The Marble Champ Story Vocabulary Open Court 5 th Grade Unit 1 Competition and Cooperation Lesson 2 Marble Champ contestathleticmatchenergyplayerscommotion

The two classes entered the tug-of- war contest. Lupe Medrano was the winner of the reading contest three summers in a row. “use context clues” contest contest- contest- a competition

Nikki ate dinner with her left hand to spare her marble shooting hand, and said nothing to her parents of her athletic glory. Lisa is very athletic. She skis, swims, and plays soccer. “use context clues” athletic athletic athletic- having skill and strength in sports and other physical activities

She signed up and was assigned her first match on baseball diamond number three. In tennis, a match between two good athletes may last for hours. “use context clues” “use context clues” match match match- a sports contest

Lupe, one eye closed, her thumb quivering with energy, blasted two marbles out of the circle. It took all my energy to climb the big hill. “use context clues” energy energy energy - what makes someone active in work and at play

Onlookers had gathered too tightly around the players. The chess players were caught up in their game. “use context clues” players players players – people who take part and play against each other in matches

Lupe shook hands with everyone, including a dog who had come over to see what the commotion was all about. The crowd at the soccer game was so noisy that we could hear the commotion from my house. “use context clues” commotion commotion commotion - noisy activity, confusion

The Marble Champ - Story Vocabulary contest- a competition athletic- having skill and strength in sports and other physical activities match- a sports contest energy- what makes someone active in work and at play players – people who take part and play against each other in matches commotion - noisy activity, confusion