Indian In The Cupboard Week 1 Mrs Murrays

Indian In The Cupboard Week 1 Mrs. Murray’s 4 th Grade Summer Adventure

Vocabulary Chapter 1 • alley- a narrow back street in a city or town • petrified- paralyzed with fear, horror, or surprise • coherent- easy to understand; logical • baffled- confused; unable to understand • torso- the trunk of the human body • miniature- a copy or model that represents or reproduces something in a greatly reduced size • quivered- to shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement • gigantic- exceedingly large of its kind • Practice http: //www. quia. com/jg/881621. html

Vocabulary Chapter 2 • scarcely- by a small margin; barely • tantalizing- enticingly in sight, yet often out of reach • unwairly- in an unwary manner • astonished- fill with sudden wonder or amazement • sarcastic- a remark intended to wound • mairaculous- able to work miracles • appalled- shocked and disgusted • ravenously- hungrily; greedily • crestfallen- dejected or discouraged • Practice http: //www. quia. com/jg/881629. html

Fluency • Reading words and phrases…

Phonics • Affixes- words that fixed to the front of another word (prefixes) or to the end of another word (suffixes) • Roots- sometimes called the base word • Prefixes- added to the front of a base word • Suffixes- added to the end of a base word • Practice http: //languagearts. pppst. com/affixes. html

Comprehension • Main Idea Practice http: //languagearts. pppst. com/mainid ea. html • Graphic Organizers Practice http: //themes. pppst. com/graphicorganizers. html