Don Quixote and the Windmills
Vocabulary
QAR strategies
Prefixes/ Suffixes
Greek/ Latin Roots
100
What did Senor Quexada look like?
"He had a tall, lean figure and wore a woeful expression on his face".
100
Define lance.
Long, wooden spear with a sharp iron or steel head.
100
Explain "right there" questions.
Found in one spot in the reading.
100
Where are prefixes found?
At the beginning of a word.
100
What does the root 'ques' mean? (request)
To ask or to inquire.
200
What three things does Don Quixote rename?
His horse, himself, and his lady.
200
Define renowned.
Famous.
200
Explain "think and search" questions.
Found in two or more places throughout multiple paragraphs or pages.
200
Where are suffixes found on a word?
At the end.
200
What does the root 'cogn' mean? (recognize)
To know.
300
Why does the author tell the readers that Don Quixote and Sancho set off on a "moonless night"?
Create suspense and make the reader think something really important or dangerous is about to happen.
300
Define Quests.
Expeditions by knights in search of something.
300
Explain "author and me" questions.
Use what the author wrote and also your own knowledge to answer a question.
300
What does the prefix 're' mean?
Do it again.
300
What does the root 'vict' mean? (Victory)
To conquer.
400
How did Don Quixote react compared to Sancho about the windmills?
Don wanted to fight. Sancho tries to explain they are only windmills.
400
Define squire.
A young man of noble family who attended a knight until he himself was made a knight.
400
Explain "on my own" questions.
Only use your knowledge of the information to create an answer.
400
What does the suffix 'ing' mean?
Happening now.
400
What does the root 'bio' mean? (Biology)
Life.
500
How are Don Quixote and Sancho Panza different?
Don is tall and lean and has a wild imagination. Sancho is short and fat and sees things as they are.
500
Define resound.
To be much talked about.
500
Write your own "on my own" question about elephants.
Check each students.
500
Give two examples of a prefixes and two examples of suffixes.
Check answers.
500
What does the root 'photo' mean? (photograph)
Light.
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