<p>Unit 3 Week 1 Hatchet Reading 6th Grade Vocabulary Words</p><p>1. hatchet a small axe with a short handle, for use with one hand</p><p>2. ignite to set on fire</p><p>3. painstaking very careful; particular; diligent</p><p>4. quill a stiff, sharp hair or spine like the pointed end of a feather</p><p>5. registered to have had some effect; to have made an impression</p><p>6. smoldered burned and smoked without flame</p><p>7. stiffened to have been made or have become rigid; fixed</p><p>More Words to Know (Shades of Meaning)</p><p>Like shades of colors, many words have shades of meaning. For example, the words frighten and terrify mean almost the same as the word scare.</p><p>8. nonsense lacking good sense 9. malfunction failure to work normally 10. strenuous requiring great strength 11. informal relaxed; casual 12. confided to have trust; discuss private matters</p><p>Comprehension Skill</p><p> Sequence is the order of events in a story. Clue words such as first, next, then, and finally often indicate sequence.</p><p>Text-Based Response  Look Back and Write (Pg. 350, #5) Look back at page 340. Brian believes he has learned the most important rule of survival. Write that rule and why it is important. Provide evidence from the remainder of the selection to support your answer.</p>