Chapter Two

Vocabulary
#1
Definition:
compensate Look up the definition in the dictionary. Copy & paste it
here. Make sure it is the correct definition by referencing
the sentence from the text!

Part of speech: Pictures:

Is this word a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb? Include at least one picture that visually represents this
vocabulary word. This doesnt mean you should just
search images for the word. Be creative!

Sentence from the text: My own sentence:

Copy the sentence from the book that the vocabulary Now that you know what this word means, use it in your
word is in and paste it here own sentence!

#2
Definition:
muffled Look up the definition in the dictionary. Copy & paste it
here. Make sure it is the correct definition by referencing
the sentence from the text!

Part of speech: Pictures:

Is this word a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb? Include at least one picture that visually represents this
vocabulary word. This doesnt mean you should just
search images for the word. Be creative!

Sentence from the text: My own sentence:

Copy the sentence from the book that the vocabulary Now that you know what this word means, use it in your
word is in and paste it here own sentence!

#3
Definition:
bootlegging Look up the definition in the dictionary. Copy & paste it
here. Make sure it is the correct definition by referencing
the sentence from the text!

Part of speech: Pictures:

Is this word a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb? Include at least one picture that visually represents this
vocabulary word. This doesnt mean you should just
search images for the word. Be creative!

Sentence from the text: My own sentence:

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word is in and paste it here own sentence!

#4
Definition:
Midway Look up the definition in the dictionary. Copy & paste it
here. Make sure it is the correct definition by referencing
the sentence from the text!

Part of speech: Pictures:

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vocabulary word. This doesnt mean you should just
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Sentence from the text: My own sentence:

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word is in and paste it here own sentence!

#5
Definition:
dignified Look up the definition in the dictionary. Copy & paste it
here. Make sure it is the correct definition by referencing
the sentence from the text!
 Part of speech: Pictures:
Is this word a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb? Include at least one picture that visually represents this
vocabulary word. This doesnt mean you should just
search images for the word. Be creative!

Sentence from the text: My own sentence:

Copy the sentence from the book that the vocabulary Now that you know what this word means, use it in your
word is in and paste it here own sentence!

Discussion Questions

1. What did Texs mother die from?

Texs mother died from __________________________.

2. What does Tex usually hunt?

Tex usually hunts ______________________________.

3. What grade is Jamie in? What grade is Tex in?

Jamie is in the _______ grade and Tex is in the _______ grade.

4. Why do you think Tex wouldnt feel right letting Jamie pay for anything?
I think Tex wouldnt feel right letting Jamie pay because _____________________________.

5. What do you think the fortune teller means when she says There are people who go, people who stay.
When the fortune teller said There are people who go, people who stay I think she meant that

6. How did Tex feel about what the fortune teller said? Why?
After talking to the fortune teller Tex felt _________________ because _____________________.

7. What occupation did Texs grandfather have?

Texs grandfathers was a _____________________.

8. What does Tex mean when he says that And some of the people there were in a condition to accept
that, too.?
Tex means that the people were ________________________________.

9. What nightmares does Tex keep having?

 Tex Keeps having nightmares about __________________________.

10. What is the one thing Tex is afraid of?

The One thing Tex is afraid of is ______________________.

Figurative language
#1
Example from the text: Type of figurative language:
And now even the little hairs up and down my What type of figurative language is this? Is it a simile? Is it
personification? Is it a hyperbole?
backbone were standing up, tickling me.

Explanation:
This sentence is an example of ______________________. Through the use of figurative language, the author is explaining
that________________________.

#2
Example from the text: Type of figurative language:
a funny kind of uneasy silence would drop on What type of figurative language is this? Is it a simile? Is it
a metaphor? Is it a hyperbole?
us like a cloud promising thunder.

Explanation:
This sentence is an example of ______________________. Through the use of figurative language, the author is explaining
that________________________.

#3
Example from the text: Type of figurative language:
Thinking about Negrito made my stomach What type of figurative language is this? Is it a simile? Is it
alliteration? Is it an allusion?
lurch like Id dropped off a cliff.

Explanation:
This sentence is an example of ______________________. Through the use of figurative language, the author is explaining
that________________________.

Chapter summary

*students who need extra assistance to complete their chapter

summary will work in small groups with the teacher to complete it
successfully &/or work with a partner to complete this portion of the
assignment