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Viva New Jersey Vocabulary Words. Sixth Grade Unit 1 Week 3. pleas. destination. Words to Know. corridors. groping. mongrel. persisted. menacing. corridors cor – ri - dors (noun). destination corridors mongrel pleas groping persisted menacing.
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Viva New JerseyVocabulary Words Sixth Grade Unit 1 Week 3
pleas destination Words to Know corridors groping mongrel persisted menacing
corridors cor – ri - dors (noun) destination corridors mongrel pleas groping persisted menacing Long, narrow hallways or passageways
mongrel mon-grel (noun) destination corridors mongrel pleas groping persisted menacing a mixed breed dog; mutt
destination corridors mongrel pleas groping persisted menacing Pleas (noun) requests for help; appeals
destination corridors mongrel pleas groping persisted menacing groping grop-ing (verb) reaching about uncertainly
persisted per-sist-ed (verb) destination corridors mongrel pleas groping persisted menacing refuse to give up; held firmly
destination des-ti-na-tion (noun) destination corridors mongrel pleas groping persisted menacing place where you are going; final location
menacing men-ac-ing (verb) destination corridors mongrel pleas groping persisted menacing threatening
More Words to Know sorrow adrift spacious brave vista future
adrift adrift brave future sorrow spacious vista floating without being guided
brave adrift brave future sorrow spacious vista courageous
future adrift brave future sorrow spacious vista the time yet to come.
sorrow adrift brave future sorrow spacious vista unhappiness
spacious adrift brave future sorrow spacious vista roomy; large
vista adrift brave future sorrow spacious vista a wide view seen through an opening
Comprehension Skill: Literary Elements COMPARE AND CONTRAST
Compare and Contrast • Telling how things are alike and different
Comprehension Strategy: Summarize Briefly state the important ideas in a selection. When you summarize something, use your own words, or paraphrase, and focus on main ideas rather than on details.
Essay Question • Look Back and Write: (pg 100#5) • Lucinda’s father wants her to get an education to become a doctor or lawyer. Look back at pages 94 to 98 to find what Lucinda wants to do instead. Then write sentences that summarize her wishes. Provide evidence to support your answers.