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nonchalant, dilatory, superfluous, condescend, acrimony

Give students tool for tracking words:

If desired, you can make copies of the following (one page front and back) graphic organizer so that students can actively follow along with the videos. The organizer has all twenty words for the month of January. You probably need to keep these in advisory so that students have them each week.

Watch Vocab Videos:

  • Vocab videos

    • Log in with your username and password.
    • Click on +"Video Library" in blue bar at top of page.
    • Select "Two's Company Part 3."
    • Select words #1-5 (Notice they've arranged the words differently, numbering all the words in a set below the video. You can click on a word to go directly to the video for that word).

Give students time to play with the words:

  • Have students use markers on desk or dry erase boards or pencil and paper to create a 2-square. As students work, walk around the room to help give students ideas and ask questions about what they're drawing.
  • 2-Square:
    • Write synonyms--words that mean the same.
    • Write examples/scenarios/situations that illustrate the word. For example, for sagacious (which means wise), they might write a judge, Solomon, jeopardy winner (the game show).
    • Draw a pic.


  • Let students share with a partner to see if the partner can guess the word.
  • Repeat, until students have had an opportunity to play with several words.

OR
  • Have students write a story or perform a skit for a particular vocabulary word.
    • Encourage them to think of how the word would be used.
      • For example, a speed bump deters drivers from driving too fast. Students could act out this scenario (one being a car, perhaps another narrating) to illustrate the meaning of the word.
      • Remind them that the vocab videos are simply applications of the words--the actors act out a scenario that illustrates the meaning of a word.
      • Require each group to use the word in a sentence in their skit or story.