1. Academic Vocabulary 8 th Grade – Unit 2 – Week 7

2. Academic Vocab Squares 2 definitions – one given, the other simplified in your own words Description/characteristics – information about that term that helps you understand what it is Examples – what is an example or synonym of this term? Non Examples – what is an example of what it isn’t/antonym Word families (description box) - write words that fall within that word family (analyze, analyst, analysis) Use the word in a sentence (in middle circle) – use the word correctly in a sentence you create.

3. Word 1 Connotation (n) Con/no/ta/tion An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning. What words belong in this word family? What could be a synonym and an antonym? (look in thesaurus ) Write your own def Use the word in a sentence Word family or other characteristics/facts Examples (synonyms) Non Examples (antonyms)

4. Word 2 Denotation (n) De/no/ta/tion The literal or primary meaning of a word. What are synonyms? What are antonyms? What words are in the word family? Write your own def Use the word in a sentence Word family or other characteristics/facts Examples (synonyms) Non Examples (antonyms)

5. Word 3 Justify (v) Just/i/fy Look up the definition in the dictionary What is an synonym? Antonym? Word Family? Write your own def Use the word in a sentence Word family or other characteristics/facts Examples (synonyms) Non Examples (antonyms)

6. Word 4 Collaborative (adj) Coll/a/bo/ra/tive Look up collaborate (v) in the dictionary. What do you think the definition of collaborative means? Find synonyms and antonyms in the thesaurus. What are words in the word family? Write your own def Use the word in a sentence Word family or other characteristics/facts Examples (synonyms) Non Examples (antonyms)