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What QUESTION does line 3 answer?
1 My writing is an awful mess,
2 And my teacher asked me why.
3 “I zoom through my assignments,”
4 I told her with a sigh.”
A. Why is the poet's writing an awful mess?
B. What keeps the poet's world bright?
C. What does the poet do to get her schoolwork right?
D. What would the poet rather be doing?
What is:
A. Why is the poet's writing an awful mess?
That man's name was Booker T. Washington, and his RISE to fame was unlike any other in American history.
Which word is an antonym for RISE as it is used in the sentence above?
A. increase C. interest
B. fall D. approval
What is:
B. fall ?
Read this sentence:
The leaves here grow very thick and shade the forest floor below.
Which word sounds like HERE but is spelled differently and has a different meaning?
A. ear
B. hear
C. hare
D. herd
What is:
B. hear ?
Match each genre to its name:
1. Text that is True A. Poetry
2. Text that is written to Entertain B. Nonfiction
3. Text that normally Rhymes C. Fiction
What is:
1 = B
2 = C
3 = A ?
Read this sentence.
Your project will be evaluated for effort, NEATNESS, creativity, and completeness.
Choose THREE words that use the suffix -ness as it is used in neatness.
A. witness
B. happiness
C. darkness
D. emptiness
What are:
B, C, & D ?
B. happiness
C. darkness
D. emptiness
(neatness- "ness" is added on to neat; as in added on to happy, dark, and empty).
Who Has Seen the Wind?
by Christina Georgina Rossetti
1 Who has seen the wind?
2 Neither I nor you:
3 But when the leaves hang trembling
4 The wind is passing thro'
5 Who has seen the wind?
6 Neither you nor I
7 But when the trees bow down their heads
8 The wind is passing by
Which word or phrase from the poem gives the sense of shaking?
A. passing thru
B. bow down
C. passing by
D. trembling
What is:
D. trembling ?
Who Has Seen the Wind?
by Christina Georgina Rossetti
1 Who has seen the wind?
2 Neither I nor you
3 But when the leaves hang trembling
4 The wind is passing thro'
5 Who has seen the wind?
6 Neither you nor I
7 But when the trees bow down their heads
8 The wind is passing by
What is the THEME of the poem?
A. People cannot see the wind the way that trees can.
B. Things are affected by what you sometimes cannot see.
C. The wind is alive and can move around like people and animals.
D. Leaves fall off the trees because wind is a strong type of weather.
What is:
B. Things are affected by what you sometimes cannot see ?
Chameleons
The African rainforests are home to an interesting animal known as the chameleon. Chameleons are large lizards with amazing features. A chameleon’s tongue is longer than its body, and its large eyes can move in different directions. Chameleons can change their skin color to match the objects around them.
A chameleon would most likely change its color to —
A. change its mood
B. be playful
C. hide from a predator
D. look more fashionable
C. hide from a predator?
Who Has Seen the Wind?
Who Has Seen the Wind?
by Christina Georgina Rossetti
1. Who has seen the wind?
2. Neither I nor you:
3. But when the leaves hang trembling
4. The wind is passing thro'
5. Who has seen the wind?
6. Neither you nor I:
7. But when the trees bow down their heads
8. The wind is passing by.
Lines 3 and 7 are important to the poem because they reveal-
A. what the wind sounds like
B. what the wind feels like
C. what the wind tastes like
D. what the wind looks like
What is:
D. what the wind looks like?
Read this sentence from the handout.
If turned in late, points will be DEDUCTED from your final score.
The word DEDUCTED means —
A. taken away
B. never changed
C. brought up
D. have failed a subject
What is:
A. taken away ?
Written text/genre that uses magic to entertain.
What is fantasy?
Rainforests are special types of forests that are always hot and moist. They grow near the equator where the temperatures are the hottest in the world. It rains in the rainforest almost every day. The sun and rain cause the plants to grow quickly. Some trees are ENORMOUS and measure over two hundred feet tall.
Which word is an antonym of enormous as in above?
A. small C. tall
B. skinny D. gigantic
What is:
A. small ?
A rainforest’s top layer of branches is called the CANOPY. It receives the most sunlight. The leaves here grow very thick and shade the forest floor below. Many strange and wonderful animals live in the canopy. Each rainforest has animals that are unique to it.
Read the dictionary entry.
canopy (kan-uh-pee) n 1. a covering supported by poles 2. an overhanging projection, as a long canvas awning 3. an ornamental roof like covering 4. a cover formed by leafy branches.
Which meaning of canopy as used above?
A. 2 C. 3
B. 4 D. 1
What is:
B. 4 ?
Who Has Seen the Wind?
by Christina Georgina Rossetti
1 Who has seen the wind?
2 Neither I nor you
3 But when the leaves hang trembling
4 The wind is passing thro'
5 Who has seen the wind?
6 Neither you nor I
7 But when the trees bow down their heads
8 The wind is passing by
Read this dictionary entry.
wind (wahynd) v. 1. to turn and tighten. 2. to move in a curving way. wind (wind) n. 3. moving currents of air. 4. a hint or suggestion.
In line 5, which meaning of the word WIND is used?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 1
D. 4
What is: 3 ?
