Target Words
Words to Know
Characters & Connections
Finding the Main Idea
Synonyms & Antonyms
100

someone who moves from one country into another

What is an "immigrant"?

100

all alone

What is "isolated"?

100

Like many other families, this character's family immigrated from Mexico for a better life 

Who is Irene Rodriguez?

100

the information you need to know when reading; the most important part

What is the main idea of a passage?

100

opinion, feeling, fact, attitude

(hint: one doesn't belong)


What is a fact?

200

patterns of change over time

What are "trends"?

200

synonyms include "aided" and "helped"

What is "assisted"?

200

This character immigrated from Ghana for a better education.

Who is Freddy Adu?

200

the information that can be removed from a text without changing the meaning; the unimportant pieces

What is trivia?

200

convey, communicate, talk, conceal

(hint: one of these doesn't belong)

What is conceal?

300

the antonym of "maximum"

What is "minimum"?

300
an effect
What is "impact"?
300

These "New Americans" began immigrating in larger numbers after a law changed in 1965.

Who are Asians and Latinos?

300

The information that supports the main idea by adding information or examples

What are supporting details?

300
stay, emigrate, depart, migrate


(hint: one of these does not belong)

What is stay?

400

synonyms include "change", "impact", and "affect"

What is "influence"?

400

antonym of majority

What is "minority"?

400

These two characters have parents who motivated them to focus on school and work hard.

Who are Freddy and Irene?

400
We use these primarily to help us find the main idea when we read non-fiction texts.

What are titles/headings/subheadings?

400
census, poll, head count, tax


(hint: one of these does not belong)

What is tax?

500

synonyms include "guidelines" and "rules"

What is a "policy"?

500

an example of this would be if your parents said no to buying you a new iPhone

What is "rejected"?

500

He is a famous movie star, a former governor, and an immigrant who knows first hand the power of the American Dream.

Who is Arnold Schwarzenegger?

500

We use these primarily to find supporting details when we read non-fiction texts.

What are topic sentences?

500
inspire, discourage, motivate, galvanize


(hint: one of these words does not belong)

What is discourage?

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