Reread each passage from chapter 3 of The Lightning Thief. Using strategies for determining unfamiliar vocabulary, answer the question(s) below the passage.
“When she looks at me, it’s like she’s seeing all the good things about me, none of the bad. I’ve never heard her raise her voice or say an unkind word to anyone, not even me or Gabe.”
Using the table above, write a definition of unkind in your own words. (L.6.4b)
L.6.4.b
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“For her sake, I tried to sound upbeat about my last days at Yancy Academy. I told her I wasn’t too down about the expulsion. I’d lasted almost the whole year this time.”
Using the table above, write a definition of expulsion in your own words. (L.6.4.b)
L.6.4.b
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“When I was young, I nicknamed him Smelly Gabe. I’m sorry, but it’s the truth. The guy reeked like moldy garlic pizza wrapped in gym shorts.
Which words in this sentence do not help in understanding the meaning of reeked? (L.6.4, L.6.4a)
L.6.4.a
RL.6.4
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. “Was her little boy doing all right? I told her she was smothering me, and to lay off and all that but secretly I was really really glad to see her.”
Which words in this excerpt best help in understanding the meaning of smothering? (RL.6.4, L.6.4a)
L.6.4.a
RL.6.4
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