Hero and villian Vocabulary Word search
L O P U I A C H J C E Y E Y KH P E N X N O S V L M R Z R EY B R U C S F M B S A M N Q JX S I O T E D A L O C C A T ZI T L I V R T D M H N B M E VJ S L T R I I X I Y F M S R UT E W U M M D V Z P I G I E UN U D O N A A E S C E I L T CE Q D A R L S R N N N R A S TD N V A R I T A D C D K T I NI O N Y D C A N A U E Z K N AF C V I L E R D N U O C S I IF Z R U P U D O M U V U B S LI P U W T I L Q K H I A S K AD A N Q I H Y P Y W K K B E V
Find each word below on the grid. They may run up or down, backwards or forwards, or diagonally. When you find them all, look them up in a dictionary and write their definitions in the spaces provided.
accolade ______________________________________________________________________________________
arduous ______________________________________________________________________________________
chivalry ______________________________________________________________________________________
conquest ______________________________________________________________________________________
dastardly ______________________________________________________________________________________
diffident ______________________________________________________________________________________
fiend ______________________________________________________________________________________
hostile ______________________________________________________________________________________
indomitable ______________________________________________________________________________________
infamy ______________________________________________________________________________________
intrepid ______________________________________________________________________________________
malice ______________________________________________________________________________________
peril ______________________________________________________________________________________
providence ______________________________________________________________________________________
scoundrel ______________________________________________________________________________________
sinister ______________________________________________________________________________________
talisman ______________________________________________________________________________________
valiant ______________________________________________________________________________________
vile ______________________________________________________________________________________
virtue ______________________________________________________________________________________
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Hero and villian Vocabulary Word search ansWer Key
Find each word below on the grid. They may run up or down, backwards or forwards, or diagonally. When you find them all, look them up in a dictionary and write their definitions in the spaces provided.
accolade ______________________________________________________________________________________
arduous ______________________________________________________________________________________
chivalry ______________________________________________________________________________________
conquest ______________________________________________________________________________________
dastardly ______________________________________________________________________________________
diffident ______________________________________________________________________________________
fiend ______________________________________________________________________________________
hostile ______________________________________________________________________________________
indomitable ______________________________________________________________________________________
infamy ______________________________________________________________________________________
intrepid ______________________________________________________________________________________
malice ______________________________________________________________________________________
peril ______________________________________________________________________________________
providence ______________________________________________________________________________________
scoundrel ______________________________________________________________________________________
sinister ______________________________________________________________________________________
talisman ______________________________________________________________________________________
valiant ______________________________________________________________________________________
vile ______________________________________________________________________________________
virtue ______________________________________________________________________________________
VH
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L O P U I A C H J C E Y E Y KH P E N X N O S V L M R Z R EY B R U C S F M B S A M N Q JX S I O T E D A L O C C A T ZI T L I V R T D M H N B M E VJ S L T R I I X I Y F M S R UT E W U M M D V Z P I G I E UN U D O N A A E S C E I L T CE Q D A R L S R N N N R A S TD N V A R I T A D C D K T I NI O N Y D C A N A U E Z K N AF C V I L E R D N U O C S I IF Z R U P U D O M U V U B S LI P U W T I L Q K H I A S K AD A N Q I H Y P Y W K K B E V
Wild West Fact a n d Fiction cHart
Search print and online sources to find a tall tale or legend about your hero or villain. Choose five claims the legend or tall tale makes about the character. Check them against the facts and record them in the chart below. If a claim is not supported by facts, try to find a related fact that corrects the exaggeration or disputes the claim.
My legendary Wild West Hero or villain _______________________________________________________________
Title and author of printed legend or tall tale about this character, and author or sponsor of Web address featuring online legend or tall tale about this character:
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Here’s an example about Bass Reeves, based on The Legend of Bass Reeves by Gary Paulsen:
claiM Fact Fiction1. Bass became a Federal Deputy Marshal at age 51.
He was only 37 when he took the job. (Oklahoma Historical Society Encyclopedia, http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/R/RE020.html)
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Hero/villian types
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Directions: Fill in the tables below for three hero/villain pairs from children’s stories. Check the columns that apply or write the option that fits. Think about different kinds of heroes and villains to help you create your own honorable or vile characters.
Hero:Human or animal?
Superhuman powers?
Physically attractive?
Royal or wealthy?
Bold or timid?
Boastful or modest?
Selfless, committed to a great cause?
Totally good?
Triumphs in the end?
“Saves the world” or smaller victories?
villian:Human or animal?
Superhuman powers?
Physically attractive?
Royal or wealthy?
Bold or timid?
Boastful or modest?
Selfless, committed to a
Totally good?
Triumphs in the end?
“Saves the world” or
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