Ladies and Gentlemen,
As the Word Finder, it is your job to draft comments that let the group know that you have been able to locate special words. By the end of the book, you will need to have at least 5 comments to this post accepted by Mr. Moore. However, once you have one comment published, you may move on to the next job.
Whenever you find a word that is new, different, interesting, funny, hard, or unique, you will post a comment here. In your comment (one for each word) you will need to explain exactly where you found the word. Please list the page number as well as the paragraph number so that we can all go check out your great word! You will also need to make a prediction about what it means and then give a final definition for the word. In your comment, explain why you had that prediction. It is a great idea to include a quote from the book. When you have a discussion day, you can use your words and thoughts as part of the discussion. You can also ask other group members about your words.
One warning though - a word will only be posted one time! In other words, you cannot repeat words that others have already posted. This means that it is a good idea to get this job done quickly as possible.
Below, I will post an example of what I expect as a comment for this post.You do not need to copy it exactly, it is just an example to show the quality that is expected.
Thanks,
~Ms. Vander Velde
Dear Ms. Vander Velde,
As I was reading last night, I came across the word "flabbergasted" on page 37, paragraph 4. When I read the word flabbergasted, I thought that it meant that a character had a strange look on their face. I had this prediction because I read the sentence,which said "...the flabbergasted look on their faces was shocking!" I looked up flabbergasted on the visual thesaurus and I found that it means appalled, amazed, or stunned. I can see that I had a pretty good idea of what the word means. I think I might be able to use this word in my own writing to replace the word amazing. I have also seen this word in other texts, and now I'm glad because when I see it again, I won't be guessing about what it means.
Sincerely,
Johnny
17 comments:
Dear Ms. Vander Velde,
I was reading and I came to the word “Rummaged” on page 12, paragraph 5. I thought the word meant “Touch” because the book said “He rummaged through his jacket pocket and found a piece of a chocolate bar that had been left over from supper.” I went to www.wordsmyth.net and it actually meant, “To make a thorough search by turning over and looking through the contents of.” I can use this word in my writing like, “The boy rummaged his pocket for food.”
Your student,
Raymond
Dear Ms. V,
I found the word “scrounging” on page 1 paragraph 2. I think it means to look for something that someone else left behind because I think that definition goes good with the word. I looked up the real definition up on wiktionary.com The word means to hunt about. Now that I know what this word mens I will use it in my writing to replace the word hunting. In my reading I can understand what the author is trying to put across when the author says “scrounging”.
Your student,
Savannah
Dear Ms. Vander Velde,
I was reading and I came to the word, “Tuffets” on page 22, paragraph 6. I thought the word meant “Food” because the book said, “A couple of tuffets away from my stump the meadow begins, and there was a whole bunch of people having a picnic.” I went to www.ninjawords.com and it meant, “A clump of grass or similar vegetations.” I can use this word in my writing like “The horse ate a lot of tuffet.”
Your student,
Raymond
Dear Ms. V,
While I was reading the book, "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden I came across the word, "abandoned" on page 1 paragraph 2. I thought the word meant empty because when I replaced the word abandoned with empty to the sentence, the sentence made sense. The sentence would be, "The mouse's name was Tucker, and he was sitting in the opening of an empty drain pipe in the subway station at times Square." I didn't know the actual definition so I looked up the word on wordsmyth.net and found out that the word meant to leave behind with no plan to return. I think I had a pretty good guess. Whenever I see this word again in the book then I will know it means to leave behind with no plan to return. I can also use this word in my writing like the sentence, "The robber abandoned the bank."
Your 5th grade student,
Kathy
Dear Ms. V,
I found the interesting word “acquaintance”. I think the word “acquaintance” means what a surprise because in the book I replaced the word with surprised and it made sense. I looked up the real definition up on wiktionary.com. The real definition for the word “acquaintance” on wiktionary.com and it means a person or people with whom one is acquainted. I did not know what “acquainted” so I looked it up on wiktionary.com and it means personally known. Now in my reading I will understand the book better when I come across this word. In my writing I can use this word like this to make my writing better: “He is my acquaintance.” I can use the word like that in my writing.
Your student,
Savannah
Dear Ms. Vander Velde,
I was reading the book “The Cricket in Times Square” and came across a strange word on page 91, paragraph 1. The word was “Encourage” I thought this was weird because of the way it's spelled. I think it's spelled weird because at the end it looks like it says “Age” when it means “Oge” (This is a sound it makes in case you were wondering.) sound. I sorta thought it means to help someone to get through something that there having trouble with. I still didn't know exactly, what it meant. So I looked it up on Visuwords.com and it said, “To inspire with confidence”. Now that I know what it means I can use it in my writing like “I encouraged the dog to eat his food in his new home.”
Thank you,
Joe
Dear Ms. Vander Velde,
I was reading from the book “The Cricket in Times Square” by George Selden and I came to the word, “Forlornly” on page 26, paragraph 3. I thought the word meant, “Sadly” because the book said, “And here I am,” Chester concluded forlornly. I went to www.ninjawords.com and it said, “In a forlorn manner.” I don't know what forlorn so I went to www.ninjawords.com and this time it said, “Miserable, as when lonely being abandoned.” Now I know this word I can even make a sentence like this, “The homeless person felt really forlornly when he told the people his story.”
