Correspond
to write letters back and forth
Mystified
puzzled
Independence
Freedom; the right to think and act for oneself
Internal Conflict
Using given information to make an educated guess
Prediction
Foreign
Stunned
greatly surprised; shocked
Astounded
greatly surprised
The sentences that support the main idea
Details
1. Give an example of Internal Conflict
2. Give an example of External Conflict
1 - Conflict that takes place inside the mind
2 - Conflict that takes place outside the mind
Suggest
to give an idea to someone
Desperate
extremely needy
Dismayed
unhappily surprised
A problem that takes place between a character and an outsides force
External Conflict
Put the events in sequence
1. A lamp tipped over onto the bed
2. The fire department put out the fire
3. Ben and his brother played ball in the house
4. The blankets caught on fire
5. Ben called the fire department
3, 1, 4, 5, 2
Coaxed
Miraculously
as though through a miracle
Scarcely
hardly
What the Whole thing is about
Main Idea
John and his family have always been very poor. They live in a broken down house. All of their clothes have holes and stains. It will take $10,000 to fix his house and buy new clothes
John has always wanted to go on vacation to Germany. It will cost $10,000 to go to Germany.
John wins $10,000 - Predict what John will do with his money
Predictions will vary...
Intended
meant to; planned
Remarked
commented; said
Strained
try to make something work better than it usually does
The specific order that related events, movements, or things follow each other
Sequence
Create a Main Idea and Three Details to go along with it
Main Idea: _______________________
Detail: __________________________
Detail: __________________________
Detail: __________________________
Answer will vary...