1-sheet Vocabulary Printables
Hatchet
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Give students a vocabulary head start before reading.
20 words on one double-sided sheet.
No grading required.
How it works
Students preview 20 words from the reading, each in a sentence that supports understanding.
An optional post-reading quiz uses the same 20 words in excerpts from the text. Use it after reading, or skip it entirely.
Why it works
The pre-reading activity supports comprehension and primes students to notice the words in context. The optional post-reading quiz reinforces the same words while using excerpts from Hatchet.
Highlighted words:
assets, assume, assume (2), corrosive, exult, focus, focus (2), impact, incessant, indicate, literally, massive, motivate, oblivious, positive, precise, rectify, turbulent, ultimate, unwitting
Why these 20 words?
Selected for:
- grade-level challenge
- importance to comprehension
- academic usefulness
- memorable or artistic context
- clear, standard usage
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Aligned to CCSS ELA Language Standards
(context clues and determining word meaning).
(context clues and determining word meaning).