"Kick Me!" Vocabulary Introduction

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After I finish explaining the instructions and passing out the activity sheet, I will give you 15 minutes to circulate the room.

By looking at the signs taped onto the backs of your classmates, you must:

• Find (and list) all 15 vocabulary words
• Find (and list) all 15 definitions

*NOTE: That the name of this activity does NOT in any way permit your to kick and/or harm another student. Anyone who ignore this basic understanding of human decency will immediately be sent to the office. No warnings.*

Your goal should be to match all of the definitions to the correct word.

EMPHASIZE: This is our first time being introduced to most of these words, so simply do your best! You may work with ONE partner, but groups larger than 2 will be broken up.

When the timer sounds, you must return to your seats. We will then go over the correct answers/definitions of each word.

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Alliteration

: The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent/closely connected word or set of words.

Onomatopoeia

: When a word is formed from the sound that something makes

(i.e. Boom! Bang! Crash!”).

: Comparing two things using “like” or “as”.

Simile

Metaphor

: Comparing two things without using “like” or “as”; a type of analogy.

: To do very well, or to flourish.

Thrive

Obituary

: The notice of someone’s death, often placed in the newspaper to alert others to the death. It gives a background about the deceased’s life, and funeral information.

Idiom

: Form of expression that is particular to a certain person or group of people.

Irony

: When there is a gap between what is expected to happen and what actually happens.

Spigot

: A faucet; a device used to turn water on and off.

Haphazard

: Random, disorganized, hit-or miss.

Altar

: A raised area in a house of worship where people can honor Gods and/or lost loved ones with gifts and offerings.

: To bite or chew.

Gnaw

Furrowed

: Long grooves, lines, or wrinkles on a surface.

: An enemy.

Foe

Pantomime

: Wordless communication; someone who makes motions/movements with their hands and body to communicate a message.

: Comparing two things using “like” or “as”.

Simile

Metaphor

: Comparing two things without using “like” or “as”; a type of analogy.

Alliteration

: The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent/closely connected word or set of words.

Onomatopoeia

: When a word is formed from the sound that something makes

(i.e. Boom! Bang! Crash!”).

Spigot

: A faucet; a device used to turn water on and off.

Haphazard

: Random, disorganized, hit-or miss.

Hyperbole

: An extravagant exaggeration; Going above and beyond, in a dramatic way, to describe something/someone.

Analogy

: Comparing one thing to another thing for the purpose of explaining an interesting similarity.

Furrowed

: Long grooves, lines, or wrinkles on a surface.

Foe

: An enemy.

Gnaw

: To bite or chew.

Idiom

: Form of expression that is particular to a certain person or group of people.

Verbal

Irony

: The type of irony that is typically called sarcasm because it describes when someone says the opposite of what they really feel/mean, or they use their words describe the opposite of the literal meaning.

Situational

Irony

: The type of irony where someone’s actions have the opposite effect than what they intended; the outcome is not what they expected it to be.

: The type of irony where the audience knows something that the characters in a story/play/text do not know.

Dramatic

Irony