Week of October 31-November 9

W.O.W.Words of the

Week

What’s in your brain? Predict the meanings of the

following words:

ConsensusInsensate

ExtrasensorySensation

Monday

Words Definitions

Consensus A general agreement of many parties

Insensate Brutally insensitive; unfeeling

Extrasensory Receptive to stimuli beyond the ordinary senses

Sensation A strong or sudden feeling

HOT DOG!!!

Fold your paper HOT

DOG style. Write the

words on one side,

definitions on the other.Condiments for your hotdog? Circle the root of the week in each word!

sent-

sens-

Monday

Latin roots/bases: sent, sens = “think, feel”

Today’s Sensational WordConsensus

Tuesday

Noun: Agreement in opinion

Take a vote and come to a consensus regarding the following topic:

Best Movie of 2011

*Everyone MUST agree!Make a sign with your consensus and post it

on the outside of the classroom door.

Consensus

Tuesday

Wednesday Today’s Sensational Word

Insensate

Adjective: Brutally insensitive; unfeeling

Why is the comic an example of insensate?

Create a drawing of an insensate moment that you have taken a mental picture of.

Insensate

Wednesday

ExtrasensoryToday’s Sensational Word

Teacher’s, Turn on SOUND!!!!

“I see dead people”

Adjective: Receptive to

stimuli beyond the

ordinary senses

Thursday

Option 1: Choose a super hero with extrasensory powers. What are they?

Explain your answer

Option 2: What extrasensory power would you want? How would it make

the world a better place? Explain your answer.

Thursday

Sensation

Today’s Sensational Word

Noun: A

strong or sudden

feeling

Friday

The Brain and Itch: Why It Feels So Good to Scratch

Insights from Dr. Elaine Gilmore on June 25, 2009

There are many causes of itchy skin, some resulting from unfortunate forays into poison ivy patches, assaults from pesky mosquitoes, or a chronic skin disease such as eczema (atopic dermatitis). Despite various causes, all can produce a similar sensation – an itch. Itch is hard to define, yet most would agree it is “that which produces the desire to scratch.”

The act of scratching not only provides relief from the itch, but it can also induce a pleasurable sensation. Think of your favorite four-legged friend who waits patiently for that scratch behind the ears or that nice belly rub. As we learn more about the science of neural pathways that carry “itch signals” from the skin to the brain, we are starting to understand just why it feels so good to scratch.

Read the following excerpt. How is the word sensation used? What are the context clues in the paragraphs that help you figure out the word if you didn’t know it? What do the clues tell about the word sensation?

Want to read the rest? http://www.skinsight.com/info/blog/2009/06/25/brain-and-itch-why-it-feels-so-good-scratch

Friday

The Brain and Itch: Why It Feels So Good to Scratch

Insights from Dr. Elaine Gilmore on June 25, 2009

There are many causes of itchy skin, some resulting from unfortunate forays into poison ivy patches, assaults from pesky mosquitoes, or a chronic skin disease such as eczema (atopic dermatitis). Despite various causes, all can produce a similar sensation – an itch. Itch is hard to define, yet most would agree it is “that which produces the desire to scratch.”

The act of scratching not only provides relief from the itch, but it can also induce a pleasurable sensation. Think of your favorite four-legged friend who waits patiently for that scratch behind the ears or that nice belly rub. As we learn more about the science of neural pathways that carry “itch signals” from the skin to the brain, we are starting to understand just why it feels so good to scratch.

Here are some clues you may have found…

Want to read the rest? http://www.skinsight.com/info/blog/2009/06/25/brain-and-itch-why-it-feels-so-good-scratch

Friday

Did you learn it? I sense that you have!

sent-; sens-

Fill in the blanks with words from the word bank.

1. The magician put on an amazing display of ___________________ perception by reading the minds of five volunteers from the audience.

2. After a long discussion, the class reached a _______________ of opinion on the injustice of war.

3. While the roller coaster was plummeting at breakneck speed, I felt a nauseous _________________ in my stomach.

4. The tyrant tortured his enemies with vicious, _______________ cruelty.

Consensus

Insensate

Extrasensory

Sensation

Friday

On a sheet of paper, write down

what you think these words

mean!•Resentment

•Dissension

•Presentiment

•Assent

•Dissentingsent,

sens

It means

to “think, feel”

MondaySlide 1 of 2

Dissension [dih-sen-shuhn] noun:

strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord.

Resentment [ri-zent-muhnt] noun: the feeling of displeasure or indignation at some act, remark, person, etc., regarded as causing injury or insult.

Presentiment [pri-zen-tuh-muhnt] noun: a feeling or impression that something is about to happen, especially something evil; foreboding.

Assent [uh-sent] verb: to agree or concur; subscribe to (often followed by “to”): to assent to a statement.

Dissenting [dih-sent] verb: to differ in sentiment or opinion, especially from the majority; withhold assent; disagree (often followed by from): Two of the justices dissented from the majority decision.

Copy this down!

sent

sens

MondaySlide 2 of 2

Dissension

Always Arguing!

Root Word: “Dissent ”

Disagreement that leads to discord.

TuesdaySlide 1 of 2

Activity – Dissension • Your assignment is to write an interesting

script between two people whom are in dissension about the cancelling of midterm and final exams.

• Next, create a solution to the dissension. • Lastly, share your script and solution with the class.

TuesdaySlide 2 of 2

Presentiment

• An intuitive feeling about the future, one of foreboding.

Root Word: Sentiment

“Let me read your future?”

WEDNESDAY Slide 1 of 2

Have you ever had a feeling something was about to happen?

Maybe you avoided a situation because you listened to your

presentiment. Create a 4 scene comic strip illustrating your

experience; OR just make it up!Prese

ntiment

WEDNESDAYSlide 2 of 2