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Vocabulary Boot Camp

Vocabulary Boot Camp. Week One (1/3/12 to 1/10/12). What is Vocabulary Boot Camp?. Vocabulary Boot Camp is a program designed to improve and expand the use of dynamic and precise vocabulary in writers’ compositions and speech. Build awareness of: Precise, powerful words Correct spellings

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Vocabulary Boot Camp

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  1. Vocabulary Boot Camp Week One (1/3/12 to 1/10/12)

  2. What is Vocabulary Boot Camp? • Vocabulary Boot Camp is a program designed to improve and expand the use of dynamic and precise vocabulary in writers’ compositions and speech. • Build awareness of: • Precise, powerful words • Correct spellings • Part of speech • Parallel terms

  3. Method of Study • Each Tuesday you will receive a set of 10 words to be evaluated and applied for the week. • All vocabulary terms will be placed in your CORE CLASSROOMS for you to include in your writing and discussions • The following Tuesday you will be assessed on these 10 words (spelling, application, recognition) for a quiz grade. • Following the quiz, you will receive your next set of words.

  4. Are you ready for Boot Camp?

  5. Week One Terms • Strategy • Accomplish • Definitely • Concur • Envision • Obstacle • Articulate • Diligent • Elaborate • Representative

  6. Strategy • Part of Speech: Noun • Parallel Terms: • Method • Way • Sample Sentence: • The coach devised a strategy to improve the team’s defensive skills.

  7. Accomplish • Part of Speech: • Verb • Parallel Terms: • Achieve, succeed • Sample Sentence:

  8. Definitely • Part of Speech: • Adverb (used to describe a verb) • Parallel Term: • Clearly • Unquestionably • Sample Sentence: • The smile on Joey’s face definitely expressed his happiness about his math grade.

  9. Concur • Part of Speech: • Verb • Parallel Terms: • Agree • Approve • Sample Sentence: • Do you concur with the answer I calculated for our homework?

  10. Envision • Part of Speech: • Verb • Parallel Terms: • Imagine • Picture • Sample Sentence:

  11. Obstacle • Part of Speech: • Noun • Parallel Term: • Barrier, restriction • Sample Sentence: • The course was set with various obstacles to challenge the athletes.

  12. Articulate • Part of Speech: • Verb • Parallel Terms: • Pronounce, verbalize • Speak • Sample Sentence:

  13. Diligent • Part of Speech: • Adjective • Parallel Terms: • Hard-working • Sample Sentence:

  14. Elaborate • Part of Speech: • Verb • Parallel Terms: • Expand • Explain • Sample Sentence: • While reading her novel, Amy elaborated her reading responses by including strong text evidence.

  15. Representative • Part of Speech: • Adjective • Parallel Terms: • Typical • Representing • Sample Sentence: - December’s mild temperatures were representative of the weather conditions in New Jersey.

  16. Consider This:Match the vocabulary term in the left column with its parallel term on the right. • Strategy • Clearly, unquestionably • Accomplish • Imagine, picture • Definitely • method, way • Concur • barrier, restriction • Envision • achieve, succeed • Obstacle • agree, approve

  17. Articulate • expand, explain • Diligent • typical, representing • Elaborate • speak, verbalize • Representative • hard-working

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