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"The Watsons Go to Birmingham," Vocabulary from Chapters 1-3

Thu Feb 18 10:39:46 EST 2016
By Mrs. Watson
When the Watson family of Christopher Paul Curtis's novel "The Watsons Go To Birmingham" pay Grandma a visit in Alabama, they walk straight into the center of the Civil Rights Movement.Learn these word lists for the novel: Chapters 1-3, Chapters 4-7, Chapters 8-11, Chapters 12-Epilogue.
respectable
And he was a respectable boy too, he wasn’t a down at all.”
encourage
Laughing only encouraged Dad to cut up more, so when he saw the whole family thinking he was funny he really started putting on a show.
pout
I could tell by the way he was pouting that Byron was going to try and get out of doing his share of the work.
hostile
"I’ve often told you that as Negroes the world is many times a hostile place for us.”
incapable
And Byron Watson, if you are incapable of taking some of the fire out of your eyes I assure you I will find a way to assist you.
emulate
“If, instead of trying to intimidate your young brother, you would emulate him and use that mind of yours, perhaps you’d find things much easier."
punctual
Every other time someone was late he’d just laugh at them and tell the rest of us, “This is the only way you little punks is gonna learn to be punctual."
jabber
This guy was real desperate for a friend because even though I wouldn’t say much back to him he kept jabbering away at me all through class.
appreciate
I guess I should have told Momma that I really appreciated her helping me get my friend back but I didn’t have to.
pout
ragged
hilarious
infect
delinquent
tortured
mature
howl

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