Bellringer: 9/16/14• Directions: Using context clues, define the bolded

words in your own words. Write down the word and definition only.

1. After 9/11, America felt a renewed sense of national unity, a patriotism that brought our citizens together during some of our worst hours.

2. After seeing her best friend’s boyfriend with another girl, Gemma felt compelled by duty to tell her friend what she saw.

3. When the girls in the sleepover party started to walk into the dark woods to check out the noise, only one dissenter was brave enough, or afraid enough, to say she thought it was a bad idea.

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Vocabulary Words• National Unity• Joust• Compulsion• Implicit• Reaffirmation• Resilience• Bombardment• Dissenter• Fortified• Inclusiveness

Bellringer: 9/17/14

• Directions: Match the word on the left with it’s synonym on the right. Write the word and it’s synonym on your paper.

4.Joust5.Implicit6.Inclusiveness7.Resilience

a. comprehensivenessb. flexibilityc. disturbanced. tournamente. resistancef. unspoken

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Bellringer: 9/18/14• Directions: Using context clues, define the bolded

words in your own words. Write down the word and definition only.

8.When John and Lisa renewed their wedding vows, they reaffirmed their commitment to each other.

9.Mark, Jae, and all of the other kids who had been bullied that year stood firm in front of their tormentor, fortified by the fact that there is strength in numbers.

10.When Nishelle arrived home 2 hours after curfew, she was fully prepared to be bombarded by questions from her parents.

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Bellringer: 9/19/14

• Directions: Write the sentence and fill in the blank using a word from the word bank.

1.When people liked her status, Maggie felt it was a ________ of her popularity.

2.Allison glared at Aria, who had just said she wasn’t going to the party. Alison had no patience for _______.

3.The teacher was impressed by her student’s ______ because he studied for and aced a test he had previously failed.

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