The boy whose father wanted to make money by selling lettuce.
Who is Virgil?
100
Identify the conjunction in the following sentence...
I want to go to a movie, but I don't have any money.
What is "but"?
100
a story with a short sequence of events, and the main character usually experiences a problem or conflict.
What is a short story?
100
The little girl that planted lima beans to make her father proud of her.
Who is Kim?
200
family that includes parents, children, grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc.
What is an "extended family"?
200
The woman that went to the city and asked them to clear garbage from the vacant lot.
Who is Leona?
200
Identify the two sentences that are combined in this compound sentence...
We went to the hospital and found our friend that had been in the car accident.
What is "We went to the hospital" and "found our friend that had been in the car accident"
200
The person telling the story.
What is the narrator?
200
The reason it is important to monitor your comprehension as your read a story.
What is to check your understanding?
300
walk angrily...(young children do this when they're mad)
What is stomping their feet?
300
The woman who brought the funnels so people could pour water.
Who is Sae Young?
300
Identify the conjunction in the following sentence and give the author's justification for using that word.
Carol and Jose broke up, but they are still friends.
What is "but"---it shows a contrast
300
When the narrator (person telling the story) is one of the characters.
What is first-person point-of-view?
300
The people riding in a car, bus, airplane that are NOT driving.
What are passengers?
400
a sequence of connected events in a fictional story.
What is plot?
400
The man that Ana got to help her save Kim's lima beans.
Who is ???
400
Identify the conjunction in the following sentences and then tell us the justification the author would use to explain why he/she chose that word.
Elizabeth neither knows how to swim, nor likes the water.
What is "nor"....they use two negatives.
400
Asking yourself questions, re-reading a section of text, or taking notes are examples of this.
What is monitoring comprehension?
400
The man that planted tomatoes to impress his ex-girlfriend.
Who is Curtis?
500
not sitting or standing up straight
What is slouching?
500
The homeless boy that Curtis hired to help protect his tomatoes.
Who is Royce?
500
Write your own compound sentence using one of the conjunctions we've learned. Then justify why you chose that conjunction for your sentences.
Answers will vary
500
The difference between a narrative and a personal narrative.
What is a narrative tells a story, a personal narrative tells the NARRATOR's story. (The person telling the story is telling his/her own story)
500
When two things that aren't planned happen at about the same time. Like two friends both wearing the same shirt on the same day.