Correlative Conjunctions
Vocabulary
Survival and Loss (Book)

Reading Comprehension
Author's Purpose
100
Both mom _______ dad cook breakfast for us.

and

100

The siblings were told to [      ] their problems before they were both grounded.

resolve

100

Review the Table of Contents on page 58 in your Student Response Journal. Which text structure is used to organize “Survival and Loss: Native American Boarding Schools”?

sequence

100

There were so many violent confrontations between Native Americans and settlers that the U.S. government became worried that there might be a full scale war. 


What does confrontations mean in this context?

a face to face meeting that could become tense.

100

What is the author's purpose in writing a recipe?

imform

200

Adding fresh fruit to yogurt will give it _____extra flavor and more vitamins.

both

200

The Native Americans were [         ] to move West.

compelled

200

“At the time of the Meriam Report, almost 80 percent of Native American school-aged children were in boarding schools...By the 1930’s, most of the boarding schools, including Carlisle, had been closed for good.”

Which type of text structure is used in the excerpt above?

cause/effect relationships

200

Native Americans felt a sacred connection to their land.


What does sacred mean here?

devoted dedication

200

What is the author's purpose in writing a story about talking animals going on adevntures?

entertain

300

The sandwiches come on _____wheat bread or a roll.

either

300

The Native American finally [        ] for fear of losing their loved ones and started moving West.

complied

300

Compare and contrast the traditional Native American clothing vs. the boarding school uniforms students were required to wear at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School? Use pages 65-66 in your Student Response Journal for evidence to support your answer.

Their clothing was stripped from them, including their beaded necklaces their parents had given them, they were used to lose fitting clothing and soft mocassins.

They were given uniforms to wear, stiff collars, belts, and boots that made them feel trapped and anxious.

300

What is a "ward of the state?"

A person who cannot take care of himself or herself.
300

What was the author's purpose in writing the article about kids and cell phones? 

persuade

400

Neither burgers ____hot dogs are served at Biggerson's.

nor

400

The Native Americans knew the land very well, but the white men [          ] their friendship with the Natives by stealing from them.

squandered

400

On page 61-62 in the Student Response Book, the author states, “So many bison had been killed to make way for the building of the railroad that there were not enough bison to hunt.”

What effect did the removal of the bison have on the Native Americans?

The tribes could not feed themselves or their families.

400

About how many people died along the trail of tears?

around 4,000

400

What was the author's purpose for Tuck Everlasting?

entertain

500

Carrots ___celery can make a salad extra crunchy.

or

500

The colonists and Native Americans often [       ] when they didn't agree on something.

clashed

500

Using your Student Response Book, read the excerpt The Trail of Tears on page 59. What type of text structure was used by the author in this section?

cause/effect

500

At the school, the children were immersed in English.


What does immersed mean?

A way of teaching foreign language in which teachers and students only use that particular language.

500

What is the author's purpose in Survival and Loss?

Inform