Reading Dectective
What is an inference?
Mango wins the race, and Brooklyn begins acting distant. How are these events connected?
Mango’s victory may cause Brooklyn to feel jealous or hurt, so she begins pulling away from Mango.
What is the World's biggest cat?
The tiger
“The alarm did not ring, so Carlos arrived late.” Identify the cause and effect.
The cause is that the alarm did not ring. The effect is that Carlos arrived late.
What is T.I.M.
Topic, Information, Main idea
A chapter title "friendship changes", and one character stops answering messages. What is a prediction
How does Brooklyn’s behavior after the race foreshadow future problems?
Brooklyn begins acting distant, which gives readers a clue that the friendship conflict will become more serious.
Who is the main Tiger we read about in Mission: Tiger Rescue
Machli
How can habitat destruction affect tiger populations?
Tigers lose their homes, food, and safe places to live. As a result, fewer tigers survive.
What is RACES?
Restate question, Answer question, Cite evidence, Explain evidence, Summarize answer
A chapter is titled “A Difficult Decision.” What does the title suggest may happen
A character will probably have to make a hard choice.
What lesson about friendship could readers learn from Mango and Brooklyn’s conflict?
Readers can learn that jealousy, competition, and poor communication can cause friendships to change
What are the three vocabulary words we learned?
Poaching, Monsoon, Habitat
Why is explaining a cause-and-effect relationship stronger than simply listing two events
An explanation shows how or why one event leads to another.
Why is “Tigers” too broad to be a strong main-idea statement?
“Tigers” only names the topic. It does not explain what the author wants readers to understand about tigers.
When a prompt asks how details develop an idea, what should you explain?
Explain how the details build or help show the idea.
From whose perspective is the story Mango Delight being told?
From Mango's point of view
How do striped fur, powerful jaws, teeth, and claws contribute to a tiger’s survival?
Striped fur helps tigers hide. Their strong jaws, teeth, and claws help them catch and eat prey. These features help tigers survive.
How can habitat destruction affect tiger populations?
Tigers lose space, food, and safe places to live, which can cause their population to decline
How does T.I.M help us?
T.I.M. helps us annotate text
“Thankfully, the missing dog was finally found safe.” What is the author’s tone?
The author’s tone is relieved and happy.
What happened in the bathroom when Mango overheard the conversation between Brooklyn and Hailey Jo?
She drops the phone
How do “Tigers Today” and “Saving Tigers” show two different effects of human actions?
Tigers Today” shows that people harm tigers by destroying their habitats and hunting them. “Saving Tigers” shows that people can help tigers by protecting them and supporting conservation.
Give one example of a human action that harms tigers and one action that helps them.
Destroying habitats or illegally hunting tigers harms them. Protecting habitats and supporting conservation efforts helps them
The section "Wild Tigers" explains that stripes help tigers blend in and approach prey. What is the T. I. M. .
Topic: stripes
Information: help blend and approach prey
Main idea: A tigers stripes help it blend in and catch prey.