"I'm planning on heading back to the classroom for more scintillating lessons from the history teacher. But then I hear that noise again" (Alexie, 2007, p 106)
Alexie, S. (2007). Absolutely true dairy of a part-time indian. New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company.
Definition: Scintillating: brilliantly lively, stimulating, or witty
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scintillating
In Context: The boy, who loved physics, dreamed he had a scintillating conversation with Einstein about the meaning of life.
Level of Familiarity: I do not recall hearing this word before reading this book. I read thr book in one of my undergraduatute classes as well as at the school I worked at last year, but I do not rememeber the word standing out.
Reflective Commentary: I picked this word this week because I was unfamiliar with the word. Since I was having my 7th grader learn the word, I decided I should know what it meant too. Overall I like the word. It is an interesting word that kind of matches its definition. The word reminds me of the word skin and how your skin reacts when you are excited or stimulated. Based on the context of the paragraph the sentence was in, I could have easily used context clues to figure it out. Based on the actually sentence it is in, it would be hard to use context clues. Junior, who said this, is using sarcasm as his teacher is rather boring and monotonous. Looking at the sentence above, you would not be able to get the sarcasm Junior was using. I think this is a good word to know as it a great word to use instead of excited or witty.
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