Elephant in the Garden
Reading Comprehension Strategies
Mrs. Ring and Mrs. Peterson
Vocab Words
Writing
100

The main character in Elephant in the Garden

Who is Elizabeth/Lizzie?

100

Headings, Titles, Photographs, Graphs, Bold Words, etc. 

What are text features?

100

Has a son named Eddie. 

Who is Mrs. Ring?

100

Impolite or short tempered. Also a cactus. 

What is prickly?
100
The number of sentences in a paragraph. 

What are 5 sentences?

200

The city that was bombed in Germany. 

What is Dresden?
200

A book written based on true facts. 

What is nonfiction?

200

Has a dog named bear. 

Who is Mrs. Peterson? 

200

Confused or mixed up.

What is muddled?

200
This a short time when I write as much as I can. 

What is a quickwrite?

300
Two in German

What is zwei?

300

A story element. 

What are characters, setting, plot, conflict or climax?

300

The best math teacher ever. 

Who is Mrs. Peterson? 

300

Something that is everywhere is this. 

What is ubiquitous? 

300

This is when I work with partner to fix my writing. 

What is pair conferring? 

400
The military that Peter belongs to.

What is the Royal Air Force.

400

The point of high drama in a story. 

What is the climax? 

400

Taught at Sioux Trail the shortest. 

Who is Mrs. Ring? 
400

To bump or push someone roughly like at a packed concert. 

What is jostle? 

400

This is when my writing is ready for people to read. 

What is published?

500

Marlene the elephant is named for this singer/actress. 

Who is Marlene Dietrich?

500

Schema + Author's clues make this

Inferences

500

Teacher Besties. 

What are Mrs. Ring and Mrs. Peterson?

500

To force your way into somewhere you are not wanted or invited. 

What is intrude? 

500

This is the author of Wayside School. 

Who is Louis Sachar?