1. Viva New Jersey Vocabulary Words
Sixth Grade
Unit 1 Week 3

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

3. Long, narrow hallways or passageways
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. requests for help; appeals
destination
corridors
mongrel
pleas
groping
persisted
menacing
Pleas
(noun)
requests for help; appeals

6. 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
sorrow
adrift
spacious
brave
vista
future

12. adrift floating without being guided adrift brave future sorrow
spacious
vista
floating without being guided

13. brave
adrift
brave
future
sorrow
spacious
vista
courageous

14. future
adrift
brave
future
sorrow
spacious
vista
the time yet to come.

15. sorrow
adrift
brave
future
sorrow
spacious
vista
unhappiness

16. spacious
adrift
brave
future
sorrow
spacious
vista
roomy; large

17. a wide view seen through an opening
vista
adrift
brave
future
sorrow
spacious
vista
a wide view seen through an opening

18. Comprehension Skill:
Literary Elements
COMPARE
AND
CONTRAST

19. Compare and Contrast
Telling how things are alike and different

20. 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.

21. 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.