Activity Overview
Starting a unit or lesson with the key vocabulary aids in overall comprehension and retention. In this activity, students will create a storyboard that defines and illustrates key vocabulary found in the book Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech. Students will create a spider map of 3-5 terms at the teachers discretion. Each cell will contain a term or allusion, its definition or description, and an appropriate illustration.
Examples of Vocabulary from Walk Two Moons
Accumulated: (verb) gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of.Collected or gathered together
Anonymous: (adjective) (of a person) not identified by name; of unknown name.
The Badlands: Badlands National Park is in South Dakota. It has colorful layered rock formations, steep canyons and towering spires. Animals include bison, bighorn sheep and prairie dogs.
badgered: (verb) repeatedly ask (someone) to do something; pester.
berserk: (adjective) out of control with anger or excitement; wild or frenzied.
bountiful: (adjective) large in quantity; abundant.
caboodle: (noun, informal) the lot, pack, or crowd
cadaver: (noun) a dead body, corpse
cantankerous: (adjective) disagreeable to deal with; contentious
cholesterol: (noun) Cholesterol is a type of fat found in your blood. The liver makes cholesterol for your body but one can also get cholesterol from food such as meat, fish, eggs, butter, cheese, and milk. While cholesterol is needed to help your brain, skin, and other organs, eating too much fat and cholesterol may cause health problems.
colossal: (adjective) extraordinarily great in size, extent, or degree; gigantic; huge.
defensive: (adjective) very anxious to challenge or avoid criticism.
defiance: (noun) open resistance; bold disobedience.
despairing: (adjective) showing the loss of all hope.
diabolic: (adjective) having the qualities of a devil; devilish; fiendish; outrageously wicked: a diabolic plot.
ghastly: (adjective) 1. causing great horror or fear; frightful or macabre. 2. Extremely unwell.
gnarled: (adjective) causing great horror or fear; frightful or macabre.
gorge: (noun) a narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it.
hairpin: (noun) a sharp U-shaped curve in a road.
holster: (noun) a holder for carrying a handgun or other firearm, typically made of leather and worn on a belt or under the arm.
lunatic: an antiquated and offensive term referring to a person who is seen as mentally ill, dangerous, foolish, or crazy
malevolent: (adjective) having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred.
malinger: (verb) to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)
moccasins: (noun) a soft, leather, heelless shoe or boot with the sole brought up the sides of the foot and over the toes where it is joined with a puckered seam to a U-shaped piece lying on top of the foot
Mount Rushmore: Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a massive sculpture carved into Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills region of South Dakota in 1941 featuring 60-ft.-high granite faces of U.S. presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. It is known as Six Grandfathers by the Sioux, and it was (and still is) a sacred mountain before it was defaced.
mournful: (adjective) expressing sorrow
muesli: (noun) a breakfast cereal of Swiss origin consisting of rolled oats, nuts, and fruit
Old Faithful: Old Faithful is a cone geyser in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, United States and is known for being highly predictable erupting every 44 minutes to two hours.
omnipotent: (noun) one who has unlimited power or authority
optimistic: (adjective) feeling or showing hope for the future
ornery: (adjective) having an irritable disposition
pandemonium: (noun) a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)
pandora: In Greek mythology, the first mortal woman created by Hephaestus for Zeus. She was given unique gifts from the other Olympian gods. One day, in fulfillment of her destiny, she was overcome with curiosity and opened the lid of a forbidden box. She unleashed all the evils out into the world upon humankind. She replaced the lid in time to save one thing - hope.
prometheus: In Greek mythology, a Titan who is chained and tortured by Zeus for stealing fire from heaven and giving it to humankind.
rhododendron: (noun) a shrub or small tree with large clusters of flowers and large evergreen leaves
ruination: (noun) the action or fact of ruining someone or something or of being ruined.
Seneca Nation: From the Seneca Nation website (https://sni.org/) The Seneca Nation Of Indians is one of the original Five Nations of The Haudenosaunee, or Iroquois Confederacy, The Seneca are proud people with a rich history. Our lands are comprised of beautiful territories throughout the Western New York region.
spire: (noun) the upper tapering part of something such as a tree, mountain, or church steeple; pinnacle
treacherous: (adjective) providing insecure footing or support; marked by hidden dangers, hazards, or perils
unadulterated: (adjective) complete, pure, unspoiled
weaning: (verb) to accustom a child or young animal to detach from a source of dependence on the mother.
Template and Class Instructions
(These instructions are completely customizable. After clicking "Copy Activity", update the instructions on the Edit Tab of the assignment.)
