John Muir and Stickeen:
An Icy Adventure with a
No-Good Dog
Lesson 29
Vocabulary
determined
A determined person will do everything
possible to try to accomplish a task.
Felipe is a determined
tennis player who
practices hitting the
tennis ball every day.
determined
A determined person will do everything possible to try to
accomplish a task.
If a toddler seems determined to catch a
ball, will they:
1. keep playing?
2. go play another game?
dainty
Something that is dainty is small and delicate.
Alberto was afraid
of breaking the
dainty china cup.
dainty
Something that is dainty is small and delicate.
Which would be dainty:
(Think about it, then be ready to answer chorally on my signal.)
a German Shepherd?
a toy poodle?
or
pitiful
If something is pitiful, it is so sad and weak
that people feel sorry for it.
The dog acted pitiful
so people would feed
it.
pitiful
If something is pitiful, it is so sad and weak that people feel
sorry for it.
Which situation is pitiful :
1. a kitten that is playing
with string?
2. a baby bird that has
fallen out of its nest?
dedicated
If you are dedicated to achieving a goal, you
are devoting yourself to that purpose.
Derrick’s teacher is
dedicated to improving
the math scores of the
class.
dedicated
If you are dedicated to achieving a goal, you are devoting
yourself to that purpose.
Which would show that someone is dedicated
to a sport:
1. The person practices
regularly without
complaining.
2. The person whines and
asks to skip practice.
coddled
Someone who has been coddled has been
treated too kindly or protected too much.
Fred’s mother
coddled him and
wouldn’t let him
play outside.
coddled
Someone who has been coddled has been treated too kindly
or protected too much.
Someone who has been coddled all their life
probably:
1. knows how to take care
of himself in a difficult
situation.
2. expects others to take
care of them in a difficult
situation.
endured
Someone who has endured hardships has
used personal strength to survive them.
Because she had
inner strength,
Cynthia endured the
difficult times in her
life.
endured
Someone who has endured hardships has used personal
strength to survive them.
If the person or group of people have endured
a difficult task, say, “Endured!”
4th graders on a field trip
the pilgrims
the people of Japan
after the earthquake
and tsunami
a baby taking a nap
memorable
If something is memorable, it is worth
remembering or easy to remember.
The student concert
was a memorable
event for Fernando’s
family.
memorable
If something is memorable, it is worth remembering or easy
to remember.
Think of a memorable trip or event in your
life. Why was it memorable?
Turn and talk to your partner. Form your sentences like
this:
“A memorable trip/event in my life is _____. It is
memorable because …”