1. “The Necklace” and “On the Rainy River” VOCABULARY

2.  Copy this list of words.  Find the words in the text of the story and copy down the line in which they appear.  Using context clues, infer what the words mean.  Then look them up and copy the dictionary definition.  Write your own sentence using the word.  Prospects  Vexation  Pauper  Adulation  Aghast  Ruinous  Gamut  Privation  Exorbitant  Askew “THE NECKLACE”

3.  Copy this list of words.  Find the words in the text of the story and copy down the line in which they appear.  Using context clues, infer what the words mean.  Then look them up and copy the dictionary definition.  Write your own sentence using the word.  Acquiescence  Censure  Consensus  Eviscerated  Frugal  Impassive  Imperative  Platitudes  Reticence  Tangible  Tedious “ON THE RAINY RIVER”