TEXTBOOK READING, COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARY STUDY
First Quarter, First Half
Title: “A Day’s Wait” by Earnest Hemingway p. S19-S23 (5)
Title: “Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto p. 21-25 (5)
Words to Know: elective, scowl, quiver, ferocity, conviction, linger, trudge, portly, bluff,
sheepishly (10)
Elective
Scowl
Quiver
Ferocity
Conviction
Linger
Trudge
Portly
Bluff
Sheepishly
Title:
An optional academic course or subject
To look angry by drawing the eyebrows together and frowning
To shake with a slight, rapid movement
Extreme fierceness; intensity
A strong belief; assuredness
To continue to stay; delay leaving
To walk heavily; plod
Stout or overweight
To mislead or deceive; to fake
With a bashful or embarrassed look
“Thank You, Ma’am” by Langston Hughes p. 30 – 33
Words to Know: frail, suede, presentable, mistrust, barren (5)
Frail
Suede
Presentable
Mistrust
Barren
delicate; weak and fragile
leather with a soft, fuzzy surface
fit to be seen by people
to have no confidence in
empty; deserted
Title:
“If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking” by Emily Dickenson p. 33
Title:
“Names Nombres” by Julia Alvarez p. 38-42
Words to Know: ironically, ethnicity, usher, initial, merge, inevitably, specify, exotic, chaotic,
convoluted (10)
Ironically
Ethnicity
Usher
Initial
Merge
Inevitably
Specify
Exotic
Chaotic
Convoluted
Title:
“Zebra” by Chaim Potok p. 47 – 61 (15)
Words to Know: exuberantly, gaunt, menacing, wince, disciplinarian, intricate, encrusted,
poised, jauntily, tensing (10)
Exuberantly
Gaunt
Menacing
Wince
Disciplinarian
Intricate
Encrusted
Poised
Jauntily
Tensing
Title:
In a way that is contrary to what is expected or intended
A racial, national, or cultural heritage
To make known the presence or arrival of; to introduce
First
To blend together
impossible to avoid or prevent
To make known or identify
Unusual or different
Confused; disordered
Difficult to understand; complicated
full of enthusiasm
thin and bony
threatening
to shrink as in pain or distress
someone who enforces strict discipline
arranged in a complex way
covered with crusts
balanced or held in suspension
in a light and carefree way
a tightening or becoming taut
“The Rider” by Naomi Shihab Nye p. 61 (1)
TEXTBOOK READING, COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARY STUDY
Title:
“Offering at The Wall” by Don Moser p. 65-66 (2)
Title:
“A Crush” by Cynthia Rylan p. 68 – 74
Title:
“Eleanor Roosevelt” p. 87 – 96 (20)
Words to Know: brooding, combatant, prominent, migrant, priority (5)
Brooding
Combatant
Prominent
Migrant
Priority
full of worry; troubled
fighter
well-known; widely recognized
moving from place to place
something that must receive attention first
VOCABULARY TEST #1: 40 Words to Know
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3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
BARREN
BLUFF
BROODING
CHAOTIC
COMBATANT
CONVICTION
CONVOLUTED
DISCIPLINARIAN
ELECTIVE
ENCRUSTED
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15.
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18.
19.
20.
ETHNICITY
EXOTIC
EXUBERANTLY
FEROCITY
FRAIL
GAUNT
INEVITABLY
INITIAL
INTRICATE
IRONICALLY
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30.
JAUNTILY
LINGER
MENACING
MERGE
MIGRANT
MISTRUST
POISED
PORTLY
PRESENTABLE
PRIORITY
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36.
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PROMINENT
QUIVER
SCOWL
SHEEPISHLY
SPECIFY
SUEDE
TENSING
TRUDGE
USHER
WINCE
TEXTBOOK READING, COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARY STUDY
First Quarter, Second Half
Title:
from “The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt” p. 97
Title:
from “No Ordinary Time” by Doris Kearns Goodwin p. 97
Title:
“Homeless” by Anna Quindlen p. 101
Words to Know: rummage, legacy, enfeebled, crux, compassionate (5)
Rummage
Legacy
Enfeebled
Crux
Compassionate
To search thoroughly by moving the contents about.
Something handed down from an ancestor or from the past.
