VOCABULARY

The following words from the story may be unfamiliar to students. After introducing the words and having students look up their meanings, you might play a game of tic-tac-words with the class. Begin by numbering a master list of the definitions. Have each student make a game board like the one shown here, with nine of the words on it. Each student's board should be different. Then read the numbered definitions aloud, one at a time. If students have the word for a definition, they cover the word with a slip of paper and write the definition number on the paper. The first student to complete a row across, down, or diagonally wins, provided that he or she has matched the correct definitions. Students can exchange game boards for further rounds.

guru

tremulous

cascade

rasping

elongated

tormented

emphatically

inscrutable

anguish