Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
THE CRICKETIN TIMES SQUARE
LindaC/Callison/2012
Other books byGeorge Selden
. . . and more
This story takes place in a subway station below Times Square in New York City
Times Square at night.
Times Square subway station.
a messy pile of things
jumble
Partner time!
• THINK of a time when you’ve seen a jumble of things.
• TELL your partner a time when you’ve seen a jumble of things.
a road, course, or way of travel
route
Partner time!
• THINK of a time when you’ve seen a route or been on a route.
• TELL your partner a time when you’ve seen a route or been on a route.
when you meet someone, you “make their _________
acquaintance
MultipleMeaningWord
Partner time!
• THINK of a time when you’ve made an acquaintance.
• TELL your partner a time when you’ve made an acquaintance.
a person you know, but who is not really a friend
acquaintance
Partner time!
• THINK of an acquaintance, someone you’ve met.
• TELL your partner about an acquaintance.
to show dislike or disgust
scornful
Partner time!
• THINK of a time when you have felt scornful.
• TELL your partner a time when you have felt scornful.
something that makes sense and is reasonable
logical
Partner time!
• THINK of a time when you’ve been logical about a decision.
• TELL your partner a time when you’ve been logical about a decision.
listening in on another person’s conversation without his or her knowledge
eavesdropping
Partner time!
• THINK of a time when you were easedropping.
• TELL your partner a time when you were easedropping.
High Interest Words
These are words in the story you may not have seen before.
a stall or booth where news-papers and magazines are
newsstand
sold
to search everywhere for what is needed
scrounging
thinking sad thoughts about something wanted, that is lostorgone
wistfully
I wish I had saved some
of those sardines.
a time of heavy traffic while people are traveling to and
rush hour
from work
the most recognizable part of a song
melody
jumblerouteacquaintancescornfullogicaleavesdropping
High InterestWordsnewsstandscroungingwistfullyrush hourmelody
