Vocabulary-The Ravine/Horrors/A Long Walk To Water

summary

• A detailed analysis of a text

• A short overview of the main points of a text

• A list of all the characters in a story

• An in-depth critique of a literary work

theme

• A type of character in a story

• Moral message, lesson, or moral of a story or book

• The setting of a story

• The plot twist in a narrative

grimly

• Depressing

• Joyful

• Exciting

• Boring

main idea

• A one sentence summary of what the story is mostly about

• A detailed analysis of the characters

• A description of the setting and time period

• A list of events that occur in the story

scurry

• Run with quick light steps

• Walk slowly and carefully

• Sit still and observe

• Jump high and far

veer

• To swerve or suddenly change course or direction

• To move in a straight line

• To accelerate rapidly

• To stop suddenly

ravine

• A deep narrow valley made by running water

• A large flat area of land

• A steep mountain peak

• A small pond or lake

rivulet

• A small brook or stream

• A large river

• A type of fish

• A mountain range

Venn diagram

• An illustration that uses circles to show relationships among things or groups of things

• A type of graph that displays data in bars

• A chart that shows the frequency of data points

• A diagram that represents a process or workflow

cascade

• To fall, pour, or rush in stages

• To gather or collect in one place

• To flow smoothly and continuously

• To break apart or separate