Who are the Lost Boys?
A) bands of criminals who prey on weak or ill African refugees.
B) characters who travel together in the fictional story of Peter Pan.
C) a group of boys who escaped Sudan’s civil war by fleeing to Kenya.
C) a group of boys who escaped Sudan’s civil war by fleeing to Kenya.
True or False:
Others viewed Erik as the heart of the team
True
1.________ means looking at similarities between two items and 2._________ means looking at differences between two items
1.Compare
2. Contrast
1. The motorcycle raced down the unpaved road and almost lost control.
Unpaved:
a. Noun
b. Verb
b. Adjective
c. Pronoun
c. adjective
Unpaved describes what type of road it is
He went to the county fair this Summer to show pigs.
What part of speech is "He"
Pronoun
What was one challenge that the boys faced in America?
What Mountain did Erik Summit in this story?
Mt. Everest
A timeline could be used to explore which pattern of organization?
A) Compare and Contrast
B) Chronological Order
C) Main Idea and Supporting details
B) Chronological Order
It was the most beautiful sunset she had ever seen in her entire life.
life:
A. Noun
B. Verb
C. Pronoun
A. Noun
Michigan is one of the most beautiful states to live in during the fall months.
What part of speech is the word "Michigan"
Proper Noun
“The Lost Boys were named after Peter Pan’s orphans. According to U.S. State Department estimates, some 17,000 boys were separated from their families and fled southern Sudan in a mass exodus of biblical proportions after fighting intensified in 1987.”
What Key Ingredient do these lines fall under?
Background information
What was the main idea of "Blind to Failure"
Chronological Order means texts are arranged in order of ___________
Occurence
2. Lucas didn’t know if would make it to the dance in time since he was running late.
he:
A. Adjective
B. Pronoun
C. Verb
D. Proper Noun
B. Pronoun
The stone driveway was very bumpy.
What part of speech is the word "stone"
Adjective
What is the author’s primary purpose of the article?
A. to explain the differences between the boys’ new environment from the life they have known
B. to persuade readers to donate money
C. to entertain readers with a funny story about the boys arriving in their new home
D. to express her feelings about having to teach the boys how to open a box and cook their meals
A. to explain the differences between the boys’ new environment from the life they have known
Erik Weihenmayer faced his blindness by
A. searching for a cure to his type of disease
B. learning to use the skills he already had
C. ignoring the fact that he does not have vision
D. depending on others to do things for him
B. learning to use the skills he already had
True or False:
In Cause and Effect organization, multiple causes can contribute to one single effect
True
I went to the store Sunday afternoon.
What part of speech is the word Sunday
Proper noun
There were seven puppies in the litter.
What part of speech is the word "Seven"
Adjective
What is one piece of information that you can learn from looking at this Graphic Aid?
What other "Summit" does Erik talk about at the end of Blind to Failure?
The story about his daughter
What is one graphic organizer used to explore compare and contrast pieces.
Venn Diagram or table
It was a glorious morning. I jumped out of my comfy bed and went downstairs to eat the delicious pancakes my mother made me.
Name all the adjectives.
Glorious, comfy, delicious
It was the best concert I have ever been to in my whole life.
What part of speech is the word "life"
Noun