Using Word Study for Ownership!VOCABULARY STRATEGIES
A teacher example……UNDERSTANDING A CONCEPT
ramifications
What does this mean? How can it be used?
When would I use it? In what situations?
Synonyms
nounA related
problem: the ramifications
of procrastinatio
n.
When I want to explain the negative result of something.
When I want to help someone think past the moment they are making a decision.
Consequence, offshoot, result
reserved, withdrawn, introverted, inhibited, diffident, shy; uncommunicative, unforthcoming, unresponsive, tight-lipped, buttoned-up, quiet, taciturn, silent, guarded, secretive.
Write a few sentences using the word:
What personal connections can I make?
causeAntonyms
He did not think of the ramifications of cheating on the test; he just knew he needed an A to boost his GPA.
No one really anticipated the extent of the ramifications Sandy would have; rebuilding the shore will be difficult.
Situations in which people may use ramifications:• Parents
disciplining children
• The Dean administering consequences
• Teens giving advice to friends
pernicious
What does this mean? How can it be used?
AdjectiveCausing harm or ruin
When would I use it? In what situations?
When I want to describe a person who has intentionally wronged me.
When I want to describe a villain in literature or a movie.
SynonymsDeadly, fatal, lethal, maleficent, nefarious,Wicked, venomous, toxic, sinister, malicious, destructive
reserved, withdrawn, introverted, inhibited, diffident, shy; uncommunicative, unforthcoming, unresponsive, tight-lipped, buttoned-up, quiet, taciturn, silent, guarded, secretive.
Write a few sentences using the word:One of my favorite lines in Hamlet is when he refers to his toxic mother as, “most pernicious woman!”
The pernicious queen in Sleeping Beauty is aptly named Maleficent.
What personal connections can I make?Situations in which people may use pernicious:Lawyers explaining people who commit violent crimes to the jury
A 17 year old describing the parent who won’t extend curfew.
Antonyms
Helpful, kind, loving,
constructive,
UNDERSTANDING A CONCEPT
What does this mean? How can it be used?
When would I use it? In what situations?
Synonyms
reserved, withdrawn, introverted, inhibited, diffident, shy; uncommunicative, unforthcoming, unresponsive, tight-lipped, buttoned-up, quiet, taciturn, silent, guarded, secretive.
Write a few sentences using the word:
What personal connections can I make?
Antonyms
What does this mean? How can it be used?
When would I use it? In what situations?
Synonyms
reserved, withdrawn, introverted, inhibited, diffident, shy; uncommunicative, unforthcoming, unresponsive, tight-lipped, buttoned-up, quiet, taciturn, silent, guarded, secretive.
Write a few sentences using the word:
What personal connections can I make?
Antonyms