How Animals Talk
What genre is How Animals Talk?
Informational Nonfiction - It has facts about animals.
What genre is The Babe and I?
Historical Fiction - Has a setting and characters that may be real, but the story is fiction- not real. It happened in the past.
The girl was in the _____ of her sentence before she got interrupted.
Midst
What is the difference between a fact and an opinion?
A fact can be proved and an opinion is someone's thoughts or feelings.
What is the main idea of a story?
The most important part or purpose of the story.
Describe one way an animal might communicate that danger is near
Teacher will decide
What was the main idea of The Babe and I?
The boy's father lost his job and had to sell apples to provide for his family.The boy started selling newspapers about Babe Ruth to earn money.
Talking quickly.
What does each finger stand for when trying to find the main idea?
Who, did what, when, where, and why?
What information can you find in a dictionary?
Definition of a word and additional information
Encyclopedia - internet
Fact or opinion - Babe Ruth hit 714 homeruns during his career. How do you know?
Fact
Define the word "grooms"
Cleans itself
Is this a fact or opinion? I love Halloween!
Opinion
What would you find in an atlas?
Maps
What are bull elks trying to communicate when crashing their horns together?
Showing their power
How did the dad feel when he found out the boy knew about him selling apples?
Embarrassed
Use the word shabby in a sentence.
Fact or Opinion - Bears like to eat berries.
Fact
If I wanted to find more about a restaurant near my house where would I look for additional information? Atlas, internet, dictionary, thesaurus?
Internet
What reference sources might the author have used to learn facts to place into the story "How Animals Talk?"
Dictionary, encyclopedia, internet
If you could give "The Babe and I" a new title, what would you choose?
Teacher will decide
Define the word dazed.
Confused, lost
Main idea is like the seat, the main part, and the legs are the details that SUPPORT the seat.
What word means the opposite of shabby?
New, fresh, clean,