Dear Mrs. LaRue
LindaC/Callison/2011
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Mark Teague
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Vocabulary Word Introduction
• Read the word chorally
• Define the word: Read it chorally
• Example: Let the teacher give an example
• Ask: The teacher will ask you a question about
the word. Tell your answer to your partner.
when you forgot or failed to
do something
I guess I forgot to
clean my room.
neglected
to be thankful for something
someone has done for you
appreciated
something that is not
correctly known
misunderstood
willing to do just about
anything to help or change
a situation
desperate
things that are put up with
endured
doing what you are told,
when you are told to do it
obedience
having or showing the ability
to think, learn, and understand
intelligent
something that causes
people to be amazed
impressive
to be shown how to do
something
demonstrated
the act of making something
known or understood
exposure
words put together to
express ideas
Friends
make life
a little
sweeter
phrases
High Interest
Words
These are words in the story you may not
have seen before.
a member of the dog family
canine
behaving, speaking, or acting
in a way that is more
dramatic than necessary
melodramatic
somebody considered
clumsy and unintelligent
lummox
feeling sick, especially sick
to the stomach
queasy
a large room in which many
people sleep, or a building
with many sleeping rooms
dormitory
the main officer in charge
of a prison
warden
neglected
appreciated
desperate
endured
misunderstood
obedience
intelligent
impressive
demonstrated
exposure
phrases
High Interest Words
canine
melodramatic
lummox
queasy
dormitory
warden