Vocabulary
What does meandered mean?
To walk slowly without purpose
What is a theme?
A broad idea repeated throughout the story
Who are the main characters in Wind in the Willows?
Mole and Rat
What is pursued?
To be chased
What is Mrs. Kruger's favorite sport?
Basketball :)
What does postponed mean?
To delay an event
Name a theme from Wind in the Willow
Order these 3 events how they happen in the story (first, middle, last)
Mole has a recollection and smells home.
The carriage overturns because of Toad’s driving.
Mole and Rat meet on the riverbank.
1. Mole and Rat meet on the riverbank.
2. The carriage overturns because of Toad’s driving.
3. Mole has a recollection and smells home.
What does forage mean?
To seek or search for something
Write down one new fact about each of your teammates
answers may vary
What does anthropomorphism mean?
Give an example when Toad was irresponsible
answers may vary
What does "One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel mean?
Spending time with negative or dishonest people can drag down your own character and habits.
Pick which verb fits best:
The girl (jump, jumped or jumps) down the stairs yesterday.
jumped
What are sentries?
Guards
Leo found a small, fluffy puppy hiding behind the tall sunflower in his backyard. The puppy had soft brown fur and a shiny red collar, but no name tag. It whimpered softly, shivering from the cold afternoon rain. Leo gently wrapped the puppy in his warm jacket and carried it inside to show his mother. Together, they decided to make bright posters to help find the puppy's owner.
Questions
How can you tell the puppy belonged to someone, even though it did not have a name tag?
It belonged to someone else because it had a red collar on it.
Put this sentence in the right categories: Noun, verb and adjective
The stinky children sprinted to the blue school.
Verb: sprinted
adjective: blue, stinky
What is a adjective?
A word that describes a noun.
purple dog
What does conceited mean?
Having a high opinion of yourself
Leo found a small, fluffy puppy hiding behind the tall sunflower in his backyard. The puppy had soft brown fur and a shiny red collar, but no name tag. It whimpered softly, shivering from the cold afternoon rain. Leo gently wrapped the puppy in his warm jacket and carried it inside to show his mother. Together, they decided to make bright posters to help find the puppy's owner.
Questions
2. Why did Leo put his jacket around the puppy before taking it inside? Use clues from the story to explain.
Leo put his jacket around the puppy because it was "shivering from the cold afternoon rain".
How did Mulan show bravery?
answer may vary but could include:
Mulan pretended to be a man so she could serve in the army.
Mulan traveled long distances and fought enemies in many battles.
What is a verb?
An action word