Vocabulary
Illustrations
Story Map
Nouns and Verbs
Academic Words
100
This word means to try to understand something by looking at it in detail.
Reading or going out and discovering new information.
explore
100
What is the focal point of this illustration? 
The wave
100
Who were the main character in the story?
Amous and Borris
100
What are the four parts of a noun?
person, place, thing, idea
100
A short and usually comprehensive statement of what has been previously stated.
summary
200
This word means very big.
immense or colossal
200
The artist uses lighter colors in this painting to show that the see is a __________________ place.
beautiful
200
What wat was the setting in this story?
The beach, ocean, Amos' boat
200
Identify the verb in the sentence.
Jason loves to explore new things.
explore
200
Writing that tells an imaginary story.
fiction
300
When you have a sense of extreme urgency, need, or despair.
desperately
300
The figures in this painting illustrate that the sea can be a ____________________ place.
terrible
300
Identify a major problem in the story.
Amos fell off his boat and needed help.
Boris was washed on land and needed help.
300
Identify all 4 of the nouns in this sentence.
The colossal whale swam in the vast sea with a mouse on his back.
whale, sea, mouse, back
300
Short tale that teaches a lesson and often includes animal characters that speak and act like people.
fable
400
giving off light; glowing
luminous or phosphorescent
400
How did Boris end up on the beach?
Hurricane Etta washed him onto land.
400
What was the solution to Boris's problem?
Amos went to get two elephants and the pushed the whale back into the sea.
400
Identify the verb in this sentence.
The elephants pushed Boris back into the water.
pushed
400
What does it mean for a sentence to be in the CUP?
C-starts with a capital letter
U-uses a noun and a verb
P-punctuatuion at the end
500
This is a very small or tiny piece of matter.
speck
500
Why does Amos get upset with Boris?
Boris forgot that Amos was on his back and dived into the water.
500
What was the central message of this story?
Little friends can help big friends.
500
Identify the complete subject in this sentence.
Amos and Boris became lifelong friends.
Amos and Boris
500
What are the parts of a Todd D. Close Paragraph?
Titile
Opening
Detail
Detail
Detail
Close