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Chris and Casey

Lost Lake Elementary SchoolCreated by: Mrs. Rebecca Foster, Literacy Coach

ROBUST VOCABULARY

When you criticize something, you tell what you think is wrong with it.

1. When would a coach criticize a player?

2. What could someone criticize about a play?

3. What could someone criticize about a movie?

criticize

dialogue

Conversation between people is called dialogue.

1. When would a dialogue with your teacher help you?

2. What can a dialogue between two people show?

3. What kind of dialogue might there be between a doctor and nurse.

immerse

To immerse oneself is to become very involved in something.

1. If you immerse yourself in a game, would you be paying attention to the TV?

2. What is the best way to immerse yourself in a book?

3. Describe a time when you immersed yourself in a movie.

mandatory

Something that is mandatory is required.

1. Why is showing up on time a mandatory part of a job?

2. What is a mandatory part of school?

3. Is buying lunch at school or going to PE mandatory?

rehearse

To rehearse is to practice for a performance.

1. When might you have to rehearse something?

2. How many days a week do you think an actor should rehearse his or her lines?

3. Do you have to rehearse to play a game? Why or why not?

versions

If there are different versions of a story, the story is told in different ways.

1. Why might an artist sketch different versions of a picture before painting it?

2. Why might a writer create different versions of the ending of a story?

3. Could there be several versions of a song? Explain.

camaraderiePeople have camaraderie when they are comfortable with each other and spend a lot of time together.

1. Group warm-ups helped build the team’s camaraderie.

2. Could you show camaraderie at school by helping one another or by disagreeing?

3. Would you be more likely to immerse yourself in a team if you had camaraderie?

flawless

If a performance is flawless, there are no mistakes in it.

1. The dancer practiced everyday so her performance would be flawless.

2. What would you want to be flawless- a piece of writing or a mud pie?

3. If your performance was flawless, would you expect anyone to criticize it?

tragicA tragic event is something that is horrible and hard to forget.

1. It was tragic that he forgot his part of the performance.

2. What would be tragic- a tornado or a shopping trip?

3. Tell about a tragic time in your life.

limpWhen something is limp, it is too weak to move or support itself.

1. My whole body grew limp.

2. What might make your arm go limp- writing for hours or shaking hands with the principal?

3. Describe what a plant would like if it was limp.

Try this: tragic limp versions rehearse

mandatory criticize immerse dialogue

camaraderie flawless

1. The actors must ________________ three times a week.

2. Directors ________________ performances so they can improve.

3. The __________________ can make the audience laugh.

4. A large set can ______________ the audience into the play.

rehearse

criticize

dialogue

immerse

Try this: tragic limp versions rehearse

mandatory criticize immerse dialogue

camaraderie flawless

5. It is _________________ that an actor practices his lines.

6. The writer tried different ______________ of the ending until she created the right one.

7. The fire was ___________ because it destroyed the home.

8. The actor’s performance was ________________ and the audience gave a standing ovation.

mandatory

versions

tragic

flawless

9. The teacher could see the ________________ between the two friends.

10. ___________with exhaustion, she dropped into the nearest chair.

Try this: tragic limp versions rehearse

mandatory criticize immerse dialogue

camaraderie flawless

camaraderie

Limp

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