Characters
Plot
Skills and Reading Strategies
Vocabulary
Story Details
100
Ms. Leonardo
Who was the old lady in Clean Sweep?
100
Summit, Alabama
What was the setting Ransom of Red Chief?
100
Character Traits
What is descriptive words or actions that describe a character?
100
Bitter, abusive, criticism
What does diatribe mean?
100
News paper clippings and harmonica
What is Lemon Browns treasures?
200
Katies brother
Who was lazy in Clean Sweep?
200
Sam and Bill bring back Jonny to his father.
What is the falling action for Ransom of Red Chief?
200
Plot Structure
What is the series of events that happen in a story?
200
To grasp and hold tightly
What does clutch mean?
200
Banker and mayor
What was Red Chiefs Dads occupation?
300
Raymond
Who ran along side of the fence in Raymonds Run?
300
Sam and Bill leave Summit as fast as they could.
What is the resoultion for Ransom of Red Chief?
300
Cause
What happens in a story a singular event the answer is why?
300
Prodigy
What is a person with exceptional talent?
300
The May Day Race
What race was Squeaky training for?
400
Charles
Who was imaginary in one of the stories?
400
Manhattan
Where was the May Day Race held?
400
Effect
What is the event that happens because of another action what?
400
Sidekick
What is a close friend?
400
The tablecloth and story book.
What was Ms. Leonardo's treasures?
500
Jesse
What was Lemon Browns sons name?
500
When Katie found the tablecolth and book in Ms. Leonardo's attic.
What is the climax for Clean Sweep?
500
Verbal Irony
What is a character saying something that is opposite of what is expected?
500
Partially open
What does ajar mean?
500
To pay for the bills because their dad always paid the bills until he died.
Why did Katies family have to clean houses?
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