Presumably pg. 3 Decrepit pg. 4 Improbable pg. 6 Recurrence pg. 6 Denounced pg. 11 Oblivion pg. 12 Aforementioned pg. 13 Counter insurgence pg. 16 Dubious pg. 20 Metaphor pg. 21

• Use page # to find context of word in order to identify the correct definition.

• You must also identify if each word is a noun, adjective, verb, adverb

• Underline prefix and suffix

Novel Chapter 1 What was the purpose of Hazel speech in Support Group pg. 12-13

Pg. 8 I didn’t want to take the elevator because the elevator is a Last Days kind of activity of Support Group, so I took the stairs” – Hazel

• What is a “Last Days” kind of activity?

• Why describe it as “Last Days”?

• What type of poetic device is “Last Days”?

• Why did Michael take the elevator?

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Incurable pg. 24 I was diagnosed with Stage IV thyroid cancer when I was thirteen. It was, we were told, incurable.

Perpetually pg. 24 I was looking pretty dead- my hands and feet ballooned; my skin cracked; my lips were perpetually blue.

Inherently pg. 28-29 … about how Gus’s curfew was also ten, and how they were inherently distrustful of anyone who gave their kids curfew other than ten, …

Existentially pg. 31 I liked that he took existentially fraught free throws. Prematurely pg. 32 Like, cancer is in the growth business, right? The taking-people-over

business. But surely you haven’t let it succeed prematurely.

• Diagram Sentence: circle noun, highlight adjective, underline verb, double underline adverb.

• Define word.• Define prefix: pre, per, in, ex• Define suffix: able, ally

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A NOUN's the name of anything,As: school or garden, toy, or swing.ADJECTIVES tell the kind of noun,As: great, small, pretty, white, or brown.VERBS tell of something being done: To read, write, count, sing, jump, or run.How things are done the ADVERBS tell, As: slowly, quickly, badly, well.

“I’m grand,” Augustus answered. “I am, however, with Isaac, who seems to be decompensating.” pg. 54

“Hazel Grace,” Augustus said as he heard my footsteps. “Isaac, Hazel from Support Group is coming downstairs. Hazel, a gentle reminder: Isaac is in the midst of a psychotic episode.” pg. 55

I recognized the place from The Price of Dawn. As I approached, I saw nothing unusual: just two guys sitting in the lightwash of a huge television pretending to kill people. Pg. 56

Augustus sighed. “Sadly, the bridge is already under insurgent control due to questionable strategizing by my bereft cohort.” pg. 58

• Context of the word: HOW is the word being used? Based on context clues in the sentence what do you think the word means? (I do not want you to look up the definition this is about looking at how a word is used and reading the clues to determine meaning. YOUR ANSWER SHOULD BE 3-4 SENTENCES EXPLAINATION. Underline the context clues in each passage.

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Chapter 5 Discussion Questions

Sobriquet pg 64 … while wearing my Special Yellow Dress, patiently waiting for my gentleman caller to live up to his sobriquet.

Bacchanalia pg 68 “Given the entertainment bacchanalia at the disposal of young men and women of your generation, …

Futility pg 68 Given the final futility of our struggle, is the fleeting jolt of meaning that art gives us valuable?

Tenuous pg 72 …, but instead we were together in some invisible and tenuous space that could be visited on the phone.

• Diagram Sentence: circle noun, highlight adjective, underline verb, double underline adverb.

• Define word.

Novel Chapter 5

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