Deprived of strength; made weak.
The most important point or element.
Having sympathy for the sufferings of others.
Title:
“Bums in the Attic from The House on Magno Street” p. 105
Title:
“The War of the Wall” by Toni Cade Bambara p. 109-116
Words to Know: drawl, scheme, beckon, liberation, inscription (5)
Beckon
To summon or call, usually by a gesture or nod.
Drawl
To speak slowly, stretching the vowel sound.
Inscription Something written, carved, or engraved on a surface.
Liberation A state of freedom reached after a struggle.
Scheme
To plot or plan in a secretive way.
Title:
from “Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman p. 117-134 (17)
Title:
“Rikki-tikki-tavi” by Rudyard Kipling p. 123-134 (12)
Words to Know: revive, cower, consolation, cunningly, scuttle (6)
Revive
To become conscious; wake up.
Cower
To Crouch or shrink down in fear.
Consolation
Something that comforts.
Cunningly In a clever way that is meant to trick or deceive.
Scuttle
To run quickly, with hurried movements.
Title:
“Primal Compassion” LIFE magazine p. 138-141 (4)
Title:
“Dirk the Protector from My Life in Dogy Years” by Fary Paulsen p. 143-149 (7)
Title:
“After Twenty Years” by O. Henry p. 157-160 (4)
Words to Know: habitual, vicinity, staunchest, dismally, simultaneously (5)
Habitual
Vicinity
Staunchest
Dismally
Simultaneously
Established by long use.
Neighborhood
Strongest; most determined; most firm.
In a gloomy or depressed manner.
Happening or done at the same time.
TEXTBOOK READING, COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARY STUDY
Title:
“A Retrieved Reformation” by O. Henry p. 163 – 170 (8)
Words to Know: assiduously, virtuous, compulsory, rehabilitate, balk, eminent, retribution,
elusive, unobtrusive, unperceived (10)
Assiduously
Balk
Compulsory
Elusive
Eminent
Rehabilitate
Retribution
Unobtrusively
Unperceived
Virtuous
In a steady and hard-working way
To refuse to more or act
That which must be done; required
Escaping from capture as by daring, cleverness, or skill
Better than most others; very famous
To restore to useful life, as through therapy and education
Punishment for bad behavior
In a way the attracts little or no attention
Not seen
Morally good; honorable
Title:
“From Short Story to the Big Screen” by O. Henry p. 173 – 174 (2)
Title:
“The Pasture” by Robert Frost p. 197 (1)
Title:
“A Time to Talk” by Robert Frost p. 198 (1)
Title:
“The Word is Not a Pleasant Place to Be” by Nikki Giovanni p. 202 (1)
Title:
“To You” by Langston Hughes p. 203 (1)
Title:
“What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything?” by Avi p. 207 – 215 (8)
Words to Know: interval, urgency, contemplate, intently, nuisance (5)
Contemplate
Intently
Interval
Nuisance
Urgency
To look at attentively
With fixed attention
The amount of time between two events
Someone or something the is annoying or bothersome
Insistence; a condition of pressing importance
Title:
“The Difference a City Year Makes” by The Boston Herald p. 219-222 (4)
Title:
from “Immigrant Kids” by Russell Freedman p. 224-228 (5)
Words to Know: impoverished, fervent, din, indomitable, teeming (5)
Din
Indomitable
Impoverished
Fervent
Teeming
Title:
A loud, confused mixture of noises
Unconquerable
Poor
Having or expressing great warmth or depth of feeling
Full of people or things
“The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus p. 229 (1)
VOCABULARY TEST #2: 40 Words to Know
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6.
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9.
10.
ASSIDUOUSLY
BALK
BECKON
COMPASSIONATE
COMPULSORY
CONSOLATION
CONTEMPLATE
COWER
CRUX
CUNNINGLY
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12.
