PPT-Vocabulary in Context

AP English Lit amp Comp Context To understand and absorb new vocabulary you need to look at th e entire context of the word considering the following Denotation Connotation Etymology Denotation. A Sound of Thunder. By: Ray Bradbury. Create a chart and place the vocabulary words below in the category they belong in for you.. Know Well. Think I. Know. Don’t Know. Annihilate. Correlate. Expendable. . Chapter . 1-3. Vocabulary in Context. Context Clue Strategies. Defined in the Sentence. All life on earth can be credited to . photosynthesis. ,. where plants convert sunlight into food. . Example Given. And Comprehension Improvement. Words as Tools. To access background knowledge. To express ideas. To learn about new concepts. Word knowledge is . crucial. to reading comprehension and academic success. . Q4 Week 3. Monday—grammar . Commas. Rule 1: Use a comma with a conjunction between two independent clauses.. Rule 2: Use a comma after a dependent clause if it comes before an independent clause. . This presentation . should be . viewed in “Slide Show” view to display properly. . These . slides . are optimized for PowerPoint versions 12 (2007/2008) and 14 (2010/2011). If viewed in earlier versions of PowerPoint, some slides may not display properly. . Act 1. Act 1 Words. pernicious . adj. . destructive; deadly. posterity . n. . future generations. anguish . n. . extreme suffering; agony. profane . v. . to degrade or disrespect something holy or important. A Sound of Thunder. By: Ray Bradbury. Create a chart and place the vocabulary words below in the category they belong in for you.. Know Well. Think I. Know. Don’t Know. Annihilate. Correlate. Expendable. why Bother?. Vocabulary sharpens your communication.. Choosing words with greater precision. Understanding words you already know. Making communication simpler. Why Bother. Vocabulary opens your mind. Vocabulary in Context. Context Clue Strategies. Defined in the Sentence. All life on earth can be credited to . photosynthesis. ,. where plants convert sunlight into food. . Example Given. in the Sentence. 1. Aesthetic. Adj. – relating or pertaining to a sense of beauty or art. 2. Aloof. Adj. – apart, indifferent. 3. Archaic. Adj. – antiquated, old, out of use. 4. Assuage. V. – to ease, to mitigate, to make less painful or burdensome; to calm. Monday, February 23rd. SWBAT define vocabulary in context in . ITW. Do Now:. Write down these words (not in your journal) and guess what they mean.. Congenial. Escarpments. Antimony. Anomaly. Contumacious. L/O: to explore war context in preparation for studying war poems. War Context. Mind Map all your knowledge of war . Cast your mind back to Primary School . Think about History too!. As we feedback we will gather: . SAT* Vocabulary Miss Amorin SAT Prep SAT Vocabulary Word #1 Use context clues and image to try to figure out the meaning of the word. Please share thoughts.  affinity (uh fin uh tee) Vocab. Word #1 SAT Vocabulary Lesson 4 Pre-AP English II 1. Aesthetic Adj. – relating or pertaining to a sense of beauty or art 2. Aloof Adj. – apart, indifferent 3. Archaic Adj. – antiquated, old, out of use