Clarifying Word Meaning
What does demo mean in the sentence?
I decided to demo a new tiktok dance in class.
What is to demonstrate or showing off a song/dance?
How were the narrators the same in Hoot and Christmas Carol?
What is they were both told by an invisible third person (objective pov/third person omniscient)?
Why was Hoot an appropriate title for the book we read 1st nine weeks?
What is the book was about saving owls and that is the sound owls make?
What is the difference between a main idea and a central message?
A main idea is what something is about; a central message is what the author is trying to make you learn/apply to your life.
Thinking back to The International Sweethearts of Rhythm, how did becoming a full-time traveling band help them?
What is it let them increase their popularity?
If soci- is a Latin root meaning people and -ology is a Greek root meaning the study of; what does the word sociology mean?
What is the study of people?
What theme(s) are found in Hoot and Crispin/Hobbit?
What are friendship and/or teamwork?
The room was dark. We can hear John and his dad come in the front door. It is silent other than two girls giggling in the corner. I'm hiding behind the table with cake and presents.
Where am I?
Where is a surprise party?
What is the key idea from this sentence?
"When people think of exercise, they probably envision someone muscular lifting hundreds of pounds on a barbell or swift and strong sprinters speeding along a racetrack."
People probably avoid exercise because they think it is beyond their capabilities.
What idea is communicated in these sentences?
"The outside of the plane is decorated with an American flag and the presidential seal. The words 'United States of America' are painted along its sides."
"Air Force One is sometimes referred to as the 'flying Oval Office.'"
What is Air Force One is a symbol of U.S. presidency?
"The success of the Sweethearts refuted the idea that women couldn't play music with the same skill and passion as men."
Based on how it is used in the sentence, what does refuted mean?
What is disproved?
How are the themes of Christmas Carol different from those in Crispin/Hobbit?
What is Christmas Carol is about redemption/social justice/transformation/family and Crispin/Hobbit is about self-discovery/survival/adventure?
Why would these stage directions be so important to a passage about a boat tour?
[Following the tour guide's instructions, Maggie and Allen look to the right side of the boat. A whale emerges from the water, jumps high into the air, and lands back into the water with a giant splash.]
[Sophia turns to see what Allen is talking about, but the whale has already slipped below the surface.]
What is they reveal Sophia is not getting the full benefits of the tour?
What is the main idea?
"You might see animals in an African jungle. You may ride the big waves in a pool or the ocean. You could also visit the future. Theme parks can provide a variety of exhilarating experiences."
What is theme park thrills?
What conclusion can you draw from these passages?
"If you want to become an astronaut, NASA requires that you have a college degree in biology, physical science, engineering, or math. You then must have at least three years of working experience to show that you are responsible. It is helpful to have an advanced degree, too. Teaching experience is valued, so teachers are encouraged to apply to become astronauts."
"Mae Jemison was the first African American woman to travel into space. She went to college at Stanford, where she earned a degree in chemical engineering and African American Studies. While in medical school, and after becoming a doctor, she traveled around the world helping people. After working as a doctor with the Peace Corps, she applied to become a NASA astronaut. In 1987, she was accepted as one of fifteen astronauts—out of 2,000 applicants! "
What is becoming an astronaut is difficult?
"You might think the challenge of solving real-world crises would be daunting to world leaders, let alone fourth graders."
What words in the sentence best help you understand what daunting means?
What are "challenge of solving real-world crises?"
How is Scrooge different from Crispin/Bilbo Baggins?
Answers May Vary
Scrooge was an angry old man.
Crispin is a young orphan that is scared and running for his life.
Bilbo was a hobbit that went from being scared/wanting to stay home to adventurous.
What does the descriptive language add to the sentence?
"His call clamors through the countryside, crying out to all creatures that morning has come."
It adds a dramatic effect.
What is the main idea of these two sentences?
"The first US zoo opened in Philadelphia in 1874. Visitors were excited to see animals from around the world including giraffes, an elephant, kangaroos, wombats, dingoes, and many colorful birds."
What is the first zoo in the US.
What do these sentences help you understand about playing the World Peace Game?
"This means that attempting to solve one problem can trigger or affect another problem."
"They end up considering deep moral questions in the process and thinking critically about the possible outcomes of their decisions."
What is players must consider the impact of their decisions in game?
If path is a Greek root meaning disease; what does the word pathogen mean?
What is something (usually a bacteria or virus) that can cause disease?
What do these passages have in common?
"The Loch Ness monster must exist. More than 10,000 people claim to have sighted the serpent-like monster. Can 10,000 people all just be imagining things? Sonar studies and expeditions have not been able to prove them wrong! "
"With today's underwater cameras and sonar, it's impossible to believe that the Loch Ness monster exists. We would have found her by now! When scientists with the latest technology cannot find a trace of the monster, we have to conclude that it's all a myth."
What is they have the same topic (the loch ness monster?
What can you infer from these sentences?
"For somebody like me, growing up in a basketball-loving family in a basketball-crazed town, you'd think I'd be screeching around the gym, too."
"Being a basketball fan and a citizen of the Basketball Capital of Kansas, I owed it to my fellow 7th graders to support the team."
What is the narrator is obligated to participate in basketball activities?
What detail best supports the main idea about what Mount Rushmore is?
Mount Rushmore is a significant sculpture on a stone cliff, depicting the faces of four esteemed U.S. presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. Situated in South Dakota, this remarkable site attracts numerous visitors annually.
What is the four presidents carved into the cliff?
What do these sentences help you understand about Cheval?
"Cheval followed no design rules and mixed cultures from around the world."
"Untrained in architecture or construction, Cheval nonetheless had a vision."
What is he did not let his inexperience and the rules prevent him from creating elaborate structures?