1. Academic Vocabulary 8 th Grade – Unit 2 – Week 5

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 Objective (adj) Ob/jec/tive Look up the word in the dictionary. (choose the definition that is best suited for our class) 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 Summary (n) Sum/mar/y Look up the word in the dictionary. 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 Hyperbole (n) Hy/per/bol/e Hyperbole is a figure of speech that involves an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis. It uses the Greek roots –hyper – meaning over and bole - casting 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 Personification (n) Per/son/i/fi/ca/tion Look up the word in the green writing book glossary. 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)