The prisoner was emaciated after a month of nothing but bread and water The manacles on his wrists and ankles prevented the prisoner from escaping The queue to buy tickets for Joses standup comedy show stretched all the way around the building ID: 631550
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Friday, March 4, 2016
Warm-Up: Guess the definition of each underlined word based on its context in the sentence.
The prisoner was
emaciated
after a month of nothing but bread and water.
The
manacles
on his wrists and ankles prevented the prisoner from escaping.
The
queue
to buy tickets for Jose’s stand-up comedy show stretched all the way around the building
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TURN IN WARM-UPS FOR WEEKS 7-8; NO SUMMARIZER TODAYSlide2
9TH Lit Agenda for Today
Night
Chapters 1-2 QuizNight Chapters 3-5 VocabularyFinish Poetry ProjectSlide3
Night Chapters 3-5 VocabularySlide4
Bestial (adj).
Like a beast or animalSlide5
Blandishments (n).
Something used to coax or persuade, especially through flatterySlide6
Crucible (n)
A container used for heating substances at a high temperatureSlide7
Emaciated (adj)
Marked by abnormal thinness caused by starvation or diseaseSlide8
Leprous (adj)
Showing signs of leprosy, an infectious disease that affects body tissuesSlide9
Manacle (n/v)
HandcuffSlide10
Queue (n)
Waiting lineSlide11
Wizened (adj)
Dry, shrunken, wrinkledSlide12
Summarizer
Which of today’s presentations did you think was the best and why?