Written in Bone
Vocabulary
Teach the following words during the unit. Introduce these words to students as you encounter them while
reading the text and not in isolation. Feel free to add additional unknown words from the text, depending on
the needs of your students.
Written in Bone—21 Words
Forensic
Anthropology
Chaotically
Mortality rate
Ancestry
Decipher
Dismantled
Gauge
Malnourished
Askew
Indentured
Atrocious
Clandestine
Embalming
Clavicle
Abscess
Heritage
Transit
Standard
Pedestal
Stratigraphy
Possible Roots/Prefixes to Analyze
Forensis
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Ode to the Virginial Voyage—8 words
Pursue
Subdue
Bestow
Entice
Toil
Ambitious
Industrious
Enflame
Jamestown: 1607, The First Months—9
words
Discourse
Hindrance
Perceived
Idolatry
Vehement
Countenance
Sufficiently
Commodity
Mortal/mortality
“Pocahontas” poem—2 words
Wage
Vain