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14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
DIN
DISMALLY
DRAWL
ELUSIVE
EMINENT
ENFEEBLED
FERVENT
HABITUAL
IMPOVERISHED
INDOMITABLE
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22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
INSCRIPTION
INTENTLY
INTERVAL
LEGACY
LIBERATION
NUISANCE
REHABILITATE
RETRIBUTION
REVIVE
RUMMAGE
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32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
SCHEME
SCUTTLE
SIMULTANEOUSLY
STAUNCHEST
TEEMING
UNOBTRUSIVE
UNPERCEIVED
URGENCY
VICINITY
VIRTUOUS
TEXTBOOK READING, COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARY STUDY
Second Quarter, First Half
Title:
“Good Hot Dogs/ Buenos hot dogs” by Sandra Cisnero p. 234-235 (2)
Title:
“Scaffolding” by Seamus Heaney p. 236 (1)
Title:
“A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens p. 250-274 (25)
Words to Know: transform, solitude, provision, destitute, endeavor, abundance, anonymous,
surplus, emerge, reassurance, incoherent, summon, welfare, mortal, macabre, currency, pledge,
odius, charitable, finale (20)
Transform
Solitude
Provision
Destitute
Endeavor
Abundance
Anonymous
Surplus
Emerge
Reassurance
Incoherent
Summon
Welfare
Mortal
Macabre
Currency
Pledge
Odious
Charitable
Finale
Title:
“The Scholarship Jacket” by Marta Salinas p. 278-283 (5)
Words to Know: valedictorian, agile, despair, falsify, resign, coincidence, fidget, dismay, muster,
vile (10)
Valedictorian
Agile
Despair
Falsify
Resign
Coincidence
Fidget
Dismay
Muster
Vile
Title:
To change the form or appearance of
The state of being alone
A supplying of needs
People lacking the necessities of life
To try
Wealth
Not having one’s name known
Extra; More than is needed
To come into sight
A restoring of confidence
Without connection or harmony
To call for or send for with authority or urgency; To order to come or appear
Well-being
Of the Earth; Not a spirit
Suggesting the horror of death and decay
Money
Something given to guarantee fulfillment of a promise
Causing or deserving strong dislike
Generous in giving
The concluding part
student with highest academic rank n a class
quick and light in movement
to lose hope
to make false by adding or changing
to give up (a job or an award, for instance)
accidental sequence of events that seems planned
to behave nervously or restlessly
loss of courage in the face of trouble
to call forth, to summon up
disgusting, unpleasant
“Graduation Morning” by Pat Mora p. 283 (1)
TEXTBOOK READING, COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARY STUDY
Title:
“The Noble Experiment” by Jackie Robinson as told to Alfred Duckett p. 289-295 (6)
Words to Know: shrewdly, eloquence, retaliate, integrated, cynical, speculating, incredulous,
insinuation, ultimate, taunt (10)
Shrewdly
Eloquence
Retaliate
Integrated
Cynical
Speculating
Incredulous
Insinuation
Ultimate
Taunt
wisely; in a clever way
forceful, convincing speech
to get revenge; get even
open to people off all races or ethnic groups without restriction
mistrustful of others’ sincerity
thinking about different possibilities; guessing what might happen
unable or unwilling to believe something
a suggestion or hint intended to insult
final; most important
to make fun of; jeer
Title:
“Casey at the Bat” by Ernest Lawrence Thayerp. 300-302 (3)
Title:
“Out of the Ballpark” p. 305-308 (4)
Title:
“Ant and Grasshopper” retold by James Reeves p. 313 (1)
Title:
“The Ant and the Grasshopper” retold by Ennis Rees p. 314 (1)
VOCABULARY TEST #3: 40 Words to Know
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ABUNDANCE
AGILE
ANONYMOUS
CHARITABLE
COINCIDENCE
CURRENCY
CYNICAL
DESPAIR
DESTITUTE
DISMAY
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17.
18.
19.
20.
ELOQUENCE
EMERGE
ENDEAVOR
FALSIFY
FIDGET
FINALE
INCOHERENT
INCREDULOUS
INSINUATION
INTEGRATED
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22.
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24.
