BELLRINGER
• Write the following vocabulary words into
sentences.
• 1. abyss
• 2. billow
• 3. deprive
• 4. excel
WORDLY WISE EXERCISE A
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WORDLY WISE EXERCISE C
• 1. You will be stigmatized for the rest of your life if you are
caught stealing, and you are naïve to think otherwise.
• 2. Because of her gambling, she was deprived of her
allowance and so was not able to recoup the money
she had lost.
• 3. Cotton and rice are the staples of my country.
• 4. If she is supple, there is no reason why she shouldn’t
excel as a dancer.
WORDLY WISE EXERCISE C
• 5. She had no scruples about lying, but she writhed
when she was found out.
• 6. Across the abyss, the natives had built a bridge that
looked rickety but was really quite safe.
• 7. I own a miniature portrait of the Queen of France that
was worn by the king during his ride in the tumbrel.
• 8. The bootmaker held the shoe in his lap and was
immersed in the task of stitching the welt.
• 9. Huge billows of smoke poured from the burning
building.
ABYSS (N.)
(ABYSMAL ADJ.)
• 1. a deep opening
• 2. extremely bad
BILLOW (N./V.)
• 1. large mass of something, usually wind or water
• 2. to fill with air and swell outward
DEPRIVE (V.)
• To keep from having
EXCEL (V.)
• To do better than others
IMMERSE (V.)
• To put into water
• To be completely into something
MINIATURE (ADJ.)
• Very small
NAÏVE (ADJ.)
• Inexperienced
RECOUP (V.)
• To get back
RICKETY (ADJ.)
• shaky
SCRUPLE (N.)
• A feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the
morality of a course of action
STIGMATIZE (V.)
• Give a bad name to
SUPPLE (ADJ.)
• 1. adaptable
• 2. bending easily
TUMBREL (N.)
• A two-wheeled cart
WELT (N.)
• A mark caused by a blow
• The piece of a shoe that joins the sole to the upper
part of the shoe
WRITHE (V.)
• 1. to twist and turn (usually in pain)
• 2. suffering shame (internally)
NOUNS
• A noun is a word used to name a person, place,
thing, or idea
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Persons: Ms. Sullivan, Dr. Sullivan, child, student
Places: Utah, California, home, city
Things: money, shell, wind, worm, desk
Ideas: courage, love, freedom, sorrow, luck
IDENTIFYING NOUNS CHALLENGE!
• You and your team will have 3 minutes to try and
find as many NOUNS as possible. All you do is
underline any noun you see!
• Team with the most correct will get a little treat!
CORRECT YOUR PAPER…
• Rods, reels, and lines are called tackle.
• Mines are important to the economy and industry of
Utah.
• Hobbies teach many people new skills and provide
hours of entertainment.
• During the war, women in our country worked in
hospitals, factories, and offices.
• The pollution of the air and the water has been a
serious problem for many years.
• Computers have become a part of the daily lives of
both children and adults.
• Huge crowds of people attended the Olympics last
year.
• All responsible citizens in a democracy should
exercise the right to vote in elections.
• Armadillos have an excellent sense of smell, which
they use in their daily searches for food such as
insects, lizards, and other small creatures.
WHAT’S IN A TOPIC SENTENCE?
• In this activity, you will be identifying which TWO
topic sentences could work and we will discuss
WHY!
BODY PARAGRAPHS!
TOPIC SENTENCES
• Essay Topic: how to train a cat.
• 1. This paragraph is about how to train a cat.
• 2. Before a cat learns anything, it first teaches its
owner a lesson in humility.
• 3. Everything you wouldn't have thought to ask
about training a cat.
• 4. Training a cat takes physical stamina.
• 5. Animal training is a complicated subject.
• Explanation:
TOPIC SENTENCES
• Essay Topic: changes in patients as they settle into
convalescent homes
1. Americans are learning how to grow old gracefully.
2. The outside world seems to shrink when seen through
the window of a convalescent home.
3. Closing up a home and moving to a small room can
make even an extrovert turn inward.
4. It is important to look at the changes in patients'
attitudes as they settle into convalescent homes.
5. The increasing delight in daily conversation as patients
become accustomed to life in a convalescent home.
• Explanataion:
TOPIC SENTENCES
• Essay Topic: scuba diving
1. The excitement of scuba diving.
2. My childhood fascination with scuba diving.
3. It is very interesting to experience scuba diving.
4. The sport of scuba diving has always excited me.
5. Since I was a child, I've been fascinated by scuba
diving.
• Explanation:
NOW, LET’S REVISE OUR TOPIC
SENTENCES!
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Make your topic sentence:
Specific
Interesting
Have a transition word