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ACADEMIC VOCABULARY FOCUS: encounter GRAMMAR GALLERY Copyright ©2018, The Teacher Writing Center, a division of SG Consulting, Inc. All rights reserved. www.grammargallery.org Word Part of Speech Meaning Word History encounter noun a meeting encounter comes from the Latin incontra, meaning “in front of” verb to meet or come up against Choose one meaning of this word and draw/insert a picture of it. Name other words that mean about the same thing. Name other words that have the opposite meaning. Write a sentence or question that includes this word. encounter ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ A character in the sci-fi movie encountered a sick rhinoceros while she was exploring the moon. ____________________________________ ____________________________________ So they say … “We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” ~ Maya Angelou (1928-2014) was an American poet and civil rights activist. Analyze her statement and share your impressions. What do you think she means? What do you do when you encounter defeat?
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ACADEMIC VOCABULARY FOCUS: encounter GRAMMAR
GALLERY
Copyright ©2018, The Teacher Writing Center, a division of SG Consulting, Inc. All rights reserved. www.grammargallery.org
Word Part of Speech Meaning Word History
encounter
noun a meeting encounter comes from the Latin incontra, meaning “in front of”
verb to meet or come up against
Choose one meaning of this word and draw/insert a picture of it.
Name other words that mean about the same thing.
Name other words that have the opposite meaning.
Write a sentence or question that includes this word.
encounter
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A character in the sci-fi movie encountered a
sick rhinoceros while she was exploring the moon.
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So they say …
“We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.”
~ Maya Angelou (1928-2014) was an American poet and civil rights activist. Analyze her statement and share your impressions. What do you think she means? What do you do when you encounter defeat?