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26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
MACABRE
MORTAL
MUSTER
ODIUS
PLEDGE
PROVISION
REASSURANCE
RESIGN
RETALIATE
SHREWDLY
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32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
SOLITUDE
SPECULATING
SUMMON
SURPLUS
TAUNT
TRANSFORM
ULTIMATE
VALEDICTORIAN
VILE
WELFARE
TEXTBOOK READING, COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARY STUDY
Second Quarter, Second Half
Title:
“The Richer, the Poorer” by Dorothy West p. 316-320 (5)
Words to Know: whim, frugally, sentimental, self-denial, enhance (5)
Whim
Frugally
Sentimental
Self-denial
Enhance
Title:
“One Ordinary Day, with Peanutes” by Shirley Jackson p. 349-357 (8)
Words to Know: ambiguous, genial, impertinent, insatiable, repress (5)
Genial
Repress
Insatiable
Ambiguous
Impertinent
Title:
a fanciful notion or impulse.
in a thrifty way; economically.
showing or characterized by tender emotions.
a giving up of one’s own desires or interests.
to increase the attractiveness of.
pleasant, friendly.
to hold something back.
impossible to satisfy.
can be understood in more than one way.
not having good manners; rude.
“Amigo Brothers” by Piri Thomas p. 363-371 (8)
Words to Know: unbridled, pensively, bedlam, perpetual, game, barrage, improvise, dispel,
evading, feint (10)
Barrage
Pensively
Perpetual
Unbridled
Improvise
Dispel
Feint
Bedlam
Evading
Game
a rapid, heavy attack.
in a way that suggests deep thought.
continual; unending.
lacking in restraint or control.
to speak or perform without preparation.
to scatter, to get rid of.
to make a pretended attack in order to draw attention away from one’s real
purpose or target.
a noisy confusion.
avoiding, escaping.
ready and willing to proceed.
Title:
“Ode to an Artichoke/Oda a la alcachofa” by Pablo Neruda p. 375-378 (3)
Title:
from “An American Childhood” by Anne Dillard p. 383-386 (4)
Words to Know: reverent, spherical, translucent, redundant, righteous (5)
Reverent
Spherical
Translucent
Redundant
Righteous
to return to a former condition
having the shape of a round ball
allowing light to pass through
more than what is necessary
caused by an insult to one’s sense of right
Title:
“Winter Poem” by Nikki Giovanni p. 387 (1)
Title:
“The Bat” by Theodore Rothke p. 392 (1)
Title:
“Mooses” by Ted Hughes p. 393 (1)
Title:
“They’re Well-Suited for Studying Moose” by National Wildlife p. 396-397 (2)
Title:
“The Night the Bed Fell” by James Thurber p. 399-402 (3)
TEXTBOOK READING, COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARY STUDY
Title:
“The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street” by Rod Serling p. 417-428 (11)
Words to Know: antagonism, contorted, defiant, flustered, idiosyncrasy, intense, optimistic,
incriminate, legitimate, persistent (10)
Antagonism
Contorted
Defiant
Flustered
Idiosyncrasy
Intense
Optimistic
Incriminate
Legitimate
Persistent
Title:
hostility, unfriendliness
twisted or pulled out of shape
willing to stand up to opposition; bold
nervous or confused
a personal way of acting; odd mannerism
showing great concentration or determination
hopeful about the future
to cause to appear guilty
in accordance with accepted practices; reasonable
refusing to give up; continuing stubbornly
“Key Item” by Isaac Asimov p. 433-435
Words to Know: circuit, complex, acceded, diffidently, neurotic (5)
Circuit
Complex
Acceded
Diffidently
Neurotic
the path of an electric current; connected electronic elements
consisting of interconnected parts; intricate
to consent due to outside influence
reserved or restrained in manner
having excessive anxiety and emotional upset
VOCABULARY TEST #4: 40 Words to Know
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10.
ACCEDED
AMBIGUOUS
ANTAGONISM
BARRAGE
BEDLAM
CIRCUIT
COMPLEX
CONTORTED
DEFIANT
DIFFIDENTLY
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17.
18.
19.
20.
DISPEL
ENHANCE
EVADING
FEINT
FLUSTERED
FRUGALLY
GAME
GENIAL
IDIOSYNCRASY
IMPERTINENT
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22.
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24.
