Fiction-John Muir and Me
Who are the characters in "John Muir and Me?"
Stickeen, John Muir, and H.S. Young
What text feature is used at the end of this story?
Timeline
What is a section of a poem called?
Stanza
Would I use "an" or "a" in this sentence?
"Ms. Moore went to the store to buy_____ orange."
An
What are John Muir's thoughts about Stickeen at the beginning of "John Muir and Me"?
That the dog will be in the way.
Why did the author compare & contrast in paragraph 5?
To show Coleman was different from other pilots.
Look at the poem "The Summer Sun". Why did the author use a hyperbole?
To show how quickly the family eats breakfast.
What should I add to this sentence?
Ms. McAda was packing for a camping trip. She needed shoes socks a coat and gloves.
Commas in the list. Ex: Shoes, socks, a coat, and gloves.
What literary element is "conflict" part of? What is Stickeen's conflict in paragraph 7?
Plot
Stickeens conflict is that he is afraid to cross the crevasse.
What does the timeline help you to understand?
When important events happened in Coleman's life.
Line 18-19 of the poem: "Ronan finds a caterpillar carefully crawling along a twisted tree trunk."
Does the author use alliteration, repetition, rhyming words, or an onomatopoeia?
Alliteration
Which is an example of a compound word?
And
Butterfly
Direction
Butterfly
Who would be considered a minor character in this story?
H.S. Young
What is the central idea of paragraph 3?
She fell in love with airplanes
What are two examples of figurative language used in this poem?
Alliteration, Simile, hyperbole
Which conjunction word would fit in this sentence (and, but, or, because)
"Ms. McAda gets coffee with Ms. Moore ____, sometimes she's late and has to get it without her."
But
What is the authors purpose in this story?
To entertain
What is the genre of this text?
Biography
Which stanza in the poem uses a simile?
Stanza 1 "But soon it is like a buzzing alarm clock".
What change should be made to this sentence?
"On my way to school this morning, I stepped in a puddle and got my prettier shoes dirty."
A. Delete the comma after morning
B. Change stepped to step
C. Change "prettier" to "prettiest"
C. Change prettier to prettiest