Vocabulary+Enricher

**Week #1 Vocabulary-** **The first word I chose for a vocabulary word is iridescent. I found this word on page one of the book and paragraph two. This word is just a fancy name for rainbow colors. It is a mix of bright colors that appear different from different angles. Iridescent can be anything! Like colors on a portrait, or you can use it to describe a person's personality! In the book, "Out of My MInd," they use this word as an example of the many words Melody sees everyday. To the right is a picture of an iridescent jar. Rachel**


 * I had known this word before I read the book but I liked how you put it into a couple of examples, because if I didn't know this word before I would have definetly understood what it meant because of the way you explained it. Emma **


 * The second word I found in the book is flailing. I found this word on page four and paragraph four. Failing means to strike or hit something with force. I thought this word was interesting because of the way the author used it in the book. She uses it to describe how a character acts. It says, "Her body tends to move on its own agenda, with feet kicking unexpectadly and arms occasionally flailing." I thought this was a good way to describe the character because the character they are describing has a disability. Rachel **


 * I also think it is an interesting way that she used the word. It does do a very good job of describing Melody and what she did. I could get a much clearer image in my head than if she just said, "... her feet were kicking and her arms were moving," it just seems so much more exciting the way the author explained it in the book. Emma **


 * The third word I chose was sedative. This word was on page seventeen and paragraph four. I chose this word because I had never heard it before, and I couldn't pronounce it. A sedative drug is a medecine that is used to calm someone. I think it is weird how you find words sometimes that are really tricky to pronounce, and hard to spell but they have the simplest definiton! Rachel **


 * I have heard this word once before and I had no idea what it meant so thank you for letting me know what it means. It does seem weird how the most complex words can have the easiest definitions! Emma **


 * The fourth word I chose was Down syndrome. I didn't choose this word because I didn't know what it meant but because I only knew what people looked like when they have Down syndrome. I found out that babies with Down syndrome are born with extra chromosomes (or genes) in their body. A normal baby has 46 chromosomes at birth, but a Down syndrome baby has and extra amount. Babies with Down syndrome have eyes that slant upward, a flat face, a short neck, and big ears. Below is a website on facts about Down syndrome. Rachel **


 * I have noticed these things in real life, too! Just like the kids in Melody's class act, kids with Down syndrome seem to be the happiest kids I know. It was a good idea to include a website with your post because now I can look back at this word and know exactly what it means! Emma **


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**Week 2 Vocabulary:**


 * The first word I chose was jerked. I found this word on page 55, paragraph 1. I chose this word because it is used in a different way. I'm used to hearing it used like for example, "yes I jerked my head like that because I didn't know the teacher was calling on me." Jerked means to make something move quickly. So with my example, she moved her head quickly after the teacher called on her. Emma **

I like the way you described this word, Emma! I was wondering what this word meant. Thank you for giving an example of the way the word would be used. It helped me understand what the meaning was easier. Maris
 * The second word I found was a new word to me which was, tersely. This word can be found on page 55, paragraph 3. The definition of this word is to get your point across with using only a few words. So if someone was trying to make a point in an argument but didn't want to carry on with the conversation, they would want to make a tersely argument instead of a lengthy one. Emma **

I can't even pronounce this word! Thank you for telling me what this means because I had no idea! I liked how you used examples in every one of your paragraphs, and told what you thought was interesting about it in the book. I also skipped over a couple of words in the book so after I read this I went back to read the passage again! I get what all these words mean now and it makes the book easier to read! Rachel
 * The third word I chose is subatomic. When I came across this word, I couldn't pronounce it so that is why I chose it. You can find this word on page 91, paragraph 3. The definition of this word is that something is really, really tiny. So if someone said, "That is a subatomic pencil," then they would mean it is very tiny, but tit can't literally mean that because nothing can be smaller than a atom. Emma **


 * The fourth word I chose for this week's vocabulary was mainstreaming. This word can be found on page 92, paragraph 1. I chose this word because I had heard it before but just not in this kind of context. This word's definition is to bring something into an idea, activity, or attitude. Emma **


 * The last word I chose was contentedly. I have seen this word before but this was used in a different way. Contentedly can be found on page 100, paragraph 2. The definition of contentedly is to say or do something in a calm matter. So for example, if someone said, " how did you get that necklace?" the other person might say, "I bought it." This is an example of contentedly because she said it with a calm attitude. Emma **

Week 3: From reading pages 102-155, the first word that caught my eye was on page 105. The word is suede. Suede is like leather but with a soft, downy surface. The author had used this word when describing a person's skirt so I decided to come up with an example. The fashion show consisted of slim suede skirts that seemed awfully dull.

