1. Bellwork 4, Vocabulary and Participial Phrases
The Outsiders
Bellwork 4, Vocabulary and Participial Phrases

2. bibliography
Correct Format: Author’s name (Last, First.) Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Source Type. Page number of poem

3. Monday, October 24
1. sophisticated- adj. having, revealing, or proceeding from a great deal of worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture.
2. subside- verb- to become less active or intense, to diminish
3. leery- adj.- suspicious; regarding with suspicion
4. egotistical- adj. excessively conceited or absorbed in oneself; self-centered
5. contracted- adj. (of a muscle) become shorter or tighter in order to effect movement of part of the body.
6. benevolent- adj. well meaning and kindly

4. Tuesday October 25th
7. apathetic- adj. showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern
8. gregarious- adj.(of a person) fond of company; sociable
9. guardian-noun a defender, protector, or keeper.
10. implore- verb- to beg or plead earnestly
11. stubble- noun-short, stiff hairs growing on a man's face when he has not shaved for a while.
12. participial phrase- an adjective made from a verb Ex. Troubled, she asked for advice.

5. Participle Phrases-underline theparticiple phrase
Participle Phrases-underline theparticiple phrase. Circle the participle.
The art students, brought by bus, toured the museum.
The search party found the skiers huddled together.
We watched the goldfish swimming in the pond.

7. Participle Phrases
1. Holding her torch aloft, the Statue of Liberty welcomes newcomers to the United States.
2. Graduation came last for the exhausted students.
3. The letter, damaged by the mailman, finally reached its destination.

8. Appositive Phrase, Gerunds and Participle Phrases
Locate the sentence with a gerund, an appositive phrase, and a participle phrase.
New Orleans is a fun city to visit. None
I will visit New Orleans, the Mardi Grass City. PP
New Orleans is troubled since hurricane Katrina. G
Working desperately to clear debris, New Orleans is getting back to normal. G
Covered with debris, New Orleans was not a place to visit after the hurricane. AP

9. Verb- Movement or state of being
Parts of Speech
Verb- Movement or state of being
Adverb-how, when, where
Adjective- answers which one, what kind,

10. Letter to Ponyboy’s Mom
Imagine that Ponyboy writes a letter to his mom and dad. He wants to share the feelings and emotions that he cannot share with anyone else. Write his letter on a sheet of paper. You can begin like this:
Dear Mom,
Sometimes I am so depressed that I don’t know what to do. I wish you were here to help me. Here are some things that are upsetting me.

11. Quick Write-on a your Bell Work Paper, write your response to the following.
Write about a time that you made a mistake that seemed small at the time, but it ended up becoming a big deal. Explain the circumstances and what the result was.

12. Exercise #1
Write out the sentences and complete the sentences using the vocabulary word.
1. Unfortunately, Two-Bit is a(n) ______________ student who does not care much for school or learning.
2. However, Two-Bit has a(n) ______________ personality; he is always sociable and outgoing.
3. The teacher asked me to take the enrollment form home for my parent or __________________ to sign.

13. Exercise #2
Write out the sentences and complete them using the vocabulary word.
1. In a worldly, knowledgeable tone, Cherry confided that the socs are more ______________ than the greasers.
2. For good reason, Johnny was ______________ when the blue Mustang of socs drove up to the group.
3. Ponyboy waited for the fear to _______________ after the attack, but he was still extremely leery of the threat.

14. Exercise #3
Write out the sentences. Circle the participial phrase used. Then, complete the sentence using the vocabulary word.
1. Irritably, Ponyboy noticed how self-absorbed and __________________ Steve Randall acted.
2. Flexing his muscles, Johnny _____________________ and tightened his grip on the switchblade.
3. Troubled by their panic, Dally asked how he could help in a _____________ voice.

15. Exercise #4
Write out the sentences, and underline the participial phrase. Then, circle the vocabulary word.
1. Wearing a dark line of stubble on his jaw, you could tell Dally hadn’t had time to shave.
2. Snapping at Ponyboy, Darry expressed his frustration that he felt he failed him as a guardian.
3. Trapped in a terrible situation, Ponyboy implored Johnny to turn himself in to the police.

16. Exercise 5
Write out the sentence, rewording it so that the participle phrase is located next to the noun that it modifies.
1. I refrained from talking during Mr. Trump’s speech, waiting for his egotistical rant to subside.
2. The girl yelled at the group members, imploring the apathetic students to work in the group.

17. Exercise 6 1. Write a sentence using guardian in context.
2.Write a sentence using gregarious in context.

18. Closure Activity Name three times that Ponyboy lied to himself.
Do you think that Dally was gallant, or rebellious?