FEBRUARY BELL RINGER

PROMPTS

FEBRUARY 3RD, 2015 We have Vocab Quiz #5 today as

promised! Please take the first 10 minutes of class

to study your vocab words. Have your vocab sentences out and I

will begin grading them as soon as I’ve finished attendance.

FEBRUARY 5TH, 20151ST BLOCK ONLY Writer’s Notebook: How did you get your name? Tell as much

as you know about how you got your name and any history, meanings, stories behind it. Then, discuss how you feel about your name. Do you like it? Why or why not? If you could change it, would you and what would you change it to? Have you ever named someone (a sibling or grandparent perhaps) or something (a pet, a toy, etc)? How did you come up with the name? If you have kids someday, do you have any names or kinds of names in mind for them?

FEBRUARY 6TH, 2015ALL CLASSES Haughty (adjective)- arrogant, excessively

proud or vain.Sample Sentence: Her haughty attitude kept her from making many new friends.

Quandary(noun.)- a state of uncertainty or perplexity.

Sample Sentence: Jed was in a quandary after being asked to the Sadie Hawkins dance by two different girls.

*Don’t put away your list. There are 3 more words…

FEBRUARY 6TH CONTINUED… Pecksniffian (adjective)- hypocritically and smugly

pretending to have benevolence or high moral principles.

Sample Sentence: Her pecksniffian habits were exposed to the world when she was caught on camera confessing that she only gave to charity for the tax benefits.

Convoluted (adjective)- highly involved or intricate.Sample Sentence: The process for applying to colleges can be so convoluted that many resort to the “common application” to help them apply to multiple schools.*Don’t put away your list. There is 1 more word…

FEBRUARY 6TH CONTINUED… Frenetic(adjective)- fast and energetic in a rather

wild and uncontrolled way. Sample Sentence: The way he danced was frenetic and drew a lot of churlish looks at the dance. His date, however, was happy his moves weren’t insipid. In fact, she found him quite winsome! For her there was no quandary; she would not mimic her pecksniffian friends and would buck the status quo by joining in the free-style dancing.

Now write your own original sentences using the words haughty, quandary, pecksniffian, convoluted, and frenetic correctly (part of speech and context).

FEBRUARY 9TH, 2015Write down the following words, their parts of speech and definitions. After each word, leave a 2-3 blank lines for an original sentence.

Dogged (adj)- persistent, stubbornly determined, refusing to give up

Sample Sentence: She was dogged in her efforts to finish her grading before progress reports were due, staying up all night and rising early the next morning.

Now write your own original sentence using the word dogged correctly (part of speech and context).

FEBRUARY 10TH, 2015Write down the following words, their parts of speech and definitions. After each word, leave a 2-3 blank lines for an original sentence.

Austere(adj)- of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor

Sample Sentence: My Uncle Leon is very austere when you first meet him due to his perfectly trimmed white beard and 6 foot 7 inch height.

Now write your own original sentence using the word austere correctly (part of speech and context).

FEBRUARY 11TH, 2014Write down the following words, their parts of speech and definitions. After each word, leave a 2-3 blank lines for an original sentence.

Caustic(adj)- harsh or corrosive in tone. Sample Sentence: Her caustic reply

left him feeling ashamed of what he had said about her outfit.

Now write your own original sentence using the word caustic correctly (part of speech and context).

FEBRUARY 12TH, 2014Write down the following words, their parts of speech and definitions. After each word, leave a 2-3 blank lines for an original sentence.

Cynical (adj)- believing the worst of human nature and motives.

Sample Sentence: Because of his past experiences, he was extremely cynical when it came to expecting others to act in kindness.

Now write your own original sentence using the word cynical correctly (part of speech and context).

FEBRUARY 13TH, 2014Write down the following words, their parts of speech and definitions. After each word, leave a 2-3 blank lines for an original sentence.

Anachronism (noun)- something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context.

Sample Sentence: Though wearing large, extravagant hats is usually an anachronism these days, on Derby Day it is the popular thing to do.

Now write your own original sentence using the word anachronism correctly (part of speech and context).