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AGENDA - 4/30/2015 • Collect Signed Grade Sheets! • Warm Fuzzies • Advancing Vocabulary – Unit 2: Chapter 11

• Chart • Quiz on May 8 (A) & May 11 (B)

• Building Cultural Bridges • South Africa Vs. Ferguson CONFLICTS

• Read and annotate articles • Compare/Contrast Chart

• Homework: Read/Annotate Article and answer reading comprehension questions.

WARM FUZZIES

• http://www.usatoday.com/media/cinematic/video/26578911/

UNIT TWO: CHAPTER 11

• clandestine • indigenous

• contingency • liability

• egocentric • prolific

• exonerate • reinstate

• incongruous • superfluous

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.

1 clandestine

Clandestine means A. popular. B. unnecessary. C. secret.

• In a clandestine meeting in an alley, Steve sold his employer’s valuable anti-aging formula to a competitor.

• The famous “Underground Railroad” was not an actual railroad; it was a clandestine network that took escaped slaves to safety in the years before the Civil War.

– adjective

mid 16th century: from French clandestin or Latin clandestinus, from clam ‘secretly.

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.

Clandestine means A. popular. B. unnecessary. C. secret.

• In a clandestine meeting in an alley, Steve sold his employer’s valuable anti-aging formula to a competitor.

• The famous “Underground Railroad” was not an actual railroad; it was a clandestine network that took escaped slaves to safety in the years before the Civil War.

Steve would sell the formula to a competitor in a secret meeting in an alley. In the years before the Civil War, escaped slaves were taken to safety by means of a secret network.

1 clandestine – adjective

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.

2 contingency – noun

Contingency means A. a possibility. B. an advantage. C. a desire.

• Faye thought her company might transfer her to another city. With that contingency in mind, she decided to rent a house rather than buy one.

• We believe in providing for every contingency. We have a list of emergency phone numbers, a first-aid kit, and a box of candles in case of a power failure.

mid 16th century (in the philosophical sense): from late Latin contingentia (in its medieval Latin sense ‘circumstance’), from contingere ‘befall’

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.

Contingency means A. a possibility. B. an advantage. C. a desire.

• Faye thought her company might transfer her to another city. With that contingency in mind, she decided to rent a house rather than buy one.

• We believe in providing for every contingency. We have a list of emergency phone numbers, a first-aid kit, and a box of candles in case of a power failure.

If Faye decided to rent rather than buy a house, she must think there is a possibility her company will transfer her. In the second item, emergency phone numbers, a first aid kit, and a box of candles suggest they are prepared for every possibility of emergency.

2 contingency – noun

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.

3 egocentric – adjective

Egocentric means A. selfish. B. considerate. C. self-educated.

• Denise is completely egocentric. Whatever event takes place, she thinks only of how it will affect her personally.

• “We’ve talked enough about me,” said the egocentric author to a friend. “Now let’s talk about you. What do you think of my new book?”

Early 20th century: from ego, on the pattern of words such as geocentric. Self-centered

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.

Egocentric means A. selfish. B. considerate. C. self-educated.

• Denise is completely egocentric. Whatever event takes place, she thinks only of how it will affect her personally.

• “We’ve talked enough about me,” said the egocentric author to a friend. “Now let’s talk about you. What do you think of my new book?”

If Denise thinks only how every event will affect her personally, she is completely selfish. Since the author’s idea of talking about his friend is finding out what the friend thinks of his new book, the author is selfish.

3 egocentric – adjective

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT

• Saul was suspected of shoplifting, but he was exonerated when the hidden camera’s photos clearly showed another man taking handfuls of DVDs from a rack and stuffing them into his backpack.

• Politicians accused of illegal activities always seem to say the same thing: that they’ll be exonerated when all the facts are known.

4 exonerate

Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.

Exonerate means A. to be harmed. B. to be found guilty. C. to be found not guilty.

