1. Word: kaboodle
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3. Use the word in a sentence. Include a context clue. ___________________________________
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4. If the word kaboodle means entire, or the whole thing, draw a representation of the vocab
word in the space below.
5. Find a quote in Maniac Magee that best illustrates the word kaboodle. Explain the connection
between the quote and word.
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1. Word: orphan
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3. Use the word in a sentence. Include a context clue. ___________________________________
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4. How do you imagine it would feel to be an orphan?
5. Find a quote in Maniac Magee that best illustrates the word orphan. Explain the connection
between the quote and word.
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1. Word: bellowing
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4. List at least four things that can bellow.
5. Find a quote in Maniac Magee that best illustrates the word bellowing. Explain the connection
between the quote and word.
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1. Word: risers
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4. Describe what risers look like in our school and where are they located?
5. Find a quote in Maniac Magee that best illustrates the word risers. Explain the connection
between the quote and word.
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1. Word: puzzlement
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4. Describe a situation in which you felt puzzled.
5. Find a quote in Maniac Magee that best illustrates the word puzzlement. Explain the
connection between the quote and word.
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1. Word: suffice
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4. Explain why this sentence makes sense: To Maniac, Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan’s house would
never suffice.
5. Find a quote in Maniac Magee that best illustrates the word suffice. Explain the connection
between the quote and word.
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1. Word: blundering
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4. When have you made a blunder?
5. Find a quote in Maniac Magee that best illustrates the word blundering. Explain the connection
between the quote and word.
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1. Word: emanations
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4. Can only noises emanate? Explain.
5. Find a quote in Maniac Magee that best illustrates the word emanations. Explain the
connection between the quote and word.
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1. Word: picadored
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4. Make a connection to the word picadored: Text to Self, Text to Text, or Text to World.
5. Find a quote in Maniac Magee that best illustrates the word picadored. Explain the connection
between the quote and word.
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1. Word: armory
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3. Use the word in a sentence. Include a context clue. ___________________________________
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4. Relate a current event to the word armory.
5. Find a quote in Maniac Magee that best illustrates the word armory. Explain the connection
between the quote and word.
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1. Word: cringed
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4. Can animals cringe? If so, in what type of situation?
5. Find a quote in Maniac Magee that best illustrates the word cringed. Explain the connection
between the quote and word.
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1. Word: prospects
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4. What are your prospects for the future?
5. Find a quote in Maniac Magee that best illustrates the word prospects. Explain the connection
between the quote and word.
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1. Word: hemisphere
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4. If you could travel to another hemisphere, where would you go?
5. Find a quote in Maniac Magee that best illustrates the word hemisphere. Explain the
connection between the quote and word.
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1. Word: shinnied
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4. If shinnied means to have climbed, where could you do this?
5. Find a quote in Maniac Magee that best illustrates the word shinnied. Explain the connection
between the quote and word.
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1. Word: solitude
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3. Use the word in a sentence. Include a context clue. ___________________________________
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4. Do you appreciate solitude? When?
5. Find a quote in Maniac Magee that best illustrates the word solitude. Explain the connection
between the quote and word.
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