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 adjective

Wear 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.