DICTIONARY AND THESAURUS

WEDNESDAY

SSR

Read Silently for 15 minutes Write down in your log

-what you read and how many pages you

read

WORD OF THE DAY

DEFENESTRATION
Write down what you think this word means..
http://youtu.be/tdu81aNfPoc

DICTIONARIES
Parts of a dictionary
Every dictionary has a guide that tells you how it is set up.
Tells symbols and abbreviations used.

Setup of EVERY dictionary

Alphabetical Order A B C
Giraffe
G Gi - Gir

Guide Words
Brazen / breath
tells you that the first word on the page is brazen and the last word is breath.

DICTIONARY ENTRY

Excell (ik-sel)> v. celled, -celling. To be

superior to; surpass; outdo. [<Lat. excellere.]

If a word has more than one definition, they will be numbered by common

usage. So the definition for # 1 is more common than the definition for # 6.

THESAURUS

Similar to a dictionary Has a guide for symbols and abbreviations Alphabetical A B C Guide words on each page But..it gives you synonyms and antonyms (sometimes) for the words Sometimes gives you definitions, too.

THESAURUS EXAMPLE

Excel - \ik-sel\ vb ex-celled; ex-cel-ling * to be superior to: SURPASS, OUTDO

* beat, better, eclipse, outdistance, outdo, outshine, outstrip, surpass, top, transcend more at SURPASS

SCAVENGER HUNT

Using a dictionary and a thesaurus - answer the questions

on the worksheet
Each person needs to turn in their own worksheet

EXIT TICKET
The word is PERSNICKETY
1. What part of speech is persnickety? 2. What is the definition?

3. What is a synonym for persnickety?

4. Write a sentence using persnickety? 5. When you are finished read BUCKLE DOWN pages 14 and 15 tip # 7