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    Targeted International Exam_ MAP_PISA

    VOCABULARY-Chapter1:How Nobody came to the Graveyard by Neil Gaiman

    Target skills: Enhancing Vocabulary /Improving Listening Skills


    Standard: L.9. 4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-
    meaning words and phrases based on grades 9–10 reading and content, choosing
    flexibly from a range of strategies.

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.4
    Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and
    multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 9-
    10 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of
    strategies.
    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.4.A
    Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence,
    paragraph, or text; a word's position or function in a
    sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
    Objectives
    • Determine the contextual meaning of new
    words
    • Employ the given words in meaningful
    sentences
    • Compose a paragraph using the given words
    Vocabulary List - Chapter 1

    1. stifled
    2. accustomed
    3. tendrils
    4. Diffused
    5. insinuated
    6. treacherous
    7. honed in
    8. Casement
    9. toddler
    Starter: •How do I
    determine the
    meaning of new
    words in
    context?

    Parts of Speech/Word parts

    Connections, Grade 9, Chapter 4, Vocabulary  © Perfection Learning®  Reproduction for classroom use only. Slide 5
    Round Table ( 5 mins)
    Determine the contextual
    meanings of the words in bold.

    6
    Connections, Grade 9, Chapter 4, Vocabulary  © Perfection Learning®  Reproduction for classroom use only. Slide 6
    diffused (Verb):caused to be soft and spread out

    The blinds diffused the light, making the room


    dim.

    In context:
    The real moon shone through the casement window. Its
    light was not bright, and it was diffused by the mist, but
    the man Jack would not need much light.
    Accustomed (adj): adapted

    Sentence: Because I am from a warm climate, I


    am not accustomed to this cold weather.

    In context:
    The man Jack’s eyes were
    accustomed to the dim
    moonlight, so he had no
    desire to turn on an electric
    light.
    honed in ( verb ): focused on

    Sentences: The teacher honed in on the


    student who was texting during class.
    Tendrils ( nouns): things that are thin and curly

    Sentences: Tendrils of black hair framed her


    face.
    insinuated (verb): hinted
    Sentence: The sneaky dog insinuated its head
    onto the table and licked my plate.
    Did you mean to insinuate that I am wrong?
    (to hint at)

    He inspected the bathroom, the kitchen,


    the airing cupboard, and, finally, the downstairs hall, in
    which there was nothing to be seen but the family’s
    bicycles, a pile of empty shopping bags, a fallen diaper,
    and the stray tendrils of fog that had insinuated
    themselves into the hall from the open door to the street.
    Which words best complete the following sentences?
    ( honed in – diffused – tendrils – accustomed)

    1-The blinds 2- People in the UAE


    _________________ are ____________ to
    the light, making the the extreme heat in
    room dim. the summer.

    3-The missile 4- The plant’s


    was __________________ ___________curled
    ____on its target. up the stick.
    Stifled ( verb): to stop and prevent the
    development of something

    Sentence: Maria stifled a yawn with her hand.


    High taxes were stifling private businesses.
    Treacherous( adj) :involving hidden dangers
    Sentences: Drivers are asked to stay home and
    avoid the treacherous icy roads.
    The path that goes over the rocks may be
    treacherous.
    Toddler(noun):
    one who toddles, especially a young child 
    learning to walk.
    Sentence: The father of the toddler showed
    exemplary patience.
    casement (noun): a window or part of a window
    set on a vertical hinge so that opens like a door

    Sentence: The real moon shone through the


    casement window.

    t
    en
    em
    s
    ca
    L1. Let’s Practice
    L2. Let’s Practice

    L3. Employ words in meaningful sentences.


    Plenary:
    Quiz your
    Partner

    Partners quiz each others by


    choosing words to be used in
    sentences.

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