General vocabulary to know

Pre-Reading

Todd Ming, also called “Scoops,” is a reporter. He writes news for the school newspaper at the school where he and Becky attend. They are 10-years-old and in the Fifth grade. Scoops is always looking for an interesting story.

In this episode, he is writing about events in the town. The Butcher is not a very smart man. He reads the school newspaper and gets ideas for his crimes. WordGirl tries to capture him without giving away her secret identity.


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Characters

Todd “Scoops” Ming, his nickname is Scoops

The Butcher, the villain

Reginald, the owner of the jewelry store

Vocabulary

Parents and Teachers: This vocabulary does not need to be memorized in order to watch the episode. But reading first will be helpful. We call this the “front-loading” of the vocabulary. This way, the student has some knowledge of the vocabulary words when he or she comes upon them. It also helps the student to see the words in context to know what will be coming in the episode.

Unlike the specific scene vocabulary to help the student comprehend the viewing scenes, this vocabulary here is a general, working vocabulary for the English language. Much of this vocabulary will be repeated in many episodes throughout the entire program.


a newspaper

the white paper that people read to get news

a reporter

a person who writes the news

to get a scoop

a good story

impressive

incredible, very interesting

a crime

something bad someone does like to steal or rob

a robbery

when someone steals from you

an event

a party, an important exhibit in a town, or a school play

high-fat

food that is bad for you