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 Lord of the Flies is arranged by chapter:
Chapter 1: Lord of the Flies: clamber, lagoon, vainly, quiver, decorous, interpose, strident, scupper, speculate, clamor, pallor, indignation, jumble, grating, devour
Chapter 2: warp, conch, scornfully, officious, indignant, tumult, irresistible, nimble
Chapter 3: festoon, tendril, oppressive, inscrutable, barb, bewilder, flaunt, furtive, glimmer
Chapter 4: opalescence, mirage, whimper, croon, preposterous, caper, incredulously, irrelevance, implication, shrill, malevolent, gyration
Chapter 5: obscure, opaque, gnaw, speculation, scowl, jabber, jeer, indigo, formulate, mimicry, inarticulate, gibbering, improvisation
Chapter 6: squawk, bristle, relentless
Chapter 7: jumble, dun, covert, infinite, snivel, uncompromising, infuriating, sagely, blunder
Chapter 8: heed, dung, stagger, spout, uproarious, skewer, iridescent, vex, crimson
Chapter 9: corruption, tremulous, trickle, steadfast
Chapter 10: befoul, shrill, shudder, gesticulate, Samneric, stifle, twitch, smother, phosphorescence
Chapter 11: squat, myopia, snivel, devastate, multitudinous, snigger, incantation
Chapter 12: elaborate, dribble, ululation, wriggle, heave, thicket, cower, visualize, shudder, wrench
Thank you, Jan Cook, a former teacher at Sacred Heart Prep in Atherton, California, for being our teacher contributor at www.myVocabulary.com for a vocabulary word list with a Fill-in-the-blanks worksheet for Lord of the Flies by William Golding.
The following 16 vocabulary words from Lord of the Flies have been chosen from the vocabulary list above. If you are not familiar with the meanings of the vocabulary words, research the definition of the word. Then, study it. Put your answers into the following fill-in-the-blanks worksheet. If you are working on SAT/ACT-type words, this vocabulary selection from Lord of the Flies should help you.
Vocabulary Word Bank for Lord of the Flies:
CLAMOR, COVERT, COWER, DECOROUS, GESTICULATE, INCANTATION, INCREDULOUSLY, INSCRUTABLE, INTERPOSE, IRIDESCENT, MALEVOLENT, MYOPIA, OFFICIOUS, SPECULATE, STRIDENT, TREMULOUS
Lord of the Flies Fill-in-the-blanks worksheet:
1. The senior class walked in __________ fashion to the podium to receive their diploma.
2. Gail has many innovative ideas and is willing to __________ her ideas into the discussion.
3. Andy covered his ears to avoid hearing the __________ calls from three peacocks.
4. Didn\'t Dan\'s lawyer __________ correctly that the prosecutor lacked evidence?
5. The player could barely hear the coach\'s instructions due to the __________ from the crowd.
6. Doris \"accepts\" her employer\'s __________ manner but really dislikes his gratuitous advice.
7. Harry maintains an __________ face when he gambles at the tables in Las Vegas.
8. After an __________ long drought of 24 months, it rained for twenty days in a row.
9. Joanne no longer tolerates her sister\'s __________ remarks and refuses to see her.
10. The editorial in the newspaper praised the success of the FBI\'s __________ operation.
11. Jane always chooses an __________ shade of nail polish because she likes the shine.
12. Parkinson\'s disease causes Barbara to have __________ hands that shake involuntarily.
13. Donna saw Mary Ann __________ in the crowd because she wildly waved her arms.
14. The eye doctor explained __________ to Jan as a condition of being near-sighted.
15. The crowd\'s __________, \"Go! Go! Go!\" spurred the baseball team to victory.
16. Jill\'s timid dog will __________ unless she speaks in a gentle voice and pets it soothingly.
Answers:
1 - DECOROUS , 2 - INTERPOSE , 3 - STRIDENT , 4 - SPECULATE , 5 - CLAMOR , 6 - OFFICIOUS , 7 - INSCRUTABLE , 8 - INCREDULOUSLY , 9 - MALEVOLENT , 10 - COVERT , 11 - IRIDESCENT , 12 - TREMULOUS , 13 - GESTICULATE , 14 - MYOPIA , 15 - INCANTATION , 16 - COWER |
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