TEKS
What is inferencing?
To make a smart guess using text evidence.
What type of figurative language is the sentence, "Do you see those leaves blowing in the wind? They are torn from trees like the slave children are torn from their families."
Simile
What is a master?
"Henry and his brothers and sisters worked in the big house where the master lived."
Ruler
Boss
A man who has people working for them
What character trait would you give to Henry's fist master at the beginning of the story?
Kind
Nonfiction
What is fiction?
Made up story.
What type of figurative language is being used?
"His heart twisted in his chest."
Idiom
What is a synonym for beckoned?
"He beckoned them to come closer."
Asked
Signal
Invite
Lure
Attract
What event happened last?
A. Henry was sold to slaves.
B. Henry was separated from his family.
C. Henry got married.
D. Henry arrived at Philadelphia.
D. Henry arrived at Philadelphia.
What was a problem in the story?
Henry's wife and kids were sold to another master.
Henry and his family were slaves.
Henry was stuck in a box.
What is nonfiction?
Real events.
What is the prefix in the word disappear.
What does the prefix mean?
Dis = not
What is a synonym of obey?
"You must obey him and never tell a lie."
Follow Command
Listen
What character trait would you give Henry's second master?
Unkind
Violent
Unfair
What was a solution that occurred in the story?
Henry was shipped of to Philadelphia in a box to become free.
Henry had a birthday.
The author mostly likely wrote this story to -
Inform readers about a man named Henry and his family.
What does the word soar mean?
"Later that day Henry watched a bird soar high above the trees."
Fly
Travel
Take Off
Take Flight
Rise
What is slavery?
Human is owned by another human.
What is context clues?
Finding a synonym for unknown word.
What does the word swirled mean?
"The leaves swirled in the wind."
Flow
Circulate
Revolve
Spin
What type of story is this?
A. Biography
B. Autobiography
A. Biography
What was Henry's middle name?
When is his birthday?
BOX.
March 30th.