Do Now Week 6 Word Study 1 Brainstorm

Do Now: Week 6 Word Study 1. Brainstorm a list of words with the root words below. 2. Guess what the root word might mean. micro sent/sens

Week 6 Greek Root micro = small • • microcosm micromanage microorganism microscopy Academic Words articulate decompose Latin Root sent/sens = to feel • • consent sensory insentient sentiment SAT Word draconian Literary Device idiom

microcosm (noun) • Definition: something (such as a place or an event) that is seen as a small version of something much larger • Sentence: The racism that is portrayed in the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, is just a microcosm, or small-scale example of how blacks were treated in the nation as a whole. Racism, TKAM

micromanage (verb) • Definition: to try to control or manage all the small parts of (something, such as an activity) in a way that is usually not wanted or that causes problems • Sentence: When Scout, the protagonist in To Kill a Mockingbird, visits her aunt Alexandra, her aunt tries to micromanage everything Scout does by telling her how to act and what to wear. Aunt Alexandra

microorganism (noun) • Definition: A small organism such as bacteria, a virus or fungus. Sentence: Tom Robinson, a black man falsely accused of rape in To Kill a Mockingbird, is treated like a small and unimportant microorganism in the town of Macomb.

microscopy (noun) Definition: The study or use of microscopes; the technical field of using microscopes to view objects naked to the human eyes Sentence: The cigarette ash specimen left at the scene of the crime in The Outsiders was so tiny, the scientists used microscopy to examine it better.

consent (noun) Definition: permission for something to happen or agreement to do something Sentence: In To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout, Gem, and Dill sneak into Tom Robinson’s trial without Atticus Finch’s consent.

sensory (adjective) Definition: Using any of the five senses. Sentence: If you add sensory details to your Inanimate Object Narrative, you will get a better grade and make the story “come to life. ” Write a sentence about your self using sensory details.

insentient (adjective) Definition: Unable to feel or understand things; inanimate. Sentence: For some readers, Dallas Winston appeared an insentient human being until he broke down after Johnny’s death.

sentiment (noun) Definition: A feeling or emotion. Sentence: Sometimes you have to be tough when you are a Greaser; there is no room for sentiment.

General Vocab: articulate (verb) Definition: To speak in a clear, fluent manner. Sentence: Mrs. Barney’s baby will begin to form and articulate words and phrases after six months of age.

General Vocab: decompose (verb) Definition: When something decays, rots or breaks down. Sentence: Do you feel the injustices of racism have decomposed since the 1930 s, the time period To Kill a Mockingbird takes place? If not, how can you, as students, work to decompose the injustices of racism and discrimination?

SAT Word: draconian (adjective) Definition: very hard, severe, or cruel Tom Robinson, trial Sentence: In To Kill a Mockingbird, many of the Macomb citizens believe in a draconian punishment for Tom Robinson, an African American man falsely accused of rape.

Literary Device: idiom (noun) Definition: Culture-based expression that has an actual meaning different from its literal meaning. Watch the Flocabulary video and write down 5 idioms. Homework: Complete the Thanksgiving idiom handout in your notebook. Sentence: When my German friend Elsa visited the United States, she had a hard time translating common American idioms, such as “I bit off more than I could chew. ”