dad in America. He has spent the past school
year setting a comedic ______ by waving at his high school son’s bus
every day while dressed in costumes. His outfits reach all ______ from
make-believe characters to typical Halloween costumes. The ones that
were voted favorite were ______ depicting standard pirates, nurses, and
super-heroes. However, his son described the experience as horrifying
and downright embarrassing. Some outfits even displayed ______ such
as the time Mr. Price appeared as a blushing bride.
Unit 1
theme
narration
first person point of view
rhetoric
tone
Animals are used in circus shows around the world. Some people say
this abuse of animals while others say animals are treated kindly and
make kids laugh.
Use the vocabulary listed above to explain how animals should or
should not be used in circuses.
Unit 2
proposition
intrepid
literal language
inference
obscure
Complete the following sentences using vocabulary words.
1. Morris appears confused by this ______ behavior of the boy walking around
with a trashcan lid on his head.
2. Her dream was to be ___________ like the veteran firefighter, running in to
help victims without worrying about herself.
3. Mr. Price’s wife made the ______ that they get a babysitter so they could go
on a date.
4. When I walked into the room and saw that there were pictures of music stars
covering every inch of his walls, I drew an ________ that he liked music.
5. She said this is a box and handed him a cardboard box. She was using
__________.
proposition
inference
intrepid
obscure
literal language
Aly Raisman is an 18-year-old two-time gold medalist. The
U.S. gymnastics star made to her friends a _________ of other plans
when in London for the Olympics. She accidentally sent her plans out
to her 380,000 followers, telling everyone that she was going clubbing.
The message was not _______ at all meant for only friends.
Nothing wrong with this, right? Raisman is guilty of nothing
more than bad tweeting skills. She's 18 -- legal drinking age in England
-- and going to a club. The news reporters might come to the
_________ that there's nothing to worry about at all!
But being 18, Aly is not experienced. If she was, she'd know
that it's always the cover-up, never the crime, that brings you down. In
this case, she could have left the tweet, had her American fans nodding
in solidarity and used the, "Uh, I just won two gold medals" excuse
with her parents. Instead, she quickly deleted the tweet and said she
was “going to sleep.” Using _______ to talk about putting her head on
her pillow and falling asleep. She didn’t want anyone thinking she was
doing differently! She clearly was ________ of what her parents might
say!
Unit 2
Unit 2
1. When I look at my coffee cup, it has a
connotation of energy. Explain how it has that
meaning.
2. Describe the context of what we have studied
about how Native Americans have been seen
by society.
3. His laughter is like a dying cow. Explain what
this figurative language makes us think of how
he laughs.
Unit 2
structure
denotation
context
obscure
This soldier came home from the war and has had an undying spirit in
attempts to overcome his injuries. As a result, a charity group has built
him and his family a home to make a new life in.
Use the vocabulary listed above to explain how this might help in his
attempt to have a new life.
Unit 3
acquisitive
belabor
encomium
banal
congeal
 Complete the following sentences using vocabulary words.
1. We won’t ______ the shortcomings of the QHHS football team since
we know they’re going to lose this season anyway.
2. To make snow pudding, add the sugar and lemon juice, then stir
until the mixture begins to ______.
3. The movie “Our Next President,” is a two hour ______ to former
Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, tracking her rise to fame.
4. McDonald’s has been particularly ______ in the past couple of
months, spending close to $1 billion to attract new customers.
5. Facebook has become the new center for ______ gossip, useless
trivia, and foolish videos.
Unit 3
arrogate
coherent
eschew
carping
emulate
 Complete the following sentences using vocabulary words.
1. Over the past decade, the piece of soldiering that received the most
______ was the uniform’s black beret.
2. In 1992 Colorado landowners voted to remove from their state
government the power to tax and instead ______ that power to
themselves.
3. Last week a pair of naked hikers got lost and authorities questioned
why they ______ not only clothes but also GPS devices.
4. After the crash the pilot was ______ but he was still sent for further
medical evaluation.
5. The Lakers just a year ago achieved what the Heat now hope to
______.
Unit 3
encomium
arrogate
belabor
emulate
 Answer the question using vocabulary words.
The little boy in the picture is what is called a “street child,”
which is a child who lives in the streets. Explain how this may
happen in America using the words above.
Unit 3
banal
acquisitive
coherent
carping
 Answer the question using vocabulary words.
Outside of the Antelope Valley, there is wildlife. Using the words above, argue why
people need to leave the desert so they can see animals and not be desert rats.
Unit 4
• What are three things an insatiable person would
consume?
• How would an intransigent parent respond to your request
to borrow the car?
