Martha Helps the Rebel A Play by Carole Charles Open Court Reading Unit 6 Lesson 4 Word Knowledge and Vocabulary

val-iant The soldier sang, “Come all you brave soldiers, Both valiant and free, It’s for independence, We all now agree.” We saw the valiant rescue of a little boy who had fallen through the ice. valiant- brave and courageous

in-de-pen-dence The soldier sang, ”Come all you brave soldiers, Both valiant and free, It’s for independence, We all now agree.” Jenny enjoys the independence of having her own apartment. Independence- freedom

raft-ers I want you up on those rafters, right over the sport where the quilting rack will be. Some birds had built a nest in the rafters of the barn. rafters- beams that support a roof

Con-ti-nent-al Army My husband is a soldier with the Continental Army too. The Continental Army fought the British Army in the Revolutionary War. Continental Army- American Army that fought the British during the Revolutionary War

de-fi-ant Martha said in a defiant voice, “My name is Martha, not ‘Little Girl!’” The defiant toddler wouldn’t do anything his parents told him to do. defiant- standing up against authority; resisting authority