La Bambaa short story taken from Baseball in April

5th Grade, Theme 2, Selection 2

Vocabulary Day One

applause

• Sentence: The entire cafeteria showed how much they loved the performance by giving a huge round of applause.

• Definition: the clapping of hands to show approval

applause

• Example: at the end of play, the audience give applause; when your names is called at an awards assembly, the audience gives applause

• Non example: thumbs- up

debut

• Sentence: My brother’s band, which had only been performing in our garage for friends and family, will debut their new CD at the local café.

• Definition: first public appearance

debut

• Example: Hanna Montana’s first performance

• Non example: Hanna Montana’s most recent performance

duo

• Sentence: I like to listen to duos because you get to hear two voices that seem to blend together.

• Definition: two performers singing or playing together

duo

• Example:

• Non example: Hanna Montana, Beyonce

embarrassed

• Sentence: I could tell my friend was embarrassed when he was called to the front of the classroom to read his story because his face got red.

• Definition: self-conscious and ill at ease

embarrassed

• Example: When mom gives you a hug and kiss in front of your friends you might be embarrassed.

• Non example: If you enjoy talking in front of the class you would not be embarrassed if you had to.

forty-five record

• Sentence: My grandparents talk about how they listened to forty- fives, and drove their parents crazy with the music.

• Definition: a small record with one musical selection on each side

forty-five record

• Example:

• Non example: a tape, CD, or DVD

limelight

• Sentence: Since Barack Obama became president he has been in the limelight.

• Definition: focus of public attention

limelight

• Example: Miley Cyrus turned off her Twitter page, so she is in the limelight

• Non example: Your mom is not the limelight.

pantomime

• Sentence: When I was a little boy I saw a pantomime that had a person dressed in all white including his face and hands, and pretended he was trapped in an imaginary box.

• Definition: theatrical acting that is done in silence

pantomime

• Example:

• Non example: your school play

rehearsal

• Sentence: I didn’t want to stay for rehearsal because I felt like we had practiced enough.

• Definition: practice for a public performance

rehearsal• Example: after school practice for the talent

show

• Non example: After school math class

talent

• Sentence: We knew Joe was a talented boy once we saw he could kick a football 55 yards.

• Definition: a special natural or acquired ability

talent• Example: Professional

players have talent, or natural ability to play their sport. The spelling bee champion has a spelling talent.

• Non example: If you aren’t good at something, that is not your talent.

Other Vocabulary

fortunately

• Sentence: Mom happily replied, “Fortunately for me, I watched the news last night and knew it was going to rain.”

• Definition: luckily

fortunately

• Example: You have an extra shirt at school when your gets ketchup on it at lunch.

• Non example: While driving in the car you get stopped at every red light, and that makes you late to school.

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dramatically

• Sentence: My classmate likes to act the vocabulary words dramatically because she says that helps her remember what they mean.

• Definition: in a way that is showy

dramatically

• Example: Talking with lots of facial expressions and hand movements

• Non example: Talking in a low voice with no emotion

pharmacist

• Sentence: My best friend studied to become a pharmacist and now she works in a hospital filling prescriptions for cancer patients.

• Definition: a person who fills prescriptions for a living

pharmacist

• Example: CVS pharmacist who gives you your medicine and tells you about it

• Non example: The clerk that takes your money when you get your medicine is usually not the pharmacist.

maneuvered

• Sentence: After the Earthquake we had to maneuver around the fallen debris in order to get home.

• Definition: moved carefully around obstacles and into place

maneuvered

• Example: When you walk around the chairs that nobody pushed in you are maneuvering through your classroom.

• Non example: Walk on a straight path

Sentence- Making Fun!• Write one sentence using the

words maneuvered, limelight, and applause.

• Write one sentence using the words duo and forty- five records.

Think- Pair- Share• What word do you think

is the most interesting? Why?

• Was there a word that you have never heard before?

I don’t think I have heard of

cache before…

I don’t think I have heard of limelight before.