Vocabulary

=Vocabulary Resources:= This page has many vocabulary resources on it for the stories and novels we read in class.

Maniac Magee Vocabulary Resources:
See if you can figure out the vocabulary words just by reading the sentences.

Section 1:

 * legacy:** Maniac Magee left a legacy behind. Even today, children in the neighborhood remember his past.
 * trolley:** The trolley traveled along the track slowly.
 * trestle:** Everyday Maniac's parents took the trestle bridge across the river to work.
 * musicale:** Maniac preformed in the second grade musicale.
 * theory:** The experts gave a proposed explanation, or theory, about why Maniac continues to run.
 * obvious:** The answers on the test were very obvious.
 * infamous:** Mars Bars Thompson is know for his infamous reputation or bad reputation.
 * mirage:** Maniac thought he saw his mother in the distance, but it was a mirage.
 * hallucination:** He was having a hallucination when he saw a ghost that wasn't really there.
 * samaritan:** A good samaritan helps other people.
 * phantom:** Maniac ran so fast he looked like an illusion; some called him a phantom.
 * stupefied:** Amanda was stupefied or overwhelmed by this strange boy.
 * pandemonium:** The neighborhood block party ended in pandemonium and chaos.
 * lumber(ed)** The tired ball players lumbered off the field with heavy feet.
 * finicky:** Maniac was not a finicky or picky eater.

If you are like most teens, you like communicating with emojis. Try your hand at building a vocabulary emoji like the picture below.