Choose the Correct Words and Write the Sentences


OBJECTIVES Students will C use context and syntax clues to choose the correct words to com- plete a paragraph.


C process vocabulary words by com- bining them with other words to write coherent sentences.


GUIDE STUDENTS To help students with the first activ- ity, you might read the paragraph aloud as they follow along. Say blank for each word they will fill in. Then have students state the topic of the paragraph and predict some words they are likely to use to complete specific sentences.


For the second exercise, remind stu- dents that there are many possible answers for each item and they may use the words in any order or any form, including different verb forms, other parts of speech, and singular or plural forms.


PRACTICE


When students have finished the first exercise, review their responses and ask them to explain how they used context clues, as well as any other knowledge, to arrive at each answer. For the second exercise, discuss a variety of responses to each item.


186 Law and Order Part 1


WORD LIST


compliance forensic culprit


circumstantial surveillance perpetrate prosecution alibi


injurious acquit


Choose the Correct Words Write the vocabulary word that completes each sentence in the paragraph. You may need to change one word’s ending.


When the Salinas family’s house was burglarized, nobody ever found the person who


1 about who the 2


perpetrated culprit


possibility of keeping someone under 3


5 4


alibi surveillance


the crime. The police had a theory was. They even mentioned the


. Still, a lot


of time passed, and no one was ever charged. Their suspect either had a great , or all the evidence against him was purely and insufficient for a case.


circumstantial


Write the Sentences Write a sentence that uses all the words in each group. You may use the words in any order and change the endings of words.


6 laboratory, forensic, evidence Forensic scientists analyze evidence in a laboratory. 7 prosecution, witness, testify The witness will testify for the prosecution. 8 acquit, accused, person The jury decided to acquit the accused person. 9 evidence, injurious, case Some of the evidence was injurious to the case against the accused person. 10 officers, compliance, laws Police officers make sure people act in compliance with the laws. Answers will vary.


Connect to Literature Searching for Culprits


After making sure that students understand the word incisions and relate the term to surgeons, ask them to reflect on the use of the word culprit in the following poem by Emily Dickinson.


Surgeons must be very careful When they take the knife! Underneath their fine incisions Stirs the Culprit—Life!


Ask: Who or what does Dickinson call a culprit? What does she mean by this? Is she using the word culprit in a serious way or an ironic way?


T186 Unit 9 Law and Order Part 1


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