MICHELLE KWANVocabulary day one

amateur

Sentence: My dad, the amateur hockey player , goes out and plays hockey all weekend long just for fun!

Definition: someone who engages in an athletic activity for fun rather than play.

amateur

Example: little league, or high school sports

Non-example: professional teams: NFL, NHL, NBA

artistic

Sentence: The audience marveled at the artistic dancers as they showed their well- practiced moves.

Definition: showing skill and good taste

artistic

Example: Dancing with the Stars dancers, or swans in a lake

Non-example: a little kid dancing

Non- Example:

audience

Sentence: We sat in the audience enjoying the other fans before the concert started.

Definition: the people gathered to see and hear a performance

audience Example: your family watching

TV, or your class at an assembly

Non-example: you playing, or you performing

compete

Sentence: We competed in the Annual Talent Show at our school.

Definition: to take part in a contest

compete

Example: participating in a Spelling Bee, or relay race, or racing your best friend to the fence and back

Non-example: you running home by yourself

elements

Sentence: The well- written paper had all the elements the teacher was looking for.

Definition: the parts of which something is made up

elements Example:

Elements of an “A” paper: neat, organized, words spelling correctly, great ideas, etc.

Non-example: The book is not an element of a good story.

Elements of a craft project.

Elements you will learn about in science...

judges

Sentence: The judges decided the race would end in a tie since Joe and Sue crossed the line at the same time.

Definition: people who decide who wins a contest

judges

Example: the person who rules in court, or decides who wins American Idol

Non-example: contestants in the contest, or people who watch

Judges

Not

Judges

presentation

Sentence: We practiced for hours so our presentation would go well.

Definition: performance

presentation

Example: singers singing on a stage, or giving a report in the front of the class

Non-example: answering a question during class

pressure

Sentence: The kids were under a lot of pressure from their coach to win the game.

Definition: urgent or forceful demand

pressure

Example: what you feel when you know you have do well on the test

Non-example: what you feel when you are taking a test and you know ALL the answers

technical

Sentence: The coach wanted us to get the technical part of the game right.

Definition: having to do with technique or skill

technical

Example: how you bounce the basketball, or how the ice- skater twirls and spins

Non-example: a basketball game

required

Sentence: The teacher requires that we have our name and date on all of our papers.

Definition: necessary; essential

required

Example: You are required to come to school everyday. You are required to follow the rules at school.

Non-example: May Do’s are not required.

Talk to your Partner!

What word do you like the best? Why?

What word do you think you will need to practice so you remember it’s definition?

As you go through your day remember all the things that are required of you! Can you think of something that was required of you this morning?