focus wall words

1. Unit 1
Taking a Stand
Selection 1:
“Going Someplace Special”
Author: Patricia C. McKissack

2. Fighting Back
Historical Fiction

3. Short Vowels
scald, permission, autograph, fare, blurted,
clenched, spectacular, approached

4. Context Clues/
Homophones
Analyze Story Structure
(plot, conflict, climax, resolution)

5. Character and Setting
jut, damp, scan, laugh, nick, cot, batch,
guess, tenth, fling, rough, lead, shrug,
notch, stump, dove, stuff, gush, tough,
sense