"He Might Have Liked Me Better with My Tail"

Ima Mermaid lost her singing voice, but she can still share her story in an expository essay titled "He Might Have Liked Me Better with My Tail."

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 6 Unit 2's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: Walk Two Moons, The Little Mermaid, …And Although the Little Mermaid Sacrificed Everything…, He Might Have Liked Me Better with My Tail, Travels with Charley, Saying Farewell to a Faithful Pal, Dogs Make Us Human, My Story, Temple Grandin
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  1. bargain
    an agreement between parties fixing obligations of each
    It was a bad bargain
  2. immediate
    directly before or after as in a chain of cause and effect
    and the change in my life was immediate
  3. relinquish
    part with a possession or right
    Before I relinquished my voice, I didn't realize how strong and happy I was.
  4. celebrate
    assign great social importance to
    I had a loving family and friends and my voice was celebrated by all who heard it.
  5. appreciation
    a favorable judgment
    I sang sea songs for all the other mer-people, who listened with pleasure and appreciation.
  6. convince
    make realize the truth or validity of something
    I had legs and love, but with no voice I couldn't convince the prince of my love.
  7. ignorance
    the lack of knowledge or education
    Furthermore, my new legs and my ignorance about the ways of the land made my life difficult.
  8. unbearable
    incapable of being put up with
    Unable to talk to anyone, and without anyone around me who knew me, I was unbearably lonely.
  9. pine
    have a desire for something or someone who is not present
    Now I live in a little hut by the sea, silently singing the sea songs of my girlhood, pining for the voice I once had.
  10. pursuit
    the act of following in an effort to overtake or capture
    I hope that other people who hear my story will learn not to give up too much of themselves in pursuit of love.
Created on Wed Aug 13 11:58:54 EDT 2014 (updated Wed Aug 13 16:23:27 EDT 2014)

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