Suffixes
Explain the meaning of biologist.
Someone who studies life.
an amazing happening that cannot be explained by science
What is miraculous?
having to do with education and schools
What is scholastic?
This is what happened when the Ace's had the ball on the 1-yard line.
What is the Eagle's line held them and they didn't score a touchdown?
This explains the reason Spinelli wrote "Goal to Go".
What is he could not stop thinking about the football game until he wrote about it?
Explain the meaning of a resident.
Someone who lives, or resides, in a certain place.
the act of chasing something
What is pursuit?
disputed; argued against
What is contested?
Spinelli means this when he says, "His legs were jet-propelled".
What is the running back was really, really fast?
Spinelli means this when he says he rummages through the attic of his memories when he writes.
What is he uses his own experiences to write stories?
Explain the meaning of a translator.
Someone who translates a language from one to another.
made use of
What is employed?
a wise teacher or advisor who offers guidance and support
What is mentor?
But Branca, swearing on his soul, "You shall not pass by me,"means this about Branca.
What is Branca is determined to stop the runner?
Which of these does Spinelli use throughout his writing? (dialogue, fantasy, humor)
What is humor?
Explain the meaning of a politician.
Someone who works in politics.
to have something taken away or denied
What is deprived?
a person guilty of misdeed or crime
What is culprit?
This is the most likely reason Jerry Spinelli wrote "Knots in My Yo-yo String".
What is to explain how he became a writer?
This detail from the story shows Spinelli's determination to succeed as a writer.
What is he kept writing books even though no one was interested in reading or publishing them?
Explain the meaning of offender.
One who does an offense, or commits a bad act (crime).
a great commotion or noise
What is tumult?
in a stern or forbidding manner
What is grimly?
The word resident in, "The college student is a resident of the apartment building," means this.
What is one who lives in a certain place?
The coach means this when he tells his players to "crash the Hall of Fame".
What is play well enough to crush the Ace's and take their place in the Hall of Fame?