MRS. RUSSELL’S DAILY BELL RINGERS

Days 1-15

Day 1

Journal Once upon a time… Vocabulary abate, banter, admonish,

breach, circumspect Literary terms archetype, lexicon

Day 2

Journal What is your favorite book and why?

Vocabulary abhor, bawdy, debris, muddle, relinquish

Literary terms antagonist, protagonist

Day 3

Journal What is your favorite movie and why?

Vocabulary cajole, diffuse, adjourn, feint, lucrative

Literary terms dynamic character, static character

Day 4

Journal Which day do you like best…Saturday or Sunday and why?

Vocabulary caustic, tantalize, irate, pilfer, usurp

Literary terms epiphany, foil

Day 5

Journal Tell me about your family… Vocabulary chastise, abscond, daunt,

intrepid, pliant Literary terms flat character, round

character

Day 6

Journal What is your favorite subject at school?

Vocabulary coerce, pompous, revile, brazen, opaque

Literary terms motivation, stock

Day 7

Journal What food won't you eat, no matter what?

Vocabulary comely, paramount, rebut, servitude, succumb

Literary terms direct characterization, indirect characterization, detail

Day 8

Journal My favorite season is … and why.

Vocabulary connoisseur, atone, ghastly, impoverished, prim

Literary terms diction, connotation, denotation

Day 9

Journal My favorite holiday is … and why. Vocabulary crass, lucid, tenacious,

adieu, malign Literary terms dialect, dialogue

Day 10

Journal Create a soundtrack for your life. Vocabulary cynical, disparity, meander,

pensive, shoddy Literary terms euphemism, idiom

Day 11

Journal What makes you laugh? Vocabulary decorum, tirade, vagrant,

dwindle, flippant Literary terms imagery, mood

Day 12

Journal Describe your room. Vocabulary demure, liability, candid,

envoy, flair Literary terms plot, conflict, farce

Day 13

Journal What is your favorite TV show and why?

Vocabulary acrimony, dilemma, horde, rasping, scuttle

Literary terms flashback, foreshadowing

Day 14

Journal Do you have a special talent…describe?

Vocabulary divulge, effigy, repugnant, adept, chide

Literary terms spatial, chronological

Day 15

Journal I am really lousy at… Vocabulary docile, emaciated, exploit,

languid, mire Literary terms transitional devices,

suspense