I liked the words you picked this week! I have heard this word before but I never knew exactly what it meant. Thank you for telling me! I liked how you used an example in a sentence because that shows you are connecting the word to real life, and it helped me understand the word a lot better! Rachel

I didn't know this word before you explained it so thank you! I also like how you included an example of the word to real life. Emma On page 115, the word stupendous can be found. This word stood out because I thought it was a good way to show emotion. Stupendous means causing astonishment. It can be used to show someone is shocked or excited. For example, The girl looked stupendous in her new shoes because they were bright and stood out in a crowd.

Accumulate is another word I chose. It is on page 127. Accumulate means to gather or pile up. One might use it when someone is hoarding a stash of objects.

I have never heard this word before!! I'm glad you chose this word because many peopl may not have known this. Emma

The fourth word I chose is quite unusual. The word tizzy can be found on page 130. Tizzy means a highly excited or distracted state of mind. This reminded me of the excitement of little children wanting to open up presents on Christmas morning. Tizzy is not a word used often. I liked this word you chose because I have never heard or seen it before! I didn't even see it in the book. I just skimmed over it as I was reading! I also liked how you used another example! I thought you chose a very unique word to share! Rachel I don't think that I have ever heard this word in my life!! When I read this word I must have just gone over it because I don't remember reading this word! That is a good way of explaining this word in the Christmas situation. Thats how my house is on Christmas morning! Emma On page 153, I chose the word defiance. I chose it because I thought it was good word choice. Defiance means to be disobediant. A child who has broken a toy and ate all the cookies without sharing is considered defiant. Maris

Week 4: The first word I chose was competition page 174. I know what competition means but i thought it would be a good word to explain. Competition is the act of competing or activity of competition.

I agree in that it was a good idea to expain the word. I knew it was some kind of competing but wasn't sure what the total definition was. Emma The next word I chose was whirlwind page 192. Whirlwind can be two different things in the book they use it to describe a energetic process. It can also be a colum of air moving rapidly around in a funel shape, but i dont think thats what the book ment. I don't think I have ever heard this word to be honest!! When I read this word I must have just skimmed over it. Thank you for bringing this word to my attention. Emma For my third word I chose convulsing. Convulsing means to suffer involetary contractions of the musle.

I think this was a good word to choose because many people may have not heard of this word before. I had only heard this word when I watch doctor kind of shows on tv but other than that I hadn't heard of the word. You made it clear to me what the word means to me. Emma

For the forth and final word I chose negativity. Negativity iste charactor of the nagaive pole. Kaitlin

Week 5:

The First eord that I chose to do was Chukling on page 209. This word means to laugh. I think that this word is not one of the more important words in this book but I like how the author used the word chukling instead of laughing it gives me more of a picture of what the author wants me to see.

Next word that stood out to me was idot. Im not so sure why it stood out so much it just did but it is a very import word in this book because I think that when you would say that a girl with a disablity is in this kind of copition it is very odd and alot of people think that Melody is an idiot and she is not she is very smart.

The third word that I chose was cancellations I dont reeally think that this is one of the words that either stood out to me or was important at all. It was just about her compition and how it would be really bad if it got cancled.

My last word that I chose was perhaps. I just think that this is a very unique word and it means like maybe or sure. Pherhaps I should start usingt his word more.

hahaha.Samantha Beahm

I really liked how you explained the word idiot. I think you made an important point about how lots of people think/ thought she as an idiot but now that she became part of the competition, it changed their whole perspective on her. I also like you last word and how you made it funny! Emma

Week 6:

The first word I would chose is fogged. I feel this word is important becuase in most of the book Melody seems like she feels foggy and she uses it to discribe when her sister is about to get run over. I feel that the auther meant for it to mean more than just what something looked like. The defintion of fog is to obscure or be obscured with or __as if__ with fog.

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