1. Vocabulary: The Land I Lostand weekly announcements Language Arts

2. Announcements!! Last week for “Tissues for Team Points” SALT Trip Talent Show! Grammar Quiz AND 2-3 sources due (must bring to class!!) on… Thursday…Tsunamis Friday…Iron Kids and Cobras

3. pliedverb Trung was a skillful fisherman who successfully plied his trade on the river in front of their houses. Pg. 460 Worked at

4. waivedverb Lan’s mother agreed they should be married and even waived the custom whereby the bridegroom had to give the bride’s family a fat hog, six chickens… Pg. 460 Gave up voluntarily

5. infestedverb/adjective Because crocodiles infested the river, people of our hamlet who lived along the riverbank chopped down trees… Pg.462 Filled with large numbers (of something harmful)

6. wilyadjective This evening, a wily crocodile had avoided the barrier by crawling up the riverbank and sneaked up behind Lan. Pg. 462 Sly; clever in a sneaky way

7. hallucinationnoun …but they all believed that he was the victim of a hallucination. Pg. 462 Perception of something that isn’t really there

8. placateverb …dance and sing to placate the angry crocodile… Pg. 462 Calm or soothe (someone who is angry)

9. incoherentlyadverb He talked to them incoherently and pointed his finger at the strange tree on the island. Pg. 464 Not clearly

10. avengeverb Please protect me so that I can find a way to kill the beast in order to free you from its spell and avenge your tragic death. Pg. 464 Get revenge for; get even for