Making Meaning Vocab Week 12 Part 2

Making Meaning Vocab Week 12 Part 2

The Van Gogh Cafe

Conspicuous

• obvious

• noticeable

• something that is conspicuous stands out and can be seen easily

Conspicuous

The narrator describes the landscape of Kansas as flat and not picturesque.

"But in Kansas at least things get noticed. The flatness makes everything count and not one thing slips by. That is why, if a possum was going to choose to hang upside down somewhere, Kansas would be a good choice. People would notice."

Conspicuous

Conspicuous means "obvious or noticeable." Something that is conspicuous stands out and can be seen easily. Because there is not much else to see around the cafe, the possum is conspicuous, or obvious or noticeable. It stands out.

Look closely at this photo. What is something in the classroom that is conspicuous?

Open Ended

What is something in the photo of the classroom on the previous slide that is conspicuous?

"________ in the classroom is conspicuous."

Conspicuous

I'm going to tell the beginning of a story that includes the word conspicuous, then you use your imagination and what you know about the word to make up an ending on the next slide.

"Peter is going to his brother Todd's baseball game. Peter wants to be conspicuous so that Todd can find him in the crowd. To be conspicuous, Peter..."

Open Ended

Rewrite these sentences from the story to finish it! You can be creative!

"To be conspicuous, Peter..."

"_______ is conspicuous because..."

Conspicuous

Finish this story based on what you know about the word conspicuous:

Julia writes a note to her mother telling her she is going to a friend's house. Julia wants to leave the note in a conspicuous place so that her mother will find it. The conspicuous place Julia chooses is...

Open Ended

"The conspicuous place Julia chooses is..."

Multiple Choice

What is the new word we're learning that means "obvious or noticeable?"

• harbor

• suit

• conspicuous

• spectacle

Suit

• something that suits you is right for you

• it fits your needs

Suit

Clara and her father live in Kansas and her mother lives in New York City.

"Clara's mother doesn't like Kansas and she lives in New York City, where Clara visits her each June. But Clara preferred Kansas the moment she laid eyes on it. Kansas is like a tall person relaxing, she says. It seems right for her."

Kansas suits Clara, or it's right for her, because she is comfortable there- she likes the slower, more relaxed pace. Kansas does not suit, or is not right for, Clara's mother, so she lives in New York City.

Open Ended

Does the place where we live suit you? Is it right for you? Why?

"[North Rose/ Rose/ Wolcott/ Clyde] [does/does not] suit me because...

Suit

Teaching is an occupation, a type of job, that suits me, or is right for me, because I enjoy working with kids and seeing them excited to learn something new.

Open Ended

If you had to choose an occupation (a type of job), what job do you think would suit you? Why?

"I think _______ would suit me because..."

Open Ended

What job do you think would not suit you? Why?

"I think ______ would not suit me because..."

Multiple Choice

What is the new word we're learning that means something is just right for you or meets your needs?

• peculiar

• spectacle

• conspicuous

• suit

Spectacle

• unusual or remarkable sight

Spectacle

The possum comes back to the cafe at the same timer every morning and after a few days people start leaving food for him.

"The possum isn't hungry. But a stray dog from the other end of town is, and he starts stopping by for breakfast. So does a thin cat and two baby kittens. And a shy small mouse. Several sparrows. Even a deer."

A spectacle is an unusual or remarkable sight. All the stray animals gathering beneath the possum's tree for breakfast is a spectacle, or an unusual sight.

Spectacle

Imagine the following scenario: You are outside during recess. Suddenly, everyone stops playing and stares at a spectacle on the playground.

Open Ended

What is the spectacle? What unusual or remarkable sight grabs everyone's attention?

"The spectacle is..."

Spectacle

You are walking downtown. Suddenly, you stop and stare in amazement at the spectacle ahead of you.

Open Ended

What is the spectacle? What unusual or remarkable sight grabs your attention?

"The spectacle is..."

Multiple Choice

What is the new word we're learning that means an unusual or remarkable sight?

• harbor

• spectacle

• suit

• conspicuous