Dear Mrs. LaRue

LindaC/Callison/2011

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Vocabulary Word Introduction

• Read the word chorally

• Define the word: Read it chorally

• Example: Let the teacher give an example

• Ask: The teacher will ask you a question about the word. Tell your answer to your partner.

when you forgot or failed to do something

neglected

I guess I forgot to clean my room.

to be thankful for something someone has done for you

appreciated

something that is not correctly known

misunderstood

willing to do just about anything to help or change a situation

desperate

things that are put up with

endured

doing what you are told, when you are told to do it

obedience

having or showing the ability to think, learn, and understand

intelligent

something that causes people to be amazed

impressive

to be shown how to do something

demonstrated

the act of making something known or understood

exposure

words put together to express ideas

phrases

Friends make

lifea littlesweete

r

High Interest Words

These are words in the story you may not have seen before.

a member of the dog family

canine

behaving, speaking, or acting in a way that is more dramatic than necessary

melodramatic

somebody considered clumsy and unintelligent

lummox

feeling sick, especially sick to the stomach

queasy

a large room in which many people sleep, or a building with many sleeping rooms

dormitory

the main officer in charge of a prison

warden

neglectedappreciateddesperateenduredmisunderstoodobedience

intelligentimpressivedemonstratedexposurephrases

High Interest Wordscaninemelodramaticlummoxqueasydormitorywarden