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26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
IMPROVISE
INCRIMINATE
INSATIABLE
INTENSE
LEGITIMATE
NEUROTIC
OPTIMISTIC
PENSIVELY
PERPETUAL
PERSISTENT
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32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
REDUNDANT
REPRESS
REVERENT
RIGHTEOUS
SELF-DENIAL
SENTIMENTAL
SPHERICAL
TRANSLUCENT
UNBRIDLED
WHIM
TEXTBOOK READING, COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARY STUDY
Third Quarter, First Half
Title:
“The Serial Garden” by Joan Aiken p. 440-454 (14)
Words to Know: vigil, wan, gaudy, aggrievedly, convalescing, tantalizing, susceptible,
incalculable, forage, chaos (10)
Vigil
Wan
Gaudy
Aggrievedly
Convalescing
Tantalizing
Susceptible
Incalculable
Forage
Chaos
A time of staying awake in order to keep watch or guard something
Sickly, pale
Excessively bright and showy
In manner suggesting that one has been badly treated
Recovering gradually from an illness
Arousing interest without satisfying it
Easily affected or influenced
Too great to be measured or counted
To search for what one wants or needs, especially for food
Extreme confusion or disorder
Title:
“Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carol p. 458 (1)
Title:
“Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out” by Shel Silverstein p. 458 (1)
Title:
“The Eternal Frontier” by Louis L’Amour p. 464 – 466 (3)
Words to Know: devastating, multitude, antidote, impetus, incorporate (5)
Devastating
Multitude
Antidote
Impetus
Incorporate
Extremely destructive
A very great number
Something that prevents the evil effects of something else, remedy
A force that produces motion or action, impulse
To make part of another thing
Title:
“Four Decades in Space” by The Boston Globe p. 470-472 (3)
Title:
“Author study: Ray Bradbury” p. 474 – 477 (4)
Title:
“Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed” by Ray Bradbury p. 479-490 (11)
Words to Know: amiss, forlorn, recede, dwindle, flimsy (5)
Amiss
Forlorn
Recede
Dwindle
Flimsy
Title:
“The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind” by Ray Bradbury p. 493-497 (4)
Words to Know: ravenous, acclaimed, pandemonium, spurn, quench (5)
Ravenous
Acclaimed
Pandemonium
Spurn
Quench
Title:
Out of proper order; wrong
A sense of aloneness and sadness
To become fainter and more distant
To become less, until little remains
Not solid or strong
Extremely hungry; greedy
Welcomed publicly with praise acclaim
A noisy upset; a wild uproar
To reject or turn down scornfully
To put out; to extinguish
“An Interview with Ray Bradbury” p. 500-501
TEXTBOOK READING, COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARY STUDY
Title:
“The White Umbrella” by Gish Jen p. 523-529 (7)
Words to Know: audible, discreet, credibility, stupendous, resume, illuminate, revelation,
maneuver, diverted, confirm (10)
Audible
Discreet
Credibility
Stupendous
Resume
Illuminate
Revelation
Maneuver
Diverted
Confirm
Title:
Able to be heard
Careful about what one says or does
Believability
Tremendous; amazing
To go on again; continue
To light up
Something made known to others
To guide or direct through a series of movements
Turned away divert
To make certain
From “Boy: Tales of Childhood” by Roald Dahl p. 535-545 (10)
Words to Know: flourishing, elaborate, saturated, loathsome, malignant (5)
Flourishing
Elaborate
Saturated
Loathsome
Malignant
Getting along well and successfully; thriving flourish
To state at greater length or in greater detail
Soaked with moisture; drenched
Disgusting
Filled with evil; threatening
VOCABULARY TEST #5: 40 Words to Know
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VIGIL
WAN
GAUDY
AGGRIEVEDLY
CONVALESCING
TANTALIZING
SUSCEPTIBLE
INCALCULABLE
FORAGE
CHAOS
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12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
DEVASTATING
MULTITUDE
ANTIDOTE
IMPETUS
INCORPORATE
AMISS
FORLORN
RECEDE
DWINDLE
FLIMSY
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22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
