Text Features
What is a photo and caption?
Photo and caption are a photo in the text that provides more information about the topic.
What is the setting of this story? Tell where it takes place
In a kitchen
What does the word contest mean?
competition
What does the word transfer mean?
to move or copy from one place to another
What is the purpose of a bold heading?
The purpose of the heading is to introduce a topic.
Damon, Mary, Joey, and Amy are probably....
a. jackie and mason's cousins
b. famous pumpkin artists
c. jackie and mason's friends
C
What does the word mummies mean?
scary creatures wrapped in bandages
What does the word wigs mean?
artificial hair that is worn on the head
How does the heading "pumpkin faces" help the reader better understand the topic?
It provides what the passage is going to be about.
Mom said, "you kind of look like a pumpkin yourself, Jackie." Why?
Because she had orange paint on her cheek
What does the word werewolves mean?
scary creatures who change from people into wolves
What does the word admire mean?
to enjoy or appreciate
How do the images support the text?
The text shows images of pumpkins with faces painted on them.
When mom told Jackie that she looked like a pumpkin, she was...
a. worried
b. kidding
c. serious
d. upset
B
what does the word groceries mean?
food items purchased from a supermarket
What is a glossary?
it is at the back of the book and is used to tell the reader what the bolded words mean.
Re-read the following sentence from the story.
We can't come up with anything ORIGINAL.
Choose the best definition for the word, original
a. a common idea
b. an idea that will be easy
c. an idea that others will like
d. an idea that other people haven't thought of
D
What does the word tracing paper mean?
thin paper that you can see through