Vocabulary+Enricher


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The job of the Vocabulary Enricher is finding especially important vocabulary in the story. Vocabulary selected should focus on words that are unfamiliar, interesting, important, repetitive, funny, puzzling, descriptive, vivid, or those used in an unusual way. You should pick at least four words from your assigned reading. Share the place you found it in the book, the definition, and why you chose the word.

Marissa Davis- Vocabulary Enricher // 1st word // - __**Tenant**__ pg.13- 1st paragraph- A tenant is somebody who rents a building, apartment, plot of land, piece of property for a fixed period of time. I chose this word because it is unique and I did not know the definition of this word. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT TENANTS, GO TO: []
 * WEEK 1-**

// 2nd word- // __**Quakers**__ pg.16- last paragraph- In the dictionary, Quakers is described as a Christian Society who rejects sacraments. But that definition doesn't make any sense for the book. In the book, Miranda is using the word Quakers, as a reference to being crazy. I chose this word because, I never heard any author use Quakers, as a reference to a crazy person.

 //3rd word-// __**Staggering**__ pg. 21- 2nd paragraph- Stager- to clumsily walk. In the book, it describes the boys as the type that stagers around laughing about little things. I chose this word because it was very descriptive and it helped me imagine what the boys act like.

//4th word- // __** Semipolite ** __ pg. 22- 1st paragraph- Semipolite is a partly polite way of saying something not polite. It is kind-of rude. I chose this word because I wasn't sure what it meant. It is a unique, interesting word. // 5th word- // **__Gurgled__** pg. 22- 3rd paragraph- WARNING- It's not a good definition-Dictionary definition of gurgled- to make a sound of a gurgling. I chose this word because it's like o nomatopoeia. It forces you to get a picture in your head.

// 6th word- //**__ Rusted-out __-** pg. 32- 1st paragraph- a rusted object. All rusty. Not bits and pieces. I chose this word because it was descriptive. Comments: Good job with the definitions! they were easy to read. The pictures helped too. Just one thing is that i'm pretty sure it was Quackers not Quakers. You know quack? like a duck? (sarah) Week 2:

1st word: **blaring**: verb: to sound loud. My stereo in my car was blaring. 2nd word: **peering:** verb**:** to look curiously. Yesterday my cat was peering through the crack in my door. 3rd word: **assumption**: verb: a statement taken for granted. You could make an assumption that Mary was lying. 4th word: **banisters**: noun: a v-shaped, upright support for a railing. At church the banisters under the rails are shiny. [] 5th word: **whack**: verb: to strike with a smart blow. When we were walking home, my friend felt a surprising whack on her back. 6th word: **plaque**: noun: a thin piece of metal used for decoration. My brother got a plaque for team captain for wrestling. 7th word: **spongy**: adjective: not a firm or solid object. My mattress feels spongy because it is squishy and soft. 8th word: **peeled**: verb: to take something off of something else. I peeled the bark off of the tree. [] (Taylor)

Comments: Those are some really interesting words, i didnt know what plaque ment but know i do. (Bella) Just like Bella said, I think some of these words are very interesting. I have heard a lot of these words, but I only knew what a couple of them meant until now! Good job!! (Lauren) Great word choice! You picked exactly the right words. I now know a lot more words. I loved how you included sites with your words. I agree with Bella! I never knew what plaque was. I found it interesting how you put your personal connection to the word. YOU GO TAYLOR!!!! (Marissa) Good job with defining those words!!! I like the way you put them in your own words so you we can all understand! also the pictures were great! :) (sarah) Thanks guys you ALL did an amazing job with your jobs this week!!!! Thanks for your compliments but truly you all did wonderful :) (Taylor)

Faraday 1* Epilepsy - a disorder marked by abnormal electrical discharges in the brain and typically manifested by sudden periods of diminished consciousness or by convulsions. I found two links explaining more about epilepsy. The first is about the diet Annemarie is on and the second is about other treatments and epilepsy in general. (pg. 95 par. 9) [|____http://www.epilepsy.com/epilepsy/treatment_Ketogenic_Diet____] [|____http://www.webmd.com/epilepsy/treating-epilepsy____]

2* I-can’t-fight, I-can’t-run and I-bow-down-before-you statements. I chose these words because I liked how she didn't simply say he bent over to tie his shoe out of weakness. Instead she linked words together making the writing stick out to the reader making the text much more interesting. (pg. 94 par. 4)

3* bobbing - Make a quick short movement up and down: "the boat bobbed up and down". I chose this word because I think it is a good synonym for more commonly used words and isn't used very often.

4* lookie - a way of saying look but with accent or slang. I think this is a good word because of how she gave him an accent. In real life people say slang or have accents so adding them your writing makes it more realistic and grabs the reader's attention. (pg. 74 par. 1)

5* goofball - A naive, silly, or stupid person. I chose this word because I hardly ever see it and thought it was a good word choice for what she was portraying. (pg. 63 par. 5) 6* perspective - a way of portraying or seeing something. Example: from my perspective that green bird looked like a leaf. (pg. 69 par. 3)

7* expression - The process of making known one's thoughts or feelings. Buy using a person's expression you can usually tell what mood they are in.(pg.75 par. 2)

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff5e00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">8* final-crack - a good word choice the author used to explain the sound the watch made as it hit the floor. ‘Final’ meaning the watch was broken and probably would not be fixed and ‘crack’ which is simply the sound it made as it hit the floor.

Comments: Hey Faraday you are not allowed to put your last name on this site. Safety issues. Mrs. Ermis explained this to us. You should immidiately erase it. (Taylor)

WEEK 4!!!!!!

Tesser- pg. 99.- to travel. Because it is sort of a weird word and it is not used often to i don't how anyone would know what it means. Swaggered- pg.107- walked like he was the coolest thing ever. Swaggered sounded like a weird word so i looked it up! Unshaven- pg. 119- unkept. Not cleanly shaven. so we could understand what Annemaries dad meant when he said that. Justification- pg. 105- a reason or explanation. because its a long word. knapsack- pg. 98- a backpack type thing. because they could just say backpack but knapsack is a much cooler word.

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Comments: Sarah I have never heard of that word before, well until now. I had no idea what it meant when I read it. Good Job Girly!!! (Taylor)

Good word Sarah. I agree with Taylor. I didn't know what that until now. It makes complete sense! Good response Taylor! :) (Marissa)

Great words Sarah, I didn't know what a knapsack was but now I do. (Bella)

Thanks Marissa. Tesser is definitely a unique word that I had never heard of before :) (Taylor)

Great words Sarah! I didn't know what most of these words meant until now! :) (Lauren)

WEEK 5: frantic: adjective- desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear or pain. observation: noun- an act or instance of noticing or percieving [] <--- picture terse: adjective-neatly or effectively scramble: verb- to climb or move quickly miracle: noun- a wonder, a marvel: known as a supernatrual cause. delivery: noun- the handing over of goods, letters etc. (Lauren)

Comments:

Great words Lauren! You picked some very interesting words that are for sure enrichining! I had never known what terse meant, until now that is. Good job again! (Taylor) :)

Good job Lauren! You did amazing with the words you picked... I now understand frantic and terse more than I did before! (Marissa)

Week 6 Wedged- to hold firm or to wedge. allegations-to offer as a reason veil-to cover with velvety-smooth, thick,or richly hued stupid- very dull in mine concentrate- something concentrated (Bella)