Taking a Stand
What is the article about?
Bullying
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
Melanie is in the fourth grade. Her favorite sport is soccer. She loves soccer because she gets to play with her friends. Scoring goals and celebrating with her team is what Melanie loves best. She also enjoys eating the oranges at half-time, they are delicious!
Melanie's favorite sport is soccer.
How many sentences are there in a paragraph?
5
Which word means repeatedly causing harm to another person?
What does S - V - O stand for?
Subject, Verb, Object
In Paragraph 1, why are you having a bad day?
Because students are bullying you.
What is the main idea?
The sun is shining on a cool fall day. The students’ backpacks are filled with new notebooks and pencils. They wait at the bus stop, talking with their friends who they haven’t seen all summer. The teachers are happy as they greet the new students in the hallway on their way to class. Everyone is excited for the first day of school.
Everyone is excited for the first day of school.
What is the first sentence of a paragraph called?
Topic Sentence
Which word means laughing lightly?
giggling
In this sentence, what is the S-V-O?
Isabella said mean comments.
Isabella - Subject
said - verb
mean comments - object
What is the name of the former bully who started an anti-bullying program at her school?
Isabella Petrini
What is the main idea?
BANG! The thunder crashes and the wind blows the leaves off of the trees. Summer thunderstorms can cause damage to yards and homes. Thunderstorms bring heavy rains that cause flooding in basements and sheds. Heavy winds and lightening can damage powerlines, causing people to lose electric power in their homes.
Summer thunderstorms can cause a lot of damage.
What do the R and the A stand for in R-A-C-E?
Which sentence in a paragraph does these two things?
Restate
Answer
Topic Sentence
Which word means to tell or write about something?
report
Name 3 coordinating conjunctions, or joining words, that can make a compound sentence by joining two S-V-O sentence.
and, but, or, so, yet, nor, for
because
What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?
Many students do not report the bullying.
What is the main idea?
When you visit a farm, you’ll see many animals. Chickens live on farms. Most farms have cows. You can often find sheep grazing on grass on farms. Some farms have horses. Chickens lay eggs on most farms too.
Many animals live on farms.
What do the C and E stand for in the R-A-C-E strategy?
Cite evidence
Explain
Which word means to fight for something?
Is this a compound sentence? If so, what is the coordinating conjunction (joining word)?
Isabella Petrini was a bully, but now she realized that mean comments aren't jokes.
Yes, but
Isabella Petrini was a bully, but now she realized that mean comments aren't jokes.
What is the best detail from Paragraph 3 to support the idea that many students do not report bullying?
"More than 60% stay silent."
What is the main idea of Taking a Stand?
Bullying is a big problem, but students can stop it if they try to understand one another.
What phrase is often used to introduce evidence in a paragraph?
For example, the text states...
What is a "digital platform"?
A computer system that is online.
Digital: online
Platform: computer system
What do you put right before the coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence?
a COMMA