• How would you make Palmdale High tenable during a war?
• What are three things an invidious politician would say?
• What are three actions a secret reconnaissance would
need?
• How would a murderer substantiate their innocence?
• Why are some students taciturn?
Unit 4
germane
temporize
taciturn
largesse
tenable
 Complete the following sentences using vocabulary words.
1. The runner had a _______, always donating shoes
to shelters and raising money for charities.
2. The boy was ______ in the classroom, sitting in the
back, doing his work, but never saying anything.
3. The lecture about stealing seemed ______ when
the little boy was caught eating the cookies in the
store without paying for them first.
4. When the mother asked her son who he wanted to
live with, her or his father, he began to ______ by
offering to clean her car.
5. The little boy was _________ by the older her
brother when the bully tried to pick on him.
Unit 4
intransigent
invidious
germane
substantiate
 Answer the question using vocabulary words.
The picture is very simple and to the point. How does it still
create a strong argument about child abuse though with the
way the little boy’s face is in the dark shadow?
Unit 4
insatiable
temporize
reconnaissance
substantiate
largesse
A research report was completed. At the ______ of the report, it was found that nine out
of 10 Miami restaurant workers do not have access to paid sick days and nearly 50 percent
of these workers have gone to work sick. These were among the key findings in a report
released Wednesday by the Restaurant Opportunities Center of Miami and the MiamiDade Coalition for Healthy Families and Workplaces. This report served to _________
claims that workers aren’t being taken care of by employers. Employees who came to
work sick cited fear of retribution, feeling uncomfortable asking for time off and the lack
of any system to find someone to replace them. It appears their bosses’ demands are
_________. But at the same time they are posing a public safety risk, cooking and serving
food while sick.
The study was based on a survey of 200 restaurant workers in Miami. The Miami
restaurant industry employs 72,700 workers and is the third largest industry in the MiamiDade region. Only 8.8 percent of employees surveyed received full or partial health
insurance coverage. The release of the report is part of an effort by Restaurant
Opportunities Center to urge employers to provide health insurance and paid sick days for
its workers. Miami-Dade County Commissioner Barbara Jordan attended the press
conference and spoke about the need to pass county-wide legislation to require paid sick
days. When she was asked when this would begin, she began to __________ , talking
about other bills that needed to pass. With this in mind, it would be nice if the
government was more ______ and provided funding for such through donations.
Unit 5
celerity
incendiary
devious
 Answer the following questions based on vocabulary word usage.
The documentary “Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price” premiered last
month and is the latest in a steady stream of public commentary on how the
company is bad for America. Even internal documents show that even WalMart’s own analysts recognize they risk damage to their overall reputation
should they continue such practices as lower wages and defunct healthcare.
They also take advantage of overseas sweatshops and exporting American jobs
which create ever-cheaper products. Ultimately we pick up the price tag while
Wal-Mart picks up billions of profits.
1. What is the author’s message?
Unit 5
halcyon
avid
gambit
 Answer the following questions based on vocabulary word usage.
The documentary “Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price” premiered last
month and is the latest in a steady stream of public commentary on how the
company is bad for America. Even internal documents show that even WalMart’s own analysts recognize they risk damage to their overall reputation
should they continue such practices as lower wages and defunct healthcare.
They also take advantage of overseas sweatshops and exporting American jobs
which create ever-cheaper products. Ultimately we pick up the price tag while
Wal-Mart picks up billions of profits.
1. Which statement would this author agree with?
Unit 5
histrionics
animadversion
accosts
 Answer the following questions based on vocabulary word usage.
The documentary “Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price” premiered last
month and is the latest in a steady stream of public commentary on how the
company is bad for America. Even internal documents show that even WalMart’s own analysts recognize they risk damage to their overall reputation
should they continue such practices as lower wages and defunct healthcare.
They also take advantage of overseas sweatshops and exporting American jobs
which create ever-cheaper products. Ultimately we pick up the price tag while
Wal-Mart picks up billions of profits.
1. Which persuasive appeal matches the author’s tone?
Unit 5
1.
What is something that might taste brackish and what ingredient makes it taste
like this?
2.
Explain why you do or why do not you think that money makes people avid?
3.
Would betting all your money on the first move of a game be a gambit?
Explain why/why not.
4.
What car do you think offers the best celerity and why should I buy this car
for you as a reward for improving your reading?
5.
What is the thing that makes you halcyon in life?
6.
What should the punishment be for someone who’s incendiary tendencies
causes a family to lose their home?
Unit 6
maelstrom
pejorative
talisman
overt
suppliant
 Complete the following sentences using vocabulary words.
