Wednesday, October 7, 2009

CH 4 Long Way gone Vocabulary





Cassava
Definition: Nutritious starch from the Roots.
Sentence: Some people think Cassava taste better Boiled.




Substantial
Definition: A real worth of value or effect. Worthy or influential.
Sentence: Gold is really substantial during this time.







Blurred
Definition: Obscure by making confused in form or outline, make indistinct.
Sentence: The rain made the Car’s window very Blurry.








Sleepers
Definition: Person or thing that Sleeps for a long time.
Sentence: My Grandma was considered a sleeper for sleeping for a long time.





Crape
Definition: Lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
Sentence: Crape clothing might be common in other parts of the World.


Residues
Definition: Something that remains after a part is removed, disposed of, or used.
Sentence: When you make eggs the residues that remain are the Empty egg shells.

CH 3 Long Way Gone Vocabulary

Anticipated
•Definition: Realize before hand, foretaste or Foresee.
•Sentence: Some people might be able to Anticipate what will happen in the Future.





Abandon
•Definition: Leave behind or Withdraw from a place.
•Sentence: Nobody Rarely goes to the Abandon House because of a curse.








Subsequent
•Definition: Occurring or Coming later or After.
•Sentence: Putting the Toppings on the Burger is subsequent after making the Patty.




intervention
•Definition: act or fact of Intervening.
•Sentence: Some people don’t like to have intervention.








Civilian
•Definition: Person who is not active in Responsibility such as a Military, Police, or Fire Fighter.
•Sentence: Most people who are still in school are still Civilians.




Millitant
•Definition: Vigorously active or Aggressive.
•Sentence: some crazy or Mad people act Militant.








Fragment
Definition: Part Broken off or chipped off.
Sentence: The Glass Jar had many scattered fragments.

























Monday, October 5, 2009

CH 2 vocabulary Word Intoxicated

Intoxicated
•Definition: Affected by substances that intoxicate drunk or inebriated. •Sentence: Many children were intoxicated during the civil war of Sierra Leon.












Tattered
•Definition: Rugged or ruined clothing.
•Sentence: Many Homeless people wear Tattered clothing.




Taut
•Definition: Tidy or neat.
•Sentence: Some Taut clothes is really expensive.



Resisting
•Definition: withstand, strive against, or oppose.
•Sentence: There are some people that resist against the Government.





Anxiously
•Definition: Full of Mental Distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortunate, greatly worried.
•Sentence: Some people are Anxious when they want to hide from the Government.



Burden
•Definition: A load which is being Carried.
•Sentence: The Burden of Most Horses is the Human and the Cargo.











































































































CH 1 Long Way Gone Questions

•1. The Refugees that walked through the town were shocked at the Images of the attack.
•2. Ishmael 12 years old when he was affected by the war.
•3. The Boys were mesmerized by Rap and Hip Hop Music.
•4. The boys were going 16 miles away to watch a friends talent show.
•5. The boys wore a lot of clothes and carried sling shots.
•6. The narrator reached the Vehicle before Junior and Talloi and avoided the pranks that they tried to pull.
•7. The Narrator says that his Grandma looked very Beautiful and thought that his mom got her good looks from his Grandma.
•9. At home he heard that the Rebels had attacked the Town and that some houses were destroyed.
•10. They went to the Grandmas town to wait for the Main Characters Family.
•11. The main Character is trying to avoid dying and goes with his family to find safety.
•13. On there way to the Grandmas Village they found out the Rebels attacked there home and they wanted to get to Safety.

CH 6 Long Way Gone Brother Bond

I named Ch 6 of a long way gone broether Bond because throughout the Chapter Ishmael and Junior had been bonding together, playing together, and been helping eachother out. They had a close relationship, but at the end of the Chapter They split up.

CH 5 Long Way Gone


I named Ch 5 of a long way gone captured because they try to go to Mattru Jong, but got Captured by the Rebels. He was gonna get Shot, but a Solder shto and he escaped death again.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

CH 4 Long Way Gone Return to Mattru Jong

I named Ch 4 of a long way Gone return to Mattru Jong because they needed money to buy food so they Return to Mattru Jong. They saw how the town was destroyed whenthe Rebels came and the dead bodies and Abandoned Houses. In the end no one would sell there food so the Money was useless.