Navigate to the correct word list group.  You will submit your assigned words one at a time. Complete all required information before you press Submit. Spelling, accuracy, and writing mechanics count!

If you wish to check your work, you can access the appropriate Vocabulary Page.

Grendel Vocabulary ~ Grendel's Mother Vocabulary ~ The Fire Dragon Vocabulary

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Grendel Vocabulary

Word:

Sentence, clause or phrase from the text containing the word:

Definition of the word that your classmates will understand.  Add any details we should know about.

Your own explanation of what the word means as it is used in the quotation above.   What does it add to the poem or story?  Consider sound and "images" as well as meaning. You might want to "translate" the passage you quoted.

Your name:

Grendel's Mother Vocabulary

Word:

Sentence, clause or phrase from the text containing the word:

Definition of the word that your classmates will understand.  Add any details we should know about.

Your own explanation of what the word means as it is used in the quotation above.   What does it add to the poem or story?  Consider sound and "images" as well as meaning.  You might want to "translate" the passage you quoted.

Your name:

The Fire Dragon Vocabulary

 

Word:

Sentence, clause or phrase from the text containing the word:

Definition of the word that your classmates will understand.  Add any details we should know about.

Your own explanation of what the word means as it is used in the quotation above.   What does it add to the poem or story?  Consider sound and "images" as well as meaning. You might want to "translate" the passage you quoted.

Your name:

 

Least Tern

Elizabeth Sky-McIlvain 8/9/02