A Long Walk to Water Vocabulary

Veer:

• to swerve or suddenly change course or direction

• to pause or wait in uncertainty

• to fall down

• run with quick, light steps

• to carry on one's shoulders

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Collapse:

• to swerve or suddenly change course or direction

• to pause or wait in uncertainty

• to fall down

• run with quick, light steps

• to carry on one's shoulders

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Hesitate:

• to swerve or suddenly change course or direction

• to pause or wait in uncertainty

• to fall down

• run with quick, light steps

• to carry on one's shoulders

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Shoulder:

• to swerve or suddenly change course or direction

• to pause or wait in uncertainty

• to fall down

• run with quick, light steps

• to carry on one's shoulders

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

Scurry:

• to swerve or suddenly change course or direction

• to pause or wait in uncertainty

• to fall down

• run with quick, light steps

• to carry on one's shoulders

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Point of view:

• The perspective of the story's narrator.

• The use of words to create a connection to any of the five senses 

• is something the character is struggling with within their own self. For example, not feeling good enough.

• is something the character is struggling with on the outside like an enemy or a big storm. 

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Internal conflict:

• The perspective of the story's narrator.

• The use of words to create a connection to any of the five senses 

• is something the character is struggling with within their own self. For example, not feeling good enough.

• is something the character is struggling with on the outside like an enemy or a big storm. 

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Sensory language:

• The perspective of the story's narrator.

• The use of words to create a connection to any of the five senses 

• is something the character is struggling with within their own self. For example, not feeling good enough.

• is something the character is struggling with on the outside like an enemy or a big storm. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

External conflict:

• The perspective of the story's narrator.

• The use of words to create a connection to any of the five senses 

• is something the character is struggling with within their own self. For example, not feeling good enough.

• is something the character is struggling with on the outside like an enemy or a big storm. 

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3