A Birthday Brainstorm
Is "A Birthday Brainstorm" fictional or an informational text?
Fictional
Is "Ben Oppenheimer: Planet Hunter" fictional or an informational text?
Informational Text
Is "Operation Robot Rescue" fictional or an informational text?
Fictional
Is "Music from Garbage" fictional or an informational text?
Informational Text
What is Mr. Clevenger's favorite thing to have for lunch?
Little Caesars
Do you think that "A Birthday Brainstorm" is contemporary fiction, historical fiction, science fiction, a fable, or a myth?
Contemporary Fiction
The closest exoplanet is how far away from from Earth?
25 trillion miles
Which of these do you think best states the conflict of the passage?
A. People want to adopt the old robots
B. People are throwing away old robots
C. Professor Estrella has invented solar paint
D. Hal has to take W-52 to the junkyard
B. People are throwing away old robots
What are the two main ideas of the passage?
A. Aiming to keep Cateura's children safe and out of trouble, music teacher Favio Chavez opened a music school there in 2007.
B. With recycled instruments in hand, Chavez and his student got busy.
C. "We are at a time when they definitely are changing their lives through the orchestra," Chavez said
D. Chavez sees the orchestra as a way to a better life for its members and their families.
A. Aiming to keep Cateura's children safe and out of trouble, music teacher Favio Chavez opened a music school there in 2007.
D. Chavez sees the orchestra as a way to a better life for its members and their families.
How many siblings does Mr. Clevenger have?
Bonus!!! How many of those siblings are older, and how many are younger than him?
3 siblings
1 older, 2 younger
What point-of-view is the story told in?
Bonus!!! How do you think the story would change if it was told from the point-of-view of Olivia's mother?
First-Person Point-of-View
Why does Ben Oppenheimer spend a lot of time developing better tools?
Answer Example: Ben Oppenheimer spend a lot of time developing better tools because the tools they have now are crude
Which of these is true of the characters in the story?
A. Eli is full of big ideas. Hal doesn't like to think about the future.
B. Eli is impatient and a bit thoughtless. Hal is more questioning
C. Eli likes a challenge. Hal want life to be easy.
B. Eli is impatient and a bit thoughtless. Hal is more questioning
How does the picture and the caption help the reader understand the story?
Example answer: It helps the reader by showing the conditions of the people living in Cateura.
What is the name of Mr. Clevenger's dog?
A. Mitzie
B. Socks
C. Roxie
D. Winter
C. Roxie
What are the two settings of the story?
Olivia's house, and the cafeteria
What does Ben Oppenheimer compare his camera that blocks starlight to?
Example Answer: Ben Oppenheimer compares his camera to people blocking a bright light with their hand.
What was the problem of "Operation Robot Rescue" and what did Hal and Eli do as a solution?
Problem: Old robots were being thrown away by their owners
Solution(s): Professor Estrella had solar paint that would help robots last for at least a hundred years
Professor Estrella and Hal opened a robot shelter so people could adopt the repaired robots instead of buying a new one
What is a problem in the story "Music from Garbage", and what was the solution?
Problem example: The people of Cateura are too poor to afford instruments
Solution example: They decided to recycle garbage and use it to make their own instruments
Where was Mr. Clevenger born?
LaJunta
What are some context clues in the story that can help you figure out the meaning of the word "exasperated" in paragraph 3?
Examples: sighed, and "I've told you a million times"
What are two examples of a prefix, suffix, or root word in "Ben Oppenheimer: Planet Hunter"?
Example Answers: astro, phys, exo, extra, planet, solar
What do you believe the theme of the story is and why do you believe that?
(Remember, theme is what the author wants the reader to understand, but doesn't clearly state it in the story)
Example Answer: The theme is that a person can help others if they put their mind to it, and I think that because Hal did whatever he could to help the abandoned robots
What does the word internationally mean as it is used in the passage?
A. Including all nations
B. Relating to one nation
C. Involving more that one nation
D. Inside one nation
Bonus!!! What does the prefix "inter-" mean?
A. Including all nations
Bonus: Among or between
If Mr. Clevenger could travel anywhere in the United States, where do would he want to go?
New Orleans