Standards
A lesson or moral of a story
What is Theme?
“Did the guy cry after you whupped him?” “Well, kind of, he looked real scared, then told his momma to keep me away from him. They even said I was a hoodlum.”
A trouble maker
A prose that has imaginary characters and events
What is fiction?
Mrs. Hall's Favorite Color
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as used in the text
What is Context Clues?
One second I was opening the first page of the book . . . and the next second the librarian was standing over me saying, “I am very impressed, you really devoured that book, didn’t you?”
To consume or destroy quickly
A prose writing that is based on actual events and characters
Mrs. Hall's husband name
Jack
Refer to details in the text to determine what the author is saying
What is inferences?
The new clothes were just a little bit too big, but they were long pants and not knickers so I didn’t care, I rolled cuffs into the pants and sleeves and they fit pretty doggone good.
It is an oral tradition type of story that is passed down from generations
What is Folktales?
Mrs. Hall's animals
2 cats, 2 dogs
Using Beginning, Middle, and End to write a short explanation of the story using important details
What is a summary?
I could tell right away that someone had been fumbling through my things. First off, Whenever I put the blanket in, I always fold it so that it stops all the other things from banging up against each other, but those doggone Amoses had just stuffed it in without paying no mind to what it was mashing up against.
To handle something clumsily
A written work that tells a story through action and speech and is meant to be acted on a stage
Mrs. Hall's dogs and cats names
Minnie, Penny, Morty, and Salem
Using specific details in a text to tell what happened in the story
What is text evidence?
But your grandfather insisted. To this day I cannot understand why, but he insisted, insisted.
To demand something, not take no for an answer
A writing that sometimes rhymes, has a meter, and is sometimes read aloud during plays
Mrs. Hall's Birthday
February 22, 2000