Word Meanings
Elizabeth escorted Bessie out of the barn. Identify what Escorted, as used in this sentences means: ____
What is...she walked something out of the barn?
Identify the genre of the story, “My Brother, Martin.”
What is...biography and I know this because…?
Identify one fictitious book or story we read this year.
What is...Charlotte’s Web?
The BFG, Hercules, Riding Freedom, etc.
Identify a feature that helps us know what the article will be about.
What is...the title?
Describe what “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!”
What is...I can eat a lot of food?
The author starts off saying that Marvis, the character, yearned to get back to his boat. Identify the meaning of “yearned”:
What is…He wanted to go there because he liked it?
What is…He missed being in the boat?
Identify the genre of the story, “Hercules Quest.”
What is...myth and I know this because...?
Identify one story element of fictional writing.
What is...there is dialogue in fictional writing?
*It is a made up story?
*There are drawings, not photos?
Identify a non-fiction text or graphic feature that can help us understand when we read.
What is...the Heading?
*Pictures *Maps *Charts *The caption
As the father and son walked away, I thought to myself, "That kid is a chip off the old block!" Describe what “That kid is a chip off the old block” means.
What is...That child looks just like his father or mother?
In a myth some of us read this year, King Midas got new powers. Later he wished his new powers would cease because he doesn’t like this gift anymore. Identify what Cease means:
What is...to stop?
What is...to be discontinued?
Identify the genre of the story, “Riding Freedom.”
What is...historical Fiction and I know this because…?
Identify a story element of a fictional story might be.
What is...sometimes animals talk?
*the story can be created from someone’s imagination?
*characters, setting, plot, conflict/resolution?
Identify where a caption is located in Non-Fiction Articles.
What is...usually the caption is located under the Picture?
The student told the teacher she did not have her homework done and started to say why. The teacher said, “Don’t beat around the bush.” Identify what does the teacher mean.
What is...Be direct?
*Don’t make excuses?
*Tell me the real reason you don’t have your homework?
In “Because of Winn-Dixie,” the author wrote that, “Back when Florida was wild, when it consisted of nothing but palmetto trees and mosquitoes so big they could fly away with you.”
Identify what Consisted means:
What is...made up of?
Identify the genre of “Charlotte’s Web,” the play.
What is...drama and I know this because…?
Identify one way we can figure out a person’s point of view when reading fiction.
What is...if the author uses the pronoun, “I,” we know it is told in first person?
*We can analyze the setting – the time and place, the character’s age, etc. in order to help us figure out or consider what a person’s point of view might be?
Identify another example of a non-fiction feature that helps me understand as I read.
What is...Charts, Graphs, Pictures?
The teacher followed this up, with, “I’m all ears.”
What does the teacher mean.
What is...I’m listening intently?
*I’m fully focused and awaiting your explanation?
In “My Librarian Is a Camel,” it said that the distances are huge in the Arctic region and many villages are very isolated in Canada. Identify what Isolated means:.
*What is...separated from other places?
What is...set apart or kept apart from others?
Identify the genre of the story, “The Life and Times of Ant."
What is..informational Text, and I know this because…?
If the animals in the story are talking, Identify what we know about the story.
What is...we know the story is fiction because animals do not use human speech?
Identify what type of information is included in Non-fiction texts.
What is...Factual information that can be proved?
As the bell rang, the principal said to the staff, “Let’s call it a day." Identify what she means.
What is...“We’ve done a lot of work. It’s time to stop working for today?”
*She is declaring the end of the task?
*“We are finished for now?”