Autobiography Unit
Word List for Stems #1
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Introvert
Supervise
Circumvent
Synchronize
Symphony
Postscript
Circumspect
Unequivocal
Sympathy
Intracellular
Submarine
Subtract
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Nonconformity
Introspective
Equilateral
Semi aquatic
Symbiosis
Dissonant
Interstellar
Posthumous
Superfluous
Intravenous
Introject
Equinox
Thursday Bell Ringer
1. prenatal: posthumous ::
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bilateral: unilateral
Pathogen: syndrome
Intravenous: vein
Subterfuge: evasion
2. Biped: bicycle ::
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excess: insufficiency
Malevolence: benevolence
Superior: mediocre
Euphony: cacophony
Thursday Bell Ringer
1. prenatal: posthumous ::
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b.
c.
d.
bilateral: unilateral
Pathogen: syndrome
Intravenous: vein
Subterfuge: evasion
Thursday Bell Ringer
2. Biped: bicycle ::
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b.
c.
d.
excess: insufficiency
Malevolence: benevolence
Superior: mediocre
Quadruple: automobile
Going over your homework (voc)
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Why are these young men and women prepared to risk
serious injury or even death in order to explore these vast
underground ________________________?
__________________ is the effective combination or
joining of two or more text strings.
The entire ______________________, or mixture,
is fired into the sky using a propellant, generally
gunpowder, creating a spectacular firework display.
It's a sorry state of affairs I felt during a London stay where
my hosts put a group of guests up in
____________________"serviced" apartments in
Canary Wharf, a business district far from downtown,
where the "service" was sorely missing.
A certain ______________familiarity, verging on the
playful, began to show itself in all his gestures. He politely
showed us the way to the shop and even hailed us a cab.
Vocabulary Worksheet continued
6. It was the sort of event that could only be understood
and explained in ____________________
terms.
7. Most of the game consists of rounding up rabbits or
other vermin into the swirling _________________
of your vacuum vehicle machine.
8. I hope you'll forgive me if I just get personal for a
moment and _____________________ from
the normal remarks here.
9. To us, the unmarried woman, the
___________________, is a tragic figure
because she has not had the chance to complete her
normal life cycle.
What will I learn to today?
• How do I figure out how to answer the
questions?
• Should I be able to prove my responses?
Thursday
• Read the story again.
• As you read, use sticky notes to mark any parts
that you have questions about.
• Once you have finished, write a summary of the
selection.
Literary Lessons
Key words
Feelings
Images/symbols
Structure
Ideas
Questions
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What is meant by the words, “she had built up a splendid fortune
for herself (not the first founded on paper)”?
Why did Jo not tell anyone she had entered the writing contest?
Explain the meaning of the words, “poverty has its sunny side.”
a. How does this statement apply to the chapter?
b. Can you think of other examples of how this statement might be
true?
The author writes that Jo “at last disposed of” her novel.
a. What do the words “disposed of” mean in this statement?
b. Why do you think the author used these words to describe the
action?
Jo says she is writing to support her family. What other reasons
do you think motivate her?
Questions (continued)
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How important are a writer’s powers of observation?
a. What evidence in the chapter suggests that Jo’s powers of
observation were good?
7. How is the concept of unselfishness played out in this
chapter? In what ways did different characters display
selfishness?
8. Compare the descriptions of the writing Jo did for the
contest with the writing she did for her novel. How did the
purposes for each change the style of the writing?
9. What is the difficult issue which Jo must face with regard to
her writing? What circumstances help her to resolve the
issue?
10. What were the implications or consequences for Jo’s novel
when she tried to please all of her critics?