Overcoming Challenges
Who is the main character in "Waiting for the Biblioburro?"
Ana
This part of the sentence tells WHO or WHAT the sentence is about.
What is the subject?
What is a noun?
A noun is a word that describes a person, place, thing, or idea?
What are details?
Details are facts.
Why did Ethan think he could dance?
Ethan thinks he can dance because...
The librarian uses donkeys/burros to deliver these to children in the mountains.
What are books.
When you say "The dog chased the ball," this word is the action verb.
What is chased?""
What is a verb?
A verb is a word that describes an action.
When you see something and pay attention to it, you _____ it.
What is NOTICE?
Who is is Lilly's best friend?
Lilly's best friend is...
This animal helps the librarian carry books to remote villages.
What is a donkey? (or burro)
You need this at the END of every sentence. A period, question mark, and exclamation point are all types of this.
What is punctuation?
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.
True - a pronoun example is he, she, it, we, they, I, you, etc..
When you use facts from a story to figure out what might happen or how someone feels.
What is INFER?
Where did Zavian buy his new shoes?
Zavian bought his new shoes at...
Why was Ana so excited to see the Biblioburro arrive in town?
In the sentence "My friend Jake lives in Denver," there are THREE of these that need capital letters.
What are the capital letters? (or: My, Jake, Denver)
"That was a huge dog that scared me."
Which word is the adjective?
The adjective in the sentence is huge.
A person who travels from place to place with no permanent home; many nomads move with their herds of animals.
What is a NOMAD?
Why is Isabelle so helpful?
Isabell is helpful because...
What are the names of the librarian's burros?
Alfa and Beto
A sentence is like a train. The subject is the engine, and THIS part is all the train cars that follow, telling what the subject DOES or IS.
What is the PREDICATE?
This type of word describes what kind?; Which one?; or how many?; about a noun.
What is an adjective?
When you ask yourself questions about something you're curious about, you _____ about it. It means to think about or ask questions.
What is WONDER?
How do you become a star student?
You become a star student by...