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    Clockwork - Day 1 - Vocab

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    Clockwork by Philip Pullman is a story that introduces vocabulary related to clockmaking and mechanics. The narrator lists 22 unfamiliar words from the story and seeks definitions to understand their meanings in context. These include terms like clockwork, springs, cogwheels, gears, pendulums, and tempered steel which describe the inner workings of clocks. Other words provide context clues about the story's setting like townsfolk, bells in a church tower, and sauerkraut. Character roles are also defined such as clockmaker's apprentice, burgomaster, and herr.

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    Clockwork by Philip Pullman is a story that introduces vocabulary related to clockmaking and mechanics. The narrator lists 22 unfamiliar words from the story and seeks definitions to understand their meanings in context. These include terms like clockwork, springs, cogwheels, gears, pendulums, and tempered steel which describe the inner workings of clocks. Other words provide context clues about the story's setting like townsfolk, bells in a church tower, and sauerkraut. Character roles are also defined such as clockmaker's apprentice, burgomaster, and herr.

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    This is very suitable for children who need help in classes with things like similes

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    Clockwork by Philip Pullman is a story that introduces vocabulary related to clockmaking and mechanics. The narrator lists 22 unfamiliar words from the story and seeks definitions to understand their meanings in context. These include terms like clockwork, springs, cogwheels, gears, pendulums, and tempered steel which describe the inner workings of clocks. Other words provide context clues about the story's setting like townsfolk, bells in a church tower, and sauerkraut. Character roles are also defined such as clockmaker's apprentice, burgomaster, and herr.

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    Clockwork - Day 1 - Vocab

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    Clockwork by Philip Pullman is a story that introduces vocabulary related to clockmaking and mechanics. The narrator lists 22 unfamiliar words from the story and seeks definitions to understand their meanings in context. These include terms like clockwork, springs, cogwheels, gears, pendulums, and tempered steel which describe the inner workings of clocks. Other words provide context clues about the story's setting like townsfolk, bells in a church tower, and sauerkraut. Character roles are also defined such as clockmaker's apprentice, burgomaster, and herr.

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    Clockwork by Philip Pullman

    Can I list key vocabulary from a story and find out meanings?
    Must: I list some new words which I have heard in a story
    Should: I can use resources to find out the meaning of the words in context
    Could: I can explain the meaning of the words in my own words, in the correct context.
    Vocabulary to find out the meaning of:
    1. Clockwork
    2. Springs
    3. Cogwheels
    4. Gears
    5. Pendulums
    6. Tempered Steel
    7. A balancing wheel oscillating to and fro
    8. Townsfolk
    9. Bells shifting restlessly in the church tower
    10. Sauerkraut
    11. Clockmaker's apprentice
    12. Apprenticeship
    13. Burgomaster
    14. Herr
    15. Parlour
    16. Artistic temperament
    17. Optimist
    18. Pessimist
    19. Manuscript
    20. Hearth
    21. White flakes of snow swirled in, to faint away into water as they met the heat of the parlour
    22. Incomers.
    Definitions/explanations:

    1. Clockwork- it is a mechanism with springs and gearwheels used to drive mechanical


    clock, toy, etc…
    2. Springs - spiral of metal/steel used to power clocks and clockwork mechanisms
    3. Cogwheel - a toothed wheel, it helps to change the speed or the direction of a
    movement
    4. Gear - a toothed wheel which works with other mechanisms to change the speed of a
    mechanism
    5. Pendulums - a pendulum is a weight at the end of something like a rod or chain, so it
    can swing freely
    6. Tempered Steel - a steel which has been treated with heat below its melting point
    7. A balancing wheel oscillating to and fro - a balancing wheel going to and coming
    back (back and forth)
    8. Townsfolk - town's people, people who live in the town
    9. Bells shifting restlessly in the church tower – bells ringing as they move in the
    wind
    10. Sauerkaut - finely sliced, fermented cabbage
    11. Clockmaker's apprentice - this apprenticeship is designed to help lead you towards
    being a experienced and professional Clockmaker
    12. Apprenticeship – some time of training before you are qualified to do a job
    13. Burgomaster - a mayor of a German, Dutch, Flemish, Austrian or Swiss town
    14. Herr - Herr is similar to Mr. It's also used to say a German man
    15. Parlour - it is a room in public building for receiving guests for example, pubs,
    bars, etc.
    16. Artistic temperament - it is often said when an artist doesn’t work well with
    others. It can also mean someone might fly into fits of rage
    17. Optimist - someone who is always hopeful
    18. Pessimistic - someone who isn't very hopeful and tends to believe that the worst
    will happen
    19. Manuscript - a piece of writing that is written by hand
    20. Hearth – in part in front of fireplace. Often made of stone, for fire safety
    21. White flakes of snow swirled in, to faint away into water as they met the
    heat of the parlour - when the snow came in, it quickly melted into water as it met
    the heat
    22. Incomers - a person who entered into the White Horse Tavern in this story.

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