1. Fox News must fire their anchor after his ______
racism.
2. Mike Leach is a Texas football coach who lost his
job last year in a legal and media ______.
3. Many servants ask _______ that people treat them
with respect, saying please and thank you.
4. The boxer always kisses his ______ before a match.
5. Using the offensive term “anchor baby” is ______.
Unit 6
propriety
undulate
summarily
pejorative
Family Building Blocks is hosting its Riverfront Family Fest at Salem’s
Riverfront Park on Saturday so families can learn and be entertained together and
outdoors for free. “The big draw is having 1,500 parents and children come down
and have fun on the riverfront. Parents rejoice in their children, being outdoors in
the sunshine and having fun together,” said Sue Miller, FBB’s executive director.
“Everything is free, food and entertainment. We want all families to be able to
participate in this.” Family Building Blocks is an early childhood program for
families with children age 5 and younger. This is the third year the agency has
hosted Family Fest. There will be dancing, music, stories, crafts, face painting,
treats, helicopter landings and fire truck displays. In addition , the event will offer
parents and caregivers information on helmet safety, health and hygiene, nutrition,
animal safety, fire safety, and sun safety. “People want to support families with
young children. We all live in this community together,” Miller said. The event
also will help foster each child’s excitement for reading. “Literature is a big focus.
We’ll have a cake walk, but instead of a cake, you win a book,” Miller said.
How does the author show that Family Building Blocks is about more than just
throwing parties for the community? Use the vocabulary words listed in your
answer.
Unit 6
myopic
undulate
sacrilege
overt
 Answer the question using vocabulary words.
I have been trying to get my parents to move to Seattle (right) with me
and away from LA (left). Using your vocabulary listed above, write a
paragraph persuading them to move so I can one day get out of the
Antelope Valley.
Unit 6
maelstrom
undulate
pejorative
talisman
 Answer the question using vocabulary words.
Using your vocabulary listed above, explain how I have shown in my
attempt to record kids opening presents at a party why improving
reading is so important when it comes to real life situations of using the
directions before using something.
Unit 7
articulate
decrying
evince
credence
distraught
exhumation
• Complete the following paragraph using vocabulary words.
Cigarette makers must now add large, graphic warning labels depicting
diseased lungs, a man exhaling smoke through a hole in his neck, and a
______ mother at a gravestone. The supersize labels are the highest-profile
part of an intensified war on tobacco by the federal government in a
continuing effort to ______ the risks of smoking. The FDA hopes the labels
will help give ______ to the fact that smoking ranks as the leading cause
preventable and premature death in the U.S and ______ people to quit.
Many other countries also have graphic warnings though they are far more
explicit than those the U.S. chose. In 2009 tobacco companies sued the
FDA ______ that the graphic-labeling rule violated their rights to free
speech. One image that was not chosen for the labels depicts the ______
of a dead body.
Unit 7
cavort
eulogy
evince
dissemble
feckless
 Complete the following sentences using vocabulary words.
1. The babysitter showed she was __________ when she lost the child
she was babysitting.
2. At the graduation, the principal gave a _________ for the English
student who had improved in reading the most.
3. Despite the movie star’s efforts to ________, we recognized her as she
sat and ate at the restaurant.
4. The answer was _________, printed neatly.
5. When my son eats cookies, he tends to _______ around the house
with a smile on his face.
Unit 7
1. Describe a scene in a movie that you saw in which there was a
character was distraught?
2. What is a problem with children in schools that you decry?
3. What is a credence that you think you always have and why?
4. You HAVE to offer a eulogy. It’s either that or starve to death while
someone is singing a song you hate for the rest of your life, every
minute of the day. If you had to offer a eulogy about something we
have read/learned, what would it be?
5. What is an exercise or chore that you’ve done in the past that has left
you feckless? Would you do it again? Why/why not?
Unit 7
articulate
dissemble
cavort
exhume
 Answer the following questions based on vocabulary word usage.
You have been selected to go up against the person you dislike most.
One of you will be awarded five tickets to the concert of your favorite
artist and be given a helicopter flight to Hawaii for the weekend. You
both will be in a reading contest. The reader who outperforms the other
will win, and the other will be trapped in a room with Mrs. Forbes,
reading the most boring passage about how students should clean toilets
for fun.
1. Develop a plan using three examples of how you will ensure that you
outperform your adversary. Use the vocabulary listed above to do
so.
Unit 8
murky
propinquity
verdant
nefarious
utopian
• Complete the following sentences using vocabulary words.
