Unit 2 week 3 from Minn of the Mississippi Vocabulary

Very fast-moving parts of a river

• rapids

• shimmering

• desire

• shallow

Shining with a soft, flickering light

• rapids

• shimmering

• desire

• shallow

A powerful wish or longing for something

• rapids

• shimmering

• desire

• shallow

Not very deep

• deserted

• shimmering

• desire

• shallow

Left someone or something alone

• deserted

• shimmering

• desire

• shallow

The animals or people in the story

• characters

• settings

• plot

• fiction

Where or when the story takes place

• characters

• settings

• plot

• fiction

The series of events, conflicts, or obstacles in the story

• characters

• settings

• plot

• fiction

a fake or imagined story, usually with the purpose to entertain

• characters

• settings

• plot

• fiction

Has characters that seem real and events that could actually happen

• realistic fiction

• historical fiction

• science fiction

• fantasy