1. vocabulary activities in a reading class using short story

3. Activity 1. Using the dictionary to find the meaning of unfamiliar words

4. Graphic Organizer Making connection

5. Target Word: flared Context The father was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared again when he found the box was empty.

6. What it is ? According to the Cambridge Learners Dictionary: start something bad such as anger or pain, flares or flares up, it suddenly starts or get worse According to the Oxford Dictionary: (verb) to burn for a short time with a sudden bright flame (adj) used about trousers and skirts, becoming wider towards the bottom.

7. What it is ? – cont. According to Webster online: flame, burst, flare up, blaze, sparkle, flash, flicker Similar meanings: harsh manner, burst, anger

9. I would probably find this word in these contexts (places, events, people, situations) In the classrooms (when teachers scold stubborn students. Parents scolding their naughty/mischevious children at home.

10. I will remember this word by connecting it to my childhood memories where I was scolded by my parents after they found out that I went swimming at the river with my friends.

11. Activity 2. Using contextual clues the dictionary to find the meaning of unfamiliar words

12. Multiple meaning Target word in context : flared general specific emotion/feeling suddenly become intense, angry or violent anger burn safety equipment start