The name of the PROTAGONIST in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" books.
Who is Greg Heffley?
100
When an Expert Reader makes a guess of what will happen next in a book.
What is a prediction?
100
The name of an article or book.
What is the title?
100
Create your own example of a SIMILE!
A sentence comparing two or more things using like or as.
My example: The TV show was as boring as watching paint dry.
100
The full name of Olson Middle School.
What is Floyd B. Olson Middle School?
200
This is what Greg's mom wanted everybody in town to do for an entire weekend.
What is "Unplug to Reconnect?"
(No cell phones or electronics for an entire weekend)
200
When an Expert Reader can see the things that are happening in their head while they read.
What is a mind movie? (Or visualizing)
200
Words that describe what is going on in a picture.
What is a caption?
200
Create your own example of a metaphor!
A sentence comparing two things by saying that one thing is another thing.
My example: Mr. Tuttle's students are dictionaries.
200
The total number of school days in the 2015-2016 school year.
What is 176 days?
300
Greg is holding one of these on the cover of "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School."
What is a boombox and cassette tape?
300
Expert Readers always ask these before, during and after reading something.
What are questions?
300
This is found in the front of books, and tells the names and pages where you will find each chapter.
What is a Table of Contents?
300
Create your own example of personification.
A sentence giving human like qualities to things that are not human.
My example: The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
300
Early data shows that Olson will have the best MCA test scores in all of the Minneapolis middle schools in this subject.
What is READING! WE DID IT AGAIN! WE ARE THE BEST!
400
Greg and his classmates are afraid of this long-fingernailed man when they are at camp.
Who is "Silas Scratch?"
400
When an Expert Reader looks over the front and back cover of a book and reads the summary before deciding if it is a book that they would like to read.
What is previewing?
400
Usually found in the back of the book, this section shows an alphabetical list of important terms, and what page you can find them on.
What is an index?
400
Create your own example of a hyperbole!
A sentence with a huge exaggeration.
My example: Her smile was a mile wide.
400
Mr. Tuttle is one of the Reading Teachers at Olson Middle School. The other Reading Teacher is Mr. D. Spell his entire last name CORRECTLY!
What is D-U-N-K-E-L-B-E-R-G-E-R
500
The name of the camp that Greg goes to for a week.
What is "Hardscrabble Farms?"
500
When something you read reminds you of something else that you know about or have learned about.
What is a connection?
500
Also usually found in the back of a book, this section will give you an alphabetical list of important words, and also tell you the definitions of each word.
What is a glossary?
500
Create your own sentence using an onomatopoeia.
A word that imitates the sound that it makes.
My example: I could hear their buzzing, so I knew there was a bee's nest around here somewhere.
500
The number of classroom teachers at Olson Middle School.