Homework-September 16, 2015

ART HOMEWORK

Ms. Stillwagon-September 16, 2015

Look at the list of vocabulary words below from our book “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian.” On the line provided wirte your own sentence for the vocabulary words using the definitions and the examples from the book.

Level 1: Write a sentence for 3 words

Level 2: Write a sentence for 5 words

Level 3: Write a sentence for all words

1.)  perseverance-persistent determination

Poverty doesn’t give you strength or teach you lessons aboutperseverance.

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2.depressed-filled with melancholy and despondency

After Oscar died, I was so depressed that I thought about crawling into a hole and disappearing forever.

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3.brawl-to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively

This was the 127th annual one, and there would be singing, war dancing, gambling, storytelling, laughter, fry bread, hamburgers, hot dogs, arts and crafts, and plenty of alcoholic brawling.

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4.persistent-never-ceasing

Rowdy isn’t a fast reader, but he’s persistent.

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5. ambidextrous-equally skillful with each hand

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I’m ambidextrous.

6.savior-a person who rescues you from harm or danger

prison-work farm for our liberal, white, vegetarian do-gooders and conservative, white missionary saviors.

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