MIGHTY JACKIE THE STRIKE-OUT QUEEN
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Transcript of MIGHTY JACKIE THE STRIKE-OUT QUEEN
MIGHTY JACKIETHE STRIKE-OUT
QUEEN
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.
a story that has been handed down for years and has some basis in fact
legendary
King Arthur and theKnights of theRound Table
to speak in a low, unclear tone with your mouth nearly closed
mutteredGeez, I don’t know why I
always have to answer the door.
to stare with an open mouth in surprise or wonder
gaped
laughing in a disrespectful way
snickering
a remark or action that hurts someone’s feelings or pride
insult
to react to something un-pleasant by drawing back
quicklyflinched
something that is not allowed
prohibited
a formal request to a court
petition
when many people get the same illness at the same time
epidemic
small pox virus
a rich person who gives large amounts of money to charity
philanthropist
Andrew Carnegie, a wealthy 19th century industrialist, paid for 1,679 public libraries all over the United States.
High Interest Words
These are words in the story you may not have seen before.
a demonstration of a particular skill or craft
exhibition
feeling or showing firmness or a fixed purpose
determined
substantial heaviness or bulk
heft
to shock, upset, or amaze somebody
stunned
covered with hard, thick skin
callused
legendarymutteredgapedsnickeringinsultflinchedprohibitedepidemicpetitionphilanthropist
High Interest Wordsexhibitiondeterminedheftstunnedcallused