One Hen
What was the name of the main character from One Hen who worked hard to become successful?
Kojo
What genre is this story?
Nonfiction (**Bonus points: Narrative Nonfiction)
Mali and Mr. Taylor planted what kind of fruit in their garden?
tomatoes
Who was Phillis Wheatley?
the first African American woman to publish a collection of poems
Why were the American colonists angry with the King of England?
For charging too high taxes
What did Kojo want to buy?
Chickens
Debris is...
scattered remains of something, or litter/trash
Who is Mr. Taylor?
Who was Lucy Terry Prince?
What is 1 negative effect of transportation?
pollution
Where did Kojo live?
Ghana
What president is in this story?
Teddy Roosevelt
What does Mr. Taylor loan Mali? (**Bonus points: How will she pay him back?)
His garden (by giving him some of her tomatoes)
What was the problem Lucy Terry Prince faced during her lifetime? (**Bonus points: How did she solve her problem?)
Her white neighbors tried to take her land (she took them to court)
In "Reading Between the Dots" Brittany works hard to help blind people access books. What are the raised bumps called on books that help blind people read?
Braille
What is profit?
money you make after the cost has been made
What did Thoreau and Roosevelt think about nature after spending more time outside?
That nature is peaceful (**Bonus points if you said it needs to be protected)
Why does Mali decide to grow tomatoes?
because there will be no tomatoes at the farmer's market this year
What was one problem that Phillis Wheatley faced in her lifetime? (**Bonus points: How did she solve her problem?)
American publishers would not publish her poem because she was African American (She solved her problem by travelling to London to get her poems published)
What is the name of the main character in our read-aloud book Wonder?
August/Auggie
What did Kojo study in college?
farming (**bonus points if you said agriculture)
Where did the President want to go hiking?
Yosemite
How did Mali get what she needed?
She worked hard/she got a loan from Mr. Taylor
Why might someone make a proposal at a business meeting?
To share their new idea/project
"angry flames leaped out at him"
"The sea touched Ping with icy fingers"
"The sea will swallow you up!"
What is it called when an author gives an object or animal human qualities?
personification