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A Christmas Carol
For writing about the story "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens: Scrooge, Tiny Tim, ghost, Christmas Past, Cratchit, Marley, gruel, humbug...
created: Nov 20, 2002
words: 700
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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  Alice in Wonderland
Words and phrases connected with the Lewis Carroll story of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: White Rabbit, curiouser, tea party, croquet, Duchess, dream...
created: May 14, 2002
words: 700
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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Book Report 1
Basic words for a book report: author, idea, main character, plot, opinion, setting, summary...
created: Jul 20, 2004
words: 150
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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  Book Report 2
Basic AND advanced words for a book report: author, idea, content, dialogue, genre, metaphor, motivation, point of view...
created: Jul 20, 2004
words: 250
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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Bridge to Terabithia
For use with "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson: Jess, Leslie, art, watercolor, music teacher, explore, puppy, fantasy….
created: Mar 8, 2007
words: 700
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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  Christmas Grinch
For writing about the "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" by Dr. Seuss. "The Grinch" and related words are trademarks of Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P.
created: Nov 10, 2002
words: 100
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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Curious Incident
For writing about “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time” by Mark Haddon: Christopher, murder, mystery, neighbor, dog…
created: May 28, 2007
words: 200
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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  Diary of Anne Frank
For writing about "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank: Amsterdam, hide, Jew, Nazi, annex, Kitty...
Revised: December 10, 2007
words: 2200
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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Fantasy 1 basic
Basic words for magic kingdoms: fairy godmothers, dwarves, elves, knights, pirates, castles, spells, dragons, ghosts, genies, treasure, servants, secrets.
revised: Mar 11, 2001
words: 600
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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  Fantasy 2 advanced
Basic AND advanced words: alchemy, cauldron, drawbridge, gargoyle, kryptonite, myth, poltergeist, shapeshifter, telekinesis, trickster.
revised: Oct 31, 2001
words: 900
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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From the Mixed-Up Files
For writing about "From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" — Claudia, Jamie, adventure, statue, Metropolitan Museum...
created: May 22, 2005
words: 800
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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  Golden Compass
For writing about “The Golden Compass” by Philip Pullman: Lyra, daemon, Lord Asriel, rescue, gyptians, witch, armored bear…
created: September 3, 2008
words: 800
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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Greek Mythology
Words and phrases for writing about the mythology of Ancient Greece — gods and goddesses, monsters, heroes, adventures, legends.
created: Dec 6, 2001
words: 1600
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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  H Potter Chamber
For writing about "Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets". Harry Potter and related names are trademarks of Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P.
revised: Sep 7, 2002
words: 1500
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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H Potter Prisoner
For writing about "Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban". Harry Potter and related names are trademarks of Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P.
created: Sep 23, 2002
words: 1500
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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  H Potter Stone
For writing about "Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone". Harry Potter and related names are trademarks of Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P.
created: May 14, 2002
words: 1500
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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Hatchet
For writing about “Hatchet” by Gary Paulsen: wilderness, Brian, plane crash, survival, shelter, fire behavior, resourceful…
created: September 3, 2008
words: 800
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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  Holes
For writing about the book "Holes" by Louis Sachar: Stanley, Mr. Sir, Camp Green Lake, Zero, sunflower seeds, Kate Barlow, yellow-spotted lizard...
created: May 23, 2006
words: 600
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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Island of Blue Dolphins
For writing about "The Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell: Karana, Rontu, sea otter, abalone, loneliness, spearhead, hunter, harbor...
created: July 17, 2006
words: 700
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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  Jane Austen
For writing about the novelist Jane Austen: novel, writer, marry, husband, social class, dishonor, Hampshire...
created: November 10, 2008
words: 500
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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Johnny Tremain
For writing about “Johnny Tremain” by Esther Forbes: apprentice, colony, Boston Tea Party, messenger, harbor, American Revolution…
created: March 10, 2008
words: 1200
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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  Julie of the Wolves
For writing about "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George: Miyax, Amaroq, wolf pack, caribou, tundra, howl, hunter, language…
created: Mar 8, 2007
words: 700
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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King Arthur 1
Basic words and phrases for writing about the legends of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table: Lancelot, Merlin, quest, tournament, chivalry...
created: Apr 9, 2002
words: 1100
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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  King Arthur 2
Basic AND advanced words and phrases for the history and stories of the Arthurian legends: Camelot, Merlin, epic, fiction ... Malory, Tennyson, T.H. White...
created: Apr 9, 2002
words: 1400
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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Lion Witch and Wardrobe
For writing about the book "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis: Narnia, the White Witch, Lucy, Edmund, prophecy, spell, betrayal...
created: Mar 23, 2006
words: 800
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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  Norse Mythology
Words and phrases for writing about Norse mythology: tales of creation, death, gods, and heroes; Odin, Thor, Freya, Valhalla...
created: Mar 14, 2002
words: 600
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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Owls in the Family
For writing about "Owls in the Family", by Farley Mowat: prairie, Bruce, Billy, great horned owl, talon, perch, pet, Saskatchewan...
created: May 15, 2005
words: 500
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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  Phantom Tollbooth
For writing about “The Phantom Tollbooth” by Norton Juster: Milo, bored, Tock, princess, the Humbug, color, Chroma the Great…
created: October 7, 2008
words: 600
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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Pride and Prejudice
For writing about the Jane Austen novel "Pride and Prejudice": Mr. Darcy, snobbery, marriage, Regency, social class...
created: November 3, 2008
words: 1100
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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 Ramayana
For writing about the Hindu epic story, the Ramayana: Rama, Sita, monkey, Hanuman, virtue, armor, demon, god, Vishnu...
created: Sept 12, 2006
words: 400
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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Robin Hood
For writing about the legends of Robin Hood: Sherwood Forest, Sheriff of Nottingham, Merry Men, Maid Marian, Friar Tuck, Little John, King Richard...
revised: Dec 28, 2005
words: 700
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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 Roll of Thunder
For writing about the book "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" by Mildred D. Taylor: Cassie, the Logans, credit, sharecropper, T.J. Avery...
created: Oct 30, 2005
words: 900
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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The Giver
For writing about "The Giver" by Lois Lowry: Jonas, the Receiver of Memory, Sameness, release, Gabriel, color, dream-telling, escape...
created: Sept 12, 2006
words: 900
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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 Where the Red Fern Grows
For writing about “Where the Red Fern Grows” by Wilson Rawls: Billy, hunting dog, Little Ann, the Ozarks, raccoon, championship…
created: July 6, 2008
words: 600
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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William Shakespeare
For writing about the life of William Shakespeare: play, theater, poet, London, Globe Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon, Elizabethan...
revised: Dec 28, 2005
words: 400
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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