Vocabulary 

1. Vocabulary  August 19-23

2. Allocate (verb) • Distribute for a particular purpose • Each _____________ will be allocated one _____________ to use for the entire year.

3. Assign (verb) • To appoint to a particular job, task or organization • I will assign ____________ because I want you to learn about _____________ .

4. allocate

5. assign

6. August 20 Clear target: • I will use my knowledge of science fiction and figurative language to make predictions about a story as we read.

7. Attach (verb) • Fasten or join one thing to another • Add one related document to another: attaching a document to an e-mail • Please attach your _________ to the _________ before turning it in.

8. attach

9. Author (noun) • (Noun) A person who writes a novel, essay, poem, etc; the composer of a literary work • (Verb) To write, to be the composer of, or to create a design for something • ____________ is my favorite author.

10. author

11. Allege (verb) • Claim or assert that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically without proof • The ____________ alleges that he is not guilty of _______________ .

12. allege

13. August 21 clear target: • I will make an inference about the story based on what I know by the end.

14. Aug. 21 Bellringer • Make up one sentence for each vocabulary word (allocate, assign, attach, author, allege) • Remember, you can use any form of the word you want • Ex: using allegedly instead of allege

15. AUGUST 22 Clear target • I will identify similarities between two literary works created by different authors in different time periods.

16. Aug. 22 Bellringer • Write a paragraph-long story that uses all your vocab words in context • Remember, you can use any form of the word you want • Ex: using allegedly instead of allege

17. August 23 clear target • I will use my knowledge of figurative language to analyze a poem and compare it to a short story with similar themes.