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The Birchbark House Vocabulary
Based on the novel The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich

1. Use these words to make a dictionary/glossary for the book.

2. Make a vocabulary crossword puzzle.

3. Use each of these words in a sentence that relates to the story.

4. Write a letter to your teacher, a parent or a classmate about the story. Use at least 20 of these words in your letter.

Letter writing instruction and advice

abrupt
admonish
agility
awl
bandolier
bitter
bliss
bog
bolting
bound
cache
calicos
caulking
comfortable
commence
cringe
dappled
disdain
diversion
enigmatic
entice
etched
evidence

ferocity
fishtail
forage
fragrant
frenzy
gloating
guffaws
harbored
harsh
incredible
indignation
indistinguishable
interior
intimidate
intricate
intrigue
isolated
kindled
lagoon
launch
makazins
mull


namesake
nimble
oblivion
parched
partake
particular
pliable
poised
portentous
rangy
recovery
refrain
remarkable
reminisce
repaired
resolve
restrained
runt
sallow
scarce
scrolls

scrounge
sheaves
slough
splay
stealth
stifle
stupor
summon
suspicious
swale
taunt
taut
tentative
testy
threatening
trough
vengeance
vigilance
vision
wary
warily
wove

Developed by Cindy O'Hora 1/2008 released to public domain