Kelly H. Beavers

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Word Wizard for Molly’s Pilgrim

by Barbara Cohen

Illustrated by Michael J. Deraney

 

Word #1 Synagogue

 

  1. Synagogue (page 7, paragraph 6)

 

  1. “They burned the Synagogue.

 

  1. Synagogue (noun) place of worship for people of Jewish tradition

 

  1. Synagogue – a Jewish house of worship

 

  1. Molly and her family were different, we learn that in the very first page of the story.  The word synagogue gives us an insight to their Jewish faith that brought them to America.  Ms. Cohen gives the reader little doses of their culture through out the book as they are soaking in all of ours.

 

 

Word #2 Corkscrew

 

1.      Corkscrew (Page 11, paragraph 5)

 

2.      “Thanksgiving,” she announced, tossing her long black corkscrew curls.

 

3.      Corkscrew (adjective) shaped like ringlets

 

4.      Corkscrew – a metal spiral with a sharp point on one end used to remove corks from bottles.

 

5.      This is used to give us a detailed description of Elizabeth’s hair.  It is not an actual corkscrew, but it is a great way to describe it.  It allows us to picture what her hair looks like.

 

 

Word #3 Kerchief

 

1.      Kerchief (page 16, paragraph 2)

 

2.      She had covered the yarn hair with a yellow kerchief embroidered with red flowers.

 

3.      Kerchief (noun) scarf

 

4.      Kerchief – a woman’s square scarf that covers the head or neck

 

5.      In some parts of the world women have to keep their heads and shoulders covered at all times with a

piece of cloth or kerchief.  This is also true for some religions.  I am not sure about people in Russia, but I know

in the picture her mom  was wearing one.  Maybe this was another subtle way to let us in on Molly’s culture.

 

 

 

Word #4 Hooted

 

  1. Hooted (page 24, paragraph 2)

 

  1. “Mama said she was a Pilgrim.”  Elizabeth hooted.

 

  1. Hooted (verb) loud laugh

 

  1. Hooted- a loud noise sounding like an owl that is usually in remark to something disagreeable.

 

  1. Hooted is a word that we can use often if we wanted.  The author demonstrates this word perfectly and if you were not getting fed up with Elizabeth before then, I bet you were after the author used hooted instead of laughed.

    

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