Main Idea
Reading Strategies
NFL Playoffs
Part-Time Indian
Miscellaneous
100
The author's most important point that they want the reader to understand.
What is the main idea?
100
Another name for making mind movies.
What is visualization?
100
The team that Mr. Flagel hopes will win the Super Bowl.
What are the Minnesota Vikings?
100
The main character's real name.
What is Arnold Spirit Jr.?
100
Mr. Flagel has this many kids.
What is one?
200
The evidence or reasons that an author gives to prove their main idea.
What is supporting details?
200
When you match up what you are reading with something you already knew about.
What is making a connection?
200
The team that the Vikings will play on Sunday.
What are the Seattle Seahawks?
200
This is what happened to Jr.'s dad's best friend, Eugene.
What is shot in the face by his friend.
200
This teacher bikes to work every day.
Who is Mr. B-L?
300
This is another name for the main idea.
What is central idea or central message?
300
When you squeeze everything you have read into a few short sentences.
What is summarizing?
300
The team that Mr. Flagel thinks will win the Super Bowl.
What are the Carolina Panthers?
300
At the end of the story, this is how Jr. feels about his tribe.
What is love for them even though they have been mean to him?
300
Mr. Flagel's favorite sport.
What is hockey?
400
The name for a text where the reader needs to come up with their own main idea.
What is implicit main idea?
400
To make a good guess about something in the story.
What is making an inference?
400
6other teams (to the Vikings or Seahawks) that are in the playoffs this year
What are the New England Patriots, the Denver Broncos, the Cinncinnati Bengals, the Arizona Cardinals, the Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs, Houston Texans, Green Bay Packers, and the Washington R-words.
400
This is the name of Junior's geeky white friend at Reardan.
What is Gordy?
400
This 6th Grade Teacher is from Louisville, Kentucky.
Who is Ms. Henry?
500
This is the actual words from a text that prove something.
What is textual evidence?
500
The one that is missing from making a connection: Text to world Text to self... and this.
What is text to text?
500
The number of Super Bowls Mr. Flagel's favorite team has one.
What is 0? :(
500
This is the reason that Mr. P came to Junior to talk to him about hitting him in the nose with a book.
What is to convince him to leave the reservation?
500
The number of school days until Spring Break.
What is 44?
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