1. Unlike other minimalist homes, Smith’s condo boasts splashes of
color courtesy of the ______ vines running to the ceiling.
2. Glen Davis’ future with the Boston Celtics is ______ but he hopes
they’ll retain him on the roster.
3. The truth is that there is no ______ society and even the most
prosperous nations experience social problems.
4. We need to minimize any potential health risks from contamination
due to the ______ of a landfill site.
5. I didn’t hear any talk of ______ plots by Democrats to alter election
results by allowing fraudulent voting.
Unit 8
piquant
unwonted
viscous
primordial
verbiage
• Complete the following sentences using vocabulary words.
1. The parents convinced the other children to repeat the bus driver’s
demeaning ______ so that they could sue him for bullying.
2. Meet Sinny, one of roughly 200 people in the world who have a rare
genetic condition called ______ dwarfism.
3. The Miami restaurant’s best dish contains a light sauce that is not
spicy-hot, but rather ______, giving the slightly chewy octopus great
flavor.
4. In an order to ward off any ______ incidents, police patrolled the
Staples Center both before, during, and after the game.
5. There are tiny rocks in ear canals, known as “otoliths,” that are
suspended in ______ fluid and help us keep our balance.
Unit 8
murky
piquant
verbiage
nefarious
viscous
 Answer the question using vocabulary words.
How might this be a visual representation of what we have addressed
with “witch hunts” both during modern times and in The Crucible?
Unit 8
piquant
unwonted
viscous
primordial
verbiage
Using the vocabulary above, develop a plan for second semester of how you
will close your junior year with a smile on your future because you are that
much closer to your futures.
Unit 9
• What might cause a limb to atrophy?
• What sports or activities would be beneficial to a frenetic
person?
• How would a brother and sister who have reached a
concord act toward each other?
• What is the most important grouse of teenagers when it
comes to school?
• What would a kitchen in disarray look like?
• What are three things the consummate basketball player
would do right before a game?
Unit 9
"The New Year"
So this is the new year.
And i don't feel any different.
The clanking of crystal
Explosions off in the distance (in the distance).
So this is the new year
And I have no ______ to live in
Instead there are ______ looking for a place
For problems with easy solutions
Complete the following lines
in this song, making it better
by using vocabulary words
.
grouse
flotsam
bastion
disarray
exigency
So everybody put your best suit or dress on
Let's make believe that we are wealthy for just this once
Lighting firecrackers off on the front lawn
As thirty dialogs bleed into one, creating a __________
I just need to ________: I wish the world was flat like the old days
Then i could travel just by folding a map
No more airplanes, or speed trains, or freeways
There'd be no distance, chaos, or _______ that could hold us back.
There'd be no distance that could hold us back [x2]
Unit 9
atrophy
glean
concord
frenetic
 Answer the question using vocabulary words.
Explain how these two women originally were going to get into a cat fight but
then realized they were dress to nice to fight so instead they went to a club
after reading some amazing stories together in English class.
Unit 9
bastion
disarray
consummate
glean
BECHAR, Algeria - Snow fell Tuesday in the Sahara Desert in
western Algeria.
A 24-hour cold spell brought snow and rain to the region.
Strong wind blew the snow across roads and buildings in the
province of Bechar.
Meteorologists predicted a return of good weather Wednesday.
People who live in the region said the snow was good for the
palm trees because it killed parasites.
Bechar is located in the northern Sahara, about 36 miles south of
the Moroccan border.
Using the vocabulary listed above, explain how this news story
may demonstrate that global warming may in fact be true.
Unit 10
incarcerate
ludicrous
nettle
jocular
 Answer the following questions based on vocabulary word usage.
LeBron James sure didn't do himself any favors on Sunday night with his little
personalized message to all his haters. “I'm going to continue to live the way I
want to live. He's not listening to them. They're beneath him. It might not be
the right thing to say when you're in LeBron's position, trying to win back a
nation of fans who turned against you a year ago. LeBron has been public
enemy No. 1 in pro sports since he made his "Decision" to migrate south last
July. It's a little outrageous. So LeBron left Ohio for South Florida. Won't we
ever get over it? Can't we ever get back to appreciating him as one of the
world's most talented athletes? How much longer must we villainize someone
who did nothing illegal and never meant to offend a soul?
• What is the author’s message?
Unit 10
incumbent
mordant
stratagem
 Answer the following questions using the vocabulary listed above.
