Beneath a Scarlet Sky VOCABULARY PART 3 Vocabulary
Beneath a Scarlet Sky VOCABULARY – PART 3
Vocabulary – Beneath a Scarlet Sky – Part 3 void – (noun) an empty space; emptiness His brother’s weight jerked in the void and almost pulled Pino off his feet. stanch – (verb) to stop the flow of blood or other liquid from a wound or a leak, etc. She used snow to clean out the scalp wound and stanch the blood flow. improvised – (adj. ) made or said without previous preparation They wrapped the rest around Mimo’s head for an improvised hat. kindling – (noun) material that can be readily ignited or used in starting a fire. The matches caught the dry tinder, and soon the kindling and logs were ablaze. sputter – (verb) to expel small particles explosively and involuntarily Pino let the storm sputter out before they pushed on. embers – (noun) a glowing and hot piece of coal or wood in a dying fire. He checked the fire, which was down to fading embers. damper – (noun) a movable plate for regulating the draft in a stove, furnace “Everyone be quiet and still, ” he said, crossing to the cool stove and turning the damper. obstruction – (noun) something that blocks, or closes up an opening or passage Mr. D’Angleo kept chipping at the obstruction.
Aha Practice TTYP – From the passage below, find the Aha Moment and write down on Notice and Notes Note page. Discuss then Answer the anchor question. “Mimo!” he screamed. Silence for a moment, and then came a weak, shaken voice. “I’m here. Jesus, get me up. There’s nothing but a lot of air below me. I think I’m going to be sick. ” Pino hauled against the rope, but it gave no ground.
Again and Again Practice TTYP – From the passage below, find the Again and Again Signpost and write down on Notice and Notes Note page. Discuss then Answer the anchor question. “Got it, ” Mimo said. They heaved and pulled and brought Mimo to the lip. Pino tied off the rope and Had Mr. D’Angelo pin his legs down so he could reach over to grab his brother’s rucksack. Seeing Mimo’s hat was gone, seeing him bleeding from a nasty head cut, and seeing how the chute fell away below him, Pino surged with adrenaline and hoisted his brother onto the ledge. The two brothers sat against the rock face, chests heaving.
Words of the Wiser Practice TTYP – From the passage below, find the Words of the Wiser and write down on Notice and Notes Note page. Discuss then Answer the anchor question. “I’ll bet you didn’t like the first night you played at La Scala, but you did it, and you can do this. ” Despite the frost on her face, she licked her lips, shuddered, and then nodded. “We can’t go on until the storm lets up!” Pino shouted to them. “But I know a place we can take shelter, get warm, and ride it out!” The refugees all nodded with relief. Thirty minutes later, Pino and Mimo were on their hands and knees, burrowing into the snow to open the door to the hut.
Tough Questions Practice #1 TTYP – From the passage below, find the Tough Questions and write down on Notice and Notes Note page. Discuss then Answer the anchor question. Mimo came up beside him, saw the dense wall of ice and snow, and in a terrified whisper said, “Mary, Mother of God, Pino, it’s buried us alive. ” The hut erupted in cries and worries. Pino barely heard them. He was staring at the wall of snow and feeling like the Mother of God and God himself had betrayed him, and everyone else in that hut. What good is faith now? These people just wanted safety, refuge from the storm, and instead they got – Mimo tugged his arm, said, “What are we going to do? ”
Tough Questions Practice #2 TTYP – From the passage below, find the Tough Questions and write down on Notice and Notes Note page. Discuss then Answer the anchor question. Pino pushed the ski pole up the chimney hole. It stopped when half the pole had vanished. He jabbed at the blockage. Snow dropped out and to the floor. He started jabbing and turning and probing with the ski pole, causing a steady stream of snow to fall from the tube. Five minutes. Ten minutes. He could push the ski pole and his arm up the chimney, and it still felt blocked. “How long can we last in here without air? ” Mimo asked. “I have no idea, ” Pino said, and pulled the pole down and out again.
Tough Questions #3 � TTYP – From the passage below, find the Tough Questions and write down on Notice and Notes Note page. Discuss then Answer the anchor question. He kept chipping at it, but all he was getting was slivers of ice. There had to be a block of it above. “It’s not going, ” Mimo said, frustrated. “You keep at it, ” Pino said, stepping aside. It was now stifling hot in the hut. Pino stripped off his shirt and felt himself struggling for breath. Is this it? Will it hurt, not having air? He flashed on a fish he’d seen dying on the beach at Rapallo once, how its mouth and gills had sought water, each movement smaller than the last until there was none. Is that how we’ll die? Like fish? Pino did his best to control the panic swirling in his stomach while his brother and then Mr. D’Angleo kept chipping at the obstruction.
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