Let's describe a big idea or event in one word. Read the topics and choose one for your focus. Share your answers in a short paragraph. Be sure to answer these questions:
• Why did you choose that word?
• How does it cover the big ideas?
Use specific details from the readings from this class or your own experiences and knowledge to support your choice of
word.
Prompt:
Topic 1: In The Princess and the Goblin, Chapter 8, titled "The Goblins," Curdie overhears a conversation between the
goblins. The topic for this Word journal post is goblins. Choose one adjective to describe the topic as it is explained in the
reading selection. Then explain your word choice.
Topic 2: In The Giver, Chapter 2, the narrator describes his memories of the Naming that introduced him to his sister Lily
and to the rules everyone must follow regarding the ceremony. The topic for this Word Journal is rules. Choose one
adjective to describe the topic as it is explained in the reading selection. Then explain your word choice.