Vocabulary
What does apprehensive mean?
What is anxious, fearful, or uneasy?
I am a small 2nd grader, the main character of the story, and like putting mice in Gobstoppers candy jars.
Who am I?
What is Roald Dahl?
Where does Dahl travel to go to school?
What is England?
How many words should you be around when writing a paragraph in ELA?
What is 250 words?
At the end of "First Day," Dahl begins to cry when his mom leaves.
What can we infer about his emotions during this part?
What is Dahl is sad?
What does intimidating mean?
What is threatening or scary?
I am kind and caring, want to advocate for my son, and was sad when he left for boarding school.
Who am I?
What is Dahl's mother?
Why does the headmaster convince parents to send food to their sons?
What is the headmaster wanted to spend less money on food and get paid more?
How many pieces of evidence should you have?
What is TWO pieces of evidence?
The text says, "‘Right,’ he said to me. ‘Off you go and report to the Matron.’ And to my mother he said briskly, ‘Goodbye, Mrs Dahl. I shouldn’t linger if I were you. We’ll look after him" (12).
What can you infer about the headmaster's intentions here?
What is he wants the parents to leave as soon as possible?
What does imply mean?
What is suggest or show?
I am a greedy man, I ask seek ways to save money, and give a smile like a shark who is about to devour its prey.
Who am I?
What is the NEW headmaster?
As Dahl travels further from home, what does he begin to feel?
What is grows more afraid of being alone?
If needing more words/length for a paragraph, you should add to what part?
What is reasonings #1 and #2?
Dahl explains that the name "tuck-box" contains "tuck."
He says, "an average tuck-box would probably contain, at almost any time, half a home-made currant cake, a packet of squashed-fly biscuits, a couple of oranges, an apple, a banana, a pot of strawberry jam or Marmite, a bar of chocolate, a bag of Liquorice Allsorts and a tin of Bassett’s lemonade powder" (5).
What can we infer "tuck" is from this passage?
What is goodies, snacks, or food from parents?
What does seedy mean?
What is dirty or run-down?
I am a small pinewood box, I contain belongings and treats, and I am incredibly important to boarding students.
What am I?
What is a tuck-box?
What is ONE between our school (WBO) and Dahl's new school St. Peter's?
What is:
-St. Peter's is owned by one person, the headmaster
-The headmaster earns money based on enrollment
-One person (the headmaster) controls the food and other rules
-WBO is public and focused on education, St. Peters is private and focused on money
-WBO is in the U.S.A, St. Peter's is in the UK/England
What is a claim AND how many sentences should it be?
What is your overall argument for the paragraph and ONE sentence?
When meeting Dahl's mom for the first time, the new headmaster says "Of course he’ll be getting plenty of good food here, the best there is, but it never tastes quite the same as home cooking, does it? I’m sure you wouldn’t want him to be the only one who doesn’t get a lovely parcel from home every week'' (6).
What can we infer about the headmaster's intentions (purpose/goal) here?
What is he wants to convince Dahl's mom to send a lot of food?
What is an asylum?
What is a place designed for treatment of severe mental health problems?
I am the main point of a reading, I tell you about the overall message that the text discusses.
What am I?
What is the central or main idea of a text?
Why did Dahl's mother pick a school so close to home?
What is because he had never spent a night away from his family before?
What three questions should you answer when writing your reasoning (explaining your evidence)?
What is:
1. What does this prove?
2. Why is it important?
3. What are the results or consequences from it?
Dahl describes the new headmaster's smile like "the kind of flashing grin a shark might give to a small fish just before he gobbles it up" (11).
What could you infer about how Dahl feels about his new headmaster?
What is he thinks he is untrustworthy and intimidating?