"I Remember"

In ten memories from his childhood, Edward Montez poetically uses five senses to help the readers feel as if they had been there with him.

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 12 Unit 1's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: My Papa's Waltz, in just-, The Last Word, Mushrooms, I Remember, Invisible Man, Four Skinny Trees, Dirty Work, On Seeing England for the First Time, Speaking with Hands, The White Man's Burden, The Poor Man's Burden, Shooting an Elephant, Lindo Jong: Double Face, Stranger in the Village
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  1. scent
    a distinctive odor that is pleasant
    I remember the scent of acorn soup cooking and deer meat frying in quiet evenings of summer.
  2. shiver
    shake, as from cold
    And shivering under thin blankets in winter and watching the wall paper dance to the force of the winter winds outside.
  3. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
    I remember the cry of an owl in the night and I knew it was an ominous warning, a cry of death.
  4. reservation
    a district that is set aside for a particular purpose
    I remember running in the dust behind the medicine truck when it came to the reservation, lifesavers was a free treat.
  5. favorite
    preferred above all others and treated with partiality
    And grandpa sitting in his favorite resting chair under his favorite shade tree with his dog "Oly" by his side.
  6. pursuit
    the act of following in an effort to overtake or capture
    I remember running naked and screaming with my aunt in hot pursuit, a stick in her hand, she always caught me.
  7. bask
    derive or receive pleasure from
    And every summer we would swim in the river and let the sun bake us until we were a shade less than purple, basking on the riverbank, undisturbed, at peace.
  8. toil
    work hard
    And I remember grandma toiling in the bean fields while I played with my army truck on the fender of a "49" Plymouth.
  9. ticket
    a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
    I remember going to the movies in town on Saturday nights with fifty cents in my pocket, thirty-five cents for the ticket and the rest was mine.
  10. discard
    throw or cast away
    Eating popcorn and drinking water from a discarded coke cup and rooting for the Indians to win, and they never did, but that was yesterday.
Created on Wed Mar 04 10:39:58 EST 2015 (updated Wed Mar 04 20:24:54 EST 2015)

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