Nouns
Many countries celebrate a holiday called “Victory Day.” What do you think they celebrate on this day?
winning a war
Give someone in this room a command.
[stand up, sit down, open your book]
What does "approximately" mean?
about, referring to a number
What's the opposite? formal
casual, informal
Who died first, Mama or Papa?
Mama
Use in sentences. Pay attention to grammar:
silence, mission
It is our mission to provide affordable education.
Write sentences that show you know the meaning of the words: construct, retire
My father retired after 40 years of working for the bank.
Write sentences that show you know the meaning of the words: ideal, joint
Ryan is the ideal business partner for me.
My husband and I have a joint bank account.
What's the opposite? shut, absence
open, presence
What is a "Victory Garden" and how is it connected to Having Our Say?
a garden used to raise food during wartime when food was hard to get; Sadie and Bessie moved out of Harlem so that they could have a garden, first to the Bronx, then to Mt. Vernon
On the board, draw pictures: hill, lip, seed
[see board]
Demonstrate these words: tip, slip, lean
[watch]
Write sentences that show you know the meaning of the words: somewhat, seriously, frequently
It's somewhat cold today.
I can't take you seriously when you're wearing that hat!
John frequently calls his grandmother.
What's the opposite? minimum, thin, ordinary
maximum, thick, unusual
Give the approximate dates of each of these: American Civil War, Jim Crow era, Great Depression, World War 2, Civil Rights era
American Civil War: 1860s; Jim Crow Era: 1890s to around the late 1950s; Great Depression: starting 1929 until around 1939; World War 2: 1939-1945; Civil Rights era: 1960s
Write sentences that show you know the meaning of the words: justice, critic, variation, gene
One movie critic said that the film was wonderful.
The pop song is a variation on a song from a movie.
She has red hair because of her grandmother's genes.
Write sentences that show you know the meaning of the words: recover, glance, illustrate, impose
He hasn't recovered from his surgery yet.
Could you glance over my essay?
The book was illustrated by Henry Davenport.
The government imposed strict regulations on immigrants.
Write sentences that show you know the meaning of the words: somehow, anywhere, surely, via
Somehow, we have to buy plane tickets for the whole family.
By using your phone, you can pay your bills anywhere.
Surely you remembered to take out the garbage last night!
We went to Minneapolis via Chicago.
What's the opposite? reject, capture, careful, ancient
accept, release (free), careless, modern
Who were these people, and what happened to them?
Little Hubie, Cousin Daisy, James Miliam
Little Hubie = handicapped nephew, died young
Cousin Daisy = cousin in the South who took vitamins that Sadie sent and survived a disease
James Miliam = grandfather, white, very angry man, loved a black woman when it was not allowed