Flight The Journey of Charles Lindbergh Vocabulary

Target Words / Story Context / Student-Friendly Explanation
drizzle (p. 152) -verb / Charles Lindbergh watches the rain drizzle down on the airfield. / To drizzle means to lightly rain
plunge (p. 154) -verb / If his plane touches the telephone wire, it will cause it to plunge to the ground. / To plunge means to drop or dive suddenly
dense (p. 157, 163) -adjective / His plane flew through a dense, curling fog…. The airplane’s engine had a dense hum as he flew in to Paris. / When something is dense, it is very thick or closely compacted together
instruments (p. 158) -noun / Charles was afraid his instruments would ice up if he flew too high into the colder air. / Instruments are measuring tools used to gauge level, speed, or position of airplanes or other vehicles with engines
route (p. 160) -noun / Charles had trouble staying on course because of the constantly curving route. / The route is the path from point A to point B.

Word Associations:

  1. Which word or words go with a quick movement? (plunge)
  2. Which word or words go with a definite path? (route)
  3. Which word or words go with tools? (instruments)
  4. Which word or words go with a light sprinkling? (drizzle)
  5. Which word or words go with the thickness of something? (dense)

Have You Ever….? Turn and Talk and…

  1. Describe a time when you have been outside while the rain drizzled down on you.
  2. Describe something that has a dense consistency.
  3. Describe a time when you’ve seen someone use an instrument panel.
  4. Describe a time when you or your family has followed a specific route.
  5. Describe a time when you’ve seen something plunge into the water.

Which Would…?

  1. Which would you rather eat….a dense cookie? or a light, airy cookie?
  2. Which route would you rather take…..a longer, scenic path? or the fastest, shortest path?
  3. Which of these instruments would be more important…..the gas gauge? or the speedometer?
  4. Which weather would you rather play in …..rain drizzling down on a warm day in the spring? or a snow shower in November?
  5. Which would you rather plunge into…..the deep end of the pool? or a great book?

Engage in Conversation about Word Meanings

  1. Is it ever good to veer off of the planned route? Why or why not?
  2. Is it better to ease into something new, or just plunge right in?
  3. Which things should have a dense consistency, which things should not?
  4. What instruments might another professional, such as a doctor or dentist, use?
  5. What else could drizzle or be drizzled besides rain? (icing on a cake or doughnut)

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Flight The Journey of Charles Lindbergh

instruments route dense drizzle plunge

1.Draw a sketch for the word drizzle. Describe what is happening in the picture.

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2. Use the word route correctly in a sentence. ______

3.Describe a time when something might plunge.

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For the following questions answer true (T) if the vocabulary word makes sense in the sentence or false (f) if it doesn’t make sense.

4. The fog was so dense, I couldn’t see the sidewalk as I walked to school. ______

5. On the plane the instruments help make the plane heavier. ______

For any questions you answered false, explain why they are false.

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