Vocabulary
This word means slow-moving, inactive
SLUGGISH
This is placed at the beginning of a word to change its meaning.
What is the GIST of the passage below?
When President Franklin D. Roosevelt took office in 1933, his wife Eleanor became first lady. Before Eleanor Roosevelt, the main job of a first lady was to greet important guests. Eleanor, though, wanted to do more. She traveled across the country talking to people who were out of work. During World War II, Eleanor went to Europe and Asia to help wounded soldiers. She also worked for equal rights for women, African Americans, and people around the world. Since Eleanor, first ladies have worked for the special causes that they believe in.
The gist of this passage is that before Eleanor Roosevelt, the job of the first lade was more minimal. Roosevelt changed the role from a more social one to actively working on social causes and global issues.
What is the main difference between the central idea of a story and the theme of a story?
a. The central idea is what the text is mostly about, while the theme is the universal lesson or message
b. There is no difference; they both mean the same thing.
c. The central idea must be implied, but the theme must be stated explicitly.
d. The central idea is only found in fictional stories, while the theme is only found in informational texts.
a. The central idea is what the text is mostly about, while the theme is the universal lesson or message
What country are both Nya and Salva from?
Southern Sudan
This word means never stopping or slowing down.
RELENTLESS
If you redo a task, the prefix 're-' tells you that you are:
doing the task again
What is the central idea in the text below:
Barbecue is a popular American food. It is usually made by smoking meat over fire and then adding a sauce as the meat finishes cooking. However, barbecue sauces come in many different styles. In North Carolina, for example, people often prepare barbecue sauce with vinegar and spices. In South Carolina, many folks prepare what they call Carolina Gold. The sauce gets its name and golden color from mustard, the sauce's key ingredient. Texas-style barbecue sauce is a thick and spicy sauce that is made with tomatoes. Finally, Kansas City, Missouri, has a famous barbecue sauce as well. It is also made with tomatoes. Unlike Texas-based sauces, however, barbecue sauces from Kansas City are usually sweet. The sweetness comes from using molasses as a main ingredient.
Barbeque sauce is prepared differently in different places
What question does a text's Point of View (POV) help the reader answer?
a. What is the main conflict of the story
b. Who is telling the story, and how much do they know?
c. Where and when does the story take place?
d. What is the universal message or lesson of the story?
B.Who is telling the story, and how much do they know?
Who is the leader working on the well in Nya's village?
Salva Dut
This word means too poor to produce much or any vegetation; lifeless
BARREN
This prefix means "to remove, reduce, or undo something"
de
Read the passage and state the gist.
Butterflies start life as tiny eggs laid on top of leaves. The butterfly lays eggs on leaves they like to eat. When the egg hatches, the larva, or caterpillar, emerges. They eat and eat. As they grow, they shed their skin, or exoskeleton. When the caterpillar has grown to its full size, it makes a chrysalis. This is called the pupa stage. When the caterpillar is done forming inside the pupa, a butterfly will come out. At last its wings are folded and wet, but in a few hours they are dry and are ready to fly.
A butterfly follows a predictable life cycle that includes egg to caterpillar, chrysalis, and then flying adult.
To analyze a passage of writing means to:
a. Look up all the vocabulary words you do not know.
b. Examine its parts closely to understand the meaning, structure, and author's technique.
c. Read the passage aloud to the rest of the class.
d. Write a quick, one-sentence summary of the text.
B.Examine its parts closely to understand the meaning, structure, and author's technique.
In A Long Walk to Water, how does the setting of the Ifo Refugee Camp immediately affect Salva's character?
a. The camp is too dangerous, and he immediately decides to leave.
b.It forces him to become a leader for the other Lost Boys in the camp.
c.It makes him feel depressed, inactive, and powerless because he cannot find his family or do anything to help.
d.He discovers a working water well there and ends his journey.
C. It makes him feel depressed, inactive, and powerless because he cannot find his family or do anything to help.
This word means make (suffering, deficiency or a problem) less severe.
Alleviate
Give an example of a "base word"
happy, comfort, help, care, teach.
(will accept more answers)
What is a central idea for the text below?
Before you put on that skeleton costume and rove door-to-door pandering for candy, take a minute to reflect on this tradition. Halloween is believed to have come from an ancient Celtic festival dating back some 2,000 years. November 1st was the Celtic New Year and marked the end of summer to the Celts. They celebrated on its eve by wearing costumes made of animal skins and dancing around bon fires. Over the next two millennia, this primitive celebration grew to be the candy fueled costume ball that we know today
The modern celebration of Halloween, particularly trick-or-treating and costumes, evolved over 2,000 years from an ancient Celtic harvest festival.
When an author tries to develop a character, what are they doing?
a. Building complexity, showing changes, and revealing the character's personality over time.
b. Introducing the character only in the first chapter.
c. Giving the character a unique name and clothing.
d. Creating a map of the character's hometown.
a. Building complexity, showing changes, and revealing the character's personality over time.
Name a possible theme developed in LWTW and support it with an example from the text.
One theme of the text is____________. This was developed through__________.
These two words have similar meanings, but one means you are unaware or unconcerned about what is happening around a person, and the other means you lack knowledge.
Oblivious and ignorant
Come up with 3 words that use the prefix "mis-"
misplace
misquote
mistake
misinterpret
State the central idea AND one detail from the text below:
A penny for your thoughts? If it’s a 1943 copper penny, it could be worth as much as fifty thousand dollars. In 1943, most pennies were made out of steel since copper was needed for World War II, so the 1943 copper penny is ultra-rare. Another rarity is the 1955 double die penny. These pennies were mistakenly double stamped, so they have overlapping dates and letters. If it’s uncirculated, it’d easily fetch $25,000 at an auction. Now that’s a pretty penny.
The central idea of this text is that some rare and mistakenly manufactured pennies, like the 1943 copper penny and the 1955 double die penny, are extremely valuable to collectors.
Detail:1943 penny is rare because most pennies that year were made out of steel, as copper was needed for the war effort (World War II).
What Point of View (POV) does the author, Linda Sue Park, primarily use to tell Salva's story, and why is it effective?
a. First-person ('I'), which makes the reader an active character in the story
b. Third-person limited-omniscient, which allows the narrator to jump into the thoughts of two characters - Nya and Salva.
c. Third-person limited, which allows the reader to know only Salva's thoughts, feelings, and experiences.
d. Second-person ('you'), which is rarely used in fiction but makes the reader feel directly addressed.
B. Third-person limited-omniscient, which allows the narrator to jump into the thoughts of two characters - Nya and Salva.
Name 3 ways that a well can change a village like Nya's.
1. Access to clean water
2. Ability to grow crops, stay in one area.
3. Children being able to go to school.
4. Sell goods at a marketplace, build an economy.
5. Open a medical clinic