BW: Write in your planner. Clear your desk of everything except your composition book. In the vocabulary section of your composition book, make a page for Wordly Wise One.

CW: Wordly Wise OneHW: “How will you choose?” Activity

Goal for today: SWBAT determine and clarify the meaning of unknown words.

1. affection

• A fond or tender feeling.

Sometimes my affection for sweets gets me into trouble.

2. appeal

• To make an earnest request; to ask.• To be of interest to; to be attractive to• An earnest request for help• The power to attract or be of interest

Any kind of dessert is appealing to me.

3. clasp

• To grasp or hold tightly• A strong grasp or hold• Something, such as a hook

or fastener, that holds two parts together.

When I saw the hot fudge sundae, I clasped my spoon tightly in anticipation.

4. conspicuous

• Easily or plainly seen

The one white cupcake was conspicuous among the pink ones.

5. contribute

• To give along with others who are giving.

• To have a part in bringing about.

At last night’s dinner, I decided to contribute my favorite kind of cake.

6. declare

• To make known; to state openly

“This is the best dessert ever,” my friend declared.

7. eloquent

• Skilled at speaking or writing; having the power to move people.

The president of the dessert club gave an eloquent speech about the proper way to ice a cake.

8. exhibit

• To show in public• An item or

collection of items in a public show.

The cupcake exhibit is always my favorite at the cake show.

9. ferry

• A boat that carries people and goods back and forth across a stretch of water.

• To move people or goods by boat across a stretch of water.

One of the cakes fell when it was ferried over from the mainland.

10. immigrant

• A person who comes into a country to live there.

Maria, a Spanish immigrant, made the prize winning dessert from her home country.

11. lofty• Very tall or high.• Noble in feeling or high in

ideals.• Showing a too proud or

superior attitude.

The loftiest cake was decorated with red and yellow flowers.

12. pedestal

• A base or support on which something stands.

Fancy pedestals make it easy to display your desserts.

13. persecute

• To treat cruelly or harshly because of political, religious, or other differences.

I did not mean to persecute you with this presentation about desserts.

14. poverty• The state of being

poor.

Everyone should make a dessert tonight to donate to people who are living in poverty. (. . . Or maybe just to your Language Arts Teacher.)

15. Unveil• To remove a covering

from• To make known or

reveal for the first time

The bride was nervous with anticipation as she waited for the baker to unveil her cake.

Choose seven words from your list.• Use the dictionary or a thesaurus to write five synonyms for

the words you choose.

• Example: Persecute—Torment, harass, abuse, mistreat, and torture.

When you finish the synonym exerciseDraw a cartoon illustrating each of the words you chose.