12.1 Apropos

When and Where did I find the word: I found this word in one of our course texts (Content-area writing).  The word can be found on page 162. 

Citation:

Daniels, H., Zemelman, S. & Steineke, N. (2007.  Content-area writing.  Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

What is means: The sentence states that "one focus that might be especially apropos, if many students have chosen conversations . . ." (p. 162).  I had to read this sentence several times but I still could not find many contexts clues to help me figure it out.  I tried breaking the word down into word parts, hoping that maybe it would help me to define the word.  I found the word "appropriate" in the word, and the word "pro." Based on these findings I knew that word have to be something positive.  However, I still turned to my trusty friend, dictionary.com, to help me define the word.  According to the website, apropos means "fitting; at the right time; to the purpose; opportunely."

Level of Familiarity: I was not familiar with the word apropos until this very moment (well probably a few days have gone by since this was posted). 


Do I Want to Know This Word Well and Why? I did want to know this word and that is why I looked it up.  Without knowledge of this word and I would not have been able to complete or fully understand the assigned chapter reading for the week. 

Do I Think Others Should Know This Word Well...if so WHO and WHY?: I think others that are reading the course text should know this word.  Without knowledge of this word, they will not have a complete understanding of what the author is trying to say in that one particular sentence.  I also think anyone that encounters this word should know this word.