Grade 5-6: Vocabulary Lesson for Friday, Week 6

This week's theme is: Bullying

Word List 6

1. continuous: going on and on without stopping
2. unruly: hard to control, disobedient
3. predicament: a situation that is difficult and unpleasant
4. provoke: to anger or annoy
5. intimidate: to make threats, to make others afraid
6. persecute: to treat people cruelly
7. hostile: hateful, angry

Friday Activities

1. Create a list on your computer of all the summer vocabulary words you have. Check your vocabulary notebook for the list. You can put these in Word, or Notebook, or any word processor. Save them and keep the list up to date each week.
2. Copy your word list that you created and paste them in this link. See if you can state the definition in a given period of time.
3. Create your own crossword puzzle. Click on this link and scroll down to the bottom of the page. Enter your words and your clues (definition), then click "Create Crossword Now." A new web page will appear. You can put a title on your puzzle if you wish, then click "Create Crossword." Print this out and complete the puzzle. Insert the completed work in your vocabulary notebook.

Other Help

If you need more information on your words, click on the link to use a on-line dictionary.

Use the daily activities to help you remember words that you learn each week. It is much easier to remember what the words mean if you do something with them and use them frequently in talking with your parents, family and friends.

Sample sentences:

Continuous bullying should be reported to school officials.
He experienced continuous bullying from the gang.

She became unruly when the principal told her to stop.
The unruly student was told to stop bullying people.

If you are in this predicament, tell your parents.
This predicament will only get worse if no one else knows.

The boy tried to provoke his victim.
A bully will do whatever it takes to provoke others.

The bully hopes to intimidate others by staring at them.
The new girl was intimidated by the boy's words.

Bullies persecute their victims.
Do not let others persecute you.

She was very hostile to the new girl.
He acts hostile to everyone he meets.

 
 

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