week seven vocabulary. dude, it’s reading time! begin your two column journal. remember: use...
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1. arsonist (p. 197) noun- a person who is setting fires 2. silhouette (5) noun- an outline of somebody or something filled in with black or a dark color on a light background, 3. bleak (248)- adj.- unwelcoming, providing little comfort, shelter, or encouragement 4. untimely (256)- adverb- coming at a wrong or bad time 5. smolder (262)-verb- burn slowly with smoke but no flame 6.coverlet (262)-noun- a bedspread, typically less than floor-lengthTRANSCRIPT
CHAINS BELLWORK
Week SevenVocabulary
EVERY DAY DURING THE WEEK OF MONDAY, MARCH 2ND
Dude, it’s reading time!Begin your two column journal.
Remember: Use quotation marks in the page number.
Correct Format: Author’s name (Last, First.) Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Source
Type.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 26TH
1. arsonist (p. 197) noun- a person who is setting fires2. silhouette (5) noun- an outline of somebody or something filled in with black or a dark color on a light background,3. bleak (248)- adj.- unwelcoming, providing little comfort, shelter, or encouragement4. untimely (256)- adverb- coming at a wrong or bad time 5. smolder (262)-verb- burn slowly with smoke but no flame6.coverlet (262)-noun- a bedspread, typically less than floor-length
MONDAY, OCTOBER 26TH 7. kindling (268)- noun- easily combustible
small sticks or twigs used for starting a fire 8. insensible (294)- adj.- without one's mental
faculties, typically a result of violence or sickness; unconscious
9. rouse (295)-verb- bring out of sleep; awaken OR to cause to feel angry or excited.
10. falter (297)- verb- to start to lose strength or momentum; move unsteadily or in a way that shows lack of confidence.
11. Comma splice- when a comma is used inpropperly, in the middle of a sentence. Just like the last sentence.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27TH
Silhouette
Isabel was looking for a silhouette of her mother in the grave yard.
1. What was she hoping to see? Why? 2. List two synonyms for silhouette. 3. Name one antonym or phrase that
describes the opposite of silhouette.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28TH Write out the synonyms and complete the set with the correct vocabulary word. 1. Dreary, Uninviting, Desolate,
___________2. Ill-timed, Inopportune, Inconvenient,
___________3. Seethe, Burn, Fume, ___________
THURSDAY OCTOBER 29TH Answer them in complete sentences. • 1. How does Madam Lockton demonstrate her own
self-centeredness following Lady Seymour’s illness?• 2. How does the author contrast the characters of
Lady Seymour and Madam Lockton?
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30TH Write the quote with the following
vocabulary word. 1. arsonist pg. 197 2. falter pg. 297
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29TH 1. What does Isabel rename herself? 2. How is this naming important? 3. What action does Isabel take to secure her freedom? 4. Why is the ability to read and write important to her plan?