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Clarifying
-reread or read ahead to find clues in the text
-use a glossary or dictionary
-find key words or phrases that you need to figure out
Summarizing
-Identify important information or events
-Restate text in your own words!
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Homework Schedule:
Day 1: 2 sentences for each vocabulary word
Day 2: 200 word creative story using all 8 vocabulary words, and a cover drawing
Day 3: Comic strip using all 8 vocabulary words
Day 4: Double Bubble comparing you and one character from the book
Predicament: an unpleasantly difficult, perplexing, or dangerous situation
Miniature: smaller in scale than the actual thing
Lingered: to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected
Ushering: a person who escorts people to seats in a theater, church, etc. Gently leading
Disgrace: A shameful thing; an embarassment
Agitated: excited; disturbed
Frolicking: playful behavior or action; prank; joyfully playing
Tartness: sharp to the taste; sour or acid; bitter flavor