Annoyance- a feeling of slight anger



Lesson 3

Knowledge Rating Scale

| | |I’ve heard this word, but |I know this word…it has |I know the meaning of this |

|Vocabulary Word |I’ve never heard this |I don’t know what it |something to do with… |word. |

| |word before. |means. | | |

|apparent | | | | |

|escalate | | | | |

|immense | | | | |

|notable | | | | |

|rejection | | | | |

Vocabulary Words

|Vocabulary Word |Definition |Part of Speech |Synonym |Antonym |

|apparent |easy to see or understand |adjective |clear, plain, obvious |unclear |

|escalate |to increase or become worse |verb |rise, go up, soar, |drop, fall |

| | | |climb | |

|immense |very great in size or amount |adjective |huge, enormous, |tiny |

| | | |gigantic | |

|notable |out of the ordinary; worth noticing |adjective |outstanding, famous, |unimportant |

| | | |important | |

|rejection |a refusal to believe, accept or consider |noun |refusal, eliminate, |acceptance |

| |someone for something | |dismissal | |

Examples

|Word |Example |

|apparent |For no apparent reason, my friend seemed to be upset with me. There was no clear reason why she was upset. |

| |Have you had something happen in your life recently that you didn’t see any apparent reason for it happening? |

|escalate |Terrorist attacks seem to escalate during holidays. They seem to become worse during the holidays. Sometimes |

| |family disagreements escalate during holidays, so the disagreements seem to increase. |

| |What is something you can recall that started out one way and then escalated into something worse? |

|immense |When I see the immense houses some people live in, I wonder why they want such a large house. People who live |

| |in these large houses must also have immense wealth. They must have a great amount of money to keep up the |

| |house. |

| |Do you know of someone who lives in an immense house or who has immense wealth? |

|notable |I think the most notable people are the people who use the largest percentage of their time and money to help |

| |others. Bill and Melinda Gates donate enough money to be notable to the news media. They are out of the |

| |ordinary when it comes to donations. |

| |Who is the most notable person you ever met? |

|rejection |When I was hiring an assistant, I rejected several applicants. I refused to consider them for the job since |

| |they did not have the skills needed. Sometimes I have an idea in a meeting that is rejected, so the others in |

| |the meeting do not accept my ideas. |

| |Tell me about a time when you experienced rejection. |

Fill in the Blank

|apparent |escalate |immense |notable |rejection |

1. Probably the most ________________ musician that has ever performed in the city was Elvis Presley.

2. Parents of soldiers overseas must get extremely nervous when the violence begins to _________________.

3. Mary didn’t like the feeling of ____________________ when her boyfriend broke up with her.

4. Reforming health care is such an ____________________ problem to tackle that there is no easy solution.

5. It was __________________ from the sour faces and lack of applause that the people did not like the mayor’s speech.

Sentence Completion

1. I think the most notable musician I know is____________________________.

2. I believe an immense problem in our world today is________________________.

3. Something I think is apparent to everyone in America is __________________________.

4. When gas prices began to escalate last year, one thing I did was ____________________.

5. When I experience rejection, it makes me __________________________.

Yes, No, Why?

1. Do you recall making an offer when rejection seemed apparent?

2. Have you ever had a problem that escalated until it became immense?

3. Do you remember a situation that became notable because the problems kept escalating?

4. Do you think repeated rejections can cause a child to develop immense problems?

Read and Respond

Courage and Nobility (Six Way Paragraphs Introductory Level, 3rd Edition; page 152. ISBN 0-8442-2124-4)

1. How do you think the people in Maryland felt when such an immense number of soldiers came in to seize the town?

2. Which people in this story are notable soldiers that we often read about in history books?

3. Why is it apparent to anyone who reads this story that Barbara Frietchie is a brave woman?

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