Week 2 Vocabulary Words

assume persevere significant

genre evident

context

Assume

To take for granted or without proof

Example: Don’t just assume that because you want something you will get it.

Persevere

To persist in anything undertaken; maintain a purpose in spite of difficulty, obstacles or discouragement

SignificantImportant; of consequence

Example: there is a significant difference between a hurricane and a tornado.

GenreA class or category of artistic  endeavor having a particular

form, content, technique

Example: Poetry is one genre of writing.

EvidentPlain or clear to the sight

or understanding

Example: It was evident by the look on her face that she was very happy.

Context

The parts of a written or spoken statement that precede

(come before) or follow a specific word or passage,

usually influencing its meaning or effect

Example: Context clues are words in the text that help you figure out what a word means.

YOUR JOB: Write one example

sentence for each of this week’s vocabulary

words.

Week 3 Vocabulary Wordsconcept narrate specific indicate

distribute establish

possessive

Concept

A general notion or idea;an idea of something formed by mentally combining 

all its characteristic

NarrateTo give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.);

orto add a spoken commentary to (a film, television program, etc.)

Specific

Having a special application, bearing, or reference;

specifying, explicit, or definite: 

Example: There was a specific pair of shoes I was looking for and I couldn’t find them!

Indicate

To be a sign of; evidence; show

alsoTo point out or point to; direct

 attention toExample: The sign indicates that we have 25 miles to go before we reach our destination.

Distribute

to pass out or deliver (mail, newspapers, etc.) to intended

recipients

Example: The class knows that when the teacher distributes the test they are expected to be silent.

Establish1. to show to be valid or true; prove

2. to cause to be accepted or recognized

3. to found, institute, build, or bring  into being on a firm or stable basis

Possessive

jealously opposed to the personal independence of, or to

any  influence other than one's own upon, a child, spouse, etc.

Example: The child was very possessive over her toy and would not let anyone else play with it.

YOUR JOB: Write one example

sentence for each of this week’s vocabulary

words.

Week 4 Vocabulary Words

autobiography conclusion

differentiate constitute

theory

Autobiography

A history of a person's life written or told by that person.

Differentiateto make different by modificati

on; to change; alter

Constitute

To compose; to form; to create; to establish

Theorya proposed explanation

whose status is still problematic and subject to

experimentation, they have not been proven so

cannot be reported as actual facts.

Conclusion

the end or close; final part