Words of the Day

obligation - a promise, acknowledgment, or agreement (as a contract) that binds one to a specific performance

Page 31 - If a man's going to keep animals to work for him and feed him, he's got an obligation to treat them right.

civilized

1. To raise from barbarism to an enlightened stage of development; bring out of a primitive or savage state.
2. To educate in matters of culture and refinement; make more polished or sophisticated.

Page 41 - Pa said the difference between savages and civilized men was that civilized men buried their dead.

Practice

1. Complete the following Word Webs using the words listed below:
   
    

   educated	enlightened	commitment
   duty	responsibility	cultured

2. Choose a synonym of the underlined word.
   
   In an educated world men take care of their possessions.
   
   a. rouse
   b. obligation
   c. civilized
   d. hectic
    
3. Choose a synonym of the underlined word.
   
   Nathan feels a responsibility to go home and take care of the animals.
   
   a. beckon
   b. fester
   c. molt
   d. obligation
    
4. Complete the following chart.
   
    

   Focus Word	Synonym
   civilized	e _ d _ ca _ _ d
   obligation	r _ qui _ eme _ t
   rouse	aw _ k _ n
   beckon	g _ s _ ur _
   hectic	fr _   _ zi _ d

   
    

5. Fill the the chart with things or place that could be described by one of the vocabulary words.

----------Key----------

1. obligation - duty responsibility  commitment
   civilized - educated enlightened cultured
2. c
3. d
4. 
    

   Focus Word	Synonym
   civilized	educated
   obligation	requirement
   rouse	awaken
   beckon	gesture
   hectic	frenzied

    

   
   
    

5. Answers will vary.