Word Reporter

Name: ______________Elizabeth Vega Orozco________________________

Book:__________A thousand splendid suns______________
Chapters: _______________6-20_____
Your job is to look up definitions to unknown words and create an excellent sentence using
each.
During the Lit Circle Meeting, Do the Following:
1.

Make sure everyone in your group copies down each word and definition

2.

Together create a new sentence and write this on your vocabulary sheet

3.

Make sure the teacher checks the group's sentence for accuracy

1. Word: ________amiable______________________ Page ______40___ Paragraph __2_____

The definition is: pleasing or admirable. Mariam describes Mullah Faizullahs smile as the definition
implies.
My sentence is: My sons smile is amiable.
Our team sentence is: Every time I meet someone new, they almost always seem to have an amiable sense
of personality.
2. Word: _______splayed______________________________ Page _____62__ Paragraph __1______
The definition is: Splay: to spread out, expand, or extend
My sentence is:

I want to splay my feet in the sand.

Our team sentence is: The shy ones never let their creativity splay.
3. Word: ______________palid_______________________ Page ____130_____ Paragraph _9______
The definition is: lacking in vitality or interest
My excellent sentence is: My best friend seemed a bit palid at todays rehearsal.
Our team sentence is: I fear that everyone will demonstrate signs of palidness at my recital.
My comment or question about this story is:

As of right now, the story has gotten very interesting. Hard times still endure Mariam, but its all part of
the thrilling effect the story tends to give off as it unfolds.