Reading Inventory
He would finish the dishes, then he'd take some food to Cat. Charlie had left most of his hamburger supper on his plate, even though Dad had done them on the grill the way he liked. Brad could crumble that up for her. After this, he would leave something on his own dinner plate, too.
He would make sure that Cat ________.
a. Bathed
b. Slept
c. Ate
d. Exercised
Ate
The activist James Kofi Anan is from this country in Africa.
Ghana
This annotation strategy is simply something that you ask.
Questioning
When a lot of snow accumulates, like one inch on top of another inch, that process is called accumulation. When the snow stacks and builds up on one another, we get a snow day off.
What does the word accumulate mean?
To build up or stack up one on top of the other
Rivers mentions other players in the league who are adaptables rather than stylists. "Horace Grant. Magic Johnson—look how he switched to center for the final game of the championship series as a rookie, when Kareem was hurt. Michael Jordan. Everybody thinks of him as a shooter, but believe it or not, Jordan is probably the best player ever at adapting his own play to the needs of the team at the time. He changes his game nightly. There were six games in our play-off series against the Bulls, and Jordan was six different players. He's the greatest role player ever, and he can play all the roles."
Michael Jordan _____ his game.
a. Alters
b. Studies
c. Protects
d. Respects
Alters
These two people that advocate for the lives of children sold into slavery were actually enslaved by their parents.
Who are these two activists?
Iqbal and James Kofi Anan
Underlining is one half of this two part annotation strategy. What is the other half of this underlining strategy?
Explaining why its important
Animals can adapt to their environments a lot easier than humans. Sometimes they can change their color, the thickness of their fur or even calls to fit into their environments.
What does the word adapt mean?
To change to fit into your environment
Hi, he said, and fumbled in his shirt pocket for a business card. "I wonder if you might help me." Aware that the men were watching him, he stepped up to the bar and presented his card to her. "I'm Steve Benson; I'm a wildlife biologist from Colorado State University, and I've been investigating that bear attack that happened last weekend, the man killed up on Wells Peak."
Benson was searching for _____ .
a. Friendship
b. Direction
c. Examples
d. Information
Information
This youth activist was rescued by a social worker after falling into this.
A pile of burning tires.
This is also an annotation strategy. It is really natural to do. It deals with feelings or immediate thoughts on something crazy that you find in the text.
Reactions
What does the word abdicate mean?
To give up something namely a royal position
The box was first used to store food. When my father was a young boy, he was in charge of keeping the food box safe. When his family went out to hunt or fish, he carried the box from the boat up to the camp and stored it in a safe place. The foods his family had prepared for the journey were kept inside the box—the dried meat and fish, and the hardtack. These were the only foods the family would have to eat while they were camping.
The box was _____ .
a. Decorative
b. Empty
c. Expensive
d. Important
Important
Kesz Valdez helped children in his community by distributing this. (Must be the academic word)
Toiletries
When annotating you can make three types of connections. These connections are------.
Text to text, Text to self and Text to world
When you raise your hand and the teacher doesn't acknowledge you, it can be frustrating and can make you mad. Sometimes when teachers don't pay attention to students when they raise their hands, the students lash out in anger.
What does the word acknowledge mean?
To recognize or pay attention to
On September 1, 1805, the Corps of Discovery left the Shoshone territory. Chief Cameahwait not only provided the party with horses, he also gave them a guide to show them the best route through the mountains. Crossing the Rockies proved to be a difficult ordeal. The trails were too rugged to ride on, so the party walked and used the horses as pack animals.
Chief Cameahwait gave the party _____ .
a. Nourishment
b. Assistance
c. Wisdom
d. Protection
Assistance
What is the goal of the Challenging Heights charity?
"To help children defend themselves against trafficking, create awareness and promote education amongst other child slaves."
This annotation strategy is what you do when you retell the story, making it shorter and using you own words.
Summarizing
Mrs Batts absolutely abhors when a child calls an adult by their first name. She actually hates it. She sees it as very disrespectful.
What does the word abhor mean?
Hates