Why didn't Santa's Thanksgiving pajamas fit?
HE ate too much pumpkin pie
How do you make a Prediction ?
First read the title then connect title to any pictures and the first paragraph
What do people usually put on top of a Christmas tree?
A Star or and Angel
Part 1 + Part 2 = New understanding
(connect both parts)
Why does Santa sigh when he can't find his red woolly undies?
He's sad
Santa looked everywhere for his red woolly undies EXCEPT
in the closet
What is the Main Idea?
Main Idea is what it's mostly about
Main Idea is the topic and what about it ?
Which Christmas song contains the lyric “Everyone dancing merrily in the new old-fashioned way?”
“Rocking Around The Christmas Tree”
How do you make an inference on a character?
Inference is something you can tell based on text evidence. Look at the characters actions, words, thoughts, feelings, or what others feel about the character.
At one point, "Santa throws up his hands in despair." What does "despair" mean?
lose or be without hope
Santa's beard shone like...
The new-fallen snow
What is summary?
BME
In order
All 3 parts
No Details
Connect to MI
In the Grinch, who was his only companion ?
Max his dog
What is the first step in plot mountain?
(Hint: its where you find the setting, characters, and problem.)
The Exposition (intro)
What is the solution to Santa's problem?
The Reindeer got Santa a gift
The author writes that "Santa ate a healthy dinner." Is that true?
What is theme?
Theme is the lesson, the message, or the moral learned by the characters or reader
How do you say “Merry Christmas” in Spanish?
Feliz Navidad
What is Cause and Effect?
Text shows how one thing (the Cause) led to the result (the Effect).
What is the problem in the story?
Santa could not find his underwear
What were the reindeer's wearing at the end of the story ?
All of Santa's other underwear
What is Author's Purpose and what are the common words used in questions?
Author's purpose is the reason why the author wrote the text.
Common words: Tell, Inform, Describe, Explain, Entertain, Show/Share, Persuade
In the movie, "The Nightmare Before Christmas," who is the one pretending to be Santa Clause ?
Jack Skellington
What is the Chronological order?
Text is written in the order of when the events happened or will happen.
(Sequence, time order, BME
What pajamas did Santa settle on wearing when he could not find his Red Christmas ones?
HE settled on his silly shamrock long johns