1. Vocabulary – Mother Fletcher’s Gift By: Walter Dean Myers

2. Words to Know

3. Directions – Guess the Definition You will be given two definitions for each word. One will be the true definition, and one will be a phony definition. Your job will be to choose the definition that you think is correct. I will give you a white board… If you think Choice 1 is correct, write a number one on the white board If you think Choice 2 is correct, write a number two on the white board

4. apparently Choice 1 Seemingly; with the appearance of Choice 2 Advice given to you by a parent

5. apparently Part of Speech: Adverb Definition: Seemingly; with the appearance of; evidently Example: Something is apparent when it is clearly visible and understood/obvious * Pizza Hut apparently has pizza

6. fixtures Choice 1 Items put in place to stay Choice 2 Something used to temporally hold an item in place

7. fixtures Part of Speech: Noun Definition: Thing/items put in place to stay. Example: Light fixtures

8. survive Choice 1 To serve others Choice 2 To continue to exist; remain; to continue to live

9. survive Part of Speech: Verb Definition: to continue to exist; remain; to continue to live Example: The TV show Survivor

10. incident Choice 1 Something that happens; event Choice 2 Only partly in existence, imperfectly formed

11. incident Part of Speech: Noun Definition: Something that happens; an event Example: The kids were being bad on the bus and as soon as they got to school, the incident was reported to the principal.

12. flimsy Choice 1 An old fashioned had worn by rich women in the 1940s Choice 2 Easily torn or broken; not strongly made.

13. flimsy Part of Speech: Adjective Definition: Easily torn or broken; not strongly made Example: money is flimsy

14. subscribe Choice 1 To give your consent or approval; to agree Choice 2 The act of writing everything for another person

15. subscribe Part of Speech: Verb Definition: To give your consent or approval; to agree Example: A magazine subscription

16. Now that you have seen the words and definitions… At your tables you will find a stack of words and definitions You will find our vocabulary words, and their definitions. You will also find some phony definitions- so be careful! Match the word with its definition Glue the words/definitions into your journal. After you glue each word and definition draw a picture to represent the word so you can remember it!