Author Study
Story Elements
Talking about Books
Non-Fiction
Read Alouds
100

Who is the author and illustrator of Wemberly Worried, Owen, and Weekend with Wendell?

Kevin Henkes

100

Who are the people in the story?

characters

100

What is it called when your teachers ask you to discuss something important about a book with a partner?

Turn and Talk

100

What do you find in Non-Fiction text?

information/facts/it's true

100

In Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun, how is Ralph mean to Lucy?

he made fun of her hair, he gave her a dog bone, he put crayon in her hair

200

Who is Mr. Slinger?

Lilly's teacher's name

200

What is the setting?

where the story takes place

200

What do good readers do when they are reading and thinking about the text?

ask questions

200

I am a true story about a person's life. What am I called?

Biography

200

Which of these is NOT shown in the book Me on the Map: continent, country or state?

continent

300

What did Mr. Twinkle name her new baby?

Chrysanthemum

300

What does the beginning, middle, and end of the story make up?

plot

300

What are two topics that can be discussed when talking about books?

characters, setting, illustrations, feelings, beginning/middle/end, something funny/exciting/sad/interesting from the story, etc.

300

I tell true information and facts, but sound like a story. What am I?

Narrative Non-Fiction

300

How were the boys in Same, Same Different alike?

both go to school, both have pets, both live with their families, both take a bus

400

What did you do when your teacher gave DIRECTions on how to draw a mouse like Kevin Henkes?

Directed Drawing

400

What is it called if the character fixes their problem?

solution or resolution

400

What is okay to do when you are discussing a book with a partner as long as you are being respectful?

disagree

400

I give steps on how to do something. What am I?

directions in a How-To book

400

In The Big Red Lollipop, what color lollipop does Sana's sister share with her in the end? 

green

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