"The Party" by Pam Munoz Ryan and "...The Need to Belong" Vocab

"We were flotsam and jetsam that washed under a tree in front of the library"(Ryan 1).

Jetsam means...

• Useless or discarded objects

• The air behind an object like a plane

• A small stream

• Having no current or flow

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We "became an entity by default and by simply standing together"(Munoz 1).

Entity means....

• A thing with distinct and independent existence.

• An adversary

•  a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else

• A friend

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"Bridget was one of the pops, the popular ones, and the antithesis of me. She was thin and wore clothes that looked like they came straight from the pages of magazines" (Munoz 2).

Antithesis means...

• A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else

• A statement of opinion or claim

• A villiam who oppses an hero

• To be similar or the same as.

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"To not be invited meant standing in stagnant water" (Ryan 3).

• Having no current or flow and often having an unpleasant smell as a consequence.

• A rushing river

• A hurried movement

• toxic or poisoned

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"My stomach churned and I hoped that Bridget was still holding an envelope with my name on it"( Ryan 3).

Churned means...

•  agitate or turn

• to throw up

• to soothe

• to make noise or grumble

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"The need to belong involves more than simply being acquainted with

someone" (Cherry 2).

Acquainted means...

• Knowing someone a little bit, but not well.

• Being best friends with someone.

• The first time you meet someone.

• A stranger

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This need to belong to a group can also lead to changes in behaviors, beliefs, and attitudes as people strive to conform to the standards and norms of the group"(Cherry 3).

Strive means..

• To try very hard to achieve a goal

• To fight against

• To stop participating; ignore

• To wish or hope for

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"For example, a new member of the high school football team might adopt the dress and mannerisms of the other members of the team in order to fit in with the rest of the group"(Cherry 4).

Mannerisms mean...

• Ways of acting or speaking that are habits of a specific person

• To be polite or follow rules in a social situation

• Relating to the rules of sports

• The desire to belong to a group

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"In many cases, the need to belong to certain social groups results from sharing some point of commonality. For example, teens who share the same taste in clothing, music, and other interests might seek each other out to form friendships"(Cherry

•  a feature or trait that two individuals have in common

• A person who is considered to be of the lower class.

• A space that is typically shared or used by more than one person.

• Something that is popular or used a lot

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