Vocabulary
To come out
What is emerge?
What contraction does I HAVE make? Say it and spell it.
I've
What is Brood X?
When will the bugs in Brood X emerge, or come up?
Spring 2021
When a place is taken over
What is invasion?
What contraction does YOU ARE make? Say it and spell it.
You're
What happens when the cicadas in Brood X emerge, or come out of the ground?
Answers will vary
(Should be something close to they cover everything and they lay eggs)
What did the author see on her way to school?
Cicadas covering everything.
The name given by scientists to a large group of cicadas.
What is Brood X?
What contraction does DO NOT make? Say it and spell it.
Don't
What is the article mostly about?
One girl's story about how she walked to school when the cicadas came out one spring.
Why did the author wear long pants to school even though it was hot outside?
She didn't want the cicadas to get on her legs.
A type of large insect that has six legs, three body parts, and two antennae.
What is a cicada?
What contraction does WILL NOT make? Say it and spell it.
Won't
What are the cicadas in Brood X doing under the ground for 17 years?
They are going through their life cycle.
What was part two of the author's battle?
Kids were waiting outside the woods to throw exoskeletons at her.
Hard coverings on the outside of some animals and insects.
What are exoskeletons?
What contraction does WOULD HAVE make? Say it and spell it.
Would've
Where do the cicadas in Brood X live?
The United States
The author writes, “My feet crunched down on them, sinking into the crispy shells just enough to make my skin crawl.” What do you think it means that the shells made her skin crawl?
She thought the shells were scary and creepy.