Vocab Words
person, place, or thing
noun
Combine the two sentences into one using "and."
Christina went to the park and she played on the swings.
What is the number of the cow Pollan (author) bought?
534
What is the theme of the book?
To be nice and kind!
How many years has Ms. Baisley taught at Carver?
adjective
Combine the sentences
Freddy loves to read books and share them with his friends.
What is the "cake" in the pig dirt? (M,W,S,C)
What point of view is the book told from? (First, second, third)
First (Odilia)
What college did Ms. Baisley go to?
UCLA!
a word used to describe actions
verbs
Correct the sentence:
She is the most smartest person in the classes.
She is the smartest person in the class.
Name three winter fruits!
pomegranate, lemon, blackberry, raspberry, dates, green apple, persimmons
Name all 5 Garza sisters in the book.
Odilia, Velia, Delia, Juanita, and Pita
12/23/1999
to make a guess or a conclusion
inference
Correct the sentence: I seen thirtennnsjd movies like Wicked, Barbie, Oppenheimer, and more because I love the movies so muhc last weekend.
Last weekend I saw thirteen movies because I love movies so much.
What is the Omnivore's dilemma? (What is the problem the author discusses throughout the whole book?)
What is actually in the food we eat.
Name the three monsters that Odilia and her sisters run into!
Chupacabra, lechuza, nagual
(La Llorona could count)
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so is the name of what grammatical term?
A conjuction!
Shorten this sentence:
Christina loves to read books about history and she also enjoys writing stories about her family’s traditions but sometimes she runs out of ideas and starts drawing pictures instead because she likes to express herself creatively.
Christina loves to read historical books and write family stories, but when she runs out of ideas she draws creative pictures.
or
Christina loves reading history books and writing about her family’s traditions, but when she runs out of ideas, she draws pictures to express herself.
List three ingredients in a taki!
CORN FLOUR (PROCESSED WITH LIME), VEGETABLE OIL (PALM AND/OR SOYBEAN AND/OR CANOLA OIL), SEASONING [SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, CITRIC ACID, SUGAR, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, ONION POWDER, YEAST EXTRACT, RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, SODIUM BICARBONATE, SOYBEAN OIL, CHILI PEPPER
Describe how the Dad transformed in the novel from the beginning of the book to the end of the book.
The Dad was a deadbeat in the beginning. He left the girls and made the Mom work. He then tries to build a relationship with Odilia who rejects him. After, the Dad moves in the house with a new woman. At the end of the book he tries to get with the Mom who then rejects her.
What two other subjects, besides English, does Ms. Baisley have a minor (degree) in?
Education Studies and History