1. reputation Key Words Unit 1 ● Week 2
Context Clue: Jason had the reputation of being a great writer.
Context Clue: “I have always had a reputation as an athlete”
(Williams, My Friend Mateo).
Define: A person’s reputation is what he or she is known for.
Ask: What kind of reputation does firefighters have?
reputation

2. uttered Key Words Unit 1 ● Week 2
Context Clue: The small boy softly uttered the words to the song.
Context Clue: “Mateo was shy. The first time I met him at basketball practice he uttered the word hello to me”
(Williams, My Friend Mateo).
Define: If something is uttered, it is said aloud.
Ask: Describe a time you might have to utter words in a soft voice.
uttered

3. quickened Key Words Unit 1 ● Week 2
Context Clue: After he looked at the clock, he quickened his pace.
Context Clue: “Soon he had quickened his running and perfected his dribbling”
(Williams, My Friend Mateo).
Define: When something is quickened, it is sped up.
Ask: Predict why a teacher might quickened their lesson at the end of the day.
quickened

4. migrants Key Words Unit 1 ● Week 2
Context Clue: Migrant farmers came to California during the Dust Bowl.
Context Clue: “He said his parents were migrant farmworkers when they first moved to the United States.”
(Williams, My Friend Mateo).
Define: To be a migrant is to move from place to place to find work.
Ask: Analyze why migrant workers become migrant worker? Explain why.
migrants

5. mistreated Key Words Unit 1 ● Week 2
Context Clue: That man will be in trouble if we find that he mistreated his horses.
Context Clue: “He said that a few of the bosses were not kind to his parents and that some even mistreated them.”
(Williams, My Friend Mateo).
Define: If something is mistreated, it is treated badly.
Ask: Explain why the girl in the photo may be mistreated. Use details.
mistreated

6. wrath Key Words Unit 1 ● Week 2
Context Clue: Of all the things Candace feared, it was her sister’s wrath that she feared the most.
Context Clue: “…sometimes they suffered the boss’s wrath just because the boss was in a bad mood.”
(Williams, My Friend Mateo).
Define: Wrath is the quality of vengeful anger.
Ask: Describe what you might see and hear if someone is in wrath.
wrath

7. illegally Key Words Unit 1 ● Week 2
Context Clue: Zoe illegally made a U-turn at the stop sign.
Context Clue: “He could drive to the net without traveling illegally”
(Williams, My Friend Mateo).
Define: If something is done illegally, it is against the law.
Ask: Compare the difference between things that are illegal and legal.
illegally

8. ruptured Key Words Unit 1 ● Week 2
Context Clue: When the water hose ruptured, it was broken violently.
Context Clue: “But during our fourth game of the season, Mateo ruptured the tendon in his right knee.”
(Williams, My Friend Mateo).
Define: If something is ruptured it is broken violently.
Ask: Describe the cause of what might have made the building rupture in the above photo.
ruptured

9. Function Words & Phrases
Unit 1 ● Week 2
to be sunk

10. Function Words & Phrases
Unit 1 ● Week 2
to barely keep up with

11. Function Words & Phrases
Unit 1 ● Week 2
to half listen to

12. Function Words & Phrases
Unit 1 ● Week 2
to stand up to

13. Basic Words
Unit 1 ● Week 2
binder

14. Basic Words
Unit 1 ● Week 2
novel

15. Basic Words
Unit 1 ● Week 2
newspaper

16. Basic Words
Unit 1 ● Week 2
dictionary

17. Basic Words
Unit 1 ● Week 2
spine

18. Basic Words
Unit 1 ● Week 2
composition