Due Date:
Objective: Create a spider map that defines and illustrates key vocabulary from Walk Two Moons.
Student Instructions:
- Click "Start Assignment".
- In the title boxes, identify the vocabulary terms you have chosen.
- In the description boxes, write the definition or description of the term.
- Create an illustration for each term using appropriate scenes, characters, and items.
Requirements: Must have 3 vocabulary terms, correct definitions or descriptions, and appropriate illustrations for each that demonstrate your understanding of the words.
Lesson Plan Reference
Rubric
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
| Proficient | Emerging | Beginning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Definition | The definition is correct. | The definition is partially correct. | The definition is incorrect. |
| Visualizations | The storyboard cells clearly illustrate the meaning of the vocabulary words. | The storyboard cells relate to the meaning of the vocabulary words, but are difficult to understand. | The storyboard cells do not clearly relate to the meaning of the vocabulary words. |
Activity Overview
Starting a unit or lesson with the key vocabulary aids in overall comprehension and retention. In this activity, students will create a storyboard that defines and illustrates key vocabulary found in the book Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech. Students will create a spider map of 3-5 terms at the teachers discretion. Each cell will contain a term or allusion, its definition or description, and an appropriate illustration.
Examples of Vocabulary from Walk Two Moons
Accumulated: (verb) gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of.Collected or gathered together
Anonymous: (adjective) (of a person) not identified by name; of unknown name.
The Badlands: Badlands National Park is in South Dakota. It has colorful layered rock formations, steep canyons and towering spires. Animals include bison, bighorn sheep and prairie dogs.
badgered: (verb) repeatedly ask (someone) to do something; pester.
berserk: (adjective) out of control with anger or excitement; wild or frenzied.
bountiful: (adjective) large in quantity; abundant.
caboodle: (noun, informal) the lot, pack, or crowd
cadaver: (noun) a dead body, corpse
cantankerous: (adjective) disagreeable to deal with; contentious
cholesterol: (noun) Cholesterol is a type of fat found in your blood. The liver makes cholesterol for your body but one can also get cholesterol from food such as meat, fish, eggs, butter, cheese, and milk. While cholesterol is needed to help your brain, skin, and other organs, eating too much fat and cholesterol may cause health problems.
colossal: (adjective) extraordinarily great in size, extent, or degree; gigantic; huge.
defensive: (adjective) very anxious to challenge or avoid criticism.
defiance: (noun) open resistance; bold disobedience.
despairing: (adjective) showing the loss of all hope.
diabolic: (adjective) having the qualities of a devil; devilish; fiendish; outrageously wicked: a diabolic plot.
ghastly: (adjective) 1. causing great horror or fear; frightful or macabre. 2. Extremely unwell.
gnarled: (adjective) causing great horror or fear; frightful or macabre.
gorge: (noun) a narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it.
hairpin: (noun) a sharp U-shaped curve in a road.
holster: (noun) a holder for carrying a handgun or other firearm, typically made of leather and worn on a belt or under the arm.
lunatic: an antiquated and offensive term referring to a person who is seen as mentally ill, dangerous, foolish, or crazy
malevolent: (adjective) having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred.
malinger: (verb) to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)
moccasins: (noun) a soft, leather, heelless shoe or boot with the sole brought up the sides of the foot and over the toes where it is joined with a puckered seam to a U-shaped piece lying on top of the foot
Mount Rushmore: Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a massive sculpture carved into Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills region of South Dakota in 1941 featuring 60-ft.-high granite faces of U.S. presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. It is known as Six Grandfathers by the Sioux, and it was (and still is) a sacred mountain before it was defaced.
mournful: (adjective) expressing sorrow
muesli: (noun) a breakfast cereal of Swiss origin consisting of rolled oats, nuts, and fruit
Old Faithful: Old Faithful is a cone geyser in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, United States and is known for being highly predictable erupting every 44 minutes to two hours.
omnipotent: (noun) one who has unlimited power or authority
optimistic: (adjective) feeling or showing hope for the future
ornery: (adjective) having an irritable disposition
pandemonium: (noun) a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)
pandora: In Greek mythology, the first mortal woman created by Hephaestus for Zeus. She was given unique gifts from the other Olympian gods. One day, in fulfillment of her destiny, she was overcome with curiosity and opened the lid of a forbidden box. She unleashed all the evils out into the world upon humankind. She replaced the lid in time to save one thing - hope.
prometheus: In Greek mythology, a Titan who is chained and tortured by Zeus for stealing fire from heaven and giving it to humankind.
rhododendron: (noun) a shrub or small tree with large clusters of flowers and large evergreen leaves
ruination: (noun) the action or fact of ruining someone or something or of being ruined.
