Bell Work
English 10 Honors
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Identify words from the list below that
you are familiar with. Write a sentence
or definition for the words you know.
a) Accentuate
b) Consolation
c) Disavow
d) Fallacious
e) Laceration
f) Negligent
g) Obstinate
h) Paramount
i) Serendipity
j) Vehemently
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
1. Psychologists agree that those people who
are happiest ______________ the positive in
life.
2. Emily offered me cigarettes on the
______________ assumption that I smoked.
3. Jessie’s grandfather called me a
______________ fool after I left the door to
his apartment unlocked even though there
had been a recent string of robberies.
4. It was ____________ that the bomb squad
disconnect the blue wire before removing
the fuse.
a) Accentuate
b) Consolation
c) Disavow
d) Fallacious
e) Laceration
f)
Negligent
g) Obstinate
h) Paramount
i)
Serendipity
j)
Vehemently
Thursday, August 7, 2014
a) Accentuate
b) Consolation
c) Disavow
d) Fallacious
e) Laceration
f)
Negligent
g) Obstinate
h) Paramount
i)
Serendipity
j)
Vehemently
Friday, August 8, 2014
1. In an amazing bit of _____________,
penniless Paula found a $20 bill in the
subway station.
2. The candidate _____________ opposed
cutting back on Social Security funding.
3. Not wanting others to criticize her, she
___________ed any involvement in the
company’s hiring scandal.
4. The __________ child refused to leave the
store until his mother bought him a candy
bar.
a) Accentuate
b) Consolation
c) Disavow
d) Fallacious
e) Laceration
f)
Negligent
g) Obstinate
h) Paramount
i)
Serendipity
j)
Vehemently
Monday, August 11, 2014
Identify words from the list below that you
are familiar with. Draw a picture to
illustrate the definition of any you know.
a) accolade
b) cajole
c) dour
d) ecstatic
e) implicit
f) insinuate
g) morose
h) paradigm
i) quaint
j) uncanny
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
1. Write a sentence using one of the
vocabulary words in Unit 2, but put a
__________ where the vocabulary word
should go.
2. Exchange papers with someone in your
group and let them figure out which
word belongs in the blank.
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
a) accolade
b) cajole
c) dour
d) ecstatic
e) implicit
f)
insinuate
g) morose
h) paradigm
i)
quaint
j)
uncanny
Thursday, August 14, 2014
1. Because the new SUV was so popular, it
became the ___________ upon which all
others were modeled.
2. The children feared their ________
neighbor because the old man would
take their toys if he believed they were
being too loud.
3. I wish Luke would stop ___________ing
that my perfect report card is the result
of anything other than my superior
intelligence and good work habits.
4. Fred’s buddies __________ed him into
attending the bachelor party.
a) accolade
b) cajole
c) dour
d) ecstatic
e) implicit
f)
insinuate
g) morose
h) paradigm
i)
quaint
j)
uncanny
Monday, August 18th, 2014
Before we introduce the words in
Vocabulary Unit 3, I’d like you consider the
ways in which we are judged in today’s
society based off of our written and spoken
language use. For the next five minutes,
write silently about this topic. We will
discuss when the timer goes off.
Tuesday, August 19,2014
1. Write a sentence using one of the
vocabulary words in Unit 3, but put a
__________ where the vocabulary word
should go.
2. Exchange papers with someone in your
group and let them figure out which
word belongs in the blank.
Wednesday August 20th, 2014
Caption the image below using at least 3 of
the vocabulary words in Unit 3. Make sure
your sentence(s) are complex and reveal
context clues.
Thursday, August 21st, 2014
Let’s play some Taboo! Find a partner in
your group, and situate yourselves so that
one partner has his/her back to the board.
Innuendo
Solicitious Proclivity Anomaly
▪ Innappropriate ▪ Caring
▪ Preference
▪ Different
▪ Hints
▪ Considerate
▪ Affinity
▪ Strange
▪ Impropriety
▪ Selling
▪ Bias
▪ Unusual
▪ Sexual
▪ Loving
▪ Thing for
▪ Abnormal
▪ Not spoken
▪ Attentive
▪ Wants
▪ Odd
Friday, August 22nd, 2014
Vocab Quiz: Units 1-3
You have two minutes
until Quiz time.
Monday, August 25th, 2014
It’s very easy to get stuck in a language rut, using
the same word(s) all the time. Today I’d like you to
take a moment to consider your own vocabulary.
Are there any words you use often, perhaps too
often, in your writing or speech? What are some
other words you could try to incorporate in place of
that overused word/phrase? If you can’t think of any
words in your own vocabulary that may need
replacing, consider the language use of those
around you. Complete your short-write silently until
the timer goes off.
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
1. The company’s profits dwindled because
the management pursued _____ business
policies that were incompatible with new
industrial trends.
2. The singer’s ________ performance
disgusted the crowd.
3. Some fear that these plants, which are
not _______ to the region, may choke out
the vegetation that is native to the area.
4. Bob’s description of scary snakes couldn’t
______ Maria from traveling to the rain
forest.
a) arbitrary
b) bombastic
c) deter
d) empathy
e) forlorn
f)
hypothetical
g) indigenous
h) novice
i)
orthodox
j)
pragmatic
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Write a brief definition of each of the terms
in your own words.
a) arbitrary
b) bombastic
c) deter
**Try this without looking at the definitions
or asking your peers! This will help you to
determine which words you haven’t quite
mastered.**
d) empathy
e) forlorn
f)
hypothetical
g) indigenous
h) novice
i)
orthodox
j)
pragmatic
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Pictionary
You have until the bell rings to study your terms. Then we’re
going to play a brief game of Pictionary. I will be selecting
contestants at random, so be prepared!! 
Friday, August 29th, 2014
Vocab Quiz: Units 1-4
You have two minutes
until Quiz time.
Tuesday, September2, 2014
Identify words from the list below that you
are familiar with. Draw a picture to
illustrate the definition of any you know.
a) atypical
b) condolence
c) derivative
d) fidelity
e) heinous
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
impervious
irrevocable
sublime
usurp
wane
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
1. The Bill of Rights is an ________ part of
American law.
2. She was bored by his music because she
felt that it was a _________ and that she
had heard it before.
3. The homeless man sadly pondered his
former wealth and once _______
existence.
4. Because of their thick layer of fur, many
seals are almost __________ to the cold.
a) atypical
b) condolence
c) derivative
d) fidelity
e) heinous
f)
impervious
g)
irrevocable
h)
sublime
i)
usurp
j)
wane
Thursday, September 4, 2014
1. Write a sentence using one of the
vocabulary words in Unit 5, but put a
__________ where the vocabulary word
should go.
2. Exchange papers with someone in your
group and let them figure out which
word belongs in the blank.
Friday, September 5, 2014
Vocab Quiz: Units 1-5
You have two minutes
until Quiz time.