1. 1.One of my favorite stories from middle school was based on a teleplay about a man who built a bomb shelter for his family, but I never got to see the show it was based on. 2.When I read books about time travel, I sometimes imagine people living in another dimension parallel to this one where America never broke free from British rule. 3.I stood transfixed in front of the ice cream counter because there were so many choices I didn’t know what to pick. 4.When the teacher calls on me, I get so flustered that I sometimes can’t answer. 5.After we hiked six miles, I was walking sluggishly and could barely pick up my feet. Sentences that use vocabulary correctly

2. 6.When Mrs. Garrison said we could have class outside if we agreed to sit at the picnic table, we all nodded our heads in assent. 7.When my dog is hungry, he paces the floor persistently until I put food in the bowl. 8.When a butterfly emerges from its chrysalis, a metamorphosis has occurred. 9.My friend’s idiosyncrasy is that he must step over all the cracks in the sidewalk when he runs. 10.Many times an older sister or brother may feel like a scapegoat for their little sibling’s naughty actions. Sentences that use vocabulary correctly

3. 1.teleplay: a play written for television - NOUN 2.dimension: a level of existence or consciousness - NOUN 3.transfixed: to hold motionless - VERB 4.flustered: nervous or confused - ADJECTIVE 5.sluggishly: as if lacking energy - ADVERB Vocabulary List

4. 6. assent: agreement - NOUN 7. persistently: firmly; steadily - ADVERB 8. metamorphosis: a change of form - NOUN 9. idiosyncrasy: a personal oddity - NOUN 10. scapegoat: a person who is blamed for the mistakes of others - NOUN Vocabulary List

5. The next story we are going to read is called “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street.” Think about this title along with the vocabulary words you just learned, and predict what you think the story’s PLOT and THEME will be about. Explain what makes you believe the story’s PLOT will be about these things.