The People Could Fly Vocabulary

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​Croon

​​(krōōn) v. When

someone croons, that

person hums or sings

softly.

Multiple Choice

A person who croons might

• Sing you a song

• Write you a poem

• Give you a cake

• Bring you a piano

​snag

​​(snăg) v. If you snag

something, you

catch it quickly and

unexpectedly.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following images is a snag?

​shuffle

​​(shŭf´ǝl) v. When you

shuffle, you move

with short sliding

steps.

Multiple Choice

The word "shuffle" could mean a dance, but in this story it means...

• to move your feet slowly

• to take a tap shoe and move it front and back

• to hop up on the dance floor when you hear "Hey Cupid!"

​plantation

​​(plăn-tā´shǝn) n. A

plantation is a large

farm or estate on

which crops are

raised.

Multiple Choice

The best synonym for "plantation" is

• farm

• house

• ranch

• apartment

​folktale

stories passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation.​

​Folk tales can vary from culture to culture, but often have these elements:

• supernatural events set in the distant past

• talking animals or other characters with supernatural abilities

• lessons about what is important to the culture of origin

Multiple Choice

A folktale does NOT

• get passed down from generation to generation

• tell a story that is related to a specific culture

• have some supernatural (magical) events or items

• give you instructions on how to bake a cake

​dialect

(ˈdīəˌlekt) a particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group.

Multiple Select

Which of the following IS written in a dialect?

• That was wicked awesome, kehd.

• Wanna go to Sky Zone?

• How come y'all ain't got no Takis?

• I am extremely excited to see your answers.

​simile

comparisons between two unlike things using like or as​

Open Ended

Create a simile about how your tongue feels after eating spicy food.

​metaphor

​making a comparison between two unlike things without using like or as

Open Ended

Create a metaphor comparing someone running and a cheetah.

Poll

How are you feeling about these terms?

croon, snag, shuffle, plantation

• I could use all or most of them correctly in a sentence.

• I could understand all or most of them in a sentence.

• I could identify that all or most of these are words I've seen before.

• I will not remember all or most of these words tomorrow.

Poll

How are you feeling about these terms?

folktale, dialect, simile, metaphor

• I could use all or most of them correctly in a sentence.

• I could understand all or most of them in a sentence.

• I could identify that all or most of these are words I've seen before.

• I will not remember all or most of these words tomorrow.