May 1 2026 Review Vocab From Marrow Thieves Chapters - The Potential Of Change Page 111-117 & The Other Indians Page 118-129 & The Way It All Changed Page 130-137 & Continued reading/listening to Marrow Thieves - Page 138-146 "The Long Stumble"

Personal Novel Read 20 min 

Review ALL Vocab From Marrow Thieves Chapters - The Potential Of Change Page 111-117 & The Other Indians Page 118-129 & The Way It All Changed Page 130-137

Additional Words

• Rickety
  Weak, shaky, or poorly built; likely to fall apart.

• Precambrian
  Referring to the earliest period of Earth’s history, long before dinosaurs; extremely ancient.

“The Other Indians” (p. 116)

Vocabulary to review before reading

• Blatant
  Very obvious and impossible to ignore.

• Deranged
  Mentally disturbed or behaving in a wild, irrational way.

• Tabernacle
  A religious or sacred place; in the novel, it can symbolize religious authority or control.

• Vigilant
  Watchful and alert, especially for danger.

• Cerulean
  A deep sky‑blue color.

• Nokomis (Ojibwe: “grandmother”)
  A respectful term for a grandmother or elderly woman.

• Venison
  The meat of a deer.

• Altruistic
  Caring more about others than yourself; selfless.

• Shirk
  To avoid or neglect a responsibility.

• Privy
  Having secret or special knowledge about something.

“The Way It Changed” (p. 130)

Vocabulary to review before reading

• Diminished
  Made smaller, weaker, or less important.

• Obliged
  Required or forced to do something; feeling duty‑bound.

• Lulled
  Calmly led into feeling safe or relaxed, sometimes falsely.

• Complacency
  A feeling of satisfaction that prevents awareness of danger or the need for change.

• Protruding
  Sticking out or extending forward.

• Catatonic
  Completely unresponsive or frozen, often due to shock or trauma.

• Mooring
  Something that anchors or secures; literally a rope for tying a boat, or figuratively a source of stability.

• Prostrate
  Lying flat on the ground, often from exhaustion, defeat, or pain.

*Group Work Activity - Select 5 of the above words and create 5 new sentences utilizing one of each. Present.

Continued reading/listening to Marrow Thieves - Page 138-146 "The Long Stumble"