Creech- It reminds me of the word screech. A horrible sound.
Droogs- Reminds me of the word drugs. Medicine that humans take to help their symptoms.
Glazzies- reminds me glazing Like a constant state or putting a base on a piece of food
Goloss- the lip gloss that you put on your lips. A clear seal.
Malenky- Linking things together.
Messel- a mussel that lives in te water.
Millicents- small weight of something or cost of money
Poogly- ugly with pudge or fat
Razrez- a razor
Skorry- a scary story
Spatted- spit
Zoobies- a trap
I felt I had to lock myself in a room and re read this constantly. It was not easy for me at all. I used virtual cues and prior knowledge as I read these words. I thought of words that reminded me of the sound and related it to what I thought te word meant . As I said them out loud, I was able to relate to another sound pattern that is in another word. I used the virtual cues to help me notice the patterns, by if they were provided for me in a sentence I would have been able to use the context clues to help me figure out what the word meant. This is very challenging to me. I just continue to pronounce it the best I can and make my best guess. I feel students do that as they read.
A Clockwork Orange started with the terms in the document. As I read the article I was able to understand the meaning of a few of the words. The first was droogs. After he stated droogs he used the names of the boys. He used it in the sentence and referred to them as his cousins, friends, mates etc. Messel was the next word, it talked about the feeling of something and on how he felt about something in the past. He looked a malenky bit poogly when he viddied the four of us like that, coming up so quiet and polite and smiling, but he said Yes? What is it?” This quote shows that malenky is an adjective used to describe someone or something. I believe that it is describing the singer. Poogly is also used in the same quote and I think it means how he feels. Gloopy was referred to someone who is called dumb or senseless. Maybe even a scaredy cat. Someone who is scared of everything or says someone calling you dumb. In the book it was used when he was scared to say anything because of the fear of being called gloopy
I have always had diffiuculty when I read. As a I read the story I would pronounce the word the best of my ability. I do this in my class as a strategy with names. When they come across a persons name , they stop and it diminishes their chance of comprehending the material. I will tell them to take the first letter and relate it to a name they know that begins with the same letter. This helps in some instances, but it does help them notice new names that they would have never noticed before.
I feel that students should atleast make an attempt at the word, but when they don't know it, just try to say it with confidence and continue reading. It's what's around the word tht explains the meaning of it in the context. After they finish reading I have them go back and pick three words that they didn't understand. They make a guess and see of their guess was correct by checking it in the dictionary. I normally add the word to the new word of the day . Understand words as you read is important, but comprehension is more important. A student should be faced with words that are on their level. I feel that challenging the student is important, but I wouldnt give my third grader a 7th grade reading.
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