Hunting a Monster From Scholastic Scope
Stories of a giant, human-like creature lurking in the forests have long fascinated and terrified us. Here's the fact
and the fiction behind these famous tales.
By Mackenzie Carro
On a February night in 1962, Robert Hatfield found himself standing in his sister's backyard in Fort Bragg,
California. Her dogs were howling, and he had gone outside to see what had them so spooked.
That's where he saw it. In the shadows lurked a giant figure
over six feet tall and covered in hair.
Thinking it was a bear. Hatfield ran to wake his brother-in-law, Bud Jenkins. Then Hatfield went tearing back into
the yard and POW!
What is the connotation of using the word "beast"?
He ran smack into the beast.
As Hatfield fell to the ground, he realized the creature was no bear. His heart pounding, he bolted back to the
house, the creature at his heels. Jenkins rushed to help. The men struggled briefly with the beast.
Then it turned and stalked off into the night.
Later, a group of locals went looking for the monster but found no trace of it Still, several of them were
convinced they knew exactly what Hatfield and Jenkins had encountered: Bigfoot.
What technique is the author using to begin this nonfiction article? Why is it
effective?

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Welcome to the vocabulary assessment. by connecting with words in a more interactive way, through a graphic organizer that includes your own ideas, we hope you will learn new vocabulary strategies to integrate into your course work and your everyday life. objectives: use a variety of techniques to acquire a range of words determine, clarify, and illustrate the meaning of unfamiliar words to ensure that you properly and successfully complete the vocabulary assessment, do the following: complete the assessment using the passage provided. select a word from the passage, and identify/create each of the following for that word: denotation connotations synonyms antonyms affixes the sentence from the passage where the word appears an original sentence using the word a memory trick type your responses in the appropriate boxes. after you have typed your responses, print your graphic organizer and submit it to your teacher. be careful not to refresh the page before printing, as some browsers will not save your work. passage from "the pit and the pendulum" by edgar allan poe very suddenly there came back to my soul motion and sound—the tumultuous motion of the heart, and in my ears the sound of its beating. then a pause in which all is blank. then again sound, and motion, and touch, a tingling sensation pervading my frame. then the mere consciousness of existence, without thought, a condition which lasted long. then, very suddenly, thought, and shuddering terror, and earnest endeavor to comprehend my true state. then a strong desire to lapse into insensibility. then a rushing revival of soul and a successful effort to move. and now a full memory of the trial, of the judges, of the sable draperies, of the sentence, of the sickness, of the swoon. then entire forgetfulness of all that followed; of all that a later day and much earnestness of endeavor have enabled me vaguely to recall.