Name: _______________________________________________________________________Class: ________ Date:_________________________

Vocabulary Anticipation Guide - “Mother To Son” and “To James”

*Word Study: connotations and denotations
A connotation is the feeling or emotion associated with a word. A denotation is what the word literally means. (dictionary definition)
Conventions: Verb Tenses Verb= an action, something you do Tense= When the action happens

Directions: With your partner, infer the meaning of the concept vocabulary using the words in context.
❏ Read the word and identify whether it has a negative or positive connotation OR chunk the word.
❏ Read the example sentences.
❏ Box the context clues that help you with the meaning of each word.
❏ List some synonyms and antonyms for each word.

Word Word In Context Image Related Words Antonyms What we infer What the word
(synonyms/ the word actually means
cognates/ means
word forms)

Flung Do you remember

How you won
verb That last race…?
How you flung your
Body
At the start...

Catapulted The plane was

refueled and
verb catapulted back
into the air again.
 Name: _______________________________________________________________________Class: ________ Date:_________________________

Word Word In Context Image Related Words Antonyms What we infer What the word
(synonyms/ the word actually means
cognates/ means
word forms)

Lurched Our dog spotted a

rabbit crossing his
verb driveway and
lurched forward to
give chase.
Name: _______________________________________________________________________Class: ________ Date:_________________________

ANSWER KEY

flung threw
catapulted hurled or launched with great force
lurched moved jerkily, an abrupt/
unexpected movement
Name: _______________________________________________________________________Class: ________ Date:_________________________

Skeleton Notes with Visuals: Step 2

Vocabulary Anticipation Guide - “Mother To Son” and “To James”
*Word Study: connotations and denotations
A connotation is the feeling or emotion associated with a word. A denotation is what the word literally means. (dictionary definition)
Conventions: Verb Tenses Verb= an action, something you do Tense= When the action happens

Directions: With your partner, infer the meaning of the concept vocabulary using the words in context.
❏ Read the word and identify whether it has a negative or positive connotation OR chunk the word.
❏ Read the example sentences.
❏ Box the context clues that help you with the meaning of each word.
❏ List some synonyms and antonyms for each word.

Word Word In Context Image Related Words Antonyms What we infer What the word
(synonyms/ the word actually means
cognates/ (Opposite means
word forms) meaning) (Definition)
(Infer= Use information
(Synonyms=same Hot/Cold from the context and
meaning, different word) what you know to figure
EX: Smart/Intelligent
Small/Large
out something)
Big/Large

Flung Do you remember -Launch -Hold I can infer flung

How you won -Keep means_______
verb That last race…? - _____________
- _____________
How you flung your
_____________
Body -Toss
At the start...
 Name: _______________________________________________________________________Class: ________ Date:_________________________

Word Word In Context Image Related Words Antonyms What we infer What the word
(synonyms/ the word actually means
cognates/ (Opposite meaning) means
word forms) Ex. Hot/Cold (Definition)
(Synonyms=same Small/Big (Infer= Use information
meaning, different word) from the context and
EX: what you know to figure
Smart/Intelligent out something))

Catapulted -Sent -Stop I can infer

The plane was -Fling - catapulted
verb refueled and - - means_______
catapulted back - _____________
into the air again. _____________
_____________
_____________

Lurched Our dog spotted a -Stagger -Steady I can infer

rabbit crossing his -Lunged -without lurched
verb driveway and -Stumble movement means_______
- - _____________
lurched forward to
- _____________
give chase. _____________
Name: _______________________________________________________________________Class: ________ Date:_________________________

Skeleton Notes Step 1

Vocabulary Anticipation Guide - “Mother To Son” and “To James”
*Word Study: connotations and denotations
A connotation is the feeling or emotion associated with a word. A denotation is what the word literally means. (dictionary definition)
Conventions: Verb Tenses Verb= an action, something you do Tense= When the action happens

Directions: With your partner, infer the meaning of the concept vocabulary using the words in context.
❏ Read the word and identify whether it has a negative or positive connotation OR chunk the word.
❏ Read the example sentences.
❏ Box the context clues that help you with the meaning of each word.
❏ List some synonyms and antonyms for each word.

Word Word In Context Image Related Words Antonyms What we infer What the word
(synonyms/ the word actually means
(Opposite meaning)
cognates/ means
word forms) (Definition)
(Educated guess)
(Synonyms=same
meaning, different
word)

Flung Do you remember - -Hold I can infer flung

How you won - -Keep means_______
verb That last race…? - - _____________
- - _____________
How you flung your
_____________
Body
At the start...

Word Word In Context Image Related Words Antonyms What we infer What the word
(synonyms/ the word actually means
cognates/ means
word forms)
 Name: _______________________________________________________________________Class: ________ Date:_________________________

- -Stop I can infer

Catapulted The plane was - -Stabilized catapulted
refueled and - - means_______
verb catapulted back - - _____________
into the air again. _____________
__________

Lurched Our dog spotted a - -Stabilized I can infer

rabbit crossing his - - lurched
verb driveway and - - means_______
- - _____________
lurched forward to
_____________
give chase. __________
Name: _______________________________________________________________________Class: ________ Date:_________________________

ANSWER KEY Vocabulary Anticipation Guide - “Mother To Son” and “To James”
*Word Study: connotations and denotations
A connotation is the feeling or emotion associated with a word. A denotation is what the word literally means. (dictionary definition)
Conventions: Verb Tenses Verb= an action, something you do Tense= When the action happens

Directions: With your partner, infer the meaning of the concept vocabulary using the words in context.
❏ Read the word and identify whether it has a negative or positive connotation OR chunk the word.
❏ Read the example sentences.
❏ Box the context clues that help you with the meaning of each word.
❏ List some synonyms and antonyms for each word.

Word Word In Context Image Related Words Antonyms What we infer What the word
(synonyms/ the word actually means
cognates/ (Opposite meaning) means
word forms) (Definition)
(Infer=Educated guess)
(Synonyms=same
meaning, different word)

Flung Do you remember -Launch -Hold I can infer flung Threw

How you won -Toss -Keep means_______
verb That last race…? -Propel -Calmed _____________
-Project _____________
How you flung your
-Send __________
Body
At the start...
 Name: _______________________________________________________________________Class: ________ Date:_________________________

Word Word In Context Image Related Words Antonyms What we infer What the word
(synonyms/ the word actually means
cognates/ (Opposite meaning) means
word forms) (Definition)
(Infer=Educated guess)
(Synonyms=same
meaning, different word)

Catapulted
The plane was
-Sent -Stop I can infer hurled or
-Fling -Decrease catapulted
verb refueled and -Launch -Leave alone means_______ launched with
catapulted back -Hurl -Lessen _____________ great force
into the air again. _____________
_____________
_________

Lurched Our dog spotted a -Stagger -Stabilized I can infer moved jerkily,
rabbit crossing his -Veer -Met lurched
verb driveway and -Reel -Stayed means_______ an abrupt/
lurched forward to -Toss -Steadied _____________ unexpected
_____________
give chase. __________ movement