RAVENOUS
ACCLAIMED
PANDEMONIUM
SPURN
QUENCH
AUDIBLE
DISCREET
CREDIBILITY
STUPENDOUS
RESUME
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32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
ILLUMINATE
REVELATION
MANEUVER
DIVERTED
CONFIRM
FLOURISHING
ELABORATE
SATURATED
LOATHSOME
MALIGNANT
TEXTBOOK READING, COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARY STUDY
Third Quarter, Second Half
Title:
“The History of Chocolate” Diner’s Digest p. 549-552 (4)
Title:
“A Defenseless Creature” Neil Simon (Checkhov) p. 554-560 (6)
Words to Know: incapacitated, composure, clench, petition, provocation (5)
Incapacitated
Composure
Clench
Petition
Provocation
deprived of the ability to engage in normal activities; disabled
an undisturbed state of mind; calmness
to hold or grip tightly
a formal request
something that produces an emotional or physical reaction
Title:
“The Highwayman” by Alfred Noyes p. 566-569
Title:
From “Knots in My Yo-Yo String” by Jerry Spinelli p. 573-578 (5)
Title:
“An Hour with Abuelo” by Judith Ortiz Cofer p. 592-596 (4)
Words to Know: orderly, suite, parchment, embroidered, ammunition (5)
Orderly
Suite
Parchment
Embroidered
Ammunition
an attendant who performs nonmedical tasks in a hospital or similar institution
a group of rooms used as a unit
a paperlike writing material made from the skins of sheep or goats
ornamented with stitched designs
the explosive cartridges or shells designed to be used in guns
Title:
“The Old Grandfather and His Little Grandson” by Leo Tolstoy p. 597 (1)
Title:
“Waiting” by Budge Wilson p. 603-613 (10)
Words to Know: dominant, submissive, flamboyant, apathy, quarantine, stupefying, arresting,
vigor, saunter, infuriatingly (10)
dominant
submissive
flamboyant
apathy
quarantine
stupefying
arresting
vigor
saunter
infuriatingly
ruling or controlling
willing to give in to or obey another
given to showy display; flashy
lack of strong feeling or interest
a place where a diseased animal is kept away from others
stunning
striking
physical or mental strength, energy, or force
to walk about slowly
in a way that makes one very angry
Title:
“Face-to-Face with Twins” by National Geographic World p. 618-620 (3)
Title:
“Growing Up” by Russell Baker p. 623 – 628
Words to Know: gumption, stride, maxim, zeal, surly (5)
grumption an ability to think and act without being urged; initiative
stride
to walk with long steps
maxim
a short saying that expresses an accepted truth or rule
zeal
eagerness; enthusiasm
Surly
ill-tempered; gruff
Title:
From “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” by Malcolm X with Alex Haley p. 633-635 (3)
TEXTBOOK READING, COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARY STUDY
Title:
“Aardvark” by Julia Fields p. 635
Title:
From “Exploring the Titanic” by Robert Ballard p. 660-671 (11)
Words to Know: eerie, prophecy, accommodations, tribute, dazzled, indefinitely, novelty,
feverishly, list, toll (10)
Eerie:
Prophecy:
Accommodations:
Tribute:
Dazzled:
Indefinitely:
Novelty:
Feverishly:
List:
Toll:
Especially in a frightening way.
A prediction; Foretelling of future events.
A room and food, especially in hotels or on ships or trains.
An action or gift that honors a deserving individual.
amazed or overwhelmed by spectacular display
For an unlimited length of time.
something new, original, or unusual
In a highly emotional or nervous way.
To tilt or lean.
The amount of loss or destruction caused by a disaster.
Title:
“The Lives of La Belle” The Dallas Morning News p. 675-678 (4)
Title:
“Last Cover” by Paul Annixter p. 680-689 (9)
Words to Know: bleak, predestined, invalid, passive, confound, sanction, harried, essence, wily,
sanctuary (10)
Bleak:
Harsh and dreary.
Predestined:
Having one’s fate decided beforehand.
Invalid: Sickly or disabled person.
Passive:
Inactive; lacking in energy or willpower.
Confound:
To bewilder; confuse.
Sanction:
To give approval for.
Harried:
Worried; distressed
Essence:
Basic nature or spirit.
Wily:
Crafty; sly.
Sanctuary:
Shelter; protection.
