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Book Summary For Johnny Got His Gun

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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 Johnny Got His Gun are arranged in order of appearance:

  • Introduction — addendum, adversely, anathema, billowing, epaulets, fiscal, intimidate, pacifism, palpitant, paralytics, prenuptial, serenities, suppression, tidewater
  • Other information — How are jelly and jam different? What is the history of Memorial Day and what does it commemorate? What is the history of Veteran\’s Day and what does it commemorate?
  • Book I:
    amber, bantam, barbarity, benefactor, castanet, cistern, columbine, ether, festered, gander, gangrene, gleaming, highfalutin, impetuous, mackinaw, oblivion, sagebrush, solemnly, ungallant, wicker
  • Other information to look up and/or research
    Places: Cardiff, Tipperary Things: flexible flyer, the DAR, the jugular vein. Allusions: The Last Days of Pompeii Idioms: down in the dumps, to take liberties.
  • Book II:
    bewildered, blundering, brisk, consummated, crochet, doily, fumbling, gatepost, lagging, lowing, luster, pilgrimages, prohibitionists, nestled, reverently, speculate, spiel, sullen, tremors, tranquility, vigor
  • Other information to look up and/or research
    Places: Carthage Terms: Limey, SOS Allusions: David Copperfield, Tiny Tim, Barnum, The Last of the Mohicans, Leather stocking, Count of Monte Cristo, Robinson Crusoe, Lazarus, Gabriel, Questions: How are the House of Stuart and the House of Hanover connected? What is Morse Code? Learn the symbols to spell SOS and your first name!

    Thank you, Joyce Levenson of Morristown, New Jersey, for being the teacher contributor at www.myVocabulary.com for a vocabulary word list and questions for Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo.