Vocabulary 1
To let someone down or act in a disloyal way
betrayed
That both Stormy and Hoderi go on a personal quest shows how the two stories are similar or different.
similar
The American declaration of independence is an important artifact. What words should be capitalized.
Declaration of Independence
tidal
When the characters of a story are referred to as he, she, or they, it tells us the author wrote using this point of view
third person point of view
Another word for deep love
yearning
Why did Stormy still feel like an outcast even when he went to the big city of Boston?
because the buildings and people were still small and the same size and as in Cape Cod
In high school I studied spanish, but in college I wanted to learn an african language. Which words should be capitals?
Spanish and African
This word means that there is not enough of something.
Shortage
When the sailors go to the task of building Stormalong The Courser, it shows him this about the sailors?
The sailors really do care for him no matter what he looks like.
A word for something that is so spcial that it is worth remembering
memorable
That Stormy was 36 feet tall, watered his crops with his sweat, rode whales, and tied knots in the tentacles of a 2-ton octopus are examples of this.
hyperbole
What words do you capitalize in the book "The little engine that could"
Little, Engine, That, Could
This word means bubbly
foaming
What does it mean to predict?
It means to guess that is going to happen next
I was overcome with terror when I saw the forest fire. Another word for terror.
horrified
Having "salt water in his veins" and saying, "A sailor's life is the only one for me" shows this about Stormy's character?
He loved the ocean or the sea more than anything.
Words that sound the same and have different spellings and meanings.
Homophones
This word means someone who is not accepted by a group.
outcast
The back of a book that includes definitions
The glossary
A person that regularly travels or works on the sea is called this
Hoderi, mostly traveled because he wanted to find the fish hook he lost, but Stormy did most of his traveling because...
He wanted to fit in or belong.
A word that names a particular person, place or thing and is capitalized.
Proper noun
If someone is in poor condition, it means
sick or out of shape
List three tall tale elemtns
Answers can be:
Main character has super human abilities, many exaggerated events, character solves a problem, lots of actin, funny and impossible or character overcomes an obstacle or defeats a bad guy.