Read Aloud
Which read aloud did we watch the movie of?
Wonder
What is the difference between fiction and nonfiction?
Fiction is a made up story and nonfiction is real/true.
What type of writing is it when you teach your audience about something you are an expert on?
Informational
The root word "uni" means what?
One.
Where is Ms. Elder moving?
New York
In the short story "The Lottery", how did the character Tessie die?
She was stoned.
What is the difference between internal and external character traits?
Internal is what the character is like on the inside and cannot be seen. External traits are on the outside and can be seen.
List the steps of the writing process in order.
Think, plan, draft, revise, edit, publish
Which two languages do most root words come from?
Latin and Greek
How old is Ms. Elder?
24
Subway surfing
What two pieces of information do you need to make an inference?
Background or prior knowledge and text evidence.
Name each finger when we use our hand to consider "whole hand topic"
Thumb- introduction
Three middle fingers- body paragraphs
Pinky- conclusion
Define synonym and antonym.
Synonym is a word that means the same and an antonym is opposite.
Dolphin
What two words can we use to describe the leader Emperor Qin from our read aloud "You Wouldn't Want to Build the Great Wall of China"?
Ruthless and cruel
In a nonfiction book, what can you use to help you find the main idea?
Text features, repeating words/images/ideas
How many sentences should be in a body paragraph?
5 to 8
What do the letters in FANBOYS stand for?
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
What is Ms. Elder allergic to? (Be specific!)
Tree nuts
Which social issue can we connect our read aloud "A Long Walk to Water" to?
Immigration
What is theme and give an example of a theme from on of our read alouds?
Theme is the life lesson from the book.
Possible Examples: Sometimes the fun choices aren't the right choices (Tight)
It's not about what someone looks like on the outside. (Wonder)
What two strategies do we have for adding detail to narrative writing? Name them and list what they include.
5 senses: see, hear, smell, taste, feel
5 Ws: who, what, where, when, why
8. Adjective, verb, noun, adverb, preposition, conjunction, interjection, pronoun
What country did Ms. Elder live in for 6th months in college?
Italy