In Westlandia, Westley said that he had plenty of tormentors. What did he mean by using the word tormentors?
What are bullies?
100
The most important point an author makes in a story. Key Details give important information to support this.
What is main idea and details?
100
This comprehension strategy involves the reader sorting through the most important ideas, details, and events and retelling them in their own words. This strategy can help students remember and better understand what they have read.
What is Summarize?
200
Explains a topic with reasons and evidence, supports reasons and evidence with facts, examples, and concrete details; and may include text features, such as diagrams or time lines.
What is Expository Text?
200
Doing something over and over again is called ______.
What is repetition?
200
What was Westley's summer project?
What is to build a new civilization.
200
This genre refers to how the narrator thinks or feels about characters or events in the story.
What is point of view?
200
This comprehension strategy involves the students reading a text and then quizzing themselves on the details of the story.
What is Ask and Answer Questions?
300
A story of a real person's life written by another person.
What is a Biography?
300
Fill in the blank by correctly spelling the answer to this question:
You sit on these at a ballgame.
What are bleachers?
300
Something amazing happened as a result of creating Westlandia. What was it?
What is Westley made friends?
300
By using this comprehension skill, the author is trying to send a message to the reader about life, society, or human nature. This particular skill is not usually stated directly. Readers must use details from the story to figure out what this particular comprehension skill is.
What is theme?
300
This strategy involves the reader creating a picture in their minds of the events, characters, and settings to gain a better understanding of the story.
What is Visualizing?
400
This type of genre uses characters who talk, think, and act like real people. The events in the story can happen in real life. The events may include flashbacks to show what happened to characters in the past.
What is Realistic Fiction?
400
What is it called when a group of people refuse to support a business because of its practices or beliefs?
What is boycott?
400
In the story Aguinaldo, why didn't Marissa want to go to the nursing home?
What is because her only grandma died and it reminded Marissa of her grandma.
400
The order in which story events take place is called what?
What is sequence?
400
This strategy requires that the students stop reading if they come across unclear or difficult text and go back over it again.
What is Reread?
500
Tells a story, presents facts about a topic, and includes text features.
What is Narrative Nonfiction?
500
What does it mean if someone tells you to walk gingerly?
What is softly/carefully?
500
What is an Aguinaldo?
What are surprise Christmas gifts?
500
When a character in a story has a problem to be solved, the steps the character takes to find a solution is called what?
What is Model Problem and Solution?
500
This strategy requires the readers to understand the characters and to use text clues and illustrations to help determine what may happen next in a story. What is called?