Vocabulary Builder Course 7

Lesson 1:

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Introduction
Students have read about India’s ancient art of rangoli. Before they complete the crossword puzzle, you might encourage them to search the Internet for images of rangoli designs. In Google, for example, they could elect to search for images and then enter keywords such as India and rangoli.

Lesson Description
Students will practice the vocabulary words for this unit by completing a crossword puzzle. To get directions, they can press the Instructions button in the lower-left corner. If they need a hint, they can press the Word List button. After finishing the puzzle, they can press Check to see how they did.

Instructional Objectives

  1. Students will match vocabulary words with their definitions.
  2. Students will spell vocabulary words correctly.

Student Web Activity Answers
palpable: obvious
sacrosanct: sacred
modest: not showy
adorn: decorate
prescriptive: based on custom
arabesque: elaborate design
filigreed: ornamented
coruscate: sparkle
fugacious: passing
specters: haunting images

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