This document provides details of a weekly vocabulary program called "Gladiator Word of the Day". It spans 6 weeks and includes words from various subjects each day, along with definitions and activities for students to complete to learn and review the words. Students are given a new word daily and instructed to fill out graphic organizers or maps with the word's definition, a sample sentence, related words and images to demonstrate its meaning. They are also directed to study tools like foldable booklets where they compile the weeks' words. The goal is to help students strengthen their vocabulary through multi-sensory exposure and practice with the terms over time.

1. Gladiator
Word of the Day
Week 2
August 31, 2015- September 4, 2015

2. Word Squares
Complete your word of the day this week using this graphic organizer.
Write details and facts describing
what the word is.

3. LANGUAGE ARTS/READING
Monday, August 31, 2015
Word of the Day:
fa-ce-tious
Definition: [fe’seSHes] adjective
treating serious issues with deliberately
inappropriate humor; flippant.
Click the Movie Video Icon to watch
“Learn English Vocabulary- New World: Facetious”

4. Word Squares
Complete your word of the day this week using this graphic organizer.
Write details and facts describing
what the word is.

5. MATH
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Word of the Day:
tra-ject-or-y
Definition: [tre-jekt-er-e] noun
a chosen or taken course
The Alchemist
Click the Movie Video Icon to watch
“Trajectory”

6. Word Squares
Complete your word of the day this week using this graphic organizer.
Write details and facts describing
what the word is.

7. Social Studies
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Word of the Day:
ab-ro-gate
Definition: [‘abrƏ,gāt] verb
repeal or do away with (a law, right, or
formal agreement).
Click the Movie Video Icon to watch the US
reaction once Prohibition was abrogated.
“Repeal of Prohibition Newsreel”

8. Word Squares
Complete your word of the day this week using this graphic organizer.
Write details and facts describing
what the word is.

9. Science
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Word of the Day:
a-brade
Definition: [e-brad] verb
scrape or wear away by friction or erosion.
The Alchemist

10. Word Squares
Complete your word of the day this week using this graphic organizer.
Write details and facts describing
what the word is.

11. Academy of Engineering
Friday, September 4, 2015
Word of the Day:
in-fra-struc-ture
Definition: [infre,strekt-SHer] noun
The basic physical and organizational structures
and facilities (e.g., buildings, roads, and power
supplies) needed for the operation of a society or
enterprise.
Click the Movie Video Icon to watch
“CBS’s America’s Failing Infrastructure”

12. Take a Closer Look…
At Your GWOD
 Did you complete your Gladiator Word of the
Day using your word squares?
 If you haven’t already, finish filling out your
foldable you created last week with the rest
of the GWOD for this week.
 Don’t forget to use it to study! You may have
to show what you know on a later date.
This activity can be checked by your English teacher.

13. Gladiator
Word of the Day
Week 3
September 8, 2015-September 11, 2015

14. Vocabulary Map
word
image
Create an image that
illustrates the meaning
of the word.
Explain how the image
relates to the word.
definition
sentence
Write a sentence that demonstrates the
meaning of the sentence.
synonym antonym

15. LANGUAGE ARTS/READING
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Word of the Day:
dif-fi-dent
Definition: [difedent] adjective
modest or shy because of a lack of
self-confidence.
Click the Movie Video Icon to watch
“Diffident Vocab Video”

16. Vocabulary Map
word
image
Create an image that
illustrates the meaning
of the word.
Explain how the image
relates to the word.
definition
sentence
Write a sentence that demonstrates the
meaning of the sentence.
synonym antonym

17. MATH
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Word of the Day:
hy-pot-e-nuse
Definition: [hi-patn-yoos] noun
the longest side of a right triangle, opposite the right angle.
Click the Movie Video Icon to watch
“Pythagorean Theorem-MathHelp.com-
Geometry Help”
What is a hippo called when it’s lying on
the HYPOTENUSE? A HIPPOTENUSE!

18. Vocabulary Map
word
image
Create an image that
illustrates the meaning
of the word.
Explain how the image
relates to the word.
definition
sentence
Write a sentence that demonstrates the
meaning of the sentence.
synonym antonym

19. Social Studies
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Word of the Day:
an-te-bel-lum
Definition: [an-te-bel-um] adjective
occurring or existing before a particular war,
especially the American Civil War.
An antebellum slave cabin from
the Point of Pines Plantation on
Edisto Island, South Carolina.

20. Vocabulary Map
word
image
Create an image that
illustrates the meaning
of the word.
Explain how the image
relates to the word.
definition
sentence
Write a sentence that demonstrates the
meaning of the sentence.
synonym antonym

21. Science
Friday, September 11, 2015
Word of the Day:
ev-a-nes-cent
Definition: [ev-e’nes-ent] adjective
1. Soon passing out of sight, memory, or
existence; quickly fading or disappearing.
2. (Physics) denoting a field or wave that
extends into a region where it cannot
propagate and whose amplitude
therefore decreases with distance.

22. Take a Closer Look…
At Your GWOD
This activity can be checked by your English teacher.
 Did you complete your Gladiator Word of the
Day using your word square?
 Create a 8 flap foldable. CLICK HERE TO
ACCESS a video on how to make one.
CLICK HERE TO ACCESS written instructions.
 Write the 4 GWOD you completed this week
in the foldable, and leave the other 5 flaps
blank for the 4 you will write next week.
 Glue or staple your study guide in your
composition book.

