Use a vocabulary asssignment as a quick activity between reading chapters of Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech. Young readers choose their favorite words from the vocabulary word list to describe Sal, Phoebe, or any other character from the story and then write two short descriptive sentences.

Concepts

walk two moons, character analysis, Vocabulary, character descriptions

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Use activity as an in-class or homework assignment

Classroom Considerations

• Make sure dictionaries are accessible for English learners and for those who need extra support

Pros

• Directions are easy to understand and explain
• Assignment can easily be adapted by providing a list of different words related to the topic

Cons

• None

Common Core

L.6.4.a L.7.4.a L.8.4.a