Community Voices
Where I Live
Places in the Community
Getting Around Town
Text Analysis
100

A place where people have common interests, culture, or location.

This is a community.

100
Fill in the blank: My _____________________ is 25-42 National Street, Corona, NY 11368.

What is address?

100

In what place in the community do you order food and can sit down and eat it?

You can order food in a restaurant.

100

Fill in the blank: I live close by, so I can __________________ to school every day.

Walk

100

What is a central idea?

What is a lesson?

200

Sequence the events (write in order):
A. I made friends with my new neighbor
B. I moved to a new place
C. Now, I feel like I belong

B. I moved to a new place. A. I made friends with my new neighbor. C. Now, I feel like I belong.

200

What city and state do you live in?

I live in _____________________.

200

What is a community center?

a) a place to buy clothes

b) a place to see animals

c) a place that hosts different activities for people in the neighborhood

d) a place that has to be in the middle of the city.

A community center is a place that hosts different activities for people in the neighborhood.

200

Write a sentence using the words bus or train.

To get to school, I take the bus/train every day.
200

Which writing strategies should you focus on for the text analysis?

Imagery and Characterization

Advanced: Conflict

300

Use the word neighbor in a sentence:

My neighbor....

300

What word can you use to describe your neighborhood?

My neighborhood is.....

300

Name one place in your community and what you do there.

One place in my community is...

In a ____________, people...

300

In order to travel using public transportation (busses and trains), what do you have to know in order to get to the right place on time?

We need to know the bus/train route and the schedule.

300

What are the three parts that have to be included in the textual analysis?

What are the central idea, writing strategy, and evidence.

400

Do you think it is important for people to be involved in their community?

People should/ should not be involved in their community because...

400

Describe how you would compare NYC to a place you used to live. Are they the same or different? 2 sentences

Where I used to live.....New York city is the same/different because...

400

Which sentence shows imagery?
A. The park is nice.
B. The green grass moves in the wind and children laugh.
C. I go there.

The green grass moves in the wind and children laugh.

400

Fix this sentence: Mrs. Walker would like to fly to work in her car, but there is nowhere to park.

Mrs. walker would like to DRIVE to work in her car, but there is nowhere to park.

400

What writing strategy would you use to talk about this story: "The Tell Tale Heart" by Edgar Alan Poe is about a man who kills his boss because he does not like to look at his eye and then goes crazy from paranoia and guilt.

Characterization works best because the story is mainly about the man's feelings towards his boss.

500

Maria moves to a new neighborhood.At first, she feels shy and does not talk to anyone.One day, her neighbor says hello and invites her to a local event.After that, Maria feels happy and comfortable.

What changed for Maria? 

At first she had no friends, so she was sad. At the end she was happy because she made friends with her neighbor.

500

John lives in a quiet small town. His cousin lives in a big city with many streets and buildings. John visited his cousin for one week and noticed how noisy the city is. What are two ways John's home different from his cousin's home?

John lives in a small town that is quiet.

His cousin live in a big city that is noisy.

500

What is the setting and how do you know?: People move in and out all day.Some carry baskets and pick up fruits and vegetables.A worker stands behind a counter and helps customers pay.

This is a grocery store: baskets, fruits and vegetables, paying.

500

In NYC people travel by train, bus, ferry, bicycle, car, and by walking. Some people even go to school to be able to fly small planes. In your own words, what is the best way to travel in NYC and why?

The best way to travel in NYC is...

500

What is a possible central idea for the story "The Tell Tale Heart" by Edgar Alan Poe, which about a man who kills his boss because he does not like to look at his eye and then goes crazy from paranoia and guilt?

The central idea is if you do something bad, it is going to haunt you/catch up to you.

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