Vocabulary: Due Wednesday

Ch. 3-6 Vocabulary

Due: Wednesday (Writing Grade)

Label each of the words below with the letter that summarizes your knowledge of the word:

·       S= stranger

·       A= acquaintance

·       F= friend

Reprehensible           Scuttle                        Receptive                  Entranced                  Raptly           Quiver

Reverently         Vicious       Cower                Sluggish         Aloof         Console            Apprehension

Scorn      Contort                  Mottled              Avert             Crestfallen         Retort               Bewilder

Vocabulary Activities: Use 10 words properly in one of the following poetry activities.   You may use rhyme or free verse.  Write in stanzas.

1.       Write an “Ode to an Old Dog” that Candy could read as he buries his old dog and remembers the life they had together.  Provide details from chapter two.

2.      Write a poem about a conflict in the novel.  Consider using Curley and Lennie, Curley’s wife and Curley, or George and Lennie.

3.      Write a poem about the failure or success of Lennie and George’s future dream farm.

                     

Vocabulary Writing Requirements

Vocabulary Words	·         ____Used correctly ·         ____Uses required number
Figurative Language (at least two)	·         ____Simile ·         ____Metaphor ·         ____Personification ·         ____Alliteration ·         ____hook
Sentences (complete)	·         ____Simple ·         ____Compound ·         ____Complex ·         ____Proper ·         ____Sentences begin with variety
Spelling and Punctuation	·         ____Pet Peeves correctly used ·         ____Character names ·         ____Properly punctuated and generally correctly spelled words
Novel/Activity Elements	·         ____Correctly characterizes novel protagonists and antagonists ·         ____Maintains conflict and setting elements in common with the novel ·         ____Similar themes to novel ·         ____Dialogue (accurate dialect is appreciated)