Unit 6: Lesson 26

This list features words from "Space Trash" (informational text) and "How the Milky Way Came to Be: A Cherokee Tale" (folktale). The lesson also covers the poems "Moon" and "Satellites," the novels "Esperanza Rising" (click here) and "Brian's Winter," and the informational text about "Tracking Trash."

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 6, Unit 6's texts from HMH's Scope and Sequence series: Lesson 26, Lesson 27, Lesson 28, Lesson 29, Lesson 30

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. opera
    a drama set to music
  2. vague
    lacking clarity or distinctness
  3. antique
    made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age
  4. drama
    a work intended for performance by actors on a stage
  5. tornado
    a violently destructive windstorm occurring over land
  6. debut
    the act of beginning something new
  7. stampede
    a wild headlong rush of frightened animals
  8. gourmet
    a person highly knowledgeable and appreciative of fine food and drink
  9. unique
    the single one of its kind
  10. academy
    a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge
  11. sonnet
    a verse form of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
  12. brochure
    a small booklet with information about a product or service
  13. cocoon
    wrap, as for protection
  14. fatigue
    temporary loss of strength and energy from hard work
  15. diploma
    a document certifying the completion of a course of study
  16. fiesta
    a public celebration or party
  17. debris
    the remains of something that has been destroyed
  18. cafeteria
    a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier
  19. quartet
    a musical composition for four performers
  20. ballet
    a theatrical performance of a story by trained dancers
  21. essay
    an analytic or interpretive literary composition
  22. petite
    very small
  23. bouquet
    an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
  24. bonanza
    an especially rich vein of precious ore
  25. rendezvous
    a meeting planned at a certain time and place
  26. battalion
    an army unit consisting of a headquarters and companies
  27. engage
    consume all of one's attention or time
Created on Fri May 13 12:10:04 EDT 2016 (updated Fri May 13 17:04:41 EDT 2016)

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