Fish In a Tree by Lynda Mullahy Hung Part 3, 4 & 5 Vocabulary

Fish in a Tree –Part 3, 4 & 5- Vocabulary bishop – (noun) a person who supervises a number of local churches. In chess – a piece that may be moved any unobstructed distance diagonally Keisha is a bishop - tall and powerful and able to move across the entire board in one move. value – (noun) some thing that is worth a lot or is important. Albert is the king – the piece with a ton of value but the one unable to move more than one space at a time. sacrificed – (verb) to surrender or give up, or permit injury or disadvantage to, for the sake of something else. The piece most protected and sacrificed for.

Fish in a Tree –Part 3, 4 & 5- Vocabulary pawn – (noun) someone who is used or manipulated to further another person's purposes. In Chess – a piece of the lowest value, usually moved one square at a time vertically and capturing diagonally. Every once in a while, a pawn becomes a queen. capable – (adj.) after “of” - having the personality or willingness to do something. I am not capable of letting someone win. invincible – (adj.) describes a foe that cannot be conquered or defeated. I think you’re just invincible.

Fish in a Tree –Part 3, 4 & 5- Vocabulary loyalty – (noun) a sense of duty or of devoted attachment that one holds for one's country, creed, family and friends. It isn’t the sound of loyalty. impressive – (adj.) achieving or accomplishing a task to admire or respect. Impressive work, Ally!

Number a piece of paper from 1-6, then write down the name each chess piece that is directly below its number. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5 6.

You are at a river. With you are a Chicken, Bag of Grain, and a Wolf You are at a river. With you are a Chicken, Bag of Grain, and a Wolf. You have to cross the river in your canoe but can only take one with you at a time. You can't leave the chicken with the grain. He'll eat it. You can't leave the wolf with the chicken. He'll eat it. How do you get everything over and intact?

bishop – (noun) a person who supervises a number of local churches bishop – (noun) a person who supervises a number of local churches. In chess – a piece that may be moved any unobstructed distance diagonally. value – (noun) some thing that is worth a lot or is important. sacrificed – (verb) to surrender or give up, or permit injury or disadvantage to, for the sake of something else. pawn – (noun) someone who is used or manipulated to further another person's purposes. In Chess – a piece of the lowest value, usually moved one square at a time vertically and capturing diagonally. capable – (adj.) after “of” - having the personality or willingness to do something. invincible – (adj.) describes a foe that cannot be conquered or defeated. loyalty – (noun) a sense of duty or of devoted attachment that one holds for one's country, creed, family and friends. impressive – (adj.) achieving or accomplishing a task to admire or respect.

Does the following sentence both use the vocabulary word correctly and define it using context clues? On a sheet of paper, you and your partner decide if the sentence for a vocabulary word is used correctly and defined using context clues, then talk it over and then write why you think the way you both do. After reviewing the answer, correct if needed.

persistent - (adj.) continuing without interruption Does the following sentence both use the vocabulary word correctly and define it using context clues? persistent - (adj.) continuing without interruption The man’s persistant cough was starting to bother all the other passenger’s on the bus. The coughing kept going on and on and never seemed to stop. Yes…persistant is describing the kind of cough and is in the right place (in front of a noun) so it is used correctly. The next sentence provides context that means the same as the definition.

Does the following sentence both use the vocabulary word correctly and define it using context clues? perspective – (noun) a way of looking at situations, and then judging their importance based on your point of view. The artist’s perspective was so interesting because she always drew objects that looked like they were close, but they were really far away. No…perspective is a noun and is used correctly as a noun in the sentence, but the definition is the one used in art, not in our story.

Does the following sentence both use the vocabulary word correctly and define it using context clues? nauseated – (verb/adj.) to feel sick to your stomach The man nauseated after eating the fish. He went rushing to the bathroom so he wouldn’t get sick in the restaurant. No…as a verb nauseated needs a helping verb such as is, or was. If you put the words became or feels then nauseated becomes more like an adjective describing how he feels. It is defined using context clues.

Does the following sentence both use the vocabulary word correctly and define it using context clues? nauseated – (verb/adj.) to feel sick to your stomach The man nauseated after eating the fish. He went rushing to the bathroom so he wouldn’t get sick in the restaurant. No…as a verb nauseated needs a helping verb such as is, or was. If you put the words became or feels then nauseated becomes more like an adjective describing how he feels. It is defined using context clues.

Does the following sentence both use the vocabulary word correctly and define it using context clues? anxiety – (noun) a state of uneasiness or fear caused by worry of what may happen The anxiety of the man was so alarming that he scared me and made me wonder if he would hurt me. No…anxiety is used correctly, but it is not defined correctly using the context clues. Why??? The sentence is defining the anxiety of the person scared not the anxiety of the man. Anxiety in the correct context needs to be defined using the man.