Romeo and Juliet

Impetuous Youth Word Sort

Put these titles in your notebook.

Page 124 = R&J Word Sort Story Page 125 = R&J Word Sort Page 126 = R&J Vocab Page 127 = R&J Vocab

R&J Word Sort (p. 125)

Divide the page into THREE columns. When your page is set up, get the laminated

handout from your teacher. Review the words to find out what they have

in common. It’s okay if you don’t know some words. Guess how they might relate to the other words.

Divide the words into three categories of your choosing in your notebook.

You have 7 minutes for this task.

impetuous

Word Sort (p. 125)Directions: Sort the words below into THREE categories

hasty

spontaneous

deliberate

contemplative

sober

juvenile

teenager

adolescentgrown-up

mature

pubescent

thoughtless

puerileimpassioned

shrewd

Word Sort Story (p. 124)

1.With a partner, choose five words and write them on the top of the page.

2.Write a story using your five words.3.Both partners must record the story in

their notebooks.4.Be ready to read your story to the

class.

You have 13 minutes to complete this task.

Story Share

Share your story for extra credit. Tell the class the FIVE words you chose and

then read your story.

R&J Vocab (p. 126-127)

Align the vocabulary sheets with the red margin lines of your notebook.

Paste in the sheets. Use the PowerPoint to fill in missing words. Later, you will select TWO words from each

side to illustrate to fill in remaining blank spaces.

adolescent (adjective/noun)

adjective 1. growing to manhood or womanhood;

youthful. 2. having the characteristics of adolescence

or of an adolescent. –noun

3. an adolescent person.

contemplative (adjective)

1. given to or characterized by thoughtfulness: a contemplative mind.

deliberate (adjective)

1. carefully considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.

2. leisurely and steady in movement or action; slow and even; unhurried: a deliberate step.

grown-up (adjective)

1. having reached the age of maturity.

2. characteristic of or suitable for adults: grown-up behavior; grown-up fiction.

hasty (adjective)

1. made or done with haste or speed: a hasty visit.

2. unduly quick; precipitate; rash: a hasty decision.

3. brief; fleeting; slight; superficial: a hasty glance.

4. impatient; impetuous; thoughtless; injudicious: hasty words.

impassioned (adjective)

1. filled with intense feeling or passion; passionate; ardent.

impetuous (adjective)

1. of, pertaining to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive: an impetuous decision; an impetuous person.

2. having great impetus; moving with great force; violent: the impetuous winds.

juvenile (adjective/noun)

adjective 1. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or

suitable or intended for young persons: juvenile books.

2. young; youthful: juvenile years. 3. immature; childish; infantile: His juvenile

tantrums are not in keeping with his age. –noun

4. a young person; youth.

mature (adjective)

1. complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush. 2. ripe, as fruit, or fully aged, as cheese or wine. 3. fully developed in body or mind, as a person: a mature woman.

pubescent (adjective)

1. arriving or arrived at puberty

puerile (adjective)

1. of or pertaining to a child or to childhood. 2. childishly foolish; immature or trivial

shrewd (adjective)

1. astute or sharp in practical matters: a shrewd politician. 2. keen; piercing.

sober (adjective)

1. not intoxicated or drunk. 2. marked by seriousness, gravity, solemnity, etc., as of demeanor, speech, etc.: a sober occasion. 3. subdued in tone, as color; not showy, as clothes. 4. showing self-control: sober restraint.

spontaneous (adjective)

1. coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.

2. (of a person) given to acting upon sudden impulses.

3. (of natural phenomena) arising from internal forces or causes; independent of external agencies; self-acting.

teenager (noun)

1. a person in his or her teens.

*Fact – this word did not exist until the 1930’s-1940’s.

thoughtless (adjective)

1. lacking in consideration for others; inconsiderate; tactless: a thoughtless remark. 2. not thinking enough; careless or heedless: thoughtless of his health.

R&J Vocab

Choose TWO words from each column to illustrate in your notebook in the blank spaces.