Monday, May 5, 2014

Post #2 Fever 1793


Ellie Nicholson
Ms. Nelson 
English 7B
Literacy Circles 
15.04.2014

Book: Fever 1793
Author: Laurie Halse Anderson
Pages read (total): 162
Amount read (this rotation): 10 chapters
Cover:
Group Jobs:
Brandon-Illustrator
Tamara- Travel tracer
Andrea- Summarizer
My job- Vocab Enricher

Vocab Enricher:*
Rutted: a furrow or track in the ground made by the passage of a vehicle/s
Page 78, paragraph 1 
Indulgence: indulgent allowance or tolerance
Page 79, paragraph 8
Thunked: an abrupt dull sound
Page 80, paragraph 9
Blubbering: an act of weeping noisily
Page 89, paragraph 4
Anvils: a heavy iron block with a smooth face
Page 94, paragraph 7
Draperies: long curtains
Page 99, paragraph 1
Scoundrels: dishonorable person
Page 102, paragraph 1
Destitute: lacking food, clothing and shelter
Page 106, paragraph 4
Jaundiced: affected with or coloured by
Page 107, paragraph 5
Impudence: the quality of not showing due respect towards other people
Page 111, paragraph 7
Abates: puts an end o or suppresses
Page 116, paragraph 4
Pewter: a container or utensil 
Page 122, paragraph 4

*Not all words are included







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