Your student,
Raymond
Dear Ms. V,
I was reading the book “The Cricket in Times Square” when I found the word “casually” on page 27 paragraph 3 and I think it means to act normal and be you. I think this because people say, “I acted casually, and my parents didn't notice I had a cookie because I had acted so normal about it.” I looked up the real definition on wiktionary.com and “casually” means to come without regularity. Now in my reading when the author has this word in a book I will know what they are trying to tell me or other readers. In my writing I can use this word like this: “I casually walked forward.” to make my writing better.
Your student,
Savannah
Dear Ms. V,
While I was reading "The Cricket in Times Square I came across the word, "soot" on page 10 paragraph 1. I thought the word meant hoot because the word hoot sounds like the word soot. I didn't know what the word meant so I looked it up on wordsmyth.net and the word actually meant a fine, black powder made during burning. Now that I know what soot means then whenever I see the word soot again in the book I will not waste my time looking up the word. And I can use it in my writing like the sentence, "I used soot for a campfire."
Sincerely,
Kathy
Dear Ms. Vander Velde,
I was reading the book, “The Cricket in Times Square” by George Selden and I came to the word, “Abrupt” on page 43, paragraph 2. I thought the word meant “Slow” because the book said, “Like most people who first ride the subway, Chester wasn't used to the abrupt stops.” I went to www.wordsmyth.net and it meant, “Sudden and not expected.” I can use this word in a writing like, “The race car came in to a abrupt stop.”
Your student,
Raymond
Dear Ms. Vander Velde,
I was reading and came across the word “Ruined”. While reading the book “The Cricket in Times Square” I thought the word “Ruined” meant to mess something up. I still didn't quiet understand what it meant so I looked it up on Visuwords.com. It said it meant “To destroy something physically or morally” Know that I know what it means I can use it in my writing like “The boy 'ruined' his sister's nutcracker.”
Your student,
Joseph
Dear Ms. V,
While I was reading “The Cricket in Times Square” I came upon the word, “moaned” on page 68 paragraph 8. I thought the word meant whined because if I replace the word moan with whined it make sense. That would make the sentence, “Tucker whined and massaged his poor spot.” I didn't know what the word means so I looked up the word on wordsmyth. net. The word meant a long, low sound of pain, grief, or sorrow. I think that I had a pretty good guess. Now that I know what the word means then I can use it in my writing like the sentence, “I moaned because I was tired from after work.” Or the sentence, “Ms. VanderVelde moaned because she was exhausted from doing the green goal sheets and grading her student's DLI and Science tests.”
Your student,
Kathy
Dear Ms. Vander Velde,
I was reading the book “The Cricket in Times Square” and I stopped because there is this one word that I don't know what it means. The word is “Kumquats”, I found this word in page 80, paragraph 5. I thought it was the same meaning as the word “Strawberry” because the book said, “When the four of them had eaten as much of the chow yuk and chow mein and pork fried rice and duck with pineapples as they wanted, Sai Fong brought out some candied kumquats for dessert. I went to www.wordsmyth.net and it meant, “The oblong, orange-colored fruit of such a tree, having a sweet, edible rind and a sharp-tasting pulp.” I can use this word in my writing like, “The man loves every food that has a kumquat in it.”
Your student,
Raymond
Dear Ms. V,
I found the phrase“chow yuk” on page 79 paragraph 5 and I think it means a stir fried dish. I think this because when I found the word the book was talking about Chinese food and Chinese food is mostly stir fried dishes. I looked up what it really is on wrodsmyth.com and it means informal food. In my reading I will know what kind of food the author it talking about. In my writing can use the word like this: “I ate chow yuk with my family last night.” so that I don't have to say I had dinner with my family I can just say what kind of food it was.
Your friend,
Savannah
Dear Ms. V,
I found the word “smuggled” on page 73 paragraph 2 and I think it means to take something from someone. I think this because I think they pair well together. I looked up th real definition up on ninjawords.com and it means to import of export by stealth with out paying customs charges. Now in my reading I will understand the book when the author gives me this word. In my writing I can use this word like this: “I smuggled his money.” to make my writing better.
Your friend,
Savannah
Dear Ms. Vander Velde,
I was reading the book “The Cricket in Times Square” and came across the word “Courting” on page 102 paragraph 6. At first I thought this word meant to date some one because in the book it said that “while papa was 'courting' her before they moved to America.” I still didn't know what it meant so I looked it up on Visuwords.com and it means “A man seeking the love of a woman.” Now that I know what it means I can say in my writing “My mom and dad were courting for four years before getting married.”
You student,
Joseph
Dear Ms. V,
While I was reading the book, “The Cricket in Times Square” I came upon a word I didn't know. The word was, “novelties”. I found this word on page 44 paragraph 3. I thought the word meant novels because the word novels sounds like the word novelties. I did not know what novelties mean so I looked up the word on dictionary.com and the word meant an article of trade whose value is chiefly decorative, comic, or the like and whose appeal is often transitory. The sentence that I found the word “novelties” in the sentence that said, “A sign hanging out in front said, “Sai Fong Chinese Novelties.” I think I had a pretty good guess. Now I know what the word means. I can use the word novelties in my like in the sentence, “Novelties were written in cursive writing.”
Sincerely,
Kathy
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