I will be able to distinguish between! the denotative! and connotative! meaning of words!

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1 I will be able to distinguish between! the denotative! and connotative! meaning of words!

2 1. WOD Assuaged POS V MOD When it (his arm) healed, and Jem s fears of never being able to play football were assuaged, he was seldom self-conscious about his injury He couldn t have cared less, so long as he could pass and punt. Connotation + / - Prediction

3 Definition When an unpleasant feeling is diminished

4 2. WOD Tranquility POS N MOD She was furious, and when she was furious Calpurnia s grammar became erratic. When in tranquility, her grammar was as good as anybody s in Maycomb. Connotation + / - Prediction

5 Definition The state of being calm

6 3. WOD Arbitrated POS V MOD I m first, I said. Dill said he ought to be first, he just got here. Jem arbitrated, awarded me first push with an extra time for Dill Connotation + / - Prediction

7 Definition To reach a judgment

8 1. When Jem was younger he had a fear that his injury would cause him to never be able to play football again. These fears were eventually assuaged, when he found out he could still pass and punt. Name a fear that you had as a child that has since been assuaged 2. Describe a place of tranquility. How do you feel when you are there? What about this place is calming? 3. Jem arbitrates an argument between Dill and Scout. He makes sure that both parties are happy with the decision. Tell me about a time when a third party had to step in and arbitrate when you were in a conflict.

9 4. WOD Magisterial POS ADJ MOD She (Miss Maudie) was a widow, a chameleon lady who worked in her flower beds in an old straw hat and men s coveralls, but after her five o clock bath she would appear on the porch and reign over the street in magisterial beauty. Connotation + / - Prediction

10 Definition Having or showing great authority

11 5. WOD Quibbling POS V MOD Jem decided there was no point in quibbling, and was silent. Connotation + / - Prediction

12 Definition To argue or raise objections about a trivial matter

13 6. WOD Eerily POS ADV MOD The back of the Radley house was less inviting than the front: a ramshackle porch ran the width of the house; there were two doors and two dark windows between the doors An old Franklin stove sat in a corner of the porch; above it a hat-rack mirror caught the moon and shone eerily. Connotation + / - Prediction

14 Definition In a strange and frightening manner

15 4.Choose 5 qualities that emanate from someone who is magisterial. What makes a person an authority? 5. Jem argues with Atticus, trying to convince him that they weren t making fun of Boo Radley. Atticus, being a lawyer, has the upper-hand in the argument, so Jem stops quibbling. Tell about a time when you got into an silly argument with a parent and decided to stop quibbling because it was pointlessly getting you nowhere. 6. Jem decides to venture into the Radley s yard late at night when the moon was eerily shining. Tell about a time when you crept out late at night. Describe your eerie surroundings.

16 7. WOD Provocation POS N MOD You like words like damn and hell now, don t you? I said I reckoned so. Well I don t, said Uncle Jack, not unless there s extreme provocation connected with em. I ll be here a week, and I don t want to hear any words like that while I m here. Connotation + / - Prediction

17 Definition Action or speech that makes someone annoyed or angry

18 8. WOD Gallantly POS ADV MOD When the three of us came to her house, Atticus would sweep off his hat, wave gallantly to her and say, Good evening, Mrs. Dubose! He would tell her the courthouse news, and would say he hoped with all his heart she d have a good day tomorrow. It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived. Connotation + / - Prediction

19 Definition Performed in a brave or heroic manner

20 9. WOD Bedecked POS V MOD I had long had my eye on that baton: it was at V. J. Elmore s, it was bedecked with sequins and tinsel, it cost seventeen cents. Connotation + / - Prediction

21 Definition Decorated

22 7. Scout and Jem begin to deal with extreme provocation from friends, neighbors, and family members regarding their father s decision to defend Tom Robinson, a black man. Describe one of these incidents in detail. How are the children provoked? How do they choose to deal with the situation? 8. Describe some gallant acts that have been performed so far in the book. Who performed the act? Why was the action so heroic? 9. Describe the fanciest thing you have ever created, an item bedecked with jewels, glitter, or other elaborate decorations.