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Part I: Changing Contexts

Each vocabulary word from “The Crucible”is used in the following paragraphs. Fill in each word where it best fits the context.

Example The teacher suspected the student of dissembling when he tearfully explained his missing report was due to an army of termites that ate his paper.

dissembling / beguile / blasphemy / deposition
theocracy / partisan / avidly / adamant

When Regina, a war correspondent, received an assignment to report on events in Afghanistan, she needed to research the customs of several religious groups. The wrong word or action could be considered (1) ______, and she had no intention of offending anyone. Her mother opposed her going to such a dangerous country. “It is a(n)(2) ______in some of those villages, not a democracy,” she said. “If you run into trouble, remember, their government does not operate like ours.”

Regina replied, “I am (3) ______about going, so do not try to scare me.” Her mother began crying in earnest and mumbling about “safe jobs,” “only daughter,” and “never see you again.”

“I will be safe,” Regina reassured her mother. Do you want me to go to a lawyer’s office and give a(n) (4) ______to that effect?”

“Do not try to (5) ______me,” her mother replied. “I suspect you are (6) ______, but I know I cannot stop you. You are a(n) (7) ______for freedom of the press, and maybe this assignment will help you write the Pulitzer Prize–winning documentary you have (8) ______been seeking ever since you wrote your first news article. You have to promise to e-mail me every day.” Smiling, Regina promised. She did not fear the dangers in Afghanistan, but she knew she had better not fail to keep her promise to her mother.

Part II: Own the Word - Complete the following activities:

9. List a few recent social movements from history. Identify whether you would have been a partisan to each cause. ______

10. List any/all activities that you do avidly. ______

11. Would you suspect a minister of blasphemy? Why or why not? ______

12. Read the following sentence and explain the difference between the vocabulary word adamant and a word of similar meaning, stubborn. What is different about the use of each word?

- The whole family was adamant about having the sick daughter go to the doctor, but she was stubborn in her refusal to admit anything was wrong with her.- ______

13. The word beguile can be broken down into two parts; be – prefix meaning completely and guile meaning trickery. Connect this knowledge back to the definition of the word. ______

Part III: Using your HLLA to complete the following activities on pg. 1166: Vocabulary Check – match 1-8, Connotations “Your Turn” 1-3 & Language Coach 1-8. Answers can be put on this paper. Attach a separate paper as needed.