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Your Name: ________________________________ British Literature, Fall 2012

Teacher Name: _____________________________ Unit 1

Class Period: _______________________________ 14 Sept. 2012

Date (D/M/Y) _______________________________

Topic: Vocabulary Building 2

Objective: After this class, you will be able to define and use at least 5 vocabulary words from the SAT vocabulary list using the “rank and group” method.

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EXPECTATIONSON YOUR DESK

1. Place proper materials on your desk 1. Your English binder

2. Fill in MLA heading2. Two sharpened writing utensils

3. Sit at SLANT3. This Packet

4. Silently and immediately begin the “Do Now”

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Do Now

Take a look at the box titled “Today’s Roots” at the top of the next page. Below, list as many words as you can that contain those roots in 1 minute.

jud- judge

jur- leg

leg- law

scrut- to examine

I Do: Working the List

In a minute, I’m going to ask you to “work” the list. That means:

1. Read through each word and definition quickly. Skip the examples, synonyms, and antonyms for now

2. Rank each word:

a. draw a ↑ next to a word if you know the it already

b. draw a → next to a word if you have seen it before but don’t use it

c. draw a ↓ next to a word if you have never seen it

3. Group the words that have similar meanings by drawing a - - - - - between them

4. Group the words that have similar meanings and parts of speech by drawing a _________ between them.

5. Note differences in definitions within these groupings you’ve made by circling them.

Do we need a refresher? If so, I’ll demonstrate in under 5 minutes with this sample list.

You Do: Work the List on page 2

Exit Ticket – Spot Check

I’m going to read five words from the list. Without turning back to the list, write the words down as best you can. Next to each word, either write:

a. The “gist” of the word or its basic definition, not the exact one from the list

b. A way you’d act the word out to show what it means

c. The word used in a sentence showing what it means.

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2. ____________________ - ____________________________________________________________

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Homework

Read this weekend’s Current Event article, mark it up with annotations, and answer the SAT prep questions at the end.

To opt out of the Vocab Quiz coming up in 4 weeks, create an account on Vocabulary.com and get started by learning “Tindley SAT List 1.”