LeBron James sure didn't do himself any favors on Sunday night with his little
personalized message to all his haters. “I'm going to continue to live the way I
want to live. He's not listening to them. They're beneath him. It might not be
the right thing to say when you're in LeBron's position, trying to win back a
nation of fans who turned against you a year ago. LeBron has been public
enemy No. 1 in pro sports since he made his "Decision" to migrate south last
July. It's a little outrageous. So LeBron left Ohio for South Florida. Won't we
ever get over it? Can't we ever get back to appreciating him as one of the
world's most talented athletes? How much longer must we villainize someone
who did nothing illegal and never meant to offend a soul?
• By referencing that LeBron “did nothing illegal,” what is the author
suggesting about the audience?
Unit 10
pecuniary
recumbent
pusillanimous
incarcerate
• Complete the following sentences using vocabulary words.
1. I found the boy ____________ on the grass, fast asleep.
2. The little girl was ___________; she would do awful things like
spit on babies!
3. My ____________ background was of no money.
4. The man was __________d after being found intoxicated
while driving.
Unit 10
1. What is a way you could develop a stratagem for your household
where you never had to do chores again?
2.
What is a pet peeve that nettles you the most?
3. What weather is mordant to you and why?
4. What do you find the most ludicrous thing your best friend does?
5. What do you think should be incumbent to starting every
morning off right?
Unit 11
acuity
hallow
figment
enervate
delineate
garner
• Complete the following paragraph using vocabulary words.
Norovirus is the most common cause of food poisoning. After experiencing
it, I set to work to ______ some information about common causes of food
poisoning, and I will now _______ that information. The Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 200,000 Americans contract
food poisoning every day. But Philip Tierno, Ph.D., who I will _______ by
noting his title of microbiologist at New York University medical center and
author of The Secret Life of Germs, believes the actual number is closer to
800,000. And in 4 of 5 of food poisoning cases, the attack happens at
home—right (on the plate) under your nose. Often, food poisoning will
_______ the person because of the illnesses the body suffers, and the
person feels disoriented, lacking ______. "Everyone in this country will
have at least one incident of sickness this year attributable to a foodborne
virus, bacteria, or toxin," Tierno told Men’s Health. Except that most of us
won't know what hit us because we may think our nausea is just a ______
of our imagination.
Unit 11
depraved
esoteric
fecund
fiat
• Complete the following paragraph using vocabulary words.
Too many cigarette advertisements are ________, glossing over the
effects cigarette smoke can have on a person’s health. In a dramatic
bid to get more Americans to quit smoking, the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration asserted a ______ in regards to helping America see
the issues that are evident from smoking. The FDA on Tuesday
released nine graphic warning labels that will appear on all packs of
cigarettes by no later than September 2012. The images are not
meant to be _____ but widespread for many consumers to see
frequently. One image shows a man's face and a lighted cigarette in
his hand, with smoke escaping from a hole in his neck -- the result of
a tracheotomy. The caption reads "Cigarettes are addictive." Another
image shows a mother holding a baby as smoke swirls about them,
with the warning: "Tobacco smoke can harm your children.“ The
hopes are that these images will be _____, eliciting a rejection of
smoking so as to protect oneself from these complications.
Unit 11
depraved
esoteric
fecund
fiat
 Answer the question using vocabulary words.
Reviewing the income salary chart above about different jobs with Starbucks,
what can you tell about who makes the most money?
Unit 11
acuity
figment
enervate
garner
 Answer the question using vocabulary words.
Make an argument about how this picture makes it seem like living at this
location—where it is described as windy—doesn’t seem so bad.
Unit 12
idiosyncrasy
ubiquitous
reputed
sophistry
ignominy
• Complete the following sentences using vocabulary words.
1. Some would say the singer’s __________, her pink hair, made
her famous.
2. The physician was ______ as one of the top in his field.
3. After careful analysis, it was clear the politician’s argument
was nothing more than _______.
4. In Kentucky, no matter where we drove, we found that the
humidity was _____.
5. The girl felt _____ after the picture of her embarrassing
moment was posted on Facebook.
Unit 12
mundane
overweening
sumptuous
nuance
penchant
• Complete the following sentences using vocabulary words.
1. He looked and her and felt _____ right away; it was lust at first
sight.
2. The teenager was ______, never thinking about more than just text
messaging and watching TV.
3. The latest Wii was ________; on sale, we could only find it for six
hundred dollars!!!
4. The model walked in only talking to a few people and we could all
tell he was ______ immediately.
5. There was a _____ in the weather; instead of just being hot, it was
windy and hot.
Unit 12
idiosyncrasy
ubiquitous
reputed
sophistry
ignominy
HOUSTON – Looking for a furry friend? Look no further than the Houston SPCA.
This weekend (August 10-12), the shelter is offering $4 adoptions for all cats and
dogs 4 months of age or older!
