BIG TEX
Look at the subtitles in Big Tex. Which section would you re-read to find out more about the first Big Tex?
Look at the section called "Big Tex in the Beginning."
Where is the Texas State Fair?
The Texas State Fair is in Dallas.
In poetry, what is a stanza?
A stanza is a group of lines together in a poem.
How can you find the meaning of a tricky word?
Read the sentence before it was used, the sentence it's used in, and the sentence after for context clues.
Who is Snell?
Snell is the person whose company is going to make a new Big Tex since the first one burned down.
What year did the State Fair president buy Big Tex to put it at the fair?
The president of the State Fair bought Big Tex in 1952.
In poetry, what is a poet?
The poet is the person who wrote the poem.
Why should you look at subtitles?
Subtitles tell us what that section will be about.
Why did they make a bigger version of Big Tex?
They made a bigger version because the first one burned down.
In 1953, could Big Tex really speak? Look in paragraph 4.
No, his mouth moved like a puppet while a recording played over speakers.
In poetry, where would you look for rhyming words?
If the poem has rhyming words, they would be at the end of lines.
What is a caption?
A caption is the words below a picture that tell what the picture is of.
What about the new Big Tex makes it more lifelike?
The new Big Tex can move it's fingers and face.
Why did Snell's company work secretly?
They wanted the new Big Tex to be a surprise.
Imagery is writing that appeals to one of the reader's five senses. It helps us imagine what something feels like, smells like, tastes like, looks like, or sounds like.
What does sequencing mean?
Putting events in the order they happened in the story.
They had to use a crane to put Big Tex in place. What does that tell you about the size of Big Tex?
Big Tex must be very large for them to need a crane to put him in place.
Re-read paragraph 9. What steps did the workers take to avoid Big Tex catching on fire again?
They were careful to choose materials that would not burn easily.
How do I know if two words rhyme?
They have the same ending sound.
What is the difference between synonyms and antonyms?
Synonyms are words with the same meaning.
Antonyms are words with the opposite meaning.