1. Viva New Jersey Review
Sixth Grade
Unit 1 Week 3

2. Words to Know pleas destination corridors groping mongrel persisted
menacing

3. corridors cor – ri - dors (noun) destination corridors mongrel pleas
groping
persisted
menacing
Long, narrow hallways or passageways

4. mongrel a mixed breed dog; mutt mon-grel (noun) destination corridors
pleas
groping
persisted
menacing
a mixed breed dog; mutt

5. Pleas (noun) requests for help; appeals destination corridors mongrel
groping
persisted
menacing
Pleas
(noun)
requests for help; appeals

6. groping grop-ing (verb) reaching about uncertainly destination
corridors
mongrel
pleas
groping
persisted
menacing
groping
grop-ing (verb)
reaching about uncertainly

7. refuse to give up; held firmly
persisted
per-sist-ed (verb)
destination
corridors
mongrel
pleas
groping
persisted
menacing
refuse to give up; held firmly

8. des-ti-na-tion (noun)
corridors
mongrel
pleas
groping
persisted
menacing
place where you are going; final location

9. menacing men-ac-ing (verb) threatening destination corridors mongrel
pleas
groping
persisted
menacing
threatening

10. You’ve got it!

11. More Words to Know
coyote
avocado
chipmunk
Cuba
Nevada

12. avocado
avocado
Cuba
Nevada
coyote
chipmunk
A kind of fruit

13. Cuba
avocado
Cuba
Nevada
coyote
chipmunk
An island in the West Indies

14. Nevada A state in southwestern United States avocado Cuba Nevada
coyote
chipmunk
A state in southwestern United States

15. coyote
avocado
Cuba
Nevada
coyote
chipmunk
prairie wolf

16. chipmunk
avocado
Cuba
Nevada
coyote
chipmunk
small striped squirrel

17. Comprehension Skill:
Literary Elements
COMPARE
AND
CONTRAST

18. Compare and Contrast Telling how things are alike and different
Compare - alike
Contrast - different

19. Comprehension Strategy:
Summarize
Briefly state the important ideas in a selection. When you summarize something, use your own words, or paraphrase, and focus on main ideas rather than on details.

20. Essay Question Look Back and Write: (pg 100#5)
Lucinda’s father wants her to get an education to become a doctor or lawyer. Look back at pages 94 to 98 to find what Lucinda wants to do instead. Then write sentences that summarize her wishes. Provide evidence to support your answers.