Fish in a Tree
Ally
What should go at the end of a sentence?
period, question mark, exclamation point
Is nonfiction about real or made-up things?
Real
Who is Ryan's best friend?
Sarah
Who were the Colonists fighting against?
The British
Who were Ally's closest friends?
Keisha and Albert
What is it called when someone writes about their own life?
Autobiography
What is the text feature you go to to see what difficult words mean?
Glossary
What is the secret society called?
Crossbones
What was the name of one of the acts put on the colonists?
Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Declaratory Act, Townshend Acts, Tea Act, Intolerable Act
Who was the bully in Fish in a Tree?
Shay
What is it called when you write about one memory or one part of your life?
Memoir
What is the type of nonfiction about somebody's life?
Biography
What did Old Joe Bush hurt?
His leg
Where did the massacre take place?
Boston
What did Mr. Daniels call the students?
Fantasticos
How many paragraphs should a regular essay have? (Bonus points for the different types of paragraphs!)
5 (introduction, body, conclusion)
What is the type of nonfiction told like a story?
Literary Nonfiction
What was the Morse code message?
Are you the alchemist?
July 4th, 1776
What was the name of the restaurant the Ally's mom worked at?
A.C. Petersen's
Name one book we read for any of the writing units.
Come On, Rain!, Amelia's 5th Grade Notebook, How Writers Work, The Other Way To Listen, The Other Side, Bigmama's, Home, Family Pictures, My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother, Sitti's Secrets, Letting Swift River Go, The Chalk Doll, Harry Houdini, River Boy, Talkin' About Bessie, Abe Lincoln, Celia Cruz Queen of Salsa, Ladies First, Who Was George Washington?, etc.
What is the text feature that goes along with a picture/diagram to describe that picture/diagram?
Caption
What happens to Ryan and Sarah at the end?
They get trapped inside the dredge.
Name one battle
Lexington, Concord, Princeton, Trenton, Bunker Hill, White Plains, Brandywine, Saratoga, Guilford Courthouse, Yorktown, etc.