The special, which does not include dogs in the Spot Peabody Room, is a great deal.
Normally, adoption fees range from $65 to $150, and the adoption package is
valued at over $400. It includes an initial health evaluation, vaccinations, spay or
neuter surgery, deworming, microchipping, heartworm testing for dogs over 6
months, a complimentary overall wellness exam from VCA Animal Hospitals and a
free bag of Hills Science Diet pet food – not to mention, a friend for life!
If you would like to give a deserving animal a second chance at happiness, head
down to the SPCA, located at 900 Portway Drive in Houston. The shelter is open
from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday
and Sunday.
Choose the adoption option and save a life today!
Using the vocabulary listed above, write a note to your family convincing them that
they should adopt a new pet for you!!!
Unit 12
1. What do you consider to be mundane and
boring?
2. Describe how you have a nuance in your
personality from the person you are closest to.
3. What is the most overweening statement
someone has ever said to you?
4. What in someone’s personality do you find to
be a penchant?
5. What would you do for others if you were
sumptuous ?
Unit 13
o
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Answer the following questions, demonstrating that you
have an understanding of the vocab. word.
What would cause a movie to be inane in quality for
you?
What might a person who is agnostic think about
someone forcing them to say a prayer before eating?
What happens to someone who has a complicity in a
robbery if they are prosecuted?
What would a house that is derelict look like?
How could someone counteract a diatribe without
resorting to violence?
Unit 13
o
Answer the following questions, demonstrating that you
have an understanding of the vocab. word.
1. What might cause someone to create a effigy?
2. What are characteristics or things someone does who
has equity if they walk in on a fight?
3. Describe an effigy of a villain in a movie.
4. What would someone who receives an indictment do if
he or she is innocent?
5. Why does it help a student to be indubitable?
Unit 13
• Complete the following paragraph using vocabulary words.
The importance of “Monday Night Football” to the ESPN empire became
evident last September when ESPN renewed its contract with the National
Football League for the program for $15.2 billion through 2021.
Viewers _______ the importance of Monday Night Football last year.
According to Nielsen data, general viewership for the program dropped
almost 10 percent in 2011 to an average of 13.3 million viewers, after record
viewership of 14.7 million in 2010 and 14.4 million in 2009.
“The importance of football fans is not___________. All of our ad campaigns
are designed to drive interest and viewership.,” said Carol Kruse, ESPN’s
senior vice president for marketing. Fans are no longer ___________.
With the new advertising, ESPN is changing its focus to “what’s unique and
ownable about ‘Monday Night Football.’ Monday is the end of the football
week. We’re focusing more on football, the impact of ‘Monday Night Football’
on fans, standings, fantasy football, the sport over all,” Ms. Kruse said.
Unit 13
diatribe
complicity
abject
effigy
indictment
• Complete the following sentences using vocabulary
words.
1. The driver of the get away car was considered to
have _________ with the crime.
2. I had to listen to my mom’s _______ after she found
out I snuck out.
3. I drew a ________ of the guy who stole my girlfriend.
4. I felt ________ after my coach told me I was slow in
front of the whole team.
5. The judge offered an ___________ of the defendant
of first degree murder.
Unit 14
intermittent
plenary
testy
moot
Answer the question using one of the vocab. words in your answer.
Life in the oceans is at imminent risk of the worst spate of extinctions in
millions of years due to threats such as climate change and over-fishing, a
study showed on Tuesday. Time was running short to counter hazards such
as a collapse of coral reefs or a spread of low-oxygen "dead zones,"
according to the study led by the International Programme on the State of
the Ocean (IPSO). "We now face losing marine species and entire marine
ecosystems, such as coral reefs, within a single generation," according to the
study by 27 experts to be presented to the United Nations. "Unless action is
taken now, the consequences of our activities are at a high risk of causing,
through the combined effects of climate change, over-exploitation, pollution
and habitat loss, the next globally significant extinction event in the ocean,"
it said.
1. What is the author’s argument?
Unit 14
motif
surveillance
perspicacity
sylvan
Answer the question using one of the vocab. words in your answer.
Life in the oceans is at imminent risk of the worst spate of extinctions in
millions of years due to threats such as climate change and over-fishing, a
study showed on Tuesday. Time was running short to counter hazards such as
a collapse of coral reefs or a spread of low-oxygen "dead zones," according to
the study led by the International Programme on the State of the Ocean
(IPSO). "We now face losing marine species and entire marine ecosystems,
such as coral reefs, within a single generation," according to the study by 27
experts to be presented to the United Nations. "Unless action is taken now,
the consequences of our activities are at a high risk of causing, through the
combined effects of climate change, over-exploitation, pollution and habitat
loss, the next globally significant extinction event in the ocean," it said.
