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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
| 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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
| 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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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| Where the Red Fern 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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
| 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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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