Rudolph overhears a girl calling him cute and becomes ecstatic. His joy causes him to jump high and discover his nose shines and allows him to fly. However, the other reindeer are annoyed with Rudolph's newfound skills and fame, prompting Santa to shame Rudolph. Rudolph then walks away dejectedly alone.

1. Dead Words/phrases.
1.Identify dead words. (underline)
“Wow,” said Clarisse to her friend. “That new guy over there is really cute.”
Rudolph was really happy to hear that. “Did you hear that?” he said. “She said I’m cute.” He
was so happy that he jumped really high in the air. Then he started flying through the air. He
was really surprised. All the other reindeer were surprised too. Suddenly, Rudolph’s nose
started to shine again. All the other reindeer were mad at Rudolph. They all said, “Don’t let
Rudolph join in any more reindeer games.” Santa was surprised too. He said Rudolph should
be ashamed of himself. Rudolph walked sadly away all by himself.
2. Generate synonyms for the dead words and phrases
3. Use thesaurus to find more synonyms.
4. In small groups, revise paragraph using synonyms.