Biographies
What is a biography?
A genre where an author writes about another persons life who has made a positive change in the world.
What question makes us go back to the text?
Right there question! (comprehension)
What are context clues?
Information from the text that good readers use in order to determine the meaning of unknown words.
What feature in a biography shows the important dates and events in a persons life?
Time lines
What type of question asks you to find similarities and differences between events?
Compare and Contrast questions
What are the 3 ways we can describe a character?
Physical, Emotional, Actions.
What is an autobiography?
When a person write about their own life.
What type of question asks you to find the central point of the text?
Main Idea questions
In poetry, the groupings of lines are called_________
A. Paragraph
B. Stanza
C. Verse
D. Lines
B. Stanza
What made Wilma Rudolph famous?
The first African American woman to win medals at the Olympics. She was known as the fastest woman in the world.
What type of question asks you to determine the meaning of unknown words in a text?
Context Clues questions
What is the definition for Cause and effect?
Cause: Why something happened
Effect: What happened
What is the name of the minor league team Jackie Robinson played for?
The Kansas City Royals
What type of question asks you to desribe how the author feels about the characters or events in the story?
Point of View Questions
Compare and Contrast Ruby Bridges and Thurgood Marshall
Similarities: African Americans, fought for equality in schools, from the south, fought for change, etc.
Differences: Thurgood was older, Thurgood was a judge, Ruby was a kid, etc.