Name that Strategy Pt. 1
What is the meaning of the word "pelted" as used in paragraph 9?
a. created
b. found
c. saved
d. threw
What is UCP?
What does the information in paragraph 9 suggest about the author’s point of view?
a. The author believes that Bentley could have been more careful.
b. The author respects Bentley’s many different interests.
c. The author admires Bentley’s dedication.
d. The author questions the methods Bentley used.
What is reread paragraph 9 and rank (okay, good, better, best)?
Lesson Learned
What is theme?
suggest
What is "tells us" (have to make an inference)?
Which quotation best supports the main idea of the article?
a. "He expected to find whole flakes that were the same . . .” (paragraph 4)
b “ ‘Fussing with snow is just foolishness,’ his father said.” (paragraph 6)
c. “Even so his first pictures were failures . . .” (paragraph 7)
d. “ ‘Now everyone can see the great beauty in a tiny crystal,’ he said.” (paragraph 7)
What is 1 MI and 3 SD?
*Draw lines (__) next to a,b,c,d and label with MI or SD
*MI=correct answer
Which statement is true based on the information in paragraphs 6 and 11?
a. Bentley’s work with snow required expensive equipment that he was willing to spend all his money on.
b. Bentley was thought to be foolish throughout his life because of his interest in snow.
c. Bentley’s parents thought he should do something with his life other than taking pictures of snow.
d. Bentley became less interested in studying snow than in publishing pictures and giving speeches.
What is T/F?
*1 T=correct/3 F
Add to
What would I not know?
What is develops?
main idea
What is mostly about?
How are Gregor and the man who sold the sheep to him similar?
a. They are both unskilled at selling things to people.
b. They both try to trick someone in order to make money.
c. They are both concerned with helping their family and neighbors.
d. They both believe that animals can have special qualities.
What is +/- chart?
*Set up a chart with each character's name. If the statement is true for that character, put a +. If the statement is not true for that character, put a -.
*The row with ++ is the correct answer.
Which sentence expresses a theme of the story?
A Big loss can come from being greedy.
B Family can make hard times seem easier.
C Wealth may come from hard work.
D Appreciating others can lead to happiness.
What is rank?
Schema + Text Clues
What is infer?
point of view
What is how a character or author feels or speaks about a topic?
Which detail would be most important to include in a summary of the story?
A Gregor goes to the market and talks to many farmers about their sheep.
B Gregor’s mother is asleep when Gregor takes money to buy the sheep.
C MacTavish lives at another one of his houses after he buys the sheep from Gregor.
D MacTavish goes to buy Gregor’s sheep after he hears rumors about the animal.
What is major vs. minor?
*1 major=correct/3 minor
Which of Gregor’s actions shows how he is different from MacTavish?
A Gregor cheats another person.
B Gregor buys a sickly sheep.
C Gregor shares his wealth.
D Gregor moves to a big house.
What is +/- chart?
*Set up a chart with each character's name. If the statement is true for that character, put a +. If the statement is not true for that character, put a -.
*The row with +- is the correct answer.
compare and contrast, describe, steps in a process, problem and solution, cause and effect
What is organized or relate?
organized
What is text structure (description, problem and solution, cause and effect, compare and contrast, steps in a process/sequential)?
What does the reader learn about Bentley from paragraphs 10 and 11?
A He was more interested in sharing his work than in making money from it.
B He worked hard to develop a way of making photographs of snowflakes.
C He wanted to find out if all snowflakes were different from each other.
D He was able to follow his interests because of the help he got from his family.
What is reread paragraphs 10 and 11 and rank?
Paragraphs 17 and 18 explain that Wangari spread her idea by
A sharing it with women around the country
B giving it the name Green Belt Movement
C watching the land in Kenya turn green again
D planting trees herself everywhere she went
What is reread and rank (okay, good, better, best)?
reason
What is why?
summary
What is major details only?