Monday, September 22
Write out the definitions for vocabulary from the reading.
 1. Mystique- (noun)a sense of mystery about someone
or something
 2. Infamous- (adjective) well known for shameful or
scandalous reasons
 3. Reluctance- (noun) hesitation about doing something
 4. Exemplary- (adjective) excellence or perfection
 5. Terminally- (adverb) continuing forever until death
Monday, September 22, 2014
#2
Copy the words and definitions into your BW.
6. savvy- (adjective) knowledgeable about
common issues
7. mutant- (noun) an abnormal specimen
8. subtle- (adjective) understated; behaving in a
manner without calling attention to oneself
9. osmosis- (noun) gradual absorption
10. canine- (noun) of or like a dog
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Write the sentence and add the vocabulary word.
 1. A person who is _____________ is well known,
but not for anything positive!
Dude,
it’s reading time!
Add to yesterday’s journal.
Remember: Use quotation marks in the page number.
Correct Format: Author’s name (Last, First.) Title of
Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of
Publication.
Tuesday, September 23, 2014 #2
Copy the synonyms and complete the set with the correct
vocabulary word.
1. supernatural, spiritual, magical, ____________
2. understated, restrained, indirect, _____________
3. shrewdness, understanding, knowledge, _________
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Copy the synonyms and complete the set with the
correct vocabulary word.
1. critically, incurably, hopelessly, ____________
2. notorious, scandalous, disgraceful, ___________
 Dude, it’s reading time!
Create a new Two Column Journal and complete one TCJ while you
read. That means choose and copy a meaningful quote from your
novel on the left side, and respond with and example or anecdote
in at least three sentences on the right side.
Remember: Use quotation marks in the page number.
Correct Format: Author’s name (Last, First.) Title of Book.
City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 #2
Write the entire sentence and complete it with the correct
vocabulary word.
1.
2.
3.
The ____________ unit of the police department
was called out because of a bomb threat.
Carrie’s _____________ to join in the dancing was
obvious by the way she stood by the wall with her
arms crossed.
He was so exemplary in school that I often called him
the ___________ of the family since the rest of us
struggled in class.
Thursday, September 25
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1. The students thought that the foreign exchange
student’s accent gave him a special ___________.
2. The X-Men are a group of ___________(s) with
special powers beyond those of normal humans.
3. Mrs. Rapp is ___________ optimistic that
students will learn to love reading!
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Write an original sentence for each vocabulary word.
 1. reluctance
 2. canine
Dude,
it’s reading time!
Add to yesterday’s journal. If you don’t already have 3 by the
end of today’s reading, you need to take it home for
homework!!!
Four are due tomorrow.
Remember: Use quotation marks in the page number.
Correct Format: Author’s name (Last, First.) Title of Book.
City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.
Friday, September 26, 2014
Write the entire sentence and complete it with the correct
vocabulary word.
1.
At the end of the year, students receive awards for
completing _______________work and having a great
attitude.
2.
Explaining _______________ to my son is harder than
moving solvent molecules through a partially permeable
membrane.
3.
Her business __________ allowed her to run a successful
store.
#2
Friday, September 26, 2014
Write an original sentence for each vocabulary
word.
 1. savvy
 2. infamous
 Dude, it’s reading time!
Four entries are due TODAY.
Remember: Use quotation marks in the page number.
Correct Format: Author’s name (Last, First.) Title of Book.
City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.