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Unit 3.1 The Stranger
Genre: Fantasy
Vocabulary Words:
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draft current of air

etched engraved; a design or drawing on a metal plate, or glass
fascinated interested greatly
frost moisture frozen on or in a surface; feathery crystals of ice
parlor a room for receiving or entertaining guests; sitting room
terror great fear
timid easily frightened; shy

More Words to Know:

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drab not attractive; dull; monotonous

hermit - person who goes away from others and lives alone
hypnotized put into a condition resembling deep sleep in which the person
acts out suggestions
barren not able to produce
crops plants grown or gathered by people for their use
sprout to produce new leaves, shoots, or buds
wilt to become limp and bend down; to wither

Spelling:
Adding ed and -ing

Comprehension Skill:
Cause and Effect

Grammar:
Action and Linking Verbs

Comprehension Strategy:
Ask Questions

Writing Trait of the Week:

Voice

Science Content:
Fall in the U.S., Seasons and Crops,
Global Seasons, Animals and
Seasons

Vocabulary Strategy:
Context Clues

Spelling Words:
1 watched
2 watching
3 danced
4 dancing
5 studied
6 studying
7 stopped
8 stopping
9 dried
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drying
happened
happening
noticed
noticing
robbed
robbing
slipped
slipping
hurried
hurrying
answered
answering
magnified
magnifying
interfered
26 interfering