Vocabulary
U3: What is it called when you show your emotion on your face? (your reaction)
expression
U3: What did Javi step on?
a sea urchin
U3: What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence:
She called her mother after work.
after work
U3: What is a tortilla Española?
a traditional dish from Spain, made form eggs, potato, and onion
U3: Explain the emotions that Fernando feels throughout the story.
Beginning: happy to go to the beach, adventurous and wanting to take his cousins to the reef, afraid/scared when Javi steps on a sea urchin, guilty for lying to his family and mom, relief for telling the truth
U10: Which vocabulary word best describes what Brian thought his parents would be like after discovering he was missing?
frantic
U10: Brian has what kind of relationship with his parents at the beginning of the story?
mother - not good, bad, tense
dad - closer, looking forward to seeing him
U1: What is the irregular simple past tense form of the verb "feed"?
fed
U10: When Brian was hungry in the woods, he remembered one of his teachers. What was the teacher's name and why did he remember him?
His name was Perpich. Brian remembered him because his teacher would always tell him to think positively and be motivated (he needed to do that)
U10: What does Brian get that helps him survive in the wilderness? Who gives it to him and why?
His mom gives him a hatchet as a gift to take camping with his dad. (and to establish a connection with Brian again)
U5: In the chapter, Jonas was most anxious about his important ____________?
ceremony
U1: What did Stephen's ancestors do? (father, uncle, great-great-great grandfather)
Father - part of the first group of Black pilots in America
Uncle - famous musician
Great-great-great grandfather - one of the first settlers in Knoxville, Tennessee
U9: What is the irregular comparative adjective for the following word: bad.
worse
U9: What is Pangea?
a huge landmass from ancient times (what scientist and historians believe the Earth looked like millions of years ago/one giant continent)
U9: What does Jude do to help herself feel like she belongs at school and in America?
U1: Stephen's ancestors were incredible people, they were all among the first to do something. What vocabulary word would best describe his ancestors?
pioneer(s)
U4: In "A Story About Two Flamingos" our protagonist flamingo gets into an argument/fight with .....?
a kite flamingo
U5: Complete the sentence using the present perfect tense:
I ____________ the movie many times before. (saw)
have seen
U1: What is color theory?
Color theory is the science of how colors work together.
U9: What causes Jude's mood to change from nervous to defiant during the audition?
The theater teacher/director does not pronounce her (last) name correctly
What is the vocabulary word used to describe the state of having no knowledge?
ignorance
Jude feels like she doesn't belong at her new school, who does she end up meeting that eventually helps her feel more comfortable?
Layla, at her parent's restaurant
In the following sentence the infinitive is acting as a noun, what is the infinitive?
Jellyfish like to swim by floating in giant groups.
to swim
What does phoenicopterus ruber mean?
flamingo
At the Ceremony, what happened that caused Jonas and the people in the audience to be ill at ease/anxious and nervous? What happened after the Chief Elder acknowledged this confusion.
The Chief Elder skipped over Jonas' number during the Ceremony of Twelves. She called him up at the end and gave him a special job.