RL.4.1
to help (support, details, text)
What is support?
A piece of writing with a special form, rhythm, and rhyme. (drama, story, poem)
What is a poem?
The time and place in which something happens. (setting, character, events)
What is setting?
What is definition?
something that shows what a group of things is like. (example, details, text)
What is an example?
A story written so that it can be acted out. (poem, drama, story)
What is a drama?
A person or animal in a story, play, or movie. (setting, character, events)
What is character?
A group of words that expresses a complete idea or thought. (definition, sentences, retatement)
What is a sentence?
the main part of a printed work (details, text, support)
What is text?
What is theme?
The story line or order of events. (dialogue, location, plot)
What is plot?
A group of word forming part of a sentence. (context, phrase, tone)
What is phrase?
Sonya skipped to the barn. She put her helmet and boots on. She went outside and whistled for her horse. It was a great day for a ride.
What can you infer Sonya knows?
Sonya knows how to ride a horse.
"I don't want a new baby brother!" whined Kim.
"Honey, you don't have a choice. He will be here next month," mom said rubbing her big belly.
Kim couldn't believe that she would have to be around a loud, slobbery baby. Plus, the thought of sharing anything, especially attention from her mom and dad, with a new baby didn't sound fun at all!
"You will be one of the most important people in his life!" mom exclaimed. "He will need you to look out for him and to teach him new things!"
"Hmmm, I guess that's true. I will be showing him a lot of new things. Maybe it won't be all that terrible having a little rugrat running around here," Kim replied with a sigh. "Jut don't expect me to change his diapers!"
What is the best them for this passage?
Sarah took a long time deciding on her new car. She had a mechanic check out the engine. She checked online for its ratings. She didn't like to rush into buying anything.
How was Sarah behaving?
Cautiously
The school nurse could see that Amber was in distress. She had thrown up after lunch, and her forehead felt very hot to the touch.
What is the meaning of distress?
great pain
Learning to play the piano is hard work. A person needs to learn how to read music. It takes hours and hours of practice to be able to play the music correctly. Lacy really wanted to learn.
What will Lacy have to do to learn to play?
She will need to practice a lot.
Georgia decided to take a sewing class, but felt very frustrated when she couldn't sew a straight line on the first day.
"This looks so easy, but it's not! Clearly I'm just terrible at sewing!" she complained.
Even though she felt frustrated, she continued to go to class week after week. Each week, her sewing instructor helped her. By the last week of class, Georgia finally completed a project all by herself! She created a rectangular pillow for her bed...with four mostly perfect straight lines.
What is the best theme for this passage?
Perserverance
Annalynn worked on her science project every night for several weeks. On the day of the science fair, she smiled as she saw a blue ribbon pinned to her poster board.
How did Annalynn feel about her project?
Proud
Beth was repainting her room. She decided just one more coat of paint and she'd be finished!
What is the meaning of coat?
layer