Context Clues
Novel
CER
Main Idea and Theme
Vocab
100
Impede: In order to not impede the construction effort and to help the job get done quicker, the town closed the road and kept people away.
What is Delay or prevent.
100
The gift Joetta received was a (n) _____________________?
What is an angel.
100
Why do we need to provide evidence for a claim?
What is because it makes our claim more believable.
100
What is a theme?
What is the moral of the story.
100
What does breakalicious mean?
What is appropriate.
200
Contaminate: Don’t bring your drinks into the chemistry lab – you will contaminate the science experiments with your soda.
What is ruin or pollute.
200
How do the Watson's feel about Tennessee (hills of Appalachia)
Scared because of the quiet darkness.
200
What does reasoning support?
What is why we chose our evidence and our claim.
200
What is a main idea?
What is what a story is mostly about.
200
What does supercalifragilisticexpialidocious mean?
What is good or wonderful.
300
Reporters often attempt to ___________________ a certain type of response from the person they are interviewing.
What is Elicit.
300
What is a similarity between Byron and Kenny?
They both really do care about family. (Partner can decide if you have something different)
300
What is a claim?
What is a statement that says your belief or opinion.
300
When finding a main idea which questions do you ask?
What is who, did what, when, where, and why
300
What does abase mean? Though Brutus, a twice-held-back bully, tried his best to verbally abase Travis and the kids he played with, nothing he said seemed to matter to any of them.
What is to humiliate, to degrade
400
Susan made a(n) __________________ effort to be nice to her new friend.
What is conscious.
400
Why is Byron spending the summer with Grandma Sands?
What is he was bad and Momma and Dad think she can help.
400
Read this short passage and make a claim: Breakthrough teachers have a very strange life. They start each day very early, pack up their sleeping bags, cots, and air mattresses and walk down the library stairs. First they take the time to shower and get dressed in the locker room. Whoever gets done first is in charge of feeding the pet goats Billy and Milly.
What is partner choice.
400
What is one theme from "The Watson's Go to Birmingham"?
What is Family comes first, actions have consequences
400
Use the word emulate in a sentence.
What is to copy.
500
Curiosity: Rebecca did not know what was behind the closed door. Her curiosity made her open the door to find out.
What is a strong desire to know.
500
Do you think Byron should go live with Grandma Sands.
What is partner decision (your partner can decide if you answered the question well enough)
500
Make a claim about the novel. Provide evidence and reasoning.
What is partners choice.
500
What method did we use to learn about the 5 questions for main idea?
What is our hand.
500
What does acclaim mean?
What is high praise.
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