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f-a-n-g
What is a layout
a drawing or plan that shows where things are or will be
When do you start planting seeds?
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Spring
What does Geronimo do for work?
he is the editor of The Rodent's Gazette
What is synthesizing
when your thinking changes and you form new ideas
Spelling word #5
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s-t-r-i-n-g
a shady passageway made of vines or branches
arbor
When are fruits and vegetables considered ripe?
Summer
Who does Geronimo have a crush on?
Petunia Pretty Paws
How do you make connections?
As you read, you find ways that the text is like things in your own life
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s-h-r-u-n-k
what is mulch used for
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to protect plants
What is compost made of?
Soil, dead plants, and food scraps
What did Hercule do to Geronimo to make him late for his date?
Dumped fish on him, made him slip on a banana peel, and pour mud on his car
What are the 3 types of connections you can make?
text to self, text to text, text to world
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b-l-a-n-k-e-t
what are grains or seeds of plants called
kernels
What vegetable is tricky to pull out of the ground?
Cabbage
Why couldn't Geronimo catch a taxi or cab?
they were on strike
What is the formula for synthesizing
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what I know + what I am learning = new understanding
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m-u-s-t-a-n-g
what does transplanted mean
you take something from the place it was and plant it in a new place
Why are greenhouses used?
To protect plants from extreme temperatures (cold or hot)
What is Geronimo's favorite cologne called?
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Cheddarini
Give 1 example of each type of connection you can make
answers vary, teacher digression