ELA
What is the topic in a book, or a paper you write?
The topic is what the book or paper is about.
Who is the main character in the book?
Opal or Winn Dixie
Jeremy begins doing his math at 11:15. He works for 30 minutes. What time does he stop?
11:45
What was the author's PURPOSE when he wrote the book, Ways to Be a Good Citizen?
To educate or inform readers of how someone can be a good citizen, or to encourage readers to be good citizens.
Name a Halloween costume or character that is creepy, dead, and begins with a Z.
Zombie
What is vegetation?
Vegetation is plant life, including trees, bushes, grasses, and flowers.
What does Opal's father do for his job?
He is a preacher.
Name the time when the little hand is on the 6 and the big hand is on the 10.
6:50
Read the following paragraph from your book. Tell, in your own words, DETAILS about what students can do to be good citizens.
"They help clean up beaches and parks. They help plant flowers and trees. They help to take care animals in shelters. They do many other good things as well."
After you carve a pumpkin, its name changes from a pumpkin to a _________________.
Jack O Lantern
What are details that are found in an informational book?
Details are the facts that the book has about its topic.
Where does Opal get a job, and why does she want to work there?
She gets a job at Gertrude's Pet Shop because she wants to buy a color and leash for Winn Dixie.
AJ needed to bring some rocks to school for a project. Altogether, the rocks weighed 60 lbs. AJ could not carry all of the rocks while he also carried his lunch and baseball glove. He decided to divide the rocks into 3 equal groups. How much did each group weigh?
20 lbs. each
Why should writers include EVIDENCE when they are writing about their opinion on a topic?
To convince readers to believe what they believe.
On Halloween night, you may see one of these flying on a broom in front a full moon.
A witch.
What is an opinion sentence?
It tells what the writer thinks or believes.
In what state does the story, Because of Winn Dixie, take place?
Florida
Kira wanted to bring cookies to school to decorate for Halloween. She thought that there were 10 in the box, which would be enough for the 7 students in her room, plus the two teachers. When she opened the box, Kira found that there were actually 30 cookies! If the students and teachers all decorated cookies, how many could each person decorate, and how many would be leftover?
9 people x 3 cookies each = 27 cookies
30 cookies - 27 cookies = 3 cookies
A farmer has a large amount of land. The geography of the land changes from land that is level, to hilly, is sometimes sandy, and can also be rocky. What type of land should the farmer use to plant his crops?
Arable land.
What kind of pet do witches like best?
Black cats.
If you are writing an opinion paper, what do you call the facts and details in the book that you use to support your opinion?
Evidence
Name three reasons why Opal is lonely.
She just moved to a new town, she doesn't have any friends yet, and her mother left when she was a baby.
There are 5 classrooms in our school. Four of the classes have 6 students each. One of the classes has 7 students. If the whole school is going to play a game with teams of 5 players each, how many teams will there be? Are there any players leftover?
6 students x 4 classrooms = 24 students
7 students x 1 classroom = 7 students
24 students + 7 students = 31 players
31 players / 5 teams = 6 players on each team
6 x 5 = 30, so there will be one player leftover
What two important jobs does the introductory sentence have?
To introduce the topic, and get the readers' attention.
Name three words that describe Halloween.