Nonfiction Text
Geography
Philosophical Foundations of Govt
Active Reading
Early American Govt
200

An alphabetical list that gives important words from the text AND their definitions.

What is a glossary?

200

Name four of the countries in Europe. 

Answers will vary to include four of the 46 countries in Europe. 

200

The name of the address the president or leader gives to the country once a year and is based on the Iroquois is called:

What is the State of the Union address?

200

A way to show signs of active reading on the print copy of the text itself.

What are underline, highlight, write notes in the margins, etc.?

200

People were very scared of having this type of government after their experience with England.

What is a king? 

400

This nonfiction text structure uses the following clue words: because, as a result of, consequently, therefore, etc.

What is cause and effect?

400

The name for Australia and the island countries around it. 

What is Oceania?


400

This ancient empire had a republic.

What is Ancient Rome?

400

One thing you should do during reading.

What are connect with what you're reading, ask questions, visualize the action and characters, and predict what will happen next?

400

The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are called this.

What is the Bill of Rights?

600

This text structure could be used to describe how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

What is chronological order?

600

Name four of the countries in Asia.

Answers will vary to include four of the 48 countries in Asia.  

600
The type of government in Ancient Greece.

What is a direct democracy?

600

One thing you should do after reading.

What is clarify anything you don't understand/the context and evaluate the text?
600

This group was afraid of a strong central government

(Federalists or Anti-Federalists)

Who are the Anti-Federalists?

800

Interesting facts or information on the side of the main piece of writing.

What is a sidebar?

800

Name four countries in the continent of Africa.

Answers will vary to include three of the 55 countries.

800

Name one of the Enlightenment thinkers.

Who are Hobbes, Voltaire, Beccaria, John Locke, Wollstonecraft, and Montesquieu?

800

One thing you should do before reading.

What is set a purpose for reading, predict what it will be about, and connect the reading to what you already know?

800

Thought the U.S. Constitution was enough to protect citizen's rights without any amendments.

(Federalists or Anti-Federalists)

Who are the Federalists? 

1000

The difference between a nonfiction text structure and nonfiction text feature.

The text structure is how text is organized and a text feature are elements of the page/text that help the reader find information.

1000

The country that links the CONTINENT of North America to South America.

What is Panama?

1000

The name of the collection of 5 tribes that wrote a constitution that the U.S. Constitution is based on.

What are the Iroquois Confederacy?

1000

An active reader is...

What is a reader who is engaged with the text and thinking actively about it as they read by connecting to their own lives, asking questions, forming opinions, and visualizing the scenes?

1000

Name one issue the citizens had with the Articles of Confederation.

-Congress had no way to enforce the laws

-Congress had no power to collect taxes 

-The articles could only be changed if all the states agreed

-Each state only got one vote, regardless of size

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