Voc. 8-"Thank You Ma'am" by Langston Hughes Interactive

Voc. 8-"Thank You Ma'am" by Langston Hughes

by Lailah Rajab

​What is a poet?

​What is the best way you would describe someone who is a poet?

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​You can draw an image or write a sentence.

​Think Questions?

​Who is Langston Hughes?

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​When was he born?

​How did he become poet?

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What is he known best for in writing?

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​Why do we read stories by Langston Hughes?

​Vocabulary #8

• ​Let's say the words OUT LOUD

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​Frail

​(of a person) weak and delicate.

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"she looked frail and vulnerable"

​Furnished

​Fur-nished

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​provide (a house or room) with furniture and fittings.

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"she furnished the bedrooms with dressers and mirrors"

​DASH

​Dash

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run or travel somewhere in a great hurry.

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"Did you seem him dash across the street?"

​ICEBOX

​Icebox

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​a chilled box or cupboard for keeping something cold, especially food.

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​"Grab the butter from the icebox"

​STOOP

​Stoop

​bend one's head or body forward and downward.

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"he stooped down and reached toward the coin"

​Or

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​a porch with steps in front of a house or other building.

​"They are sitting on the stoop"

CONTACT

​ contact

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the state or condition of physical touching.

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​"The player made contact with the football, while scoring a touch down."

​ Or

​to make a connection or a having a connection to something

​SUEDE

​Suede

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​leather with the flesh side rubbed to make a velvety nap.

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"Please do not put water on my blue suede shoes."

​PRESENTABLE

​Presentable

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​clean, well dressed, or decent enough to be seen in public.

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"I did my best to make the classroom look presentable."

BARREN

​Barren

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​(of a place or building) bleak and lifeless.

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"the sports hall turned out to be a rather barren concrete building"

​COMBINED

​Combined

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​unite; merge. To put together

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"Say, 'Thank you', and combine your hands."

Fill in the Blanks

What is another word for, "Weak"?

Fill in the Blanks

"My mom

the house with sofas and chairs."

Multiple Choice

Barren means...

• Empty

• Happy

• Together

• Fast

Fill in the Blanks

Keep the room

at all times for guest.

Multiple Choice

A refrigerator is a new type of....

• leather

• stoop

• Icebox

• remote

Fill in the Blanks

Do you make

with your mother?

Poll

Did you like this assignment?

• Yes

• Somewhat

• No

• Not at all