Literature Topics
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| 1984 For writing about the novel “1984” by George Orwell: Big Brother, totalitarian, skepticism, brainwashing … created: November 4, 2009 words: 800 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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 |
Beloved For writing about “Beloved” by Toni Morrison: Sethe, runaway, brutality, slavery, Mr. Bodwin, memory … created: March 2, 2011 words: 500 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K 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 |
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 |
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee For writing about “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee,” a history of the West from the Native American point of view … created: March 2, 2011 words: 800 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K 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: January 26, 2006 words: 100 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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 |
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 |
Frankenstein For writing about “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley: creature, experiment, Ingolstadt, murder, specter, revenge … Use with the 12K Main Dictionary or higher. created: December 4, 2009 words: 600 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K 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 |
Golden Compass For writing about “The Golden Compass” by Philip Pullman: Lyra, daemon, Lord Asriel, rescue, gyptians, witch, armored bear … created: September 3, 2008 words: 800 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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| Grapes of Wrath For writing about “The Grapes of Wrath” by John Steinbeck: Tom Joad, California, migrant labor, poverty, strike … created: September 4, 2010 words: 1000 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
Great Gatsby For writing about “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald: Jazz Age, neighbor, Nick, Daisy Buchanan, hypocrisy … created: November 9, 2010 words: 700 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K 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 |
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 |
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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| Hamlet For writing about the Shakespeare’s play “Hamlet”: specter, tragedy, revenge, murder, soliloquy … created: March 2, 2011 words: 500 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
Hatchet For writing about “Hatchet” by Gary Paulsen: wilderness, Brian, plane crash, survival, shelter, fire, behavior, resourceful … created: September 3, 2008 words: 800 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 |
Huckleberry Finn For writing about “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain: Pap, Jim, the Duke, humor, fraud … created: December 3, 2010 words: 1000 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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| I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings For writing about Maya Angelou’s autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”: racism, trauma, color … created: April 1, 2011 words: 700 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
Island of the 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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| Jane Austen For writing about the novelist Jane Austen: novel, writer, marry, husband, social class, dishonor, Hampshire … created: November 10, 2008 words: 500 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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 |
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| 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 |
Life of Pi For writing about the book “Life of Pi” by Yann Martel: shipwreck, tiger, lifeboat, thirsty, religion, seasick, hyena, skeptical, lonely … created: April 3, 2009 words: 400 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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| 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 |
Lord of the Flies For writing about “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding: Jack, Piggy, marooned, savagery, society, civilization … created: April 1, 2011 words: 600 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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| Macbeth For writing about Shakespeare's tragedy "Macbeth": ghost, murder, weird, thane, treachery, madness, judgment … created: September 8, 2009 words: 700 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K 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 |
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| Odyssey For writing about the Greek epic story of Odysseus: heroic, harbor, Penelope, suitor, disguise, Calypso … created: April 1, 2011 words: 400 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K 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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| Phantom Tollbooth For writing about “The Phantom Tollbooth” by Norton Juster: Milo, bored, Tock, princess, the Humbug, color, Chroma the Great … created: October 7, 2008 words: 600 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
Pride and Prejudice For writing about the Jane Austen novel "Pride and Prejudice": Mr. Darcy, snobbery, marriage, Regency, social class … created: November 3, 2008 words: 1100 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 |
Reviewing a Play For writing about a play you've read or seen: character, motivation, dialogue, metaphor, setting, sollioquy, performer, theater, viewpoint … created: September 8, 2009 words: 300 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 |
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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| Samuel Pepys For writing about Samuel Pepys, the diarist: restoration, plague, favor, Fire of London, the Thames, manuscript … created: August 5, 2010 words: 700 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
Scarlet Letter For writing about “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne: Hester Prynne, Puritan, sin, willful, confession … Use with the 12K Main Dictionary or higher. created: January 10, 2011 words: 600 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K 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 |
Things Fall Apart For writing about “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe: Okonkwo, tradition, clan, exile, behavior, missionary … created: April 1, 2011 words: 600 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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| Three Cups of Tea For writing about “Three Cups of Tea,” an account of Greg Mortenson's efforts to build schools in Central Asia: Pakistan, education, Muslim, enrollment, village … created: August 5, 2010 words: 900 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
To Kill a Mockingbird For writing about “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee: Scout, innocence, color, Boo Radley … created: April 5, 2010 words: 600 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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| Twilight Saga For writing about the “Twilight” series by Stephenie Meyer: Bella, scent, vampire, Edward, werewolf, behavior … created: January 14, 2010 words: 600 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
Walt Whitman For writing about the poet Walt Whitman: structure, language, revise, democracy, ideal, “Leaves of Grass” … created: April 1, 2011 words: 900 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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| Where the Red Fern Grows 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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| Wrinkle in Time For writing about the book “A Wrinkle in Time,” by Madeleine L’Engle: Meg, Charles Wallace, Camazotz, the man with red eyes … updated: July 2, 2010 words: 800 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |