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Vocabulary Words of the Day - plunder and retort
plunder
- That which is taken by open force from an enemy; pillage; spoil; booty
Page 20 - They'll just hope to get back to camp with all that plunder.
retort
- To
reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner.
Page 20 - "You know I ain't scared one bit." Chris retorted quickly.
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Civil War Literature Unit
Lesson 2 -
Slavery
Follow the Drinking Gourd (Reading Rainbow)
by Jeanette Winter
AR Reading Level 4.3 Point Value 0.5
9 From Slave Ship to Freedom Road
(wonderful paintings - difficult story)
by Julius Lester
AR 4.8 Point Value 0.5