Context Clues
The dough was molded into a perfect bowl shape.
What is the correct meaning of molded?
-went rotten
-formed
formed
What change should be made in this sentence?
Students have play a game of their choice during inside recess.
Students can play a game of their choice during inside recess.
"He took with him four of his animal elders: Owl, Magpie, Coyote, and Weasel."
Which part of the plot does this belong to?
-rising action
-climax
-main conflict
-falling action
rising action
Is this story set in the past, the present (modern times), or the future?
past
"Into the den he blew it, "Phoooooooooo!"
What does the figurative language represent?
-the wind
-the young boy yelling
-the boy blowing the smoke
the boy blowing the smoke
The detective tried her best to unlock the mystery man's secrets.
What is the meaning of the word unlock as it is used above?
-discover
-open with a key
discover
All students should read the pbms student handbook, a book that explains rules and expectations at the school.
What is the correct way to write the underlined words?
PBMS Student Handbook
What is the main conflict of this folktale?
The chinook wind did not arrive and there wasn't food or warmth.
Where does the story take place?
-east side of the Rocky Mountains
-Great Plains
The five friends headed into the winter wilderness traveling through ice-sculpted valleys and screaming storms of ice crystals.
What does the imagery tell you about the weather?
-It is a harsh or rough winter.
The best friends did their best to coordinate their schedules in order to see the move together.
What is the meaning of the word coordinate as it is used in the sentence?
-bring to the same action
-equal in importance
bring to the same action
Turn this fragment into a complete sentence:
Earned excellent grades in school.
_______________earned excellent grades in school.
"Bear roared with rage, 'I am the bear who stole the chinook!'"
Which part of the plot is this?
-falling action
-resolution
-climax
-rising action
climax
Based on the text, what can you infer about the season?
It is winter.
While tears froze on the cheeks of hungry children, their fathers hunted in vain, and their mothers struggled to find firewood to keep their families warm.
What does the imagery tell you about the living conditions of the Blackfeet without the chinook wind?
Possibilities:
-Life is very hard.
-They are low on food and there is nothing to hunt.
-It is hard to find wood for fires.
Graduating from high school is a marvelous achievement.
What is the meaning of achievement?
-quality
-success
success
Use a comma and conjunction to correct the sentence:
Every athlete must attend each practice, they must also earn at least a B average.
Every athlete must attend each practice, and they must also earn at least a B average.
What is the resolution of this folktale?
The boy blew medicine smoke to make the bear fall sleep in order to set the chinook wind free.
Name one way Coyote and Bear are alike and one way they are different.
-Alike: mammals, fur, hunt for food, live in the Great Plains, etc.
-Different: Coyotes do not hibernate (bears do), coyotes howl while bears growl, coyotes are smaller in size, etc.
Create a simile to describe Weasel. Use information about him from the story to start.
Possibility:
Weasel was as fast as lightning.
Bear searched desperately for the chinook, but the pursuit was in vain.
What does desperately mean as it is used above?
-in a fast way
-in a way that shows distress
in a way that shows distress
What is the correct way to write the underlined words?
In the 1600s, british and french explorers arrived in North America.
British and French
Tell one part of the falling action.
Possibilities:
-The chinook once again brought relief to Blackfeet Nation.
-Bear woke up from his sleep and was all alone.
What is the author's purpose of telling this folktale? Why might they share this story?
Possibilities:
-It is an origin story. It tells the Native American belief about why bears hibernate.
-It informs us about Native American traditional beliefs.
A rumbling snore and wicked snarl told them that they had reached their goal.
What does this imagery tell you about the rising action of the story?
Possibility:
-They knew they reached the bear because they could hear his snoring and growling.