mighty jackie the strike-out queen

MIGHTY JACKIETHE STRIKE-OUT

QUEEN

LindaC/Callison/2011

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Vocabulary Word Introduction

• Read the word chorally

• Define the word: Read it chorally

• Example: Let the teacher give an example

• Ask: The teacher will ask you a question about the word. Tell your answer to your partner.

a story that has been handed down for years and has some basis in fact

legendary

King Arthur and theKnights of theRound Table

to speak in a low, unclear tone with your mouth nearly closed

mutteredGeez, I don’t know why I

always have to answer the door.

to stare with an open mouth in surprise or wonder

gaped

laughing in a disrespectful way

snickering

a remark or action that hurts someone’s feelings or pride

insult

to react to something un-pleasant by drawing back

quicklyflinched

something that is not allowed

prohibited

a formal request to a court

petition

when many people get the same illness at the same time

epidemic

small pox virus

a rich person who gives large amounts of money to charity

philanthropist

Andrew Carnegie, a wealthy 19th century industrialist, paid for 1,679 public libraries all over the United States.

High Interest Words

These are words in the story you may not have seen before.

a demonstration of a particular skill or craft

exhibition

feeling or showing firmness or a fixed purpose

determined

substantial heaviness or bulk

heft

to shock, upset, or amaze somebody

stunned

covered with hard, thick skin

callused

legendarymutteredgapedsnickeringinsultflinchedprohibitedepidemicpetitionphilanthropist

High Interest Wordsexhibitiondeterminedheftstunnedcallused