Defining Words Using Context Clues
Roots and Affixes
Text Structures
Figurative Language
Plot Chapters 1 and 2
100

If we use red napkins, my mom will be happy but my dad will be discontent. 

Unhappy, upset

100

Insane

Prefix: In 

Root: Sane

100

How to wash your hands.... 

  1. Wet your hands with clean, running water (warm or cold), turn off the tap, and apply soap.
  2. Lather your hands by rubbing them together with the soap. Lather the backs of your hands, between your fingers, and under your nails.
  3. Scrub your hands for at least 20 seconds. Need a timer? Hum the “Happy Birthday” song from beginning to end twice.
  4. Rinse your hands well under clean, running water.
  5. Dry your hands using a clean towel or air dry them.

Process

100

She was as smooth as ice. 

Simile

100

What was the cause of the bubonic Plague?

Rats

200

My mom always worries about grades and the colleges I'll be able to attend, but if she were a little less fretful she'd be more fun. 

unsettled, worried, distressed

200

Performance

Per: Prefix

Form: Root

Ance: Suffix

200
  1. Mammals are warm-blooded.
  2. Mammals have a larger, more developed brain than other animals.  
  3. There are between 4,500 and 5,500 species of mammals.

Informative/explanatory 

200

Life is a highway. 

Metaphor

200

What is the name of the first character that we are introduced to in Chapter 1.

Goodwoman Phillips

300

Suzie's mother taught her to never let anyone degrade her, so now she demands respect in all of her relationships. 

disrespect, treat badly

300

Cyclone

Cycl- Prefix

One-Root

300

Now, once upon a time, a single drop of sunlight fell from the heavens. And from this small drop of sun, grew a magic, golden, flower. It had the ability to heal the sick, and injured. Well, centuries passed and a hop skip and a boat ride away there grew a kingdom. The kingdom was ruled by a beloved King and Queen. And the Queen, well she was about to have a baby, and she got sick, really, sick. She was running out of time. And that's when people usually start to look for a miracle. Or in this case, a magic golden flower.

Narration 

300

I nearly died of embarrassment. 

Hyperbole

300

What caused the Soho Cholera outbreak in chapter 2?

The water was mixed with human waste

400

Obfuscation was Senator Biddy's main strategy in the agriculture committee to keep people unaware of what he was doing.

 intentionally making things difficult to understand

400

Chronological

Chrono- Prefix

logic- root

al- Suffix

400

Throw that metal thing over there....

What.... No, they said we aren't supposed to show our skills in here.

I don't cane what they said... Those guys are looking at you like you're a meal. 

Comparison

400

The fire swallowed the house whole.

Personification

400

What is one reason why a Cholera outbreak unlikely in today's society?

Know about germs

Better sanitation practices

500

“I really don’t appreciate your duplicity. I expect you to give me an honest response from now on.”

Dishonest, Deceitful 

500

Kleptomania

Klepto: Prefix

Mania: Root

500

The sun was right overhead and it was very hot. The sands would almost catch fire. Then the deep blue sea was merging with the sky. The sea was so clear that I could see colorful fish swimming between my feet.

Descriptive

500

Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore. 

Alliteration

500

Name one of the two men responsible for investigating the Cholera outbreak.

John Snow or Henry Whitehead

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