Book Summary For Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

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  • Common Core alignment to "Reading: Literature and Subject-related Content" is to 3 key phrases: "Particular Topic", "Context" and "Reading Literature". CCSS Alignment Strand Numbers for Specific Grades: Particular Topic: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: 4.6. 5.6, 6.6, 7.6, 8.6, 9-10.6, 11-12.6 Context: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: 2.4a, 3.4a, 4.4a, 5.4a, 6.4a, 7.4a, 8.4a, 9-10.4a, 11-12.4a Reading: Literature: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: RL.2.4, RL.3.4, RL.4.4. RL.5.4, RL.6.4, RL.7.4, RL.8.4, RL.9-10.4, RL.11-12.4 Reading: Informational Text: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: RI.2.4, RI.3.4, RI.4.4. RI.5.4, RI.6.4, RI.7.4, RI.8.4, RI.9-10.4, RI.11-12.4
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A vocabulary word list for Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is arranged in order of appearance:

  • A vocabulary word list of the first 31 words for Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man:
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  • A vocabulary word list of the next 30 words in Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man:
    contrition quail execrate gibbet similitude collywobbles catafalque cope harridan feck sacristy cod ferule trellis Marseilles Japan moiety curvet simoon simoom spikenard cultus stultify demure desuetude filial drisheen mummery urbane vestry
  • The last 30 vocabulary word list for Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man:
    singlet hoyden guile handsel matriculate fenian cumbrous trinity vervain denarius chine tundish prelatic prelate venal ephod matic matric platinoid bursar augur ferule constable dray farrow carmelite blackguard eke perambulator patrician

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    This book has UNBELIEVABLY DIFFICULT vocabulary in it!