10th Grade Vocabulary
The limits of my language are the limits of my mind. All I know is what I have words for.
The Vocabulary Regime for Mrs. Hunter
Studying vocabulary will help you:
(1) Read everything from novels to magazines to newspapers more effectively.
(2) Understand the reading from this class better.
(3) Do better on the SAT Verbal and SAT Writing sections.
(4) Get in to college with your urbane, sophisticated essays.
Our word study this year will consist of an in-class study of 12 words on the first (or sometimes second) day of the week with a quiz on Friday of the same week.
Requirements:
- Due each Monday are 12 vocabulary note cards that have the part of speech and the definition.
- On a separate piece of paper, you must write a context clue sentence for each word. See my example below. I will often collect these sentences, so don’t do a hasty job!
3. The vocabulary lists are cumulative which means that past lists will be fair game for quizzes. You need to know, too, that the semester and final exam will have a large section on vocabulary. Study your vocabulary often – I promise you will benefit from this in the long run.
4.. You may earn extra credit on your quizzes by finding your vocabulary words in your readings. If you come across a vocabulary word while reading, write it down. Include the sentence, page number, author, and title of work. You may submit up to 5 sentences (on one sheet of paper, please) each week, for up to five extra points on that week's vocabulary quiz.
Context Clue Sentences
A context clue sentence is a sentence in which the reader can understand the definition of a word based on the information in the surrounding sentence.
It’s not just a sentence in which the vocabulary is used correctly!
A weak context clue sentence:
“The directions were nebulous.”
Nebulous could mean any number of things to the person who does not know the definition. It could mean “excellent,” “clear,” “long,” “funny,” or just about anything else. There are no clues in the sentence that reveal to the reader what the word means.
A strong context clue sentence:
There was no way I could do the assignment because the directions were so nebulous; Mrs. Hunter had not given us a topic, due date, or any verbal instructions.
There is no mistaking the meaning of nebulous. Based on the clues around it, the word has to mean “vague, fuzzy, or unclear.”
Vocabulary for the school year....
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List 22 1. Rueful |
List 23 1. Curmudgeon |
List 24 1. Pernicious |
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