Nov 4 2024 Ch 6 Into the Wild & Vocab & Master Class Margaret Atwood Continued . . .

Silent Read 20 min.

Chapter 6 Into the Wild.

Vocab

Anachronistic 

Hegira -  A journey to escape a dangerous or undesirable situation; often used to refer specifically to Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Medina.

Snafu - may not be in the dictionary - Snafu is an acronym that stands for "Situation Normal: All 'Fouled' Up," originally used in the military to describe a chaotic or problematic situation

Unabated 

Prodigious 

Arroyos - dry or seasonal watercourses or ravines that can carry water during heavy rains, often found in arid regions.

Destitute 

Sedentary 

Fulminate

Bull - re: the reference in the book - not dictionary definition - rail yard security

Monotonous 


Master Class Margaret Atwood Continued . . . Lessons

Next Class – Finding Your Own Process Lesson 2 – 7.28 min 

*Your Process

*Getting Past the Fear


Next - *Story and Plot


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