2. What is the author’s purpose for using the words in blue? What effect is she
attempting to have on her audience by doing so?
Unit 14
•
neophyte
intermittent
travesty
Answer the question using the vocab words listed above in your answer.
Life in the oceans is at imminent risk of the worst spate of extinctions
in millions of years due to threats such as climate change and over-fishing,
a study showed on Tuesday. Time was running short to counter hazards
such as a collapse of coral reefs or a spread of low-oxygen "dead zones,"
according to the study led by the International Programme on the State of
the Ocean (IPSO). "We now face losing marine species and entire marine
ecosystems, such as coral reefs, within a single generation," according to
the study by 27 experts to be presented to the United Nations. "Unless
action is taken now, the consequences of our activities are at a high risk of
causing, through the combined effects of climate change, overexploitation, pollution and habitat loss, the next globally significant
extinction event in the ocean," it said.
•
What does the author assume about her audience’s background based on
the way her argument is set up?
Unit 14
moot
plenary
testy
 Answer the question using vocabulary words.
What does this comic seem to suggest to its audience about people who are
critical? Do you agree/disagree and why?
List 15
ephemeral
effrontery
embellish
bestial
allay
1. The man was ______, hitting his son with
much force.
2. She wanted to ______ the room with
curtains on the windows.
3. The vacation spot was ______; we wished it
had lasted longer!
4. The mother tried to ______ her crying baby.
5. The boxer carried himself with an ______,
walking in like he owned the room.
List 15
convivial
felicitous
bestial
ephemeral
Prosecutors in Summit County, Oh., have filed an aggravated murder charge against
a man accused of acting ________ by fatally shooting his wife as she lay in a
hospital bed. The charges came after the results of an autopsy performed on
Barbara Wise, 65, who died Sunday following Saturday’s alleged shooting. John
Wise, 66, was initially charged with attempted aggravated murder. While his wife
lay incapacitated at Akron General Medical Center’s Intensive Care Unit, Wise
allegedly entered the hospital through the main entrance, keeping a handgun
concealed. Police say no one else was in the room when Wise allegedly fired the
shot into his wife’s head. He surrendered to security without a struggle immediately
after, saying her suffering with her disease had not been _________.
The couple were married for 45 years. Wise’s attorney, Paul Adamson, says his
client acted out of love. “Forty-five years of marriage, blessed to be deeply in love
with his wife throughout those 45 years, always being happy and _____ with each
other. I am absolutely confident that everything that he’s ever done for his wife has
been done out of deep love, including the events that just recently transpired,” said
Adamson in court Wednesday. In his first court appearance on Tuesday, Wise
appeared confused about the initial attempted murder charge, asking the judge, “Is
she not dead?” Clearly, his choice that day was not __________.
List 15
coterie
demur
counterpart
convivial
 Answer the question using vocabulary words.
This is really quite embarrassing, but you did it. You caught me stealing books
from the library last night. Now, you face the choice. Do you rat me out or do
you remain silent? Explain what your next step will be.
List 15
1. If you could embellish yourself for one event, what would it be
and how would you prepare yourself?
2. What bad habit do you find to be the most bestial?
3. What makes you prideful where you are not having effrontery at
all?
4. What place allays you when you get all wound up?
5. What was an experience that was ephemeral but it still remained
one the most meaningful you can remember?
Unit 16
•
misanthrope
illusory
furtive
Complete the following paragraph using vocabulary words.
Brazilian journalists who flew to London for the Champions League final were
struck by the importance given in the English press to the recent scandals
surrounding FIFA. They thought all of the attention was a waste, and the story
is not playing anything like as big back home. European cynics might argue that
this has something to do with a certain South American tolerance of _____
customs. South American cynics, meanwhile, put the whole frenzy down to an
infantile English reaction at not being awarded the 2018 World Cup. But the
fault line goes deeper. A few months ago in Rio, Uruguay coach Oscar
Washington Tabarez gave a lecture to Brazilian coaches. Tabarez is not
considered a ________ in the world of soccer; instead an academic, a teacher
by trade (nicknamed "El Maestro" for this very reason), and he could not resist
some historical context. He stopped off briefly at the 1966 World Cup, held in
England while FIFA was presided by an Englishman, Stanley Rous. That
tournament, he said, had been a _____ conspiracy against the South American
teams. Tabarez is certainly no demagogue, no flaming-eyed nationalist. But he
believes that the tournament was set up to exclude the South Americans.
