Vocab. Unit 3 Context "The House on Mango Street" by Laura Selinsky https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3 Complete the vocabulary entry/entries labeled with your name. Add a definition, a sentence using the word defined, and a picture illustrating the word defined. Be sure to display the URL showing where you obtained the picture. Grade: Padlet 20 pts. + Flashcards 80 pts. = Vocab. Prep 100 pts. en-us 2015-10-12 15:49:04 UTC 2023-01-21 02:54:34 UTC hello@padlet.com Threshold (Miller) lselinsky https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/75020824 The exact point of entrance into a building

Once you have gone through the threshold, you know you can't quit now.
link]]> 2015-10-12 16:01:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/75020824 Vignette (Demou) lselinsky https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/75021015 A brief story or word picture
"The book was a collection of vignettes, which made reading it challenging because it didn't flow from front to back."
vignette]]> 2015-10-12 16:02:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/75021015 Eloquence (Barretta) lselinsky https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/75021096 Definition: Clear and touching expression through writing or speech.
Sentence: When a person is giving a speech they have to be eloquent or nobody understands what you're saying.

Source: https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiV7fXGlY3lAhVBLX0KHQ2rBwUQjRx6BAgBEAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fbusinessesusa.wordpress.com%2F2017%2F02%2F12%2Fsnl-trump-saturday-night-live-donald-trump-season-42-alec-baldwin-snl-2017-i-might-be-wrong-gif-for-fun%2F&psig=AOvVaw1B0Ww3B3iik8WJBMWmHeBf&ust=1570641374382585]]> 2015-10-12 16:02:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/75021096 Acclaim (Selinsky) lselinsky https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/75021127 Praise
Mrs. Selinsky is happy because Kazuo Ishiguro, one of her favorite authors, has won acclaim, receiving the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature. https://www.publishersweekly.com/images/cached/ARTICLE_PHOTO/photo/000/000/049/49640-v2-600x.PNG]]> 2015-10-12 16:02:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/75021127 Canon (Shie) lselinsky https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/75021168 Definition: a group of literary works that scholars consider to represent a particular field.

Example: "To kill a mockingbird" is a canon that is often taught in high school and considered to be one of the greatest pieces of American literature.

Picture Source: https://tinyurl.com/yasfgsmo

]]> 2015-10-12 16:02:44 UTC https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/75021168 Babushka (Reynolds) lselinsky https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/75021241 Women's Head scarf

Wearing babushkas was very common in Russia throughout history

Link]]> 2015-10-12 16:03:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/75021241 Scarcely (Lebron) lselinsky https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/75021285 barely, hardly

He barely missed his train scheduled to go home.

https://www.hcn.org/40years/contests/the-weird-west/scarcely-a-blade-of-grass-for-miles-1/@@images/9880e00a-f21d-4954-ada0-ccdf85a48a32.jpeg
]]> 2015-10-12 16:03:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/75021285 Poignant (Ennis) lselinsky https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/75021464 Definition: causing a sense of sadness or regret
Sentence: I told everyone in the whole school the poignant tale of how I got my debilitating condition.
https://www.funeralocity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/funeral-costs.jpg]]> 2015-10-12 16:04:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/75021464 Linoleum (Shearer) lselinsky https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/75021538
  • a material consisting of a canvas backing thickly coated with a preparation of linseed oil and powdered cork, used especially as a floor covering.


    • ]]>     2015-10-12 16:04:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/75021538     Canteen (Norton) lselinsky https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/75021700 Definition: A lunchroom or snack-bar.
    Sentence: I went to the canteen to find a snack.


    ]]>     2015-10-12 16:04:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/75021700     Raggedy (Trezza) lselinsky https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/75021874 In poor condition.
    https://cdn-02.independent.ie/incoming/article29047074.ece/35dd9/AUTOCROP/w620/rundown-house-ts.jpg]]>     2015-10-12 16:05:38 UTC https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/75021874     Washroom (Renninger) lselinsky https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/75021958 Definition: A private or place place where one is able to use the toilet.
    Example:" Some people read books in the washroom to pass the time".
    Source: https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwihhcyb-vndAhUQSN8KHc56BEkQjhx6BAgBEAM&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cubiclesystems.co.uk%2Findustries%2Fpub-washroom-refurbishment%2Fattachment%2Frestaurant-washroom-refurbishment&psig=AOvVaw2G55k9r0kvjqzF4S-gx0qG&ust=1539194874380800]]>     2015-10-12 16:05:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/75021958     Baptize (Tanos) lselinsky https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/75022087 Definition:initiate into Christianity. In some cultures, it includes receiving your name

    Example: The baby was then baptized, initiated into the christian faith.
    https://www.ascensioncathedral.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/greek-orthodox-christening-baptism-22-1.jpg]]>     2015-10-12 16:06:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/75022087     A-frame (Kwiecinski) lselinsky https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/75022170 A frame shaped like a capital letter A.
    James lives in his a-frame. https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/A-frame+house

    ]]>     2015-10-12 16:06:38 UTC https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/75022170     Pleat (Jacovini) lselinsky https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/75022248 Definition: a fold of definite, even width made through doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
    Sentence: I told my dry-cleaner to pleat my favorite pair of pants.
    http://blog.suitupp.com/2010/06/14/what-are-pleats-what-kind-of-pleats-are-there/]]>     2015-10-12 16:06:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/75022248     Tarot/Tarot cards (Freda) lselinsky https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/75022323 Fortune telling cards.
    Some people get Tarot/Tarot cards usually get it as a prank.

    ]]>     2015-10-12 16:07:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/75022323     Hysterical (Hanratty) lselinsky https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/75022493 A loud way of behaving when reacting to fear.

    When her Grandmother was dying she reacted with hysterical fear that they couldn't save her.

    He looks kinda fresh tbh]]>     2015-10-12 16:07:44 UTC https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/75022493     Porcelain (Swider) lselinsky https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/75022544


    ]]>     2015-10-12 16:07:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/75022544     Marimba (Wiker) https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/130770858 a deep-toned xylophone of African origin.
    The man is always asked what instrument he plays, but when he replies "I play the marimba" people always ask, "whats a marimba?"

    https://www.yamaha.com/en/musical_instrument_guide/marimba/structure/structure003.html]]>     2016-10-14 15:07:37 UTC https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/130770858     Fushia (Middleton) emcafee1 https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/195337762 Define: a deep pink or a speices of deep pink flowers
    Sentence: I always confuse fushia with magneta.

    ]]>     2017-10-09 18:08:45 UTC https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/195337762     VOCABULARY FLASHCARD (Selinsky) lselinsky https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/198169813 A physical or online index card that shows the Voca. Word & Definition on one side and a Sentence (8 words or longer) using the Vocab. Word on the other side. https://www.frenchtoday.com//assets/2015/12/how-to-make-french-flashcards-442x350.jpg]]> 2017-10-18 11:50:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lselinsky/SelinskyVocab3/wish/198169813