The Old Man and the Sea Vocabulary

Aggregate of small organisms that float or drift in water

• Plankton
• Harpoon
• Phosphorescence
• Dorsal

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.6

a fluorescence that persists after radiation has ceased

• Lurch
• Current
• Phosphorescence
• Erosion

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes

• Fillet
• Bait
• Furl
• Marlin

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

move suddenly or as if unable to control one's movements

• Lurch
• Plankton
• Furl
• Coil

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride

• Furl
• Current
• Humility 
• Fathom

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

a spear with a barbed point for catching large fish

• Marlin
• Harpoon
• Skiff
• Dorsal

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo

• Furl
• Skiff
• Harbor
• Stern

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

form into a cylinder by rolling

• Plankton
• Furl
• Skiff
• Tension

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish

• Harpoon
• Fillet
• Erosion
• Teeter

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

a linear unit of measurement for water depth

• Fathom
• Fillet
• Furl
• Stern

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10