Seneca Nation: From the Seneca Nation website (https://sni.org/) The Seneca Nation Of Indians is one of the original Five Nations of The Haudenosaunee, or Iroquois Confederacy, The Seneca are proud people with a rich history. Our lands are comprised of beautiful territories throughout the Western New York region.
spire: (noun) the upper tapering part of something such as a tree, mountain, or church steeple; pinnacle
treacherous: (adjective) providing insecure footing or support; marked by hidden dangers, hazards, or perils
unadulterated: (adjective) complete, pure, unspoiled
weaning: (verb) to accustom a child or young animal to detach from a source of dependence on the mother.
Template and Class Instructions
(These instructions are completely customizable. After clicking "Copy Activity", update the instructions on the Edit Tab of the assignment.)
Due Date:
Objective: Create a spider map that defines and illustrates key vocabulary from Walk Two Moons.
Student Instructions:
- Click "Start Assignment".
- In the title boxes, identify the vocabulary terms you have chosen.
- In the description boxes, write the definition or description of the term.
- Create an illustration for each term using appropriate scenes, characters, and items.
Requirements: Must have 3 vocabulary terms, correct definitions or descriptions, and appropriate illustrations for each that demonstrate your understanding of the words.
Lesson Plan Reference
Rubric
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
| Proficient | Emerging | Beginning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Definition | The definition is correct. | The definition is partially correct. | The definition is incorrect. |
| Visualizations | The storyboard cells clearly illustrate the meaning of the vocabulary words. | The storyboard cells relate to the meaning of the vocabulary words, but are difficult to understand. | The storyboard cells do not clearly relate to the meaning of the vocabulary words. |
How Tos about Vocabulary & Allusions Activity for Walk Two Moons
Engage Students with Collaborative Vocabulary Games
Boost student motivation and reinforce vocabulary retention by turning key terms from Walk Two Moons into fun, interactive games that encourage teamwork and deeper learning.
Choose a vocabulary game format suitable for your class
Pick a game like Vocabulary Bingo, Charades, or Word Jeopardy that matches your students' grade level and interests. Consider how much time you have and the level of competition that works for your group.
Prepare game materials using Walk Two Moons vocabulary
Create cards, boards, or lists featuring the vocabulary terms and their definitions. Ensure each item is clear and legible so students can easily participate and refer back to the book content.
Explain the rules and model a sample round
Go over the instructions step-by-step and demonstrate a quick example round with the class. This helps students feel confident and minimizes confusion before starting the game.
Facilitate the game, encouraging participation and teamwork
Guide students as they play, making sure everyone gets a chance to contribute. Celebrate correct answers and creative thinking to build a positive, inclusive atmosphere.
Wrap up with a reflection or quick review
After the game, lead a brief discussion or have students write a short reflection about the terms they learned. This reinforces understanding and helps identify any words that need more review.
Frequently Asked Questions about Vocabulary & Allusions Activity for Walk Two Moons
What is a vocabulary and allusions activity for Walk Two Moons?
A vocabulary and allusions activity for Walk Two Moons involves students selecting key terms and allusions from the novel, defining them, and illustrating their meanings. This helps students deepen comprehension and retention of important concepts in the book.
How do I create a visual vocabulary board for Walk Two Moons?
To create a visual vocabulary board, choose 3–5 important terms from Walk Two Moons, write their definitions or descriptions, and illustrate each term with a relevant scene or symbol. This can be organized as a spider map or storyboard for easy understanding.
What are some key vocabulary words from Walk Two Moons to include in a lesson?
Some key vocabulary words from Walk Two Moons include accumulated, anonymous, badgered, berserk, colossal, ghastly, pandemonium, and allusions like Badlands, Mount Rushmore, and Pandora.
Why use a storyboard or spider map for teaching vocabulary in Walk Two Moons?
Using a storyboard or spider map helps students visually organize vocabulary, connect definitions to images, and better remember terms. This method engages different learning styles and enhances overall comprehension of the novel.
What are the requirements for the Walk Two Moons vocabulary activity?
The Walk Two Moons vocabulary activity requires students to select at least 3 vocabulary terms, provide accurate definitions or descriptions, and create appropriate illustrations for each word to show understanding. The activity is designed for grades 6–8 and can be done individually.
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