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Book Summary For To Kill a Mockingbird

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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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  • To Kill a Mockingbird word list: Chapters 1-11; Part 1:
    assuage, apothecary, chattel, unusually, detention, tyrannical, morbid, profane, compel, scrawl, entailment, vexation, mortification, speculation. amiable, truant, judiciously, auspicious, sluggish, unanimous, dreary, scowl, quell, pursuit, incomprehensible, inquisitive, quibble, ramshackle, malignant, hover, baffle, meditative, perpetrate, ingenuous, diversion, guileless, provocation, evasion, feeble, inconspicuous, simultaneous, jubilant, bedecked, inaudible, undulate, propensity
  • Chapters 12-30; Part II:
    inconsistent, appalling, haughty, confront, prerogative, morbid, preface, penitentiary, resilient, affliction, succinct, budge, futility, aggregation, sideboard, prominent, subpoena, affluent, sullen, glean, gavel, ambidextrous, pantomime, involuntary, shriveled, compassion, prosecute, swivel, exodus, subtlety, expunge, chiffarobe, sneer, detachment, caliber, relent, remorse, quiver, obscure, furtive, sprawl, apprehension, vocation, dreary, spurious, feeble, obscure, florid, garment, symptom, perforate, spasm, stolidly

    Thank you, Kristi Preslar Shelton of South Stanley High School in Norwood, North Carolina, for being the teacher contributor at www.myVocabulary.com of a vocabulary word list for To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

    Answer the following To Kill a Mockingbird vocabulary list with 20 words. If you are unfamiliar with meanings of the vocabulary, study the definitions. Put your answers in the To Kill a Mockingbird fill-in-the-blanks activity. If you are working on ACT or SAT words, this vocabulary word list from To Kill a Mockingbird should help you.
    Vocabulary word list:
    AFFLICTION, APPREHENSION, COMPASSION, CONFRONT, DETENTION, EVASION, FURTIVE, INGENUOUS, INQUISITIVE, MALIGNANT, PROMINENT, PROPENSITY, PROVOCATION, RELENT, REMORSE, RESILIENT, SPECULATION, STOLID, SULLEN, TRUANT

    To Kill A Mockingbird fill-in-the-blanks sentences:

  • 1. Alan served an hour’ s __________ because he had been disruptive in class.
  • 2. With Ray’ s __________ in high-risk stocks, he often loses a lot of money.
  • 3. Since Victor had been __________ nine times this month, he was failing three classes.
  • 4. Blessed with an __________ nature, Steve always asks lots of questions.
  • 5. The doctor scheduled an operation to remove the __________ growth on Tony’ s arm.
  • 6. Cole’ s first grade teacher appreciates his __________ drawings and encourages creativity.
  • 7. Jennifer, a very sensitive child, even cries at the slightest __________.
  • 8. Never one to comply with rules, Ian was tried and convicted for tax __________.
  • 9. Julie has a __________ to eat three candy bars a week because she loves chocolate.
  • 10. Dan plans to __________ his son about the recent damage to the bumper of the family car.
  • 11. That inventor needs a __________ material that can withstand heavy usage.
  • 12. Barney’ s faith allows him to accept his __________ and remain positive.
  • 13. Rob chose a __________ surgeon with an excellent reputation to perform the delicate operation
  • 14. Cathy never wants to spend a lot of time with Karen who has a __________ disposition and is usually morose.
  • 15. Laura is impressed with the hospice team’ s __________ for her mother.
  • 16. Bob decided to __________ and allow his daughter to take the car to school.
  • 17. Three young boys showed genuine __________ for their silly prank and apologized to Lily.
  • 18. The store detective is suspicious of that girl who keeps making __________ glances at a security camera.
  • 19. Amanda shows __________ now that finals week is only two-weeks away.
  • 20. Warren, showing no emotion, waited in __________ silence for the jury to announce its verdict.

    Answers:
    1 – DETENTION , 2 – SPECULATION , 3 – TRUANT , 4 – INQUISITIVE , 5 – MALIGNANT , 6 – INGENUOUS , 7 – PROVOCATION , 8 – EVASION , 9 – PROPENSITY , 10 – CONFRONT , 11 – RESILIENT , 12 – AFFLICTION , 13 – PROMINENT , 14 – SULLEN , 15 – COMPASSION , 16 – RELENT , 17 – REMORSE , 18 – FURTIVE , 19 – APPREHENSION , 20 – STOLID

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