Context Clues
Everyone else at the party wanted garbage pizza but Tim because he detested vegetables.
Using context clues, what do you think "detested" means?
What is: Intensely Dislike
Give me 2 similarities and 2 differences for Mayonnaise and Peanut Butter
Similarities:
WHAT IS: Come in jars, eat both, condiments, used on sandwiches, similar texture
Differences:
WHAT IS: Color, what they are made from, where they are stored,
Richie woke up in a panic. He quickly got dressed and rushed out the door. Why was Richie rushing?
He was late to school/ work!
What is a detail within a story?
detail is a particular item of information (including descriptive, illustrative, and statistical information) that supports an idea or contributes to an overall impression in an essay, report, or other kind of text
George didn’t know that Suzie was coming along on the fishing trip, and now he had to alter his plans.
Alter: Change
2 similarities / 2 differences for a Bagel and a Doughnut
Similarities:
Have a hole in the middle, Function, location, how you eat it, what it is made of, both come in flavors
Differences:
Bagel can be toasted, texture, whole vs half
Crack! Thunder struck and rain poured. Max stared blankly out the window, trying to contain his emotions that raged like the weather. He was beginning to lose it. Dropping the kite from his hand, Max broke out into full sobs. His mother comforted him, “There, there, Max. We’ll just find something else to do.” She began to unpack the picnic basket that was on the counter and offered him a sandwich. Max snapped, “I don’t wanna sand-mich!” A flash from the sky lit up the living room. Boom! Mom sighed.
Why is Max upset?
Evidence: "Kite in hand", "Thunder and rain poured"
Prior Knowledge: The weather needs to be nice out to go outside and fly a kite, Thunder and lightening do not allow us to fly a kite- dangerous
Infer: Max is upset because he wanted to fly the kite today, however the weather will not allow it.
Read "The Real Story about Great White Sharks"
Give me 3 details from the passage:
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When Kiki got a tiny cut on her pinky finger, she got all melodramatic and began sobbing and demanding a doctor.
melodramatic: Overexaggerated or overemotional
Similarities: Social media, connect with others
Differences: Tik tok is video based, facebook has no video limit whereas tik tok has limit on length
Thunder struck and rain poured. Max stared blankly out the window, trying to contain his emotions that raged like the weather. He was beginning to lose it. Dropping the kite from his hand, Max broke out into full sobs. His mother comforted him, “There, there, Max. We’ll just find something else to do.” She began to unpack the picnic basket that was on the counter and offered him a sandwich. Max snapped, “I don’t wanna sandwich!” A flash from the sky lit up the living room. Boom! Mom sighed.
What was the Mother in the story planning on doing today?
Evidence: she unpacked the picnic basket on the counter
Prior knowledge- Function of picnic baskets - to hold items for a picnic outside
Infer: Max and his mother were going to have a picnic outside today.
Read "The Hollywood Sign"
Give me 3 details from this story
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Unlike Bob, who treated others rudely and kept to himself, Bobby was jovial, friendly, and outgoing.
Jovial: Cheerful and upbeat
Differences: Coffee can be hot or cold, Pop is cold. Coffee is bitter, pop is fizzy
DAILY DOUBLE
DAILY DOUBLE
Read "Medieval Day"
Give me 3 details from the passage
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Lula would have attempted the walk home, had it not been for the immense mountain that stood between her and her destination.
Immense: extremely large or great
transportation by bus vs. transportation by plane
Similarities: Both require you to wait around, take you from point A->B, purchase a ticket, Large amount of people travelling with you
Differences: Plane is in the air, Bus is on land. Bus driver vs pilot. One is more economical
Every day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch. Alice would have a fit if the boots made it so far as the welcome mat. He then took off his dusty overalls and threw them into a plastic garbage bag; Alice left a new garbage bag tied to the porch railing for him every morning. On his way in the house, he dropped the garbage bag off at the washing machine and went straight up the stairs to the shower as he was instructed. He would eat dinner with her after he was “presentable,” as Alice had often said.
What type of job does Paul do?
Evidence: Muddy boots, Dusty Overall,
Prior knowledge- Types of jobs with muddy boots and dusty overalls
Possible Jobs: Construction worker, Mine worker, Farmer
Read "An unexpected Lesson"
Give me 3 details from the passage
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