Transcript Good-Bye to the Moon

Vocabulary Words and Words to Know
GOOD-BYE TO THE MOON
COMBUSTION
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com – bus’ – tion (n.)
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Kid-friendly definition – internal burning; act or
process of burning
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Sentence stem –
Engines require…
DINGY
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din’ – gy (adj.)
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Kid-friendly definition – dirty; lacking
brightness or freshness
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Sentence stem –
The windows were…
NEGOTIATE
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ne – go’ – ti – ate (v.)
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Kid-friendly definition – settle; to talk over and
arrange terms
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Sentence stem –
The workers and management will…
TRAVERSED
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tra – versed’ (v.)
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Kid-friendly definition- crossed; passed across
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Sentence stem –
The Pilgrims …
WAFT
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waft (n.)
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Kid-friendly definition- light scent
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Sentence stem –
The smell of our neighbor’s dinner…
WANING
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wan – ing (adj.)
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Kid-friendly definition- decreasing
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Sentence stem –
It was hard to see …
MORE WORDS TO KNOW
Some words have meanings that are alike but
not exactly the same. The meanings are just a
little different. These small differences are
called “shades of meaning.” For example, the
words weep and bawl are synonyms for the
word cry. The word bawl is stronger than cry
and the word weep is not as strong as cry or
bawl.
MORE WORDS TO KNOW
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bedroom
a place for sleeping in
MORE WORDS TO KNOW
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pesticides
substances for killing insects
MORE WORDS TO KNOW
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dangerous
risky
MORE WORDS TO KNOW
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ungainly
clumsy
MORE WORDS TO KNOW
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adorable
inspiring great affection
MORE WORDS TO KNOW
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careful
using caution
COMPREHENSION SKILL
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compare
alike
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contrast
different
LOOK BACK AND WRITE
What does “the reluctant cashbox of Earth”
(p. 276) tell you about the relations between
Earth and the Moon in this futuristic story?
Write the answer and explain why this phrase is
important to the story. Provide evidence to
support your answer.