The Outsiders
Vocabulary and Grammar Bellwork
Week Two
Every day week of
Monday, March 30
Dude, it’s reading time!
Begin your two column journal.
Remember: Use quotation marks in the page number.
Correct Format: Author’s name (Last, First.) Title of
Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of
Publication. Source Type.
Monday, March 30
• 1. Aloof- adj.- not friendly or forthcoming; cool and
distant.
• 2. Stereotype-noun- a widely held but fixed and
oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of
person or thing.
• 3. Elite- noun- a select part of a group that is superior
to the rest in terms of ability or qualities
• 4. Dumbfounded- verb- past tense- to be greatly
astonished or amazed.
• 5. Reckless- adj.- (of a person or their actions) without
thinking or caring about the consequences of an action.
• 6. Incredulous-adj.- (of a person or their manner)
unwilling or unable to believe something.
Tuesday, March 31
• 7. Ornery- adj.- bad-tempered and combative.
• 8. Contemptuous- adj.- showing contempt or hate;
scornful.
• 9. Gallant-adj.- (of a person or their behavior) brave;
heroic.
• 10. Winced- verb-to give a slight involuntary grimace or
shrinking movement of the body out of or in anticipation
of pain or distress.
• 11. Acquit- verb- free (someone) from a criminal charge
by a verdict of not guilty.
• 12. Semicolon- punctuation mark (;) indicating a pause,
typically between two main clauses, that is more
pronounced than that indicated by a comma.
Wednesday, April 1
Write out the complete sentence. Then, place a
semicolon in the sentences.
1. He was aloof around her friends they made him feel
uncomfortable.
2. No one enjoys being stereotyped for labels confine
you in a box.
3. I was __________________ when I learned the truth it
surprised me so much.
4. The jury voted to ____________ the trial was finally
over.
5. When he told me the truth I was _________________
believing him was hard to do.
Thursday, April 1
Write out the sets of synonyms and match the
vocabulary word.
1.label, assumption, judgment, _____________
2. Irritable, grouchy, bad tempered, _____________
3. superior, top, best ,______________
Write out the sentence and circle the context clues
that show the vocabulary word’s meaning.
4. The knight was gallant and brave; he always
rescued those in need.
5. I winced when I heard the bone snap; the break
was agonzing.
Thursday, April 2
Write out the sentence and circle the context clues
that show the vocabulary word’s meaning.
• 1. The knight was gallant and brave; he always
rescued those in need.
• 2. The Olympics team is an elite group of highly
talented athletes who are the best of the best.
Thursday, April 2
Write out the sentence and circle the context clues
that show the vocabulary word’s meaning.
• 1. The knight was gallant and brave; he always
rescued those in need.
• 2. The Olympics team is an elite group of highly
talented athletes who are the best of the best.
Friday, April 3
Write out the sentence and add a second
independent clause to finish out the sentence.
1. The snotty boy gave the man a
contemptuous look; _______________________.
2. I was incredulous that his behavior was so
horrible; ______________________________.
3. The Olympics team is an elite group of
highly talented
athletes;_______________________________.