Our year in read aloud
Vocab
Who wrote that?
Writing techniques
sTaRRiNG mRs. GoSs
100

Two main narrators in Nowhere Boy

Who are Ahmed & Max?

100

to spread out from

What is "emanate"?

100

5th:  "Bunnies are all around the world. In the United States the Easter bunny comes to your house and hides Easter eggs. You can have a bunny for a pet. Also you can find a bunny in the wild. In the following slides you can find more facts about bunnies."


6th:  "In south asia the women wear a beautiful dress called the sari. In south Asia it was believed that when a needle gets poked into a piece of cloth in it  it became “impure”  The color of the sari you wear will change depending on the circumstances."

Who is Maisy / Ashley?

100
"Get back here this instant," I called. 

What is dialogue? (or a dialogue lead)

100

Names of Mrs. Goss' children

Who are Grace and Boden?

200
Main challenger in Jumbies

Who is Severine?

200

Following a curvy path

What is "meandering"?

200

5th-- "If you like to waste a lot of money,stand in long lines and consume large amounts of food, fat and calories you will love Ben and Jerry’s."


6th-- "You pick up two discs. They are both rougher in texture. You are at your grandparents house. You insert one into the stereo. Sweet music comes out. Then the chiming melody of a voice rings in. you let it go ‘till the song is over. You are about to take it out when another song comes. It is angry, aggravated and, yet, beautiful. When you look at the stereo, It says BILLY JOEL --- BIG SHOT."

Who are Travis/ Dominic?

200

We came. We saw. We conquered. 

What is power of 3?
200
Mrs. Goss went to college here

What is Saint Michael's College?

300

This person's work led to the creation of the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), or the government group whose goal is to make sure food is safe

Who is Harvey Wiley?

300

To get someone to do something in a gentle way

What is "coax"?

300

5th-- "Justin Bieber is generous.  He gave $3.5 million to charity.  'Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande's collaborative 2020 single 'Stuck With U' has raised over $3.5 million (£2.5 million) for the First Responders Children's Foundation.'"


6th-- Just think, you get “America's pastime.” you get memories that last forever. You get baseball. 

Who are Evan/ Collin?

300

Green leaves seemed to sparkle as they blew in the wind. 

What is description?

300

Your teacher's age

What is 31?

400

Setting of the Jumbies

Where is the Caribbean (or Trinidad)?

400

Harmful, damaging

What is "deleterious"?

400

5th-- "I want to take out bailey for a change” so my brother told me why i couldn’t take out bailey but i still want to so i took the leash. When me and bailey got out of the grog she ran on the grass. My  hands dropped on the grass. My stomach was touching the top of the grass. I couldn’t move my legs."


6th-- 

Places i don't like going to and why


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Five guys

  • Yall got amazing food but let me tell you – i had to wait at least 40 minutes just to get 2 burgers and a small fries once

  • Please clean your tables. Like I could be waitin for my food and yall tables got a whole army of crumbs on there..

  • Nahh cuz the stuff is so overpriced, food mostly consists of meaty things. grr


Who is Colin/ Roshni?

400

Bam! Ouch! Tat-tat-tat! I watched as she ricocheted  down the stairs one end over the other. 

What is an in-the-moment lead? (or an action lead, or action)

400

Name of Mrs. Goss' dog

Who is Leo?

500

Name two kinds of Jumbies

What is... La Diabless, Mama D'Leau, Papa Bois, Douen, Backoo, Lagahoo, Soucouyant, Churile, Gang Gang Sara... 

500

Extreme praise or admiration 

What is "adulation"?

500

5th-  ...Then in slow motion I saw my precious pringles fall to the ground, “NOoOOoOoooOOooo” The pringles exploded like a bomb! 

  Moments later,  Ava came to save the day.  She walked in the room with a new shimmering, shining, bin of pringles that called my name.

  “Please say those are for me” I said desperately.


6th-- "So, this is the annual plea for an expensive piece of silicon, and to start off, yes I will lose it immediately, yes I will download a bunch of games on it, and I will probably get social media. (maybe) So, if you can look past that then continue reading!"

Who are Reece / Ethan?

500

The boxes are mailed to families, and this started in 1938. It played an important part in “achieving one of the world's lowest rates of infant deaths.” The box also represents “the idea of equality, and of the importance of children.” (BBC).

What is a direct quote (or quote from a source)?

500

Three food/ drink items Mrs. Goss despises

What are peeps, coffee, and [insert disgusting food here, could be many examples]?

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