The Schwa Was Here
Week Five
Monday, October 19
• 1. Pawn–noun- a person used by others for their own purposes.
• 2. Leprosy–noun- a contagious disease that affects the skin, causing
discoloration and in severe cases, disfigurement and deformities.
• 3. Perceptive- adj.- having or showing sensitive insight.
• 4. Grimace- noun- an ugly, twisted expression on a person's face, typically
expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement.
• 5. Fracture- verb- break or cause to break.
Monday, October 19
• 6. Yearn- verb- have an intense feeling of longing for something,
typically something that one has lost or been separated from.
• 7. Hyperventilate–verb- to breathe or cause to breathe at an
abnormally rapid rate, so increasing the rate of loss of carbon dioxide;
or to be or become overexcited.
• 8. Condiments- noun- a substance such as salt or ketchup that is used
to add flavor to food.
• 9. Refrain- verb- to stop oneself from doing something.
• 10. Triumph- noun- a great victory or achievement.
Dude, it’s reading time!
•Remember:
Use quotation marks in the page number.
•Correct Format: Author’s name (Last, First.) Title of Book. City of Publication:
Publisher, Year of Publication. Source Type.
Tuesday, October 20
• Copy the synonyms and complete the set with the correct
vocabulary word.
• 1. break, crack, shatter, ___________________
• 2. abstain from, desist from, hold back,
____________________
• 3. victory, win, conquest, ____________________
Tuesday, October 20
 Draw
a picture illustrating the vocabulary words. Label the picture
with the word.
 1. Pawn
 2. Fracture
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Dude, it’s reading time!
Choose and copy a meaningful quote from your novel on the left side, and respond with and
example or anecdote in at least three sentences on the right side.
Remember: Use quotation marks in the page number.
Correct Format: Author’s name (Last, First.) Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher,
Year of Publication. Source Type.
Wednesday, October 21
Copy the synonyms and complete the set with the correct vocabulary word.
• 1. insightful, discerning, sensitive, ______________
• 2. puppet, dupe, hostage, __________________
• 3. scowl, frown, sneer, ___________________
Wednesday, October 21
Write out the sentences, underlining the vocabulary word and adding in your
opinions.
 1. My favorite condiment to put on a hamburger is
_____________________.
 2. The restaurant that I yearn to eat at once a week is
_____________________.
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Dude, it’s reading time!
Choose and copy a meaningful quote from your novel on the left side, and respond with and example or anecdote
in at least three sentences on the right side.
Remember: Use quotation marks in the page number.
Correct Format: Author’s name (Last, First.) Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Source Type.
Thursday, October 22
Copy the synonyms and complete the set with the correct
vocabulary word.
• 1. splinter, split, rupture, __________________
• 2. stop oneself from, forbear, _________________
• 3. intuitive, observant, ________________
Thursday, October 22
Write out the sentences, underlining the vocabulary word and
adding in your opinions.
 1. If I encountered ________________ by surprise, I would
hyperventilate.
 2. A great triumph for me would be
to_______________________.
 Dude, it’s reading time!

Choose and copy a meaningful quote from your novel on the left side, and respond
with and example or anecdote in at least three sentences on the right side.
Remember: Use quotation marks in the page number.
Correct Format: Author’s name (Last, First.) Title of Book. City of Publication:
Publisher, Year of Publication. Source Type.
Friday, October 23
 Draw
a picture illustrating the vocabulary words. Label the picture
with the word.
 1. Leprosy
 2. Refrain
 Dude,

it’s reading time!
Choose and copy a meaningful quote from your novel on the left side, and respond
with and example or anecdote in at least three sentences on the right side.
Remember: Use quotation marks in the page number.
Correct Format: Author’s name (Last, First.) Title of Book. City of Publication:
Publisher, Year of Publication. Source Type.
Friday, October 23
Write the sentence and add the vocabulary word.
• 1. The man afflicted with __________________ yearned to have his
skin healed.
• 2. He could frequently be found with a ______________ on his face
from the pain.
• 3. It is a __________________ that modern medicine has found a cure
for leprosy!