– verb

late Middle English: from Latin exonerat- ‘freed from a burden,’ from the verb exonerare, from ex- ‘from’ + onus, oner- ‘a burden.’

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT

• Saul was suspected of shoplifting, but he was exonerated when the hidden camera’s photos clearly showed another man taking handfuls of DVDs from a rack and stuffing them into his backpack.

• Politicians accused of illegal activities always seem to say the same thing: that they’ll be exonerated when all the facts are known.

Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.

Exonerate means A. to be harmed. B. to be found guilty. C. to be found not guilty.

Since the photos show someone else stealing the DVDs, Saul was found not guilty. Politicians accused of illegal activities always say they will be found not guilty.

4 exonerate – verb

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.

Incongruous means A. contradictory. B. unnecessary. C. not noticeable.

5 incongruous – adjective

• The cuckoo lays eggs in other birds’ nests. This practice can result in the incongruous sight of one large cuckoo chick among several tiny baby robins.

• It wasn’t really incongruous for a former general to join the peace movement. He had seen the horrors of war.

early 17th century: from Latin incongruus (from in- ‘not’ + congruus ‘agreeing, suitable,’ from the verb congruere ) + -ous

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.

Incongruous means A. contradictory. B. unnecessary. C. not noticeable.

• The cuckoo lays eggs in other birds’ nests. This practice can result in the incongruous sight of one large cuckoo chick among several tiny baby robins.

• It wasn’t really incongruous for a former general to join the peace movement. He had seen the horrors of war.

A large cuckoo chick among several tiny baby robins would be a contradictory sight. It would seem contradictory for a former general to join a peace movement—until one thinks about the horrors of war he must have witnessed.

5 incongruous – adjective

An incongruous pair of soldiers Photo: Phil Williams

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.

Indigenous means A. important. B. native. C. welcomed.

• Kangaroos are indigenous only to Australia. They have never been found living anywhere else in the world.

• Corn was not indigenous to Europe, so Europeans had never seen or heard of it until their explorers first reached the New World and found it growing there.

6 indigenous – adjective

mid 17th century: from Latin indigena ‘a native’ (see indigene) + -ous.

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.

Indigenous means A. important. B. native. C. welcomed.

• Kangaroos are indigenous only to Australia. They have never been found living anywhere else in the world.

• Corn was not indigenous to Europe, so Europeans had never seen or heard of it until their explorers first reached the New World and found it growing there.

Since kangaroos have never been found living anywhere but in Australia, they must be native to Australia. Since Europeans had never seen or heard of corn until their explorers found it in the New World, corn must not have been native to Europe.

6 indigenous – adjective

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.

Liability means A. an asset. B. a handicap. C. a necessity.

• My shyness with strangers would be a liability in any job that involved meeting the public, such as sales.

• When Juanita returned to school at age 40, she was afraid her age would be a liability. Instead, she found that it gave her an advantage over younger students.

7 liability – noun

1785-95; li(able) + -ability

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.

Liability means A. an asset. B. a handicap. C. a necessity.

• My shyness with strangers would be a liability in any job that involved meeting the public, such as sales.

• When Juanita returned to school at age 40, she was afraid her age would be a liability. Instead, she found that it gave her an advantage over younger students.

Shyness with strangers would be a handicap in a job such as sales. In the second item, the word advantage suggests that liability means the opposite—“a handicap.”

7 liability – noun

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.

Prolific means A. creating abundantly. B. working secretly. C. important.

• Rabbits deserve their reputation for being prolific. A female rabbit can produce three families each summer.

• Haydn was a prolific composer. He wrote, among many other musical works, 104 symphonies.

8 prolific – adjective

mid 17th century: from medieval Latin prolificus, from Latin proles ‘offspring’ (see proliferous) Think of past vocab word – “proliferation” from Chapter 5!

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.

Prolific means A. creating abundantly. B. working secretly. C. important.

