Unit 1: Lesson 1

This list features words from "The School Story" (realistic fiction) and "Eleven" (short story).

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 6, Unit 1's texts from HMH's Scope and Sequence series: Lesson 1, Lesson 2, Lesson 3, Lesson 4, Lesson 5

Here are links to all the 2014 Journeys units: Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6
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  1. literary
    relating to or characteristic of creative writing
  2. revision
    something that has been written again
  3. manuscript
    the form of a literary work submitted for publication
  4. wry
    humorously sarcastic or mocking
  5. editorial
    an article giving opinions or perspectives
  6. muted
    being or made softer or less loud or clear
  7. publish
    prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
  8. pressure
    cause to do through force or necessity
  9. disclose
    make known to the public information previously kept secret
  10. agent
    a representative who acts on behalf of others
  11. copyright
    the exclusive right to sell a work
  12. plagiarism
    taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
  13. release
    an announcement for news or an event sent to a media outlet
  14. salary
    fixed payment for services
  15. magnetic
    determined by earth's iron-attracting fields
  16. tepid
    moderately warm
  17. intact
    undamaged in any way
Created on Thu May 12 18:00:00 EDT 2016 (updated Fri May 13 14:14:24 EDT 2016)

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