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Learning Targets
• Use knowledge of morphology, context, reference materials, and visual cues to determine the meaning of unknown and multiple meaning words.
• Use general academic and domain-specific words while speaking and writing about narrative poems.
ACtIVItY 1.2
VoCAbULARY PReVIew
chamber: (noun) a person’s bedroom or personal room
flutter: (noun) a quick, light movement
hesitate: (verb) to stop a moment before doing something because of fear or uncertainty merely: (adverb) only or just
murmur: (verb) to make a low, quiet sound, often when speaking
mutter: (verb) to talk or complain in a quiet way that others cannot understand
peer: (verb) to look carefully or closely into
porch: (noun) a covered entrance attached to a building
ponder: (verb) to think or wonder about carefully
rare: (adjective) unusual or being so uncommon that there are only a few like it
tapping: (verb) making a light sound similar to soft knocking
weary: (adjective) very tired
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