Hints that the author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word in the text.
What is: con"Text" clues?
Complete the following sentence.
We saw a ____ in the woods while hiking.
A. bair
B. baer
C. bare
D.bear
What is: D. bear ?
Read this dictionary entry.
separate (sep-uh-ret) v. 1. To sort. 2. To space apart. 3. To go in different directions. adj. 4. Being apart. 5. A unit by itself.
You will receive a SEPARATE grade for your presentation.
In the sentence above, which meaning of SEPARATE is used?
A. 1 C. 3
B. 2 D. 5
What is:
D. 5 ?
The time and the place of the story.
What is the setting?
My Writing Is An Awful Mess
My Writing Is an Awful Mess
1 My writing is an awful mess,
2 And my teacher asked me why.
3 “I zoom through my assignments,”
4 I told her with a sigh.”
5 “I want to finish all this work
6 So I can yack with friends,
7 I simply cannot wait until
8 The school day finally ends.”
9 “I never check my spelling and
10 Punctuation, I don’t try
11 For if I spent my time on these,
12 My… social life would die.”
13 “It’s talking with my friends each day
14 That keeps my whole world bright,
15 And I don’t want to give this up,
16 Just to get my schoolwork right”
What two predictions could be made about the speaker in this poem?
A. The speaker will be separated from friends during writing class.
B. The speaker will win a school writing contest.
C. The speaker will get a bad grade in writing.
D. The speaker will be asked to help other students with their writing.
What is: A & C?
A. The speaker will be separated from friend during writing class AND
C. The speaker will get a bad grade in writing ?
Do not bring a lot of money for souvenirs. There is nowhere to store them. We cannot lock the bus.
On this online dictionary entry, select the definition of STORE as it is used above.
store
n. 1. A place where things are sold.
v. 2. To supply or stock.
3. To place somewhere for safekeeping.
4. To copy data from a computer onto a disk or flash drive.
What is:
3. To place somewhere for safekeeping?
This poem is mostly about-
A. Why this poem is so bad
B. Things to do to a bad poem.
Bad Poem
This poem is so bad
It belongs to the zoo.
It should jump in the lake
Or come down with the flu.
It should get itself lost
Or crawl into a cage.
This poem is so bad
It should fall off the page.
What is B ?
B. Things to do to a bad poem?
"About Monticello" is mostly about-
A. The changes that have occurred at the plantation
B. The brief history of the places students will see at the plantation
About Monticello
Monticello was designed and built by Thomas Jefferson. In 1772 he moved into his home. He made his plantation more modern. He created a village called Mulberry Row near his home. Skilled laborers like blacksmiths, weavers, and carpenters lived there. Servants and slaves lived there too. Jefferson is buried at Monticello Cemetery. We will tour the house and gardens first. Then, we will visit Mulberry Row and the cemetery. If we have time, we will also visit the museum gift shop.
What is B ?
B. The brief history of the places students will see at the plantation?
Which two details best show that Jefferson Expanded the Monticello plantation?
A. Jefferson is buried at Monticello cemetery on his plantation.
B. Jefferson started a village called Mulberry Row on his plantation.
C. Jefferson creatively designed and built his well-known plantation.
D. Jefferson hired skilled laborers who lived in the village located on his plantation.
About Monticello
Monticello was designed and built by Thomas Jefferson. In 1772 he moved into his home. He made his plantation more modern. He created a village called Mulberry Row near his home. Skilled laborers like blacksmiths, weavers, and carpenters lived there. Servants and slaves lived there too. Jefferson is buried at Monticello Cemetery. We will tour the house and gardens first. Then, we will visit Mulberry Row and the cemetery. If we have time, we will also visit the museum gift shop.
What is B & D ?
B. Jefferson started a village called Mulberry Row on his plantation AND
D. Jefferson hired skilled laborers who lived in the village located on the plantation?
Take a look at the timeline.
What two options explain how the timeline helps the reader BETTER understand the passage?
A. The timeline shows a list of events as they occurred in Washington's life.
B. The timeline shows how the Civil ar aligns with the events in Washington's life.
C. The timeline tells the name of the school Washington attended.
D. The timeline shows the location of Booker T. Washington's birthplace.
What is: A & B ?
A. The timeline shows a list of events as they occurred in Washington's life AND
B. The timeline shows how the Civil War aligns with the events in Washington's life?
Maria and Brenda
The thought of going to a new school made Maria nervous and angry at the same time. She did not want to go to a new school. "Why did my dad have to get a new job?" she thought to herself as she sat down on the empty seat. Life was much better where she used to live. It was a small town, but she like it that way. There was so much that she missed at her old school. It was hard leaving her good friends. She really liked her teachers too.
Her family rented a small apartment in the city. Their apartment was dirty, dark, and paint was starting to peel off the walls. She used to have her own room, but now she had to share a room with her little brother. Things had not gone well since her parents told her they were moving to a new state.
The reader can BEST conclude that Maria's family-
A. had never moved to a new place before
B. will live in their apartment for a long time
C. plans to get Maria a dog so that she doesn't feel lonely at her new home
What is:
A. Maria's family had never moved to a new place before?