1. VOCABULARY 5 Walk Two Moons

2. Monday, Dec. 9 1. tentatively (adv) in an uncertain and hesitant manner 2. horrid (adj) extremely disagreeable; offensive 3. peculiar (adj) unusual or strange 4. ghastly (adj) extremely unpleasant or bad 5. descended (verb) moved from a higher to a lower place; came or went down

3. Monday, Dec. 9 6.extensively (adv) to a great amount 7. unadulterated (adj) unspoiled; pure 8. reluctant (adj) unwilling to do something 9. sympathetic (adj) of, expressing, feeling, or resulting from pity or sorrow 10. sarcastic (adj) expressing witty language used to convey insults or scorn

4. Tuesday, Dec. 10 Study the ten vocabulary words. Think of a way that you could put the words in categories. Group the words and be ready to defend the way you grouped them.

5. Tuesday, Dec. 10 Many of our words are adjectives this week. For each of the adjectives below, choose a character from Walk Two Moons that can be described using the given adjective. Defend your answer. Ex. Ghastly – Mr. Birkway is ghastly because he read the students’ journals aloud. Peculiar Sympathetic Sarcastic Reluctant Horrid

6. Wednesday, Dec. 11 The word politely is an adverb because it tells how. If the ly is dropped from the word, it becomes polite, which is an adjective (a describing word). Write a sentence with each of the following words, then change the word to an adjective and write a different sentence. Ex: The child politely asked for another cookie. The polite child asked for another cookie. Extensively Tentatively

7. Wednesday, Dec. 11 Write out each of the three synonyms and then label with the correct vocabulary word. 1. compassionate, caring, thoughtful 2. clean, pure, unmixed 3. unwilling, unenthusiastic, hestitant

8. Thursday, Dec. 12 Analogies Use a vocabulary word to complete each analogy. Write the analogy on your bellwork paper. horrid : ____ :: descended : lowered _____ : disrespectful : : _____ : respectful unwilling : _____ : : willing : enthusiastic

9. Thursday, Dec. 12 Write a sentence with each of the vocabulary words. Both words should be in the same sentence. Remember – sentences should have at least seven words! tentatively, horrid peculiar, unadulterated extensively, sarcastic ghastly, descended

10. Friday, Dec. 13 Try to write out the meaning of these words without looking back at your bellwork. If you can’t, study the words, then go back and write the meaning. Tentatively Peculiar Unadulterated Sympathetic Horrid

11. Friday, Dec. 13 Try to write out the definition of these words without looking back at your bellwork. If you can’t, study the words, then go back and write the meaning. Ghastly Descended Extensively Reluctant Sarcastic