Chapter 2: Expanding Your Vocabulary

READING 100-700January 30, 2012

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Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them.

~~ Ann Landers

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Tonight• You should be studying vocab words on pgs.

129 & 138 (quiz on Wed, Feb. 1). – Login.Cengagebrain.com has words with definitions

under Additional Resources--“Student Companion Site.”

• Review last week’s material• Discuss “Career Health App” (pgs. 130-138). – “Pre-Reading of the Selection” (pgs 130-131)

• Begin Music investigation

Context Clues• Context clues are

hints about the meaning of a word that are located in the surrounding words or sentences.

Four Types of Context Clues

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Punctuation Cues• A colon (:) can introduce a series of

examples.

• For synonyms:– A dash ( ̶ ) or a pair of dashes may act as

equal signs.– Parentheses may enclose definitions.

Connotation and Denotation• Denotation is the definition of a word.

Denotation is emotionally neutral.• Connotation is the feeling associated with

the word.

Ways to Locate Important Words in Textbooks

The words are in bold type

The textbook defines them and gives examples

The words appear in the glossary

The words are labels on diagrams

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Discussion• Discuss “Career Health App” (pgs. 130-

138)• Take 5 minutes to review. –Make sure to include “Pre-Reading of the

Selection” (pgs 130-131)

The Motown Story• Background

– Time frame– Who is Berry Gordy?– How did he start in music? Motown? Where?

• What was he trying to create?– Hitsville, USA– Style– Crossover music

• Away from the idea of “Race Music,” to “Music For All People” with no racial boundaries

• Partnerships– Smokey Robinson– Holland, Dozier & Holland– Talent scounting– Funk Brothers– Barney Ales, Marketing

• How does this parallel music companies/production today?

For Wed., Feb. 1• Quiz on this week’s vocabulary words• Meet in lab room 346A; make sure to bring

your Aplia log-in info• Start thinking about song that you would

like to analyze for your “Song Lyrics” project