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WORD OF THE WEEKSlide2
DEFINITIONDefinitions are typically found in the dictionaryStudent dictionaries are located on your tables
Students are to read
ALL
of the definitions in the dictionary and then write the definition in their binders
IN THEIR OWN WORDSSlide3
DEFINITIONUsing the dictionaries on your desk, look up the definition to
SYCOPHANT
A person who tries to be a teacher’s pet (suck-up).Slide4
PART OF SPEECH
Noun
(person, place, thing, idea)
Verb
(action word…what is the “doing”)
Pronoun
(replaces a noun…I, you, he, me)
Adjective
(describes a noun)
Adverb
(describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb)
Preposition
(links nouns/pronouns to phrases)
Conjunction
(links sentences together…and, but, or)
Interjection
(a word added to show emotion)Slide5
PART OF SPEECHUsing the dictionaries on your desk, determine which part of speech
SYCOPHANT
would fall into
.
NOUNSlide6
SYLLABICATIONHow does this word break into syllables?
Break the word into syllables…don’t just tell us the number of syllables.Slide7
SYLLABICATIONUsing the dictionaries on your desk, determine how to break
SYCOPHANT
into syllables
.
Sy
-co-
phantSlide8
SYNONYM AND ANTONYMSynonymShow a relationship that is similar
Joyful/glad
Scared/terrified
Antonym
Show a relationship that is opposite
In/out
Up/downSlide9
SYNONYM AND ANTONYMUsing the thesauruses on your table, find at least three
synonyms and
three
antonyms for
SYCOPHANT
.Slide10
ANALOGYAn analogy is a type of word problem.
GRACEFUL : CLUMSY :: late : _________
Your objective is to find a word that correctly completes the second pair.
We read this as
GRACEFUL is to CLUMSY as late is to
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ANALOGYWord Pairs can be:
Antonyms
Graceful : Clumsy
Synonyms
Work : Labor
Descriptive
Blue : Sky
Parts to whole
Arm : Body
Item to category
Milk : BeverageSlide12
ANALOGYChoose one of the five formats and write an ANALOGY for
SYCOPHANT
. Slide13
COMPLETE SENTENCEStudents will write a sentence using the Word of the Week in such a way as the reader understanding the meaning of the word.
Example: Megan was a sycophant.
Example: Meagan was such a sycophant that everyone knew she was trying to get on the teacher’s good side.
Don’t do!
DO!