Unit 1
This is also known as the central idea of a text.
What is a main idea?
This is the author's message of a text.
What is theme?
What type of establishments did the sit-in protests occur that we read about in The Most Daring of Our Leaders and Doris is Coming?
What are lunch counters?
The argumentative element that states the author's argument.
What is a claim?
Nya walked a long way to get this every day.
What is WATER?
Which text structure is used below?
Dinosaurs can be carnivores herbivores. Carnivores have sharp teeth. Herbivores have round teeth. Carnivores eat meat. Herbivores eat plants. Now you can look at a dinosaur's teeth and you will know which type it is.
What is compare and contrast?
These are the instructions in a play that tell the actors how to move, say their lines, the props they should use, etc.
What are stage directions?
What did the waitress give to Doris even though she originally said she could not serve her?
What is a milkshake?
This can be used to boost one's mood.
What is retail therapy?
The career of Josh and JB's mom.
What is an assistant principal?
This historical figure was the first female African American pilot.
Who is Bessie Coleman?
Who or what was responsible for the electronics stopping working in The Monsters are Due on Maple Street?
What are the aliens?
In which city AND state did Hurricane Katrina hit and impact the most?
What is New Orleans, Louisiana?
The type of evidence that references studies, research, and surveys conducted.
What are examples?
The state that the Cardiff Giant was found in.
What is New York?
This basketball star was born without his left arm.
Who is Zach Hodskins?
The poetic element where the author repeats the same beginning sound.
EX. Sally sells seashells
What is alliteration?
The name of the fictional character who experienced the Triangle Factory fire.
Who is Yetta?
What two alternatives could someone use instead of a plastic straw?
What are metal and paper straws?
The last name of the main character, Matilda/Mattie, in Fever 1793.
What is Cook?
This historical figure volunteered to live in a Japanese Internment Camp, even though he was not Japanese.
Who is Ralph Lazo?
This the name of the angry man who hates Christmas and all things happy.
Who is Ebenezer Scrooge?
The city OR state where the children's protest occurred.
What is Birmingham, Alabama?
A person who purchases goods and services for personal use, which is also the title of this unit.
What is a consumer?
The historical place where sick patients were sent during the Yellow Fever epidemic. Matilda found herself here in the historical fiction novel.
What is Bush Hill?