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HERO AND VILLIAN Vocabulary Word search L O P U I A C H J C E Y E Y K H P E N X N O S V L M R Z R E Y B R U C S F M B S A M N Q J X S I O T E D A L O C C A T Z I T L I V R T D M H N B M E V J S L T R I I X I Y F M S R U T E W U M M D V Z P I G I E U N U D O N A A E S C E I L T C E Q D A R L S R N N N R A S T D N V A R I T A D C D K T I N I O N Y D C A N A U E Z K N A F C V I L E R D N U O C S I I F Z R U P U D O M U V U B S L I P U W T I L Q K H I A S K A D 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 ______________________________________________________________________________________ V H 1 LibrarySparks February 2012 Web Resources

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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 ______________________________________________________________________________________

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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

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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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