ALWTW Ch. 13-18

Persuade

• To compare one thing with another

• To trick someone into doing what you want

• To convince someone to do something by giving them good reasons

• To contradict someone because they are wrong

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

Great danger or risk

• Purpose

• Peril

• Platypus

• Persistance

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Determination

• Convincing someone to do something by giving them good reasons

• Comparing yourself to others

• Being weak and giving up on your goals

• Being strong and focused on achieving something

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Extremely cold

• arid

• frigid

• broil

• tepid

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Aloft

• High up in the air

• Way below in the ocean

• In the mountains

• On the desert plains

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Confusing or puzzling

• Bewitched

• Befuddled

• Bewildering

• Believe

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Frantic

• feeling or showing great fear and trepidation

• feeling or showing great excitement and happiness

• feeling or showing great despair

• feeling or showing great anxiety and worry

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

To find a solution to a problem or disagreement

• Skittered

• Resolve

• Comprehend

• Torrent

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Shanty

• A small, crudely built hut or shack

• A large, intricately built mansion

• A mid-sized, mid-century bungalow

• A tiny beach house

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

To shake involuntarily, especially because of fear, cold, or weakness

• Tranquil

• Nonchalant

• Poised

• Trembling

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4