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Antarctic Journal. Vocabulary. Display noun/verb. When you display something, you are showing it. A display in a museum is known as an exhibit. Display noun.
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Antarctic Journal Vocabulary
Display noun/verb • When you display something, you are showing it. • A display in a museum is known as an exhibit.
Display noun • You can see many different types of displays in museums. Some displays show art and others show how life was like long ago.
Display noun • In large cities, many department stores have beautiful displays at Christmastime.
Display verb • Bakers display cakes and cupcakes in many different ways.
Display verb • Some teachers display their students’ artwork by hanging it on wire in their classroom.
Alert adjective • When you are alert, you are wide awake and aware of what is going on.
Alert • When a dog hears someone outside, he becomes alert and looks out the window to see what is going on.
Alert • Teachers want all of their students to come to school alert and ready to learn.
Alert • Alert is a multiple meaning word. It can be a warning. • The top picture shows a bracelet some people wear to warn doctors about something they are allergic to. • The bottom picture is something you might see on t.v. to warn you about bad weather coming.
Alert • Alert can also be a verb. A barking dog can alert you that someone is at the door.
Weariness noun • Weariness is another word for tiredness.
Weariness • Sometimes people’s weariness causes them to stop and rest or fall asleep wherever they are.
Weariness noun Weary adjectiveWear verb • Running around all day wears this little girl out at the end of the day. She is very weary by bedtime. Her weariness caused her to fall asleep before she could get into bed.
Alert-Weary • Alert and weary are antonyms. Which student is alert and which one is weary?
Standards noun • Standards are levels used to compare things.
Standards • Standards are used to measure or compare many things in the world. Standards also change as things in the world change. • By today’s standards, the house at the bottom is a much better house than the one at the top. • However, 150 years ago, by many people’s standards in Nebraska, the top house would have been a nice place to live.
Standards • Educational standards are what students are expected to learn before graduating from high school. There are standards for all subject areas that your teacher must follow.
Vision noun • A vision is a mental image of what something could look, or be like.
Vision • Some people have a vision of themselves being a doctor someday.
Vision • I hope you all have a vision of graduating from high school.
Vision • Vision also refers to how well you can see. • If you have good vision, you do not need to wear glasses. • If your vision is poor, you will probably need to wear glasses or contacts.
Vision • What is your vision of your future? Think of 2 things in your vision. • Turn and tell your partner. • Start by saying: “The vision I have for my future is…”
Huddle verb • If you are cold at recess, you might huddle, or crowd together, with your friends. You stand close together to get warm.
Huddle • People are not the only ones who huddle together for warmth. Many animals, including polar bears and puppies, also huddle to get warm.
Huddle • Football players also huddle, but not for warmth. They get in a huddle to talk about the next play in the football game.
Concluded past tense verb • When you have concluded something, you have made a decision or formed an opinion about it.
Concluded • When I walked into the house and saw the cat next to the broken vase, I concluded that the cat had jumped on the table and was responsible for the broken vase.
Concluded • After seeing many movies made from books, I have concluded that the book is always better than the movie.
Conclude verb Conclusion noun • In school, your teacher often asks to draw a conclusion about what you think will happen next in the story. From the look on this girl’s face, I conclude that the conclusion was not what she expected.
Stranded past tense verb • If someone is stranded, they have been left helpless and unable to reach their destination.
Stranded • When their car broke down in the middle of nowhere, these people were stranded until someone came along to help them.
Stranded • Being on a boat stranded at sea can be a frightening experience.
Stranded • When Hurricane Sandy hit and airlines had to cancel flights, many people were left stranded at the airport, unable to get home.
Stranded • Sometimes people think about what they would want if they were stranded on a desert island. What are 2 things you would want to have with you? • Turn and tell your partner. • Start by saying: ”If I was stranded on a desert island, I would want to have ______ and ______.”
Graceful adjective • If something is graceful, it is smooth and pleasing to the eye.
Graceful • Ballerina dancers are often considered to be very graceful.
Graceful • Swans are very graceful birds.
Graceful • The penguin is not a graceful bird. • This man is not a graceful dancer.
Fractured adjective • If something is fractured, it is broken.
Fractured • If you have a fractured arm or leg, you will have to wear a cast for several weeks.
Review Time • Someone who doesn’t get enough sleep might have a lot of _____ at the end of the day. • If you fall out of a tree, you might end up with a ____ arm. • Watching a ____ ballerina is something I enjoy. • Being _____ during a blizzard would be scary. • I ____ a long time ago that being a teacher is a very rewarding job.
In the winter in the artic, penguins often _____ to keep warm. • Before painting a picture, an artist should have a _____ of what he wants to paint. • By today’s _____, traveling by horse and buggy is very slow. • Animals in the wild have to be ____ in case of danger. • I enjoy looking at ____ in art museums.
