Skills
What is a Central Idea?
What the text is mostly about.
What is a prefix?
Letters added to the beginning of a word to change/modify the meaning
What is one cause of drought?
Lack of Precipitation
Changes in Climate
Overuse
What was the name of the doctor who confirmed bird flu in Thailand?
Dr. Dowell
Full Contact argued that children should not play football because of the potential for what injury?
What are two things you should include in a summary?
Central Idea
Key Details
Impact Statement
What is a suffix?
Letters added to the end of the word to change/modify the meaning
What is one effect of drought?
Famine
Lack of clean water
Refugess
Price Increase
What was one symptom of the Spanish flu?
Fever
Headaches
Trouble Breathing
Face turned blue and feet turned black
Based on Survival of the Cutest, what is an example of a keystone species?
Bees
What are the 3 types/categories of an author's purpose?
Persuade, Inform, or Entertain
What does the word unwelcome mean? What is the prefix?
Not welcome
Un
What were some solutions proposed to stop people from overusing water?
Use more, pay more, recycling water, mandatory water restrictions
Based on War on Germs, what are 2 ways to prevent the spread of germs?
Protective gear
Vaccines
Building Immunity
Washing Hands
Segment “On the Front Lines” gave information about what epidemic/disease?
Ebola
When you use the words/phrases around the problem word in order to understand its meaning.
What does the word vaccination mean?
a. Someone who vaccinates
b. Someone who is vaccinated
c. The act of vaccinating
d. Not yet vaccinated
Brushing your teeth
Flushing the toilet
Taking a shower, etc.
How did the Black/Bubonic plague spread?
Fleas
In Freedom Writers, teacher Erin Gruwell has her students read the Diary of _____________. (Person)
Anne Frank
List two ways authors structure a text.
Compare and Contrast
Cause and Effect
Problem and Solution
Sequence
Central Idea and Key Details
What suffix do you add to a verb in order to make it a noun. Meaning the act of doing something.
T-I-O-N
What is an example of indirect water use?
Creating cars, clothes, meat, etc.
How do vaccines work?
Inject weakened antigen, the body creates antibodies, leading to immunity if ever exposed to the germ.
The segment “History in Black and White” talks about the life of which Congressman?
John Lewis