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Vocabulary Grab Bag
It figures
Features Prominently
We Beat the Street
The Giver
100
He's thin, but very strong.
What is wiry?
100
Grandma was as sweet as ice cream.
What is a simile?
100
These articles are different from news articles and are often human interest stories.
What are feature articles?
100
The three doctors grew up in this city.
What is Newark, NJ?
100
The protagonist of Lowry’s novel.
Who is Jonas?
200
The skunk's odor spread throughout the neighborhood.
What is pervade?
200
I can smell pizza from a mile away.
What is hyperbole?
200
1. Has a focused topic.? 2. Provides a new angle. ?3. Has “features.”? 4. Goes in-depth
What are the four characteristics of feature articles?
200
She taught George in the third grade about Shakespeare and took her classes to see shows at Lincoln Center.
Who is Ms. Johnson?
200
Jonas is not assigned, he is selected. The chief elder continues to explain Jonas’ special role.
What is the Receiver of Memory?
300
When my mother asked me if I liked her dress, I could not answer honestly so instead I told her that I liked her haircut.
What equivocate?
300
The skater was a graceful swan across the ice.
What is metaphor?
300
It's putting your own special spin on your topic.
What is an angle?
300
Of the three doctors, he had to overcome controlling his impulses and was almost placed in special education in elementary school.
Who is Rameck?
300
It can happen if a citizen breaks the rules 3 times or if twins are born.
What is releasing?
400
I walked with slow heavy steps through the snow bank.
What is trudged?
400
Nature’s first green is gold, ?her hardest hue to hold
What is alliteration?
400
This would be another term for the “main idea” of your feature article.
What is your thesis statement?
400
He served his residency at Newark Beth Israel Hospital, the same place where his foot was fixed as a six year old.
Who is Sampson?
400
The weight of this memory causes Jonas to realize that his friends do not care for him as deeply as he feels for them.
What is the memory of war?
500
In the storm, the boat turned over and sank.
What is capsize?
500
I know this rose is only an ink and paper rose, but see how it grows and goes on growing beneath your eyes.
What is assonance?
500
Including research materials, statistics, and interview quotations.
What is going in depth?
500
She served as a mentor and was the “sage on the stage” for the boys. She helped guide them through the Seton Hall program.
Who is Carla Dickson?
500
The turning point of the story (or climax), where Jonas realizes that he must leave his community.
What is watching his father release the smaller of the two twins?