The average age of 5th graders.
What is 10 years old?
A figure of speech that is used to make a comparison between two things that aren't alike but do have something in common.
What is a metaphor?
This teacher just had a birthday.
Who is Ms. Cruse?
The summary of a text that includes a deeper meaning.
What is the main idea?
The type of unique environment that we have been reading and learning about in EL this module.
What is the rainforest?
This student has a multi-colored mohawk.
Who is Gavin?
A figure of speech that compares two different things in an interesting way using the words "like" and "as"
What is a simile?
This teacher just got engaged.
Who is Ms. Lubin?
The feeling and emotion that the words of a text have is the ____ of the text.
What is the tone?
One way we learned from our research we can help stop destroying and save the rainforests?
What is "use less paper, use less water, drive cars less, spread the word, protest for environmental change, educate yourself on the problem, etc."
This student danced in the Rising Circle talent show.
Who is Ashanna?
"Her smile filled the whole room with light" is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is a metaphor?
This teacher plays the drum set.
Who is Ms. Pilger?
What is a transferable takeaway?
The name of the scientist who studies the rainforest in The Most Beautiful Roof in the World.
What is "Meg"?
This student loves trains.
Who is Jayden?
"Don't worry about it kid... you have bigger fish to fry!" Is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is an idiom?
This teacher plays the guitar.
Who is Mr. Feliciano?
When we look at how and why the author wrote a text.
What is craft & structure?
In the Great Kapok Tree, the man first walks in to the forest carrying this with him.
What is an ax?
The tallest student in 5th grade.
Who is Geovanna?
If someone uses the idiom "it'll cost you an arm and a leg" to describe the price of something, what are they saying about that thing?
What is "that it's very expensive?"
These 5th-grade teachers have been teaching together since they started at Exceed.
Who is Ms. Lubin and Mr. Feliciano?
Accurate claim. Two pieces of evidence. An explanation and complete sentences.
What is the criteria for success for short response answers?
In the Great Kapok Tree, which animal whispers to Senhor "a ruined rainforest means ruined lives... you will leave many of us homeless if you chop down this great Kapok tree."
What is the small tree frog?