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 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest occurs in order of appearance:
Part 1: glare, swivel, croon, hover, chronic, ornery, loony, pinochle, hassle, callus, heft, efficiency, slurp, replica, knobby, gripe, scowl, embalmer, straggle, overzealous, grievance, prototype, acoustic, braggart, sadistic, ineffectual, matriarchy, notorious, cuss, shimmer, deduce, withered, rumble, splatter, nudge, maudlin, folio, giddy, dingbat, burrow, varnish, humiliation, ample and scour
Part II: bile, vulnerable, suspicious, fidget, latrine, scaffolding, assert, gurney, punitive, sadism, convulsion, delirious, holler and bellow
Part III: wheedle, hovel, indigent, jounce, expedition, flophouse, keelhaul, troll, chum, gaff and jetty
Part IV: dismay, venture, rivet, hallucinate, notoriously, shudder, lobotomy, eventually and ramshackle
An additional vocabulary word list for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and word definitions
1. Glare: a fiercely or angrily piercing stare
2. Swivel: a pivoted support; pivot
3. Croon: sing softly and plaintively
4. Hover: remain over one place while fluttering in the air; linger about; continue in an undecided state
5. Chronic: of long standing; inveterate; continual
6. Ornery: of ugly disposition; hard to manage
7. Loony: crazy, an insane asylum
8. Pinochle: a card game
9. Hassle: an argument; quarrel
10. Callus: a hardened or thickened part of the skin
11. Heft: weight; heave; try the weight of by lifting
12. Efficiency: adequate in performance or operation; capable; competent; giving a relatively high output of work; acting as a cause; producing an effect
13. Slurp: sip or eat noisily.
14. Replica: any close or exact copy or reproduction. An exact copy made by the original artist
15. Knobby: full of or covered with 16. Gripe: to complain naggingly or constantly; to suffer pain in the bowels
17. Scowl: a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
18. Embalmer: a mortician who treats corpses with preservatives
19. Straggle: To stray or fall behind. To proceed or spread out in a scattered or irregular group
20. Overzealous: Excessively enthusiastic
21. Grievance: a wrong considered as grounds for complaint, or something believed to cause distress; a complaint or resentment
22. Prototype: the original or model on which something is based or formed.
23. Acoustic: Of or relating to sound, the sense of hearing, or the science of sound. Designed to carry sound or to aid in hearing
24. Braggart: a person who does a lot of bragging; a boastful person
25. Sadistic: any enjoyment in being cruel
26. Ineffectual: powerless; ineffective
27. Matriarchy: a social system ruled by mothers or women
28. Notorious: widely but not favorably known
29. Cuss: swear; curse; obstinate
30. Shimmer: shine with a tremulous light
31. Deduce: derive or conclude by reasoning
32. Withered: shrivel up; languish
33. Rumble: a street fighting; roll heavily or noisily; a rumbling sound
34. Splatter: splash
35. Nudge: a gentle prod
36. Maudlin: tearfully, or drunkenly; sentimental
37. Folio: a sheet of paper folded once; a book of largest size; a page number
38. Giddy: dizzy
39. Dingbat: an eccentric or silly person
40. Burrow: dig into the ground
41. Varnish: a resinous coating material that produces a glossy surface
42. Humiliation: subject to shame or disgrace; humbleness
43. Ample: Large in extent or amount; plentifully sufficient
44. Scour: to clear or rid of what is undesirable; to clean by hard rubbing
45. Lobotomy: Surgical incision into the frontal lobe of the brain to sever one or more nerve tracts, a technique formerly used to treat certain mental disorders but now rarely performed.
Thank you to Janice Cook, a former teacher at Sacred Heart Prep in Atherton, California and to B. Budd for being teacher contributors at www.myVocabulary.com for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey.
Thank you, Billy Budd of Bigtime School, Boston, MA, for providing a second vocabulary word list of 45 words for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and definitions for the vocabulary word list in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey. |
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