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Book Summary For The Red Pony

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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 The Red Pony is arranged in order of appearance

  • I- The Gift: bandy-legged, contemplative, disparaging, hasp, hackamore, lax, manger, nicker, reproachful, putrefied, dispirit, convulsive, cooped, mope, whet, ague, bridle, halter, headstall, withers (noun), strangles (noun),currying, riata
  • II- The Great Mountains: sidle, despair, paisanos, saunter, relent, rapier, ferocious, disembowel, diffidently, imperturbable
  • III- The Promise: phantom, languorous, nonchalant, pasturage, peonage, fatuous, skitter, scabbard, desolation, entrails
  • IV-Leader of the People: smug, rancor, gaiters, drone, judicious, contemptuous, cleft, dignity
  • Bonus of Horse terms: gelding, stallion, mare, foal, stud, dam, colt, bay, withers, forelock, flanks, dapples, geld

    Links to vocabulary words lists and puzzles for other John Steinbeck novels:

    The Pearl

    The Grapes of Wrath

    Of Mice and Men

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    Thank you, Celestine S. Candida, a middle school teacher at St. Mark’s School in Downey, California, for being the teacher contributor at www.myVocabulary.com of a vocabulary word list for The Red Pony by John Steinbeck.