A PowerPoint presentation for Grade 6 Unit 1 Genre Study 1 (Narrative Nonfiction) Target Vocabulary

1. GRADE 6 UNIT 1 GENRE STUDY 1
(NARRATIVE NONFICTION)
TARGET VOCABULARY
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
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2. CAS·CADE
 intransitive verb
 to fall from one level to the next.
 water cascading over the rocks.
 synonyms: fall, flow, plunge, rush, tum
ble

3.  doc·u·men·ta·tion
 noun
 the use of documents as evidence, as to support claims or
conclusions, or the documents themselves.
 Keep your receipts as documentation of your purchases.

4. DY·NAM·IC
 adjective
 full of energy; forceful.
 She's known as a dynamic stage performer.
 His dynamic personality is said to be the factor
that won over the voters.
 The prime minister's dynamic leadership brought
about many reforms.
 synonyms: active, animated, driving, energetic, li
vely, peppy, strong, vital
 antonyms: halfhearted, listless, weak

5. EX·ERT
 transitive verb
 to exercise or bring to bear (power,
influence, or the like); put into action.
 He exerted his influence in the
company to get his son a job.
 He had to exert all of his strength to
move the stone.

6.  intransitive verb
 to fall sharply down, especially at high
speed; plunge.
 Stock prices plummeted after the news of
the oil spill.
 synonyms: plunge
 antonyms: skyrocket, soar

7.  transitive verb
 to make into powder, as by crushing,
grinding, or pounding.
 The giant machine pulverizes the rock.
 synonyms: bray, crush, granulate, grind, p
owder, triturate

8.  transitive verb
 to burn with or as if with a hot liquid or
steam.
 She scalded her mouth on the hot
tea.

9. SHARD
 noun
 a piece of a broken object, especially a
fragment of pottery or glass.
 The window was broken and shards of
glass littered the floor.