Bullies

Vocabulary words:

1. Bully (ˈbo͝olē)- Someone who is unkind. A person who is mean and hurts others with words or actions. Noun

2. Financial (fīˈnan(t)SHəl)- refers to a money status of an individual. Having to do with an amount of wealth. Adjective

3. Detest (dəˈtest)- a strong word for hate. A high level of dislike. Verb

4. Dangerous (ˈdānj(ə)rəs)- something that may cause harm or injury. Adjective

5. Prejudice (ˈprejədəs)- a negative act against another group of people without any reasons or actual knowledge. An unkind opinion about others who are different than the person with the opinion. Noun

6. Opinion (əˈpinyən)- a personal judgment about something. An idea in an individual that is not always based on facts or evidence. A persons belief. Noun

7. Consequences (ˈkänsikwəns)- a negative result of an inappropriate action. A punishment for a wrong. An outcome or a result. Noun.

 8. Pledge (plej)- a promise. A commitment to an idea. An emotional contract. Noun

Practice:
Fill in the blank next to a word that rhymes with a vocabulary word.

1. Substantial is a word that rhymes with ____________.

2. Fully is a word that rhymes with ______________.

3. Jealous is a word that rhymes with _____________.

4. Gracious is a word that rhymes with_____________.

5. Ledge is a word that rhymes with_______________.

6. Undressed is a word that rhymes with_____________.

7. Virginian is a word that rhymes with________________.

8. Audiences is a word that rhymes with ______________.

                                                         
Many students have experienced bullying in their lives, but many ESL students experience  bulling situations more frequently because they are new and unfamiliar with the language and culture. There are ways to help ESL students with bullying issues. Read the article at the link below to understand more about what ESL students experience and how to help them deal with bullies.
http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/55612/

Grammar point: What is an adjective? An adjective is a word or phrase naming an attribute of something, it is added to a noun or pronoun to modify (describe) the word. Examples of adjectives are words that describe size shape, amount, time, emotion, or personality. Example: The funny girl used humor to mask her sadness. To describe taste: The lemon was very sour. To describe touch: The prickly cactus will hurt you so do not touch it. To describe sound: The blaring crowd at the basketball game made my ears ring. Adjectives come in 3 forms or degrees. Normally it is ued in a positive degree such as the word sweet. Then there is the comparative word sweeter. Lastly there is the superlative form sweetest.

Exercise:
Select 3 ajectives found in the passage above. Create a chart with three columns and at the top of each column, title the colomn with the 3 forms of adjectives. Then fill in the missing forms of each in the appropriate spots. What it should look like:

 Positive Degree |  Comparative | Superlative
                            |                       |
1.        Smart             Smarter          Smartest

2.        Happy             Happier         Happiest

3.