Vocabulary

In my opinion, vocabulary should be intrinsically linked with reading. Thus, here is my vocab assignment that is due each week. The word square is a 2x2 table. The top left square is the word, the top right is the definition (this is repetitive, yes. Cry me a river), the bottom left is examples of the word, and the bottom right is non-examples. So, if the word were "despot," "A ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically exercising it cruelly," (examples) "Saddam Hussein, Mao Zedong, Joseph Stalin," and (these are non-examples) "President Obama, Queen Elizabeth, Steven Harper."

Vocabulary

List 10 vocabulary words you found in your independent reading that you did not know. Look up the definitions. Write them and the relevant definition. (10 points)


Complete the following word square using one of your ten words. (5 points)

Word

Definition

Examples

Non-examples