Vocabulary
Judgments
Purpose/Main Idea
Buildings
Miscellaneous
100
Enthusiastic
What is eager?
100
Used a gimmick to persuade people.
What assertions proves Lafferty was a promoter?
100
To tell readers about unusual (mimetic) buildings.
What is the purpose?
100
They wanted to preserve a local landmark.
Why did people work to save Mr. Lafferty's elephant?
100
Not given proper care.
What is neglected?
200
Very serious, very harsh, very strict
What is severe?
200
"Fortunately, during the 1970s preservation groups spread across the country."
What is the assertion that proves the author wants the mimetic buildings saved?
200
Attract customers.
What is the reason behind the mimetic buildings?
200
Made of crops and grasses.
What is the building in Mitchell, South Dakota, Mitchell Corn Palace?
200
Extremely large in size or amount.
What is humongous?
300
A building that has been torn down.
What is demolished?
300
Lucy is a giant building shaped like an elephant, more buildings were modeled after Lucy, people saved Lucy from being torn down.
What is the reason why Lucy was an important example of mimetic buildings?
300
Affordable cars led to people getting around easier to roadside businesses.
What is the MAIN reason that mimetic structures suddenly became popular?
300
To prove that the area was a good place to visit or live.
Why did the people of Mitchell, South Dakota, choose to build a mimetic building?
300
People like to visit places that are different.
Why are mimetic building successful?
400
left vacant or uncared for.
What is abandoned?
400
The big duck increased sales of ducks and eggs, the Corn Palace showcased crops, Larger Corn Palaces were built.
What showed mimetic buildings were a popular way to attract attention?
400
It presents real facts and details about a topic.
What is expository nonfiction?
400
People stopped visiting the buildings and small towns.
What is the reason superhighways affected mimetic buildings?
400
To entertain and amuse people.
What is the purpose of mimetic buildings?
500
great love and affection for someone or something.
What is beloved?
500
Storybook parks were built in the early 1950s, some mimetic buildings are museums, preservationists began to focus on mimetic buildings.
What evidence proves mimetic buildings were preserved because they represented a unique and interesting part of a nation's story?
500
People are working together to save mimetic buildings that symbolize our country's past.
What is the main idea?
500
To get people to buy the land around it.
What is the reason James Lafferty built Lucy (the elephant)?
500
Attract people who spend money and they are unique.
What is a mimetic building?
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