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

This week's theme is: At the Theater

Word List 5

1. improvises: to make up on the spur of the moment.
2. optimist: one who expects a good outcome
3. blunder: to make a foolish mistake
4. dialogue: the passages of talking in a play or movie
5. pursue: to continue with a plan
6. mimic: to copy
7. cope: to deal with problems

Thursday Activities

1. Go to the Spelling City website. Type in your list of vocabulary words. Click on the button that says Play A Game. Select Which Word. Play the game and write down the fill-in-the-blank sentences in your notebook.
2. Create your own worksheet using your vocabulary words and your own definitions with this Worksheet Creator. Type your vocabulary words in the left column and the definitions in the right column. There is room on this worksheet for 10 words. Think of other words you know and type the words and definitions in the blank lines to complete the list. Click on "Generate Worksheet" at the bottom
3. Create your own virtual word dice. Click on this link and then click on number "15". Highlight the text that is already there and then type in one of your words. When you have finished, click on the single die or double dice, depending on how many words you enter. Click on the dice to roll them. State the definition of the word you see!

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:

When she forgets her lines, she improvises.
Once given a scene, the girls must improvise their play.

Although the cast is not ready, the director is optimistic.
After being rejected for the role, she still remains optimistic.

The actress blundered her lines
The stage hand blundered the spot light placement.

The actor must memorize the dialog of his character.
For the audition, he read the dialogue in advance so he would be familiar with it.

The young girl wants to pursue her dream as a star.
After being rejected 5 times, she decided to pursue another career.

"Mimic my moves," the dancer said to the girl.
She had to mimic the dialect of a person from India.

Actors must cope with being rejected.
The director must cope with the personalities of the stars.

 
 

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