23. Gladiator
Word of the Day
Week 4
September 15, 2015-September 18, 2015

24. Vocabulary Map
word
image
Create an image that
illustrates the meaning
of the word.
Explain how the image
relates to the word.
definition
sentence
Write a sentence that demonstrates the
meaning of the sentence.
synonym antonym

25. LANGUAGE ARTS/READING
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Word of the Day:
ca-pri-cious
Definition: [adjective
given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or
behavior
The Alchemist
Click the Movie Video Icon to watch
“Word-Capricious”

26. Vocabulary Map
word
image
Create an image that
illustrates the meaning
of the word.
Explain how the image
relates to the word.
definition
sentence
Write a sentence that demonstrates the
meaning of the sentence.
synonym antonym

27. MATH
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Word of the Day:
moi-e-ty
Definition: [moi-e-te] noun
1. each of the two parts into which a thing is or can be
divided.
2. a part or portion, especially a lesser share.

28. Vocabulary Map
word
image
Create an image that
illustrates the meaning
of the word.
Explain how the image
relates to the word.
definition
sentence
Write a sentence that demonstrates the
meaning of the sentence.
synonym antonym

29. Social Studies
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Word of the Day:
en-fran-chise
Definition: [in’fran,Chiz,en’fran,CHiz] verb
1. Give the right to vote to.
2. Free (a slave).
Click the Movie Video Icon to watch
“Bad Romance: Women’s Suffrage”

30. Vocabulary Map
word
image
Create an image that
illustrates the meaning
of the word.
Explain how the image
relates to the word.
definition
sentence
Write a sentence that demonstrates the
meaning of the sentence.
synonym antonym

31. Science
Friday, September 18, 2015
Word of the Day:
lu-mi-nous
Definition: [adjective
1. Full of shedding light; bright or shining, especially in the dark.
2. (of a color) very bright; harsh to the eye.
3. (Physics) relating to light as it is perceived by the eye, rather
than in terms of its actual energy.
The Alchemist

32. Take a Closer Look…
At Your GWOD
 Did you complete your Gladiator Word of the
Day using your vocabulary maps?
 If you haven’t already, finish filling out your
foldable you created last week with the rest
of the GWOD for this week.
 Don’t forget to use it to study! You may have
to show what you know on a later date.
This activity can be checked by your English teacher.

33. Gladiator
Word of the Day
Week 5
September 21, 2015-September 25, 2015

34. Definition Map

35. LANGUAGE ARTS/READING
Monday, September 21, 2015
Word of the Day:
o-men
Definition: [o-men] noun
Anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend (a
sign or warning) a good or evil event or circumstance in the
future; portent (a sign or warning that something, especially
momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen.
The Alchemist

36. Definition Map

37. Word of the Day:
e-qui-nox
Definition: [ekwe,naks] noun
the time or date (twice each year) at which
the sun crosses the celestial equator, when
day and night are of equal length (about
September 22 and March 20).
Science
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Click the Movie Video Icon to watch
“How Equinox’s Work-Beyond Our Earth.”

38. Definition Map

39. The Alchemist
Social Studies
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Word of the Day:
le-van-ter
Definition: [le’van-ter] noun
a strong easterly wind in the Mediterranean

40. Definition Map

41. Friday, September 25, 2015
MATH
Word of the Day:
pa-rab-o-la
Definition: [pe’rable] noun
a symmetrical open plane curve formed by the intersection of a
cone with a plane parallel to its side. The path of a projectile
under the influence of gravity ideally follows a curve of this
shape.
Click the Movie Video Icon to watch
“Parabolas in Mario??!!.”

42. Take a Closer Look…
At Your GWOD
This activity can be checked by your English teacher.
 Did you complete your Gladiator Word of the
Day using your word square?
 Create a 8 flap foldable. CLICK HERE TO
ACCESS a video on how to make one.
CLICK HERE TO ACCESS written instructions.
 Write the 4 GWOD you completed this week
in the foldable, and leave the other 5 flaps
blank for the 3 you will write next week.
 Glue or staple your study guide in your
composition book.

43. Gladiator
Word of the Day
Week 6
September 28, 2015-October 2, 2015

44. LANGUAGE ARTS/READING
Monday, September 28, 2015
Word of the Day:
teem-ing
Definition: [tem-ing] gerund or present participle
abounding or swarming with something as with people
The Alchemist

45. Definition Map

46. MATH
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Word of the Day:
pa-ram-e-ter
Definition: [pe’rameder] noun
1. (technical) a numerical or other measurable factor forming one of a set that
defines a system or sets the conditions of its operation.
2. (math) a quantity whose value is selected for the particular circumstances and in
relation to which other variable quantities may be expressed.
3. (statistics) a numerical characteristic of a population, a distinct from a statistic of a
sample.
Click the Movie Video Icon to watch
“Parabolas in Mario??!!.”

47. Definition Map

48. Social Studies
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Word of the Day:
prim-i-tive
Definition: [prim-e-div]
adjective
1. Relating to, denoting, or preserving the character of
an early stage in the evolutionary or historical
development of something.
2. Not developed or derived from anything else
noun
A person belonging to a preliterate, nonindustrial
society or culture
The Alchemist