Old Yeller by: Fred Gipson 6.1.1
Genre: Historical Fiction
Graded Spelling Words
1. answered
2. answering
3. traveled
4. traveling
5. chopped
6. chopping
7. qualified
8. qualifying
9. panicked
10. panicking
Graded Vocabulary
1. lunging- moving suddenly forward; thrusting
2. nub- lump or small piece
3. romping- playing in a rough, boisterous way;
rushing and tumbling
4. rowdy- rough; disorderly; quarrelsome
5. slung- thrown; cast; hurled; flung
6. speckled- marked with many small spots
Mother Fletcher’s Gift by: Walter Dean Myers 6.1.2
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Graded Spelling Words
1. damage
2. injury
3. honesty
4. mustard
5. message
6. clumsy
7. modify
8. glimpse
9. dignity
10. property
Graded Vocabulary
1. apparently- seemingly; with the appearance of
2. fixtures- things put in place to stay
3. flimsy- easily torn or broken
4. incident- something that happens; event
5. subscribe- to give your consent or approval; agree
6. survive- to continue to exist; remain
Viva New Jersey by: Gloria Gonzales 6.1.3
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Graded Spelling Words
1. disturb
2. perhaps
3. servant
4. purchase
5. ignore
6. ornament
7. nervous
8. concern
9. detergent
10. artistic
Graded Vocabulary
1. corridors- narrow hallways or passageways
2. destination- the place to which one is going; final destination
3. groping- reaching about uncertainly; feeling his way
4. menacing- threatening
5. mongrel- an animal that is a cross between, or mixture of,
different breeds; a mutt
6. persisted- held firmly; enduring
7. please- earnest requests
Saving the Rain Forests by: Sally Morgan 6.1.4
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Graded Spelling Words
1. fierce
2. soldier
3. deceit
4. weird
5. model
6. preferable
7. rectangle
8. retrieve
9. preliminary
10. vegetable
Graded Vocabulary
1. basin- all the land drained by a river and the streams that flow into it
2. charities- organizations for helping those in need or the environment/organizations that help good causes
3. equator- an imaginary circle around the middle of the Earth
4. erosion- process of gradually wearing away by glaciers, running water, waves, or wind/ wearing away of soil
5. evaporates- changes from liquid to a vapor
6. exported- sent good out of one country for sale and use in another
7. industrial- engaged in or connected with business, trade, or manufactured goods/commercial
8. recycled- processed or treated so it can be used again
9. tropics- regions near the equator that are also the hottest parts of the Earth
Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog
by: Pamela S. Turner 6.1.5
Genre: Historical Fiction
Graded Spelling Words
1. country’s
2. its
3. libraries
4. witness’s
5. ours
6. countries
7. it’s
8. libraries’
9. witnesses
10. theirs
Graded Vocabulary
1. fixed- held steady
2. furious- violent or uncontrolled
3. morsel- a small piece of food
4. nudge- push gently
5. quietly- in a manner that makes little or no noise
6. ruff- a growth of fur or feathers around the neck of an animal
7. stooped- bent forward
8. vigil- the act of period of watching