1. BELLWORK:
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
CHOOSE ONE OF THE
PROMPTS ON PAGE 19 OF
YOUR REV IT UP BOOK.
BE CREATIVE WITH YOUR
USE OF OUR
VOCABULARY WORDS!
WELCOME TO
LANGUAGE ARTS
2. TODAY’S AGENDA
• On This Date
• Bellwork – In Your
Own Words
• H.O.T. Words!
• Finish Word Cards
3. ANNOUNCEMENTS
• MMS Open House is
Tuesday, Sept. 11 th
• Chess/Strategic Gaming
begins this Thursday,
Sept. 13 th in Mrs. Twait’s
room 3:45 – 4:30 p.m.
4. ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Early Release Day –
Wednesday, Sept. 12 th
• N.U.T. Day – Friday,
Sept. 14 th
• Teacher Work Day –
Monday, Sept. 17 th
5. TODAY’S MENU
• Roasted Chicken
• Italian Bread
• PB&J Uncrustable
• Specialty Salad
• Green Peas
• Mashed Potatoes
• Chilled Fruit
• Milk
6. ON THIS DATE:
NASA’s Mars Global
Surveyor ______ Mars in
1997.
a) waves at
b) jaunted to
c) loses
d) reaches
7. ON THIS DATE:
NASA’s Mars Global
Surveyor ______ Mars in
1997.
a) waves at
b) jaunted to
c) loses
d) reaches
8. H.O.T. WORDS!
Be sure:
• To follow directions
• Have materials ready
(pencil & paper)
• Be honest with your
ratings
9. H.O.T. WORDS!
Step I – write word & tense
• cap●size
• (verb) – an action word
When you see this, rate how
well you know it. Be honest!
1. Don’t know it
2. Seen it, but don’t know it
3. I’ve got this word down
10. H.O.T. WORDS!
Step II – write meaning
• cap●size
• (verb) – an action word
• meaning – turned or
flipped over
11. H.O.T. WORDS!
Step III – show example
• cap●size
• (verb) – an action word
• meaning – turned or
flipped over
• examples
1. Big waves could capsize
a boat.
12. H.O.T. WORDS!
Step IV – write your own
• Come up with random
sentences.
• Besides boats, what other
things could capsize?
• What might be the
strangest thing that could
be capsized?
19. H.O.T. WORDS!
• mer●ci●less
• (adjective) – a describing
word
• meaning – acting cruelly
• Examples
1. Dictatorships are often
extremely merciless.
20. H.O.T. WORDS!
• Would people normally act
merciless?
• If you were always
merciless, how would you
think people would treat
you?
23. H.O.T. WORDS!
• mu●ti●ny
• (noun/verb) – a thing, or an
action word
• meaning – to go against
• Examples
1. The crew lost faith in their
captain, so they mutinied.
24. H.O.T. WORDS!
• When would it be
appropriate to mutiny?
• If people did mutiny, would
you think they would be
right or wrong? Why?
27. H.O.T. WORDS!
• per●vade
• (verb) – an action word
• meaning – spread all over
• Examples
1. No one could have
imagined that kudzu would
be so pervasive.
28. H.O.T. WORDS!
• If something pervades, is it
always popular?
• Why do some things
pervade, but others do
not?
31. H.O.T. WORDS!
• rav●age
• (verb) – an action word
• meaning – ruin or damage
• Examples
1. Kudzu grows so fast it
could almost ravage a
farm overnight.
32. H.O.T. WORDS!
• Are there times when it’s
appropriate to ravage?
Why?
• If you were hungry, would
you ravage your dinner?
35. H.O.T. WORDS!
• sim●ul●ta●neo●us●ly
• (adjective) – a describing
word
• meaning – the same time
• Examples
1. It’s amazing how those
dancers make their moves
simultaneously.
36. H.O.T. WORDS!
• What kinds of things can’t
be done simultaneously?
• Can simultaneous things
be safe or unsafe?
47. H.O.T. WORDS!
• vague
• (adjective) – a describing
word
• meaning – strong, fuzzy
• Examples
1. Our book is so vague that
none of us hardly
understood it.
48. H.O.T. WORDS!
• Why would someone be
vague on purpose?
• Could being vague make
people happy?
50. ON THIS DATE:
______ terrorist attacks
against various targets in
the United States were
carried out in 2001.
a) attached
b) peaceful
c) merciless
d) civil
51. ON THIS DATE:
______ terrorist attacks
against various targets in
the United States were
carried out in 2001.
a) attached
b) peaceful
c) merciless
d) civil
