Vocabulary
Treasure in the Attic
The Case of the Magic Marker
Theme
3 Personal Standards
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What does a benefactor do?
Donates money or goods to someone else to help.
100
Who are the main characters in the selection?
Liz and Emma
100
What text feature tells you what Mickey is doing while he speaks to Principal Abrego on pg. 295?
The stage directions.
100
What is the theme of any story?
A life lesson or message the author wants us to learn.
100
How should we walk in the hallway?
No talking and hands to yourself.
200
Which word means to share an experience, thoughts, or feelings of others because you understand?
Empathy
200
What are the settings in the selection?
Attic of Liz's house, Snow's General Store, and Liz's yard
200
Find one example of alliteration on pg. 296.
bothersome beyond belief, Magic Marker Mischief Maker
200
Can a character's action in the story help develop the theme?
Yes. The character's action in a story helps to show how the theme develops and how they learn their lesson.
200
Which personal standard is being used when you move from a table group when another student is off task?
Make good decisions or solve problems.
300
What is a synonym for extensive?
great, multitude, large, long, etc.
300
How does the playwright introduce readers to the conflict in the play?
Emma is looking for a pair of earrings so she can sell them at a yard sale.
300
Why did Mrs. Abrego say it was easy to jump to conclusions about Bucho?
He is a bully, so everyone automatically thinks it is him.
300
Create a theme for 6th grade.
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300
What are the rules for playing football outside?
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400
Write a sentence using the word multitude. You cannot start your sentence with "I" and you must represent time somehow.
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400
What does "that rings a bell" on pg. 268 mean?
It means that Mr. Snow thinks he remembers.
400
How does Micky figure out who really wrote the graffiti?
Bucho was asked to sell the homophone principal and he spells it correctly. Joe only knows the incorrect way to spell the word.
400
What is the difference between theme and main idea?
Theme is a lesson to be learned and main idea is what is happening in the story.
400
Why would teachers ask that students follow expectations at school?
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500
What might a person act tentatively about?
Trying something new, doing something they aren't comfortable with, etc.
500
What is the theme of the selection?
Sometimes we should keep things because they allow us to remember someone from the past.
500
What is the theme of the story?
Never jump to conclusions. Give people a chance to prove they didn't do something. Don't just blame someone for something without proof. etc.
500
What is one detail from "Treasure in the Attic" on pg. 266 of the key book that supports the theme, "keeping items passed down from families is more important than making money"?
Liz wants to see items to buy a bike. Liz finds a journal and reads about why her Great-Grandma gives her earrings to a friend in need. Liz chooses to keep the earrings after a woman offers her money for them at the sale.
500
What is one expectation in the lunchroom?
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