Transcript Akiak Vocabulary - Vacaville Unified School District

ME and
UNCLE ROMIE
LindaC/Callison/2011
Me and Uncle Romie is Claire
Hartfield’s only book.
Illustrator Jerome Lagarrigue
has illustrated several books.
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very tall buildings
skyscrapers
a picture formed from
many small pieces
collage
a meal made on a grill
barbecue
something that is full of
beauty and wonder
glorious
walking proudly, often in
an exaggerated manner
strutting
Peacocks are often
said to strut.
many of something in a
group
swarms
devices that are used to
increase efficiency
technology
the program a computer
uses to perform tasks
software
disadvantages or things
that make a plan difficult
Darn
drawbacks
High Interest
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These are words in the story you may
not have seen before.
a special metal stairway
attached to a building for
escaping fires
fire escape
a small porch at the front
of a house
stoop
a baseball-type game
played with a stick
stickball
an underground train
subway
ground corn made into a
mush, eaten with butter
grits
skyscrapers
collage
barbecue
glorious
strutting
swarms
technology
software
fire escapes
High Interest
Words
stoops
stickball
subway
grits