Greek/Latin Roots
What Greek root means self?
auto
What is Langston's safe heaven or favorite place?
The library
True or False: A summary is basically the same thing as a main idea.
False
What prefix could you add to the word "ability" to change its meaning to the opposite?
in-
Is the following question open-ended or closed-ended? "Do you like social studies?"
Closed-ended
What does the root in the word "biology" mean?
Life
What doesn't Langston go to his grandma's funeral?
His dad can only afford one train ticket back to Alabama.
What is a main idea?
The central or most important idea/point the author wants to make about the topic.
What does the prefix re- mean, in words such as "rewind" or "reheat"?
What kind of questions can be answered in one word?
Closed-ended questions
What does the Latin root port mean?
to carry
A famous poet
How long is a main idea statement?
A sentence
What does the Latin prefix mis-, found in the words "misfit", "misbehave", "misinform", etc., mean?
ill, mistaken, or wrong
Is the following question higher-order or lower-order? "What did the letter that Langston read from his aunt say?"
Lower-order
What does the Latin root in the word "deconstruct" mean?
to build; to form
What historical event or time period does the book Finding Langston take place during?
The Great Migration
What two things are included in a summary?
Main idea and key details
What Greek prefix means "out of; from"?
ex-, exo-
Is the following question higher-order or lower-order? "Do you agree with the advice Langston's dad gives him when he gets in a fight, that he should 'turn the other cheek?'"
Higher-order
What Latin root means "to look; to see"?
spect
What is Miss Fulton's first name?
Pearl
As explained by Mrs. Tafolla, what is super important to do before writing a summary?
Read the entire text or watch the entire film.
What Latin prefix means "apart or away; having a negative force"?
dis-
Name two criteria that we came up with to determine whether a question is higher-order.
The question is open-ended; The question requires you to pull different ideas from the text to consider different perspectives; The answer cannot be found explicitly in the text; The question does not have just one “right” answer