Plot
Text Features
Shades of Meaning
Author's Purpose/Main Idea
Context Clues
100
Tell the characters in the story. Describe them.
Turtle and Monkey. Turtle is smart and kind. Monkey is impatient and unfriendly.
100
Look at the heading. How does it help you as a reader? What do you think this section is about?
It tells you what the page or section is going to be about.
100
The little dog jumped across the fence.
What is a word that means close to the same as little?
Tiny, miniature, small
100
The blue bird lives in the tree with its nest of eggs. They hatch in the spring.
What is the author's purpose?
Inform us about blue birds and their babies. (be sure students expand on inform)
100
Katy was thrilled when she won!
What does thrilled mean?
Very happy
200
Describe the setting based on the picture.
(At teacher discretion)
200
Use a bold word and the _________ to find what a new word means.
Glossary (teacher choice of bold word and definition)
200
The girl shouted her name.
What word means close to the same as shouted?
yelled, screamed,
200
Broccoli is a vegetable. It is healthy for you! It tastes good on salads and dipped in a dressing. You should try broccoli today!
What is the author's purpose?
To get us to try broccoli (persuade)
200
Megan was glum when her best friend moved away.
What does glum mean?
Sad
300
How does the problem in the story get solved?
The character learned to spend time with someone to get to know them before calling them an enemy.
300
Using the _________, I can tell the body parts of a shark.
Diagram
300
There was a feast at the Thanksgiving dinner.
What word could mean close to the same thing as feast?
Meal
300
One day, I made cookies with my mom. First, we preheated the oven and got out our ingredients. Next, we measured flour and sugar. We cracked in the egg and added vanilla and salt. Last, we added the chocolate chips and mixed everything together. We put them in the oven and once they were cooled, we ate them all up!
What was the author's purpose?
To teach us how to bake cookies. (inform)
300
It was cold, so the campers huddled together to warm.
What does huddled mean?
Moved Close
400
What is the lesson or moral in the story?
Slow and steady wins the race
400
Use the index to find where you would learn about September.
Pages 8-23.
400
I had an enormous piece of cake at the party!
What word could mean close to the same as enormous?
Big, huge, gigantic, large
400
One day, I was walking to school. I stepped in a puddle. YUCK! I shook off the mud, and went to school. The rest of the day, I smelled like a wet dog. It was so embarrasing!
What is the author's purpose
To tell us a story about stepping in mud (entertain)
400
I will tether the goat to the fence so it doesn't run away.
What does tether mean?
Tie
500
Tell events in the story in order
(Based on student response. Be sure they describe characters, setting, problem, solution)
500
Name all the text features you see on this page.
Heading, Subheading, captions
500
What tool can you use to find words that have similar meanings?
Thesaurus
500
Sharks are amazing creatures. There are many different kinds of sharks. Sharks live in all of the oceans around the world. They are important to the ecosystems around the world. Sharks are endangered due to pollution. Without them, it could change the world.
What is the main idea of the passage?
To convince us to protect sharks
500
He said sorry, but I was still irate.
What does irate mean?
Mad