1. Vocabulary and Quotation Marks Bellwork Week 3
The Giver
Vocabulary and Quotation Marks Bellwork Week 3

2. Monday, January 30 1. luminous- adj.- glowing or emitting light
2. chute- noun- a slope or shaft to drop things down
3. rueful- adj.- regretful or remorseful
4. stealthily- adv.- trying to avoid being noticed; furtively
5. chastise- verb- to reprimand or discipline

3. Tuesday, January 31
6. meager- adj.- unsatisfactorily small or of bad quality
7. yearned- verb- to long for or desire
8. treacherously- adv.- to behave deceitfully or like a traitor
9. burden- noun- a worrying responsibility; problem
10. Punctuation Rule: Use commas to introduce or interrupt direct quotations.

4. Commas

5. Wednesday, February 1
Directions: Write out the sets of synonyms and match with vocabulary words.
1. bright, shining, incandescent
2. unfaithfully, dangerously, deceitfully
3. load, problem, responsibility

6. Thursday, February 2
Write out the sentences and complete with your own thoughts.
1. I might stealthily ____________________to avoid detection.
2. ___________________ is a burden in my life because ___________________
3. The dessert I consistently yearn for is ____________________

7. Friday, February 3
Write your own three sentence dialogue exchange. Use at least one vocabulary word and punctuate appropriately!
Here is an example, but make up your own:
He said, "I don't care."
"Why," I asked, "don't you care?"
"I don't know," was his meager reply.
"Stop evading my questions," I chastised.