Vocabulary – Mother Fletcher’s Gift

By: Walter Dean Myers

Words to Know

apparently

flimsy incident

fixtures

survive

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Directions – Guess the Definition

• You will be given two definitions for each word. One will be the true definition, and one will be a phony definition.

• Your job will be to choose the definition that you think is correct.

• I will give you a white board…• If you think Choice 1 is correct, write a number one

on the white board• If you think Choice 2 is correct, write a number two

on the white board

apparently

Choice 1• Seemingly; with the

appearance of

Choice 2• Advice given to you by a

parent

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apparently

• Part of Speech: Adverb• Definition: Seemingly;

with the appearance of; evidently

• Example: Something is apparent when it is clearly visible and understood/obvious

• * Pizza Hut apparently has pizza

fixtures

Choice 1• Items put in place to stay

Choice 2• Something used to

temporally hold an item in place

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fixtures

• Part of Speech: Noun

• Definition: Thing/items put in place to stay.

• Example: Light fixtures

survive

Choice 1• To serve others

Choice 2• To continue to exist; remain;

to continue to live

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survive

• Part of Speech: Verb• Definition: to continue

to exist; remain; to continue to live

• Example: The TV show Survivor

incident

Choice 1• Something that happens;

event

Choice 2• Only partly in existence,

imperfectly formed

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incident

• Part of Speech: Noun• Definition: Something

that happens; an event• Example: The kids were

being bad on the bus and as soon as they got to school, the incident was reported to the principal.

flimsy

Choice 1• An old fashioned had worn

by rich women in the 1940s

Choice 2• Easily torn or broken; not

strongly made.

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flimsy

• Part of Speech: Adjective

• Definition: Easily torn or broken; not strongly made

• Example: money is flimsy

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Choice 1• To give your consent or

approval; to agree

Choice 2• The act of writing

everything for another person

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• Part of Speech: Verb• Definition: To give your

consent or approval; to agree

• Example: A magazine subscription

Now that you have seen the words and definitions…

• At your tables you will find a stack of words and definitions

• You will find our vocabulary words, and their definitions. You will also find some phony definitions- so be careful!

• Match the word with its definition• Glue the words/definitions into your journal. After

you glue each word and definition draw a picture to represent the word so you can remember it!