Module 4: "In the Middle of the Storm" and "Who Wrote 'In the Middle of the Storm'?"

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  1. serene
    not agitated
    I like to sit in front of the big tanks and imagine I am a sea creature too, floating serenely along in the calm water, that is, when I’m not chasing after my sister Janie.
  2. churn
    be agitated
    You could see the water churning under the bridge.
  3. hoarse
    deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness
    “What are you doing? Come back here!” I whispered hoarsely, even though I felt like shouting.
  4. frantic
    excessively agitated; distraught with violent emotion
    Suddenly we heard our mom’s frantic voice. “Girls? Girls!” she shouted. “Are you here?”
  5. stern
    serious and harsh in manner or behavior
    She had given her a stern lecture about running after Maxine in the dark.
  6. strew
    be dispersed over
    People came in to clear the dead branches strewn all over the street.
  7. unprecedented
    novel; having no earlier occurrence
    Sandy caused unprecedented flooding in New York City, filling up subway tunnels, causing power outages, and shutting the city down for days.
  8. inspiration
    arousal of the mind to unusual activity or creativity
    Reyna has fond memories of growing up in the city and draws a lot of inspiration for her writing from her childhood there.
  9. vivid
    having the clarity and freshness of immediate experience
    She has vivid memories of huge oak trees lining the streets around her brownstone apartment.
  10. impact
    have an effect upon
    Luckily for Reyna, none of her friends or family was severely impacted by the storm, as many in the city were.
Created on Thu Oct 01 14:00:09 EDT 2020 (updated Fri Oct 02 10:25:58 EDT 2020)

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