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WORKING ON FINISHING MAPS this week

 I.  VOCAB this week:  Calvin and Hobbe's "Snow Fort"
      A.  read instructions
            box verbs telling you what to do
            underline key details that help you understand task
      B.  read comic strip 2-3 times
           1x = just to read; check it out; enjoy
           2nd/3rd time = find and neatly underline the obvious vocab words
           * show you can recognize high-level, specific, colorful words

            Title of HW:
            Vocabulary Words from
            Calvin & Hobbes' "Snow Fort"
            by Bill Watterson


II.  continue MAPS reading assessment

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HOMEWORK
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__ begin 2-3 "Snow Fort" Vocab (due Friday)
     * not many, so due Friday
     * however, the longer, more detailed the definition, the higher the grade


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EXAMPLES (freebies you can copy):

VERITABLE:   (vare-it-uh-bull)
An adjective (descriptive word) that stresses or emphasizes that something is truly or absolutely what it is (it's REAL).  Adding veritable to a word is emphasizing that it is really that thing or it feels like that thing or you believe it is genuinely like that thing.  Like callling someone a "veritable mountain."  You are saying they are so big they are literally (actually) a mountain.   Veritable is derived from the Latin word "veritas," meaning "true."

From C and H's:  "Together a VERITABLE fist of defiance..."

ONSLAUGHT:  (on-slot)
A fierce, destructive attack. An attack so intense, so fast that it is difficult or impossible to deal with.   Can also be used to describe any sort of rush of things coming at someone so fast, so numerous that he or she can't effectively handle it all -- too many homework assignments, or too many orders at one time for a cook, or too many people rushing at you with demands.

From C and H's: "we stand immune to any ONSLAUGHT!"

PROVOCATION: (prahv-oh-kay-shun)
Any action or speech or words that make someone annoyed or angry.  Can also be called "inciting" (making someone angry or annoyed).  Something that is used to cause a reaction, although often in a negative or harmful way.  To do or say something that elicits a response (elicit = gets you to react, to respond).

From C and H's: "At the slightest PROVOCATION, we'll let loose a merciless barrage of stinging ice."

BARRAGE:  (buh-roj)
A concentrated military/war-like bombardment over a wide area, like bombing an enemy or firing machine gun bullets all at once.  Usually it is fierce and aggressive and intense.  Can also be used to describe a massive number of something being lobbed, thrown, fired at someone or something.  For instance, a gazillion questions coming all at once at a teacher from students.  Or a million fans mobbing a star and asking all at once for his or her autograph.

From C and H's: "...we'll let loose a merciless BARRAGE of stinging ice!"


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EXTRA CREDIT (onomatopoeia = sound words)

"PIFF!" = The sound of a wet, sloshy, icy cold snowball smashing into your face at close range by your pet tiger who, until recently, you had thought was your ally, not a traitor.