VOCABULARY (WORDS FROM “What Do Illustrators Do?”)

TEST ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26

1.  tools – things people use to help them do a job

EXAMPLE: Louis picked up one of his father’s tools and accidentally poked himself.

2. sketches – quick drawings without much detail

When Mary was four, she was learning to make sketches instead of scribbles.

3. scribbles – drawings or doodles, drawn in a quick or careless way

The teacher asked us not to make scribbles but to take our time and make a lovely drawing.

4. research – careful study of a subject or problem

I love being able to research the Civil War and all the heroes that fought in the War Against Brothers.

5. textures – ways that surfaces look and feel

I won’t wear some clothes because of their scratchy textures.

6. imagine – to see a picture in your mind

As you’re reading, imagine that you’re in the scene to get a better understanding.

7. illustrate – to make pictures that show something

After reading, I want you to illustrate the two characters cooking.

8.  tracing– copying the outline or shape of a thing on see-through paper

My teacher told me that I did a phenomenal job tracing around the letters.