Viva New Jersey Vocabulary Words Sixth Grade Unit

Viva New Jersey Vocabulary Words Sixth Grade Unit 1 Week 3

Words to Know destination pleas corridors groping mongrel persisted menacing

destination corridors mongrel pleas groping persisted menacing corridors cor – ri - dors (noun) Long, narrow hallways or passageways

destination corridors mongrel pleas groping persisted menacing mongrel mon-grel (noun) a mixed breed dog; mutt

destination corridors mongrel pleas groping persisted menacing Pleas (noun) requests for help; appeals

destination corridors mongrel pleas groping persisted menacing grop-ing (verb) reaching about uncertainly

destination corridors mongrel pleas groping persisted menacing persisted per-sist-ed (verb) refuse to give up; held firmly

destination corridors mongrel pleas groping persisted menacing destination des-ti-na-tion (noun) place where you are going; final location

destination corridors mongrel pleas groping persisted menacing men-ac-ing (verb) threatening

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More Words to Know adrift sorrow brave spacious future vista

adrift brave future sorrow spacious vista adrift floating without being guided

adrift brave future sorrow spacious vista brave courageous

adrift brave future sorrow spacious vista future the time yet to come.

adrift brave future sorrow spacious vista sorrow unhappiness

adrift brave future sorrow spacious vista spacious roomy; large

adrift brave future sorrow spacious vista a wide view seen through an opening

Comprehension Skill: Literary Elements COMPARE AND CONTRAST

Compare and Contrast • Telling how things are alike and different

Comprehension Strategy: Summarize Briefly state the important ideas in a selection. When you summarize something, use your own words, or paraphrase, and focus on main ideas rather than on details.

Essay Question • Look Back and Write: (pg 100#5) • Lucinda’s father wants her to get an education to become a doctor or lawyer. Look back at pages 94 to 98 to find what Lucinda wants to do instead. Then write sentences that summarize her wishes. Provide evidence to support your answers.