1. The Realm of the Strange
Bellwork 3: “The Chaser” and “The Lottery” vocabulary review
The Realm of the Strange

2. Monday, October 2
Directions: Use the week to review vocabulary from “The Lottery” and “The Chaser.” Create three columns, then insert the words in the categories.
oblige
apprehensively
autopsy
regretfully
boisterous
reprimand
interminably
siren
perfunctory
petulantly
imperceptible
humorlessly
ritual
daintily
paraphernalia
Words I KNOW
Words I Know a LITTLE
Words I Do NOT Know

3. Dude, it’s reading time!
Complete one TCJ while you read. Remember: Use quotation marks in the page number.
Correct Format: Author’s name (Last, First.) Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Source Type.

4. MEDIA CENTER DAY- BRING ALL BOOKS!
Tuesday, October 3
Directions: Create sentences for each of the vocabulary words.
petulantly-
daintily
boisterous-
MEDIA CENTER DAY- BRING ALL BOOKS!

5. Find the vocabulary word!
School was recently over for the summer, and the feeling of liberty sat uneasily on most of them; they tended to gather together quietly for a while before they broke into boisterous play, and their talk was still of the classroom and the teacher, of books and reprimands.
Nancy was twelve, and her school friends breathed heavily as she went forward, switching her skirt, and took a slip daintily from the box.
“There's always been a lottery," he added petulantly. "Bad enough to see young Joe Summers up there joking with everybody."

6. Wednesday, October 4 Write a sentence for each vocabulary word.
1. perfunctory-
2. reprimand-
3. paraphernalia-
4. oblige-

7. The original paraphernalia for the lottery had been lost long ago, and the black box now resting on the stool had been put into use even before Old Man Warner, the oldest man in town, was born.
There was the proper swearing-in of Mr. Summers by the postmaster, as the official of the lottery; at one time, some people remembered, there had been a recital of some sort, performed by the official of the lottery, a perfunctory , tuneless chant that had been rattled off duly each year…

8. Thursday, October 5
Directions: Write out the synonyms and complete the set with the correct vocabulary word.
1. interminably
2. regretfully
3. ritual
4. siren
Dude, it’s reading time!
Complete one TCJ while you read. Remember: Use quotation marks in the page number.
Correct Format: Author’s name (Last, First.) Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Source Type.

9. Find the vocabulary!
Some people believed that the official of the lottery used to stand just so when he said or sang it, others believed that he was supposed to walk among the people, but years and years ago this part of the ritual had been allowed to lapse.
Summers was very good at all this; in his clean white shirt and blue jeans, with one hand resting carelessly on the black box, he seemed very proper and important as he talked interminably to Mr. Graves and the Martins.
"Horace's not but sixteen yet," Mrs. Dunbar said regretfully. "Guess I gotta fill in for the old man this year."

10. Friday, October 6 Write a sentence for each vocabulary word.
humorlessly
apprehensively
autopsy
imperceptible
Two column journals are due today!

11. Find the vocabulary!
“Here is a liquid as colorless as water, almost tasteless, quite imperceptible in coffee, wine, or any other beverage. It is also quite imperceptible to any known method of autopsy."
"Do you know the price of this? For one teaspoonful, which is sufficient, I ask five thousand dollars. Never less. Not a penny less."
"I hope all your mixtures are not as expensive," said Alan apprehensively .