Word Rhythm
Which of these shows alliteration: "Big brown bear", "The cat ran fast", or "It is raining"?
"Big brown bear"
What question word would you use to find out where a character went? (who, what, where, when, why, or how)
Where
100 — What does W.2.8 ask students to do: make up a story, or use information from sources to answer a question?
use information from sources to answer a question ;
100 — Which two words rhyme: cat / dog / hat?
100 — cat and hat
100 — What is a line in a poem called? (line, sentence, paragraph)
100 — line
Find the repeated word(s) in this line: "Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are." What is repeated?
"Twinkle" and "little"
After reading a short story, you want to know why the character was sad. Which question do you ask: "Who is the character?" or "Why was the character sad?"
"Why was the character sad?"
200 — If you have two short passages about penguins, what is one thing you can do to answer a question using both sources? (look for the same fact in both, or memorize one text only)
200 — compare facts across both passages
200 — Finish the rhyme: "The frog sat on a log and said, '___'." (student supplies a rhyming word)
200 — student supplies rhyming word like "log"→"frog"
200 — What term describes a group of lines in a poem? (stanza)
200 — stanza
What is a rhyme?
"Rhyme is when words sound the same at the end."
Write one question you could ask about a poem you just read. (Students write a single question.)
any reasonable question about the poem
300 — Teacher gives two pictures and a short sentence for each. Answer: Using both sources, name one thing both pictures show.
300 — one shared observation
300 — Circle the pair that rhymes: jump / bump or run / sit?
300 — jump / bump
300 — Identify the rhyme scheme of this two-line example: "I love the sky so blue / I fly like birds do too." (AA)
300 — AA
Give an example of repetition from a familiar nursery rhyme
"Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream."
400 — Teacher reads two short paragraphs about a dog and a cat. Ask one question that compares them (example: Which pet likes to nap more?).
any comparative question
400 — Read two brief kid-friendly articles about the same animal (teacher-provided). Write one sentence that uses facts from both articles.
; 400 — one combined-sentence answer using facts from both
400 — Write two lines that rhyme about school (each line one short sentence).
400 — teacher check for two rhyming lines
400 — Read a short four-line poem (teacher-provided). Tell which two lines rhyme and which lines repeat.
400 — teacher-dependent; expected identification