• Rabbits deserve their reputation for being prolific. A female rabbit can produce three families each summer.

• Haydn was a prolific composer. He wrote, among many other musical works, 104 symphonies.

Because female rabbits can produce three families each summer, rabbits have a reputation for creating abundantly. A composer who wrote 104 symphonies plus other works is someone who created abundantly.

8 prolific – adjective

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.

Reinstate means A. to recognize. B. to appreciate. C. to put back.

• Michiko left work for a year to stay home with her new baby. When she returned, she was relieved and happy to be reinstated in her former job.

• The college had canceled the course in folklore, but the demand was so great that the class had to be reinstated.

9 reinstate – verb

1620-30; re- + instate

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.

Reinstate means A. to recognize. B. to appreciate. C. to put back.

• Michiko left work for a year to stay home with her new baby. When she returned, she was relieved and happy to be reinstated in her former job.

• The college had canceled the course in folklore, but the demand was so great that the class had to be reinstated.

Michiko would be relieved and happy to be put back in her former job when she returned to work. If the demand for the folklore course was great, the canceled course would have to be put back.

9 reinstate – verb

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.

Superfluous means A. unnecessary. B. ordinary. C. required.

10 superfluous • In the phrase “rich millionaire,” the word rich is superfluous. All

millionaires are rich. • Lately, business at the store has been so slow that the three clerks have

almost nothing to do. Two of them seem superfluous.

– adjective

late Middle English: from Latin superfluus, from super- ‘over’ + fluere ‘to flow.

TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word.

Superfluous means A. unnecessary. B. ordinary. C. required.

• In the phrase “rich millionaire,” the word rich is superfluous. All millionaires are rich.

• Lately, business at the store has been so slow that the three clerks have almost nothing to do. Two of them seem superfluous.

Since all millionaires are rich, it is unnecessary to say they are “rich millionaires.” Since the three clerks have almost nothing to do, two of them would seem unnecessary.

“I had seventeen vice-presidents, but I realized they were superfluous. So I restructured the

company and now it’s just me.”

10 superfluous – adjective

BUILDING CULTURAL BRIDGES

• In this unit, students will explore cultural diversity around the world. Students realize that their world extends around the globe and beyond and they have learned that this connection begins at a personal level by recognizing commonalities they share with those they once viewed only as different. In previous units, students have learned that literature can bring together people from different cultures. Yet one viewing of the nightly news proves that cultural harmony is far from a reality. Cultural clashes continue to afflict the world, and conflicts over cultural differences are increasingly a source of such conflicts. In this unit, students will examine cultural differences in depth, including its causes and its effects. By the end of this unit, students will begin to identify ways to promote cultural understanding in their own communities.

• Essential Questions: • How do cultural differences contribute to conflicts? • What is the value of self-reflection in preparing for one’s future?

FERGUSON PROTESTS

• http://www.cbsnews.com/news/outsiders-agitating-situation-in-ferguson-community-says/

• http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/14/ferguson-missouri-police-clashes-shooting-anonymous/14046707/

LONG WALK TO FREEDOM: PROTESTS

•Peaceful • 14:30-16:17

•Violent • 31:21-34:15

FERGUSON & SOUTH AFRICA PROTESTS - ARTICLES

• Compare/Contrast these conflicts from Ferguson, MO & South Africa…and Baltimore, MD! • Essential Question: How do cultural differences contribute

to conflicts? • What are some ways to ease the violence of these

conflicts? What are some things that both communities can try to get along better with the police and with each other?

• Final Thoughts: Obama on Baltimore Riots… • http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/28/obama-

baltimore_n_7162568.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000013

HOMEWORK

• Read and annotate the article “In wake of lethal confrontations, police and young black men try talking” then answer the reading comprehension questions at the end.

• Think about some of the interventions that are being made in this North Carolina town before there is violence. Is this a good preemptive measure or is this bringing conflicts to a town where there are none?