Time just seems to run away this time of year. We have a lot to accomplish before the end of the year. Students need to be reading some of Roll of Thunder at home as well as in school. As of 5/6 students should be up to page 62. Students can read up to one chapter ahead of the class, but don't get to far ahead.
On Tuesday, 5/12, we will have a quiz on chapters 4 and 5 vocabulary and comprehension. Our final exam for Roll of Thunder will be on May 22nd. The students need to be finished the book by May 20th so that we can review prior to the final exam.
Our first quiz on Roll of Thunder went well with the story detail but many students failed the vocabulary portion. Please make sure your son/daughter is studying the vocabulary words at home. Many of the words are difficult and need to be memorized.
Vocabulary Chapters 1-3
Corduroy-a cotton-filling pile fabric with lengthwise cords or ridges
Exasperation- irritation; extreme annoyance
Admonished-To counsel (another) against something to be avoided; caution
Trudged -to walk laboriously or wearily along or over
Morosely- characterized by or expressing gloom
Ornate-elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so
Dense-having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact
Loitering-To proceed slowly or with many stops
Temerity-reckless boldness; rashness
Tantrum -violent demonstration of rage or frustration; a sudden burst of ill temper
Resiliency-ability to recover readily from illness, depression, adversity, or the like Flirting-To make playfully romantic overtures
Meticulously- Taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough:
Concession-the act of conceding or yielding, as a right, a privilege, or a point or fact in an argument
Raucous-harsh; strident; grating
Pensively -expressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by some sadness
Outwit-To surpass in cleverness or cunning
Tormentor-a source of much trouble, worry, or annoyance
Knell-a stroke or sound of a bell, indication of the end of something
Venison-Deer meat
Imperiously-marked by arrogant assurance, domineering
Stealth-proceeding secretly or imperceptibly
Lynched-To execute without due process of law, especially to hang, as by a mob
Vocabulary for Chapter 4-5
1. aloof- stays at a distance, reserved
2. feigned- to fake or pretend
3. nauseous- to be sick in the stomach
4. glint- a flash or sparkle
5. malevolently- wishing harm to others, evil, spiteful
6. rivered- to betray
7. faltered- hesitation in movement, unsteady
8. emphatic- expressed with force, definite, with emphasis
9. envisioned- to imagine, or for see
10. discourse- a serious conversation or speech
11. engrossed-to occupy someone’s attention
12. vaguely- not seen, unclear
13. subdued- to over power by force
14. densely- tightly compact, close together
15. interjected- interrupt with a comment
16. subtle- hardly noticeable, not obvious
17. proprietors- legal owner of a store or land
18. mercantile- a shop where people can trade
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