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Inference UnitW.O.W. Vocabulary

HOMEWORK CHOICE BOARD

Directions: These W.O.W. assignments are for use with your Westing Game or Mixed Up Files book W.O.W. vocabulary charts. For next Wednesday, please:

  • complete ONE assignment from the choice board
  • mark your due date in the box
  • follow all directions in the box you select and see examples in class/back of sheet
  • use and spell your W.O.W. words correctly

1.Perfect Poetry
Select threeWesting Game or Mixed Up vocabulary words. Write the wordsvertically down a page. Use details from the books and what the word means to write your three acrostic poems. Add a colorful illustration to your work.
W– aiting to hear the details
I – gnorant as to why me?
L – ucky for some
L – egal document
Date: / 2. Wonderful Wordle
Create three colorful and creative wordles using your Westing Game or Mixed Up vocabulary words. The website is found on Dr. McD’s classroom websites. Click on wordle. Click create from the toolbar and where it reads paste text, select one vocabulary word from your charts. Brainstorm at least ten other synonyms, antonyms, or related words to that vocabulary word. Play with the layout, color, or randomize. Then print in color. Repeat this process two times. Have fun playing with words!
Date: / 3. Fun with Figurative Language
Select fourWesting Game or Mixed Up WOW words from your chart. Using those four words, compose a detailed example of each type of figurative language:
  • alliteration
  • personification
  • simile
  • metaphor
  • illustrate each example and color them.
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4.Create your own cloze
A cloze is a summary with words removed. Summarize one chapter in the book and be sure to include fourWOW words from either your book or previous WOW words in your summary. Then delete some of the words by adding blanks. Include a key for your cloze as well. Add a colorful illustration of something that happened in your chapter to your cloze.
Date: / 5. Games
Chess, in The Westing Game, and the card game War, in the Mixed Up Files are important parts of the story. For The Westing Game, teach me what you know about chess in a paragraph with four WOW words. Moves? Strategy? Tournaments? For Mixed Up, create a new card game for Jamie. Create a new title, new cards, rules, and object of the game. Also, be sure to explain why Jamie or Claudia would like to play this game in a paragraph with four WOW words.
Date: / 6. Interview a Word
Imagine you are one vocabulary word from your Westing Game or Mixed Up WOW charts. How would you answer some of life’s most important interview questions? See the back of this page for Dr. McD’s example of the word will (sorry, Will, but the word will is already taken). Take the format on the back of this page and type the answers to your own word. Use any resources available to you to help you answer the questions as best you can.
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7. Quizlet is back!
Play with WOW vocabulary using Dr. McD’s Quizlet account. Practice your Westing Game or Mixed Up WOW vocabulary and your other WOW vocabulary lists for at least 20 minutes. Then, write a ½ page note explaining how you studied, what parts of Quizlet you did, what your scores were, and your signature. Note: You may only use this box ONE time during this unit of study. An example of a detailed note is displayed in class.
Date: / 8. Chapter titles
In Maniac Magee, many of you tracked your thinking by writing creative chapter titles. In The Westing Game, select your favorite chapter title and explain why it is your favorite. In Mixed Up, select a chapter, like you did with Maniac Magee, and create a clever title. Then explain your new title. For both books, your title should have a ½ page explanation and fourWOW words from your book or previous weeks.
Date: / 9.Important Scene
Draw, color, and explain a symbolic scene from the book. Be sure to include a paragraph with fourWesting Game orMixed Up WOW words or other WOW words from previous charts/word walls as to why your scene is symbolic.
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Interview a Word Questions

WOW word: will

Resources used: vocabulary.com, dictionary.com

1. Do you come from a big family?

No. My roots come from the Old English. That’s where my family is from. I have one sibling – willful (adjective). He likes to do things his own way. I have one cousin – would. He can do anything he wants in the future.

2. What about your friends?

I am very popular. In fact, in most books, I occur as a verb about two times per page! Some of my friends include bequeath,pass on, leave, and gift.

3. How are you known to others? What are some of the highlights of your life? Have you done anything famous?

Most people know me as a verb (to make a choice) or a noun (a legal document). I have been in many famous court cases. I sometimes make things easier for friends and families. I also make things complicated for other friends and families.

4. How are you used in The Westing Game or 39 Clues? I happen at the beginning of both books. Actually, the books are kind of based on me (not to brag or anything). Sam Westing created me so that the heirs could win money. Grace created me for an opportunity of a lifetime – either for instant wealth or a great adventure.

5. Is there anything else we should know about you? I can also be a name, like William!

Interview a Word Questions

WOW word: ______

Resources used: vocabulary.com, dictionary.com

1. Do you come from a big family?

2. What about your friends?

3. How are you known to others? What are some of the highlights of your life? Have you done anything famous?

4. How are you used in The Westing Game or 39 Clues?

5. Is there anything else we should know about you?