Good ELA Habits
What is a LiFT's weekend requirement for all students?
The habit of filling in an agenda weekly - and referring to it daily
Identify the subject in this sentence:
After it rained, I jumped in a puddle.
Mythology is typically passed down how?
What is oral tradition (or word of mouth)
Who was Odin's first brother?
Vili, the God of Motivation
In what country was Tolstoy born?
Russia
This is something all good writer's do before they begin an essay.
The habit of brainstorming!
Identify the subject in this sentence:
When we were small, Maggie and I fought like cats and dogs!
What is "Maggie and I"?
Myths must deal with a _____ about existence.
What is a question?
In Norse Mythology, who were the first man and woman?
Ask and Embla
Name two strategies you can use to determine the meaning of an unknown word.
Context clues, identifying part of speech, word parts, connecting to similar words...
What is the predicate verb in this sentence:
When it rained, I jumped in a puddle!
What is "jumped"?
How is Chronos related to Zeus?
What was the ransom in Otter's Ransom?
Loki had to get enough gold to fill and cover Otter completely.
What is annotation?
The habit of writing notes, questions or comments in the margin
What is the predicate verb in this sentence:
When we were small, Maggie and I fought like cats and dogs.
What is "fought"?
Hera was the goddess of _____.
What is women, family, marriage, and childbirth?
How did Brynhild lose her Valkerie status?
She did not give the victory to the side Odin wanted her to.
What were the three questions the King asked?
When is the best time, who is the most important, and what is the most important thing?
Give an example of a quality annotation.
(answers will vary, but could include a reaction, a question, a comment, a prediction, etc)
DAILY DOUBLE!
Identify the subjects and the predicate verb in this sentence:
When Meghan, Maggie and Erica were young, they loved to jump in piles of leaves.
Subject: Meghan, Maggie, and Erica
Predicate verb: loved
Who was Hermes?
god of mischief and trickery, The messenger god
How did Odin feel about Brynhild's betrayal?
He was upset because she was his favorite.
Name Tolstoy's three famous novels.
War & Peace, Anna Karenina, The Death of Ivan Ilyich