Journey's Stories
Give one fact from the story for both "Owls" and "The Elephants."
Example answers:
Owls - can't move heads, baby owls are called owlets
The Elephants - females lead the groups, touch trunks to greet each other
What tools would you use while scribbling?
Example answers: crayons, markers, colored pencils, pencils, pens
Give an example of a simple sentence. Give an example of a compound sentence.
Simple: My mom lives in America.
Compound: I played soccer during recess, and then I went to math class.
Put the events in order.
The girl got on the airplane. The girl packed clothing in her suitcase. The girl traveled to her hotel. The girl took her suitcase out of her closet.
1. The girl took her suitcase out of her closet.
2. The girl packed clothing in her suitcase.
3. The girl got on the airplane.
4. The girl traveled to her hotel.
What are the two types of writing we have done?
1. compare and contrast writing
2. informational writing
What did Douglas like to draw?
things from nature
What vocabulary word is seeing a picture in your mind?
imagine
Identify each type of sentence.
1. Are you eating books for lunch?
2. I can't believe you ate books for lunch!
1. question
2. exclamation
Draw a graphic feature to match the text feature.
My backpack fell into a pudding, causing all of my homework to get wet.
Answers may vary
What is the purpose of informational writing?
To giving information about something
According to the story, identify two jobs an artist might do.
Example answers: mural artists, costume designer, face painter, architect
Which vocabulary is means a small, useful machine?
gadget
Write the sentence. Circle the being verb. Underline the action verb.
She is angry because she lost her phone.
Being verb: is
Action verb: lost
Give an example of formal language.
Example answers:
How are you today?
It's a pleasure to meet you.
What is the purpose of compare and contrast writing?
To tell how two things are alike and different
about sound
Which two vocabulary words could be synonyms for nervous and nervously?
tense and anxiously
Give an example of a past tense, present tense, and future tense verb.
Example answers:
Past: jumped, played, sketched
Present: jump/jumps, play/plays, sketch/sketches
Future: will jump, will play, will sketch
Give an example of informal language.
Example answers:
Hey!
What's up?
How many paragraphs do you need in your compare and contrast writing? What do you need at the end?
Explain the problem and solution from "Swedish Meatball Potstickers with Mustard Dipping Sauce."
problem - Ava needed to make a one-dish story about her family, but she had too many parts of her family.
solution - Ava made a combo dish to show all parts of her family.
Which vocabulary word would you use to describe holidays or parties?
festive
Identify the pronoun and antecedent in the sentence.
My brother went to soccer practice, but he forgot his shoes.
pronoun: he
antecedent: brother
Choose a character from a book or movie. Give an adjective to describe them and explain why.
Example answers:
Aleck - clever - figured out how to help other people grow crops
Mrs. Tipton - creative - liked to make quilts and came up with new, interesting ideas
What are the two paragraphs about in the compare and contrast writing?
paragraph one - similarities
paragraph two - differences