Theme 3 – Vocabulary 12Mrs. Fendrick

Cornell Notes Use only blue or black ink or regular pencil.

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Fold left side of paper 2.5 inches.Holes go on left side.

Vocabulary Theme 3 – Lesson 12

wedge Definition:

Essential Question: How will learning new vocabulary help me?

Head a clean sheet of paper like the above example.

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Vocabulary Theme 3 – Lesson 12Essential Question: How will learning new vocabulary help me?

wedge Definition:

Definition: wedge (verb)

Example: Nick wedged his suitcase into the overhead compartment on the plane.

1. to pack in tightly or force in a narrow space 2. a block that is thick on one end and thin on the other.

wedge Definition: to pack in tightly Example:

ideal Definition: Example:

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E.Q.: How will learning new vocabulary help me?

Definition: perfect orideal (adjective)

Example:

best possible

A minivan is the ideal vehicle for a long trip.

wedge Definition: to pack in tightly Example:

ideal Definition: perfect or best possible Example:

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perch Definition: Example:

E.Q.: How will learning new vocabulary help me?

Definition:perch (verb)

Example: The lions perched on the branch.

1. to sit or rest on the edge of something2. a type of fish

wedge Definition: to pack in tightly Example:

ideal Definition: perfect or best possible Example:

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perch Definition: to sit on the edge Example:

pelt

E.Q.: How will learning new vocabulary help me?

Definition: Example:

Definition: pelt (verb)

Example:

The freezing rain was pelting Jerry, and he was soaked by the time he got home.

1. to hit more than once or strike quickly over and over2. animal skin with fur

wedge Definition: to pack in tightly Example:

ideal Definition: perfect or best possible Example:

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perch Definition: to sit on the edge Example:

pelt

E.Q.: How will learning new vocabulary help me?

Definition: strike quickly over and over Example:

stranded Definition: Example:

Definition: to leave behind in bad situation

stranded (verb)

Example:

The storm stranded the survivors of the shipwreck on an island.

wedge Definition: to pack in tightly Example:

ideal Definition: perfect or best possible Example:

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perch Definition: to sit on the edge Example:

pelt

E.Q.: How will learning new vocabulary help me?

Definition: strike quickly over and over Example:

stranded Definition: leave behind Example:

blurt Definition: Example:

Definition: to say something suddenly without thinking.

blurt (verb)

Example: As the girls were walking, Mary blurted out the news that her friend Emma had asked Nick to the school dance.

slink Definition: Example:

Definition: to sneak off without causing attention or to tiptoe away in shame.

slink (verb)

Example: Jack slunk away after accidentally breaking his mother’s favorite vase.

slink

explain

Definition: sneak off or tiptoe away Example:

Definition: Example:

Definition: to list the steps or teach

explain (verb)

Example: The instructions explain how to bake the cake.

slink

explain

describe

Definition: sneak off or tiptoe away Example:

Definition: list the steps or teach Example:

Definition: Example:

Definition: to create a picture with words using sensory language

describe (verb)

Example: John described the sight, sounds, and feeling of snowboarding in his essay.

Summary

slink

explain

describe

Definition: sneak off or tiptoe away Example:

Definition: list the steps or teach Example:

Definition: create picture with words Example:

SummaryLearning new words will help me understand what I read.

wedge Definition: to pack in tightly Example:

ideal Definition: perfect or best possible Example:

Name (first and last) DateReading Period #

Vocabulary Theme 3 – Lesson 12

perch Definition: to sit on the edge Example:

pelt

E.Q.: How will learning new vocabulary help me?

Definition: strike quickly over and over Example:

stranded Definition: leave behind Example:

blurt Definition: to say something suddenly without thinking Example:

Summary

slink

explain

describe

Definition: sneak off or tiptoe away Example:

Definition: list the steps or teach Example:

Definition: create picture with words Example:

You must be able to:

1. Write the meaning of each word.

2. Use the word properly in a sentence.