VOCABULARY TEST #6: 45 Words to Know
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INCAPACITATED
COMPOSURE
CLENCH
PETITION
PROVOCATION
ORDERLY
SUITE
PARCHMENT
EMBROIDERED
AMMUNITION
DOMINANT
SUBMISSIVE
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FLAMBOYANT
APATHY
QUARANTINE
STUPEFYING
ARRESTING
VIGOR
SAUNTER
INFURIATINGLY
GUMPTION
STRIDE
MAXIM
ZEAL
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SURLY
EERIE
PROPHECY
ACCOMMODATIO
NS
TRIBUTE
DAZZLED
INDEFINITELY
NOVELTY
FEVERISHLY
LIST
TOLL
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BLEAK
PREDESTINED
INVALID
PASSIVE
CONFOUND
SANCTION
HARRIED
ESSENCE
WILY
SANCTUARY
TEXTBOOK READING, COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARY STUDY
Fourth Quarter, First Half
Title:
From “Barrio Boy” by Ernsesto Galarzap. 694-698 (4)
Title:
“A Crown of Wild Olive” by Rosemary Sutfcliff p. 710-725 (15)
Words to Know: substance, dappled, angular, unaccountably, reel (5)
Substance
material quality
Dappled
spotted
Angular
bony and lean
Unaccountably without apparent explanation
Reel
to go round and round
Title:
“Passing On the Flame” p. 728-731 (4)
Title:
From “A Long Walk to Freedom” by Nelson Mandela p. 733-736
Words to Know: resiliency, incomprehensible, transitory, curtailed, indivisible (5)
Resiliency
the ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune
Incomprehensible
not understandable
Transitory
lasting only a short time; temporary
Curtailed
cut short
indivisible
incapable of being divided
Title:
“The Elephant” by Rudyard Kipling p. 741 (1)
Title:
“The Turtle” by Mary Oliver p. 740 (1)
Title:
Author Study: Virginia Hamilton” p. 746-749 (3)
Title:
from “Anthony Burns: The Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave” by Virginia Hamilton p. 752765 (13)
Words to Know: throb, contradict, compliance, petty, illustrious, wretched, peer, alleged,
mobilize, agitate (10)
Throb
Contradict
Compliance
Petty
Illustrious
Wretched
Peer
Alleged
Mobilize
Agitate
Title:
To beat strongly (as though hurting).
To express the opposite of; to be contrary to.
The act of obeying a request or a command.
Of little importance, trivial.
Well-known or distinguished.
Miserable.
To look intently.
Supposed.
To assemble for a purpose.
To stir up public interest in a cause.
“The People Could Fly” by Virginia Hamilton p. 769-771 (3)
Words to Know: scorn, glinty, snag, seize, shuffle, (5)
Scorn
to treat with contempt
Glinty
sparkling
Snag
to catch and tear
Seize
to grab suddenly with force
Shuffle
to slide the feet along the ground while walking
TEXTBOOK READING, COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARY STUDY
Title:
“Looking for America” by Virginia Hamilton p. 774-775 (2)
Title:
“Tim Tingle, A Present-Day Storyteller Speaks” by Tim Tingle p. 794-795 (2)
Title:
“Prometheus” retold by Bernard Evslin p. 801-803 (4)
Words to Know: explicit, design, endow, aptitude, humility, vengeance (6)
Explicit
plain; straightforward
Design
a plan
Endow
to provide with a quality or a talent
Aptitude
natural ability
Humility
lack of pride
vengeance
the infliction of punishment in return for an offense
Title:
“Theseus and the Minotaur” retold by Olivia Coolidge p. 804 – 809 (6)
Words to Know: indignation, treachery, indignant, implore (4)
Indignant
filled with indignation
Treachery
willful betrayal of trust or confidence
Indignation
anger that is a reaction to injustice or meanness
implore
to beg
Title:
“Waters of Gold” retold by Laurence Yep p. 812 – 817 (6)
Words to Know: smugly, jostling, perilously (3)
Smugly
in a self-satisfied way
Jostling
roughly bumping, pushing, or shoving
perilously
dangerously
Title:
“Ashputtle” retold by Jakob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm p. 819 – 825 (7)
Words to Know: haughty, plague, jeer, nimbly, curtsey, alight, ingratiate (7)
Haughty
Plague
Jeer
Nimbly
Curtsey
Alight
Ingratiate
condescendingly proud
to annoy
to mock or taunt
