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1. • 
     Anonymous
   • Posted July 12, 2012 at 5:12 pm
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     meenamann1
   • Posted July 12, 2012 at 7:10 pm
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   WORD WIZARD
   Chapters 1-5

   1. Word: Miles Davis

   Shiny black boots (a size too small but worn by Miles Davis). (Pg. 12)

   Definition: He was an American jazz musician and composer
   (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991)

   Synonyms: None.

   My thoughts: Someone famous, possibly a musician that Junior’s dad aspired to be like.

   2. Word: minion

   Some of our teachers make us eat birdseed so we’ll feel closer to the earth, and other teachers hate birds because they are supposedly minions of the Devil. (Pg. 30)

   Definition: a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.

   Synonyms: Follower, subordinate, crony

   My thoughts: Birds are symbols that represent evil and the Devil’s underworld, therefore the teachers are not fond of birds.

   3. Word: coot

   He is a weird old coot, but most of the kids dig him because he doesn’t ask too much of us. (Pg. 29)

   Definition: Informal -a foolish or crotchety person, especially one who is old.

   Synonyms: fool, dupe, hoodwink

   My thoughts: I assumed coot was being used to describe Mr. P as a strange and odd character.

   4. Word: decrepit

   And let me tell you, that old, old, old, decrepit geometry book hit my heart with the force of a nuclear bomb. (Pg. 31)

   Definition: weakened by old age; feeble; infirm

   Synonyms: old, frail, weak

   My thoughts: Junior thought the geometry book was old and useless as well as outdated.

   5. Word: Humanoid

   I mean my sister had become a humanoid underground dweller. (Pg. 39)

   Definition: having human characteristics or form; resembling human beings.

   My thoughts: The sister became a person who enjoyed living underground in darkness like some particular animals such as ground hogs.

3. • 
     Corrina
   • Posted July 12, 2012 at 8:54 pm
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   That is fantastic Meena!! Here is my illustration for Chapters 1-6. I look forward to discussing all of this with you tomorrow.

   http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r558/corrinanm/IMG_5132.jpg