Unit 16
garish
inordinate
raiment
indigent
jettison
Complete the following paragraph using the vocabulary words listed above.
Charlotte Sheffield joined nearly three dozen other former Miss USAs on June 18
to celebrate the contest’s 60th anniversary. The pageant, now owned by Donald
Trump and known what some say are _______ swimsuits that are racier than
previous, has kept the focus firmly on the beauty part of pageantry since its
inception in Long Beach, California in 1952. The Miss America contest, on the
other hand, prides itself on its talent competition—an element missing from the
Miss USA because it was considered ______ to beauty. Meanwhile, the other
“formers,” as they’re called, who range in age from their 70’s to their 20’s, talked
about old pageant scandals and discussed the _______ and unique pressures of
being considered outrageously beautiful–and then having to live up to the title
decades later. Others feel they still have to prove that they have brains too, while
some wonder whether they’ve been courted for themselves or because men
want the bragging rights that come with dating a former Miss USA. All admit that
the good fortune they experienced afterwards left them anything but ______.
Ironically, there’s the other thing mentioned that these women have in common
besides their exceptional looks: each of them survived a year of wearing the
glittering, metal crown which was heavy enough to press grooves into its wearer’s
head even through a bouffant while wearing extravagant _______.
Unit 16
misanthrope
illusory
pertinacious
furtive
1. The girl scout was ________ with her cookie
sale, trying to get me to buy them all!
2. My son snuck the cookies out of the pantry
______ly; I didn’t even know!
3. The villain was _________; he thought
everyone was worthless 
4. The directions to pay the bill were ________;
they had me thinking I need to pay twice as
much!
Unit 16
1. What celebrity/singer do you think is garish?
2. In your opinion, what is inordinate in a specific
exercise or sport?
3. What is your favorite piece of raiment and
why?
4. How do you think we should help indigent
children?
5. If you could jettison one problem for PHS
students, what would it be?
Unit 17
allege
conciliate
fatuous
juggernaut
echelon
• Complete the following sentences using vocabulary
words.
1. The Marines were the strongest ______ of the different
groups present.
2. The class clown had a ______ grin on his face after his
practical joke.
3. After weeks of therapy, the psychologist was able to
________ of his patient.
4. The officer was known to ______ people’s guilt without
proof.
5. The monster truck was the ______ of the event.
Unit 17
arrant
countermand
irrefutable
badinage
exacerbate
• Complete the following sentences using vocabulary words.
1. The basketball player was _____; he made rude comments to the
player and didn’t care.
2. Landing on a hurt ankle while running will _______ the injury.
3. The case the prosecution made against the murder was
_________.
4. The couple held a _______ while they waited for the film to start.
5. The general shouted a ______ to his troops to stop the drill they
had started.
Unit 17
arrant
countermand
irrefutable
badinage
exacerbate
Los Angeles beaches may almost be as much of an
icon as Disneyland or the Hollywood sign. With
almost two dozen beaches in Los Angeles County to
choose from, you may have a hard time picking one
or two to visit during your vacation.
• Answer the question using vocabulary words.
What is your favorite beach and what makes it so
special? If you’ve never been to the beach, what
would you bring to the beach and what would you
want to do?
Unit 17
allege
conciliate
fatuous
juggernaut
echelon
 Answer the question using vocabulary words.
If you could pack a box full of anything for children, things they need—whether
it be an emotion or a physical thing. What would you pack and why?
Unit 18
o Answer the following questions, demonstrating that you
have an understanding of the vocab. word.
1. Why might a student be lackadaisical in a class?
2. What are some different events where people say a
litany?
3. Why would make a date macabre?
4. If you were on a deserted island by yourself and there was
a paucity of food, how would you survive?
5. What are four different ways to portend an island that
there will be a flood?
Unit 18
o Answer the following questions, demonstrating that you
have an understanding of the vocab. word.
1. How could we rebuild PHS if it were razed?
2. Why might a witness recant her testimony at a murder
trial?
3. Describe the steps in which a little girl could saturate a
piece of bread with Kool-Aid?
4. What are five possessions that you could slough if
needed?
5. Describe a way to help an old man who was saturnine?
Unit 18
slough
saturate
saturnine
recant
 Answer the question using vocabulary words.
What are your end of the year tips for me in preparing for my summer?
Pretend I am a millionaire, where should I go on vacation?
Unit 18
lackadaisical
macabre
portend
litany
paucity
 Answer the question using vocabulary words.
YEAH! It’s almost here !!! What are you going to do the summer before your
senior year???