quickly and lightly
to bend the knees and lower the body as a gesture of respect
to land lightly as after flight
to try to bring oneself into another`s favor
VOCABULARY TEST #7: 41 Words to Know
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AGITATE
ALIGHT
ALLEGED
ANGULAR
APTITUDE
COMPLIANCE
CONTRADICT
CURTAILED
CURTSEY
DAPPLED
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DESIGN
ENDOW
EXPLICIT
GLINTY
HAUGHTY
HUMILITY
ILLUSTRIOUS
INCOMPREHENSIBLE
INDIVISIBLE
INGRATIATE
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JEER
JOSTLING
MOBILIZE
NIMBLY
PEER
PERILOUSLY
PETTY
PLAGUE
REEL
RESILIENCY
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SEIZE
SHUFFLE
SMUGLY
SNAG
SUBSTANCE
THROB
TRANSITORY
UNACCOUNTABLY
VENGEANCE
WRETCHED
TEXTBOOK READING, COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARY STUDY
Fourth Quarter, Second Half
TITLE: “Narcissus” retold by Roger Lancelyn Green p. 828-831 (4)
Words to Know: immortal, misfortune, scornfully, vainly, contempt, pine, enchanted (7)
Immortal
Misfortune
Scornfully
Vainly: uselessly
Contempt
Pine
Enchanted
undying; not subject to death
a piece of bad luck
disdainfully
to no avail
disdain
to waste away from longing or grief
under a spell, bewitched
TITLE: “Young Arthur” by Robert D. San Souci p. 832-835 (4)
Word to Know: melancholy, rebellion, reclaiming, grievous, bellow, dismount,
inscription (7)
Melancholy
Rebellion
Reclaiming
Grievous
Bellow
Dismount
Inscription
sadness; depression
resistance to government or authority
getting back; recovering
painful; serious
shout in a deep voice; roar
to get down from a horse
something written, carved or engraved on a surface
TITLE: “Lazy Peter and His Three-Cornered Hat” retold by Ricardo E. Alegria p. 837-839 (4)
Words to Know: Unsound, haggle, priceless (3)
Unsound
not free from fault or weakness; not sensible; inaccurate
Haggle
to argue about terms or price; bargain
Priceless
too valuable to be measured by price
TITLE: “Phaethon” retold by Moira Kerr and John Bennett p. 843-844 (2)
Words to Know: abode, acknowledge (2)
Abode
Acknowledge
a Home
to recognize the status or rights of
TITLE: “The Force of Luck” retold by Rudolfo A. Anaya p. 846-852 (8)
Words to Know: contend, squander, anguish, bartering, benefactor (5)
Contend
Squander
Anguish
Bartering
Benefactor
to argue
to spend carelessly
great physical or mental suffering, as from grief or pain
arguing over a price; bargaining barter Verb
a person who provides money or help
TITLE: “Brother Coyote and Brother Cricket” by J. Frank Dobie p. 854-855 (2)
Words to Know: crude, assault, vainglorious (3)
Crude
Assault
Vainglorious
lacking tact or good manners
to attack
vain and boastful
TITLE: “How Odin Lost His Eye” retold by Catharine F. Sellew p. 858-860 (3)
Words to Know: forge, sacrifice (2)
Forge
Sacrifice
to shape metal by heating it and pounding on it with a hammer
to give up something highly valued for the sake of something or someone valued
TEXTBOOK READING, COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARY STUDY
TITLE: “Pumpkin Seed and the Snake” retold by Norma J. Livo and Dia Cha p. 862-865 (4)
TITLE: “Kelfala’s Secret Something” retold by Adjai Robinson p. 867-871 (5)
Words to Know: hardy, tread, retort (3)
Hardy
Tread
Retort
in robust good health
to walk on in or along
a comment such as an insult or argument with reply of the same type, often quick sharp
or witty
VOCABULARY TEST #8: 32 Words to Know
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ABODE
ACKNOWLEDGE
ANGUISH
ASSAULT
BARTERING
BELLOW
BENEFACTOR
CONTEMPT
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CRUDE
DISMOUNT
ENCHANTED
FORGE
GRIEVOUS
HAGGLE
HARDY
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IMMORTAL
INSCRIPTION
MELANCHOLY
MISFORTUNE
PINE
PRICELESS
REBELLION
RECLAIMING
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RETORT
SACRIFICE
SCORNFULLY
SQUANDER
TREAD
UNSOUND
VAINGLORIOUS
VAINLY