Due May 10 (Vocabulary Extravaganza Essay)

You will LOVE this one!  This essay is being assigned on lieu of your final vocabulary test.

Your assignment is to write 3 paragraphs using as many vocabulary words as possible. The minimum number of vocabulary words to be used is 20. 

All Dress Ups (in each paragraph)  
Openers (in each paragraph): 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (7 is extra credit)
DECs as described below
A minimum of 20 vocabulary words (extra credit for more than 20)
T/C (as usual)
KWO, rough draft, Checklist (as usual)

Each vocabulary word should be highlighted in blue. At the end of your essay please include a list of the vocabulary words you used. Each word should be followed by its part of speech and its definition.

Your DECs are unique for this assignment. Please draw from the following DECs. Use at least two in each paragraph of your essay. Use each one at least once in your whole essay.

chiasmus   (chi)

metaphor   (met)

simile         (sim)  

alliteration  (all)

hyperbole  (hyp)

oxymoron  (oxy)

Here is the vocabulary list for this assignment. Remember, use a minimum of 20 words.

The words must be used correctly, and it must make sense in the context of your essay.  

VOCABULARY LIST

adjacent

amber

arrogant

bewildered

briskly

conscientious

debonair

docile

engrossed

famished

fastidiously

idly

impending

irrepressible

jovial 

luminous

malicious

nonchalant

ominous

peculiar

pliant

prestige

rambunctious

rebuked

singular

somber

unprecedented

vigorously

wistfully

yearned

Here is an example of a PART OF a story I created:

         The jovial waiter brought out the appetizers to the many customers seated in the private room of the café. He laughed with irrepressible merriment because he knew that the young man at the head of the table was about to propose to the lovely young lady who was seated next to him.  It was a surprise.  Before the impending proposal though, the crowd desperately needed to dive into the appetizers because they were famished!  Their Family and Friends Volleyball Tournament had lasted into overtime hours and stomachs were growling. As they hungrily devoured the caprese and the succulent stuffed mushrooms, they became engrossed in banter about the volleyball tournament. With a clever  nonchalant glance, the waiter was able to make eye contact with the soon-to-be finance and with a surreptitious nod, indicate that the plan was in motion.

Here is the same example with indications:

          The jovial waiter brought out the appetizers to the many customers seated in the private room of the cafe. He laughed with irrepressible merriment because he knew that the young man at the head of the table was about to propose to the lovely young lady who was seated next to him.  (vss) It was a surprise.   (2) (met)  Before the impending proposal though, the crowd desperately needed to dive into the appetizers because they were famished!  Their Family and Friends Volleyball Tournament had lasted into overtime hours and stomachs were growling. (5) As they hungrily devoured the caprese and the succulent stuffed mushrooms, they became engrossed in banter about the volleyball tournament. With a clever  nonchalant glance,  the waiter was able to make eye contact with the soon-to-be finance and with a surreptitious nod, indicate that the plan was in motion.

VOCABULARY LIST FROM MY EXAMPLE:
jovial:  (adj.) happy
irrepressible: (adj.) unable to contain  or control or impossible to restrain
impending: (agh)  about to happen or imminent
famished: (adj) extremely hungry
engrossed:  (adj) absorbed in or enthralled
nonchalant: (adj) casual or aloof

Remember that the vocabulary must make sense in your story. Do not arbitrarily sprinkle vocabulary words in at the last minute. The words must be used correctly.  When you use a vocabulary word, it must make sense in the context of your essay. For example, when I wrote that the waiter was "jovial," I explained why he was jovial.