Skills
The main character of the story
What is Nisha?
What is the Grove?
What is old, rough, and twisted?
What Nisha finds when she follows trails of yellow blobs
What is caterpillar-like creatures?
The lesson the story wants you to learn
What is central message?
The main problem for Nisha
What is parents won't believe her that there are new species in the trees?
"Nisha, please go and stop Scruggs from barking," said dad, exasperated.
What is frustrated?
Ways Nisha collected proof (two ways)
What is took pictures with camera and made observation in notebook?
Important events that support the central message
What is key details?
Why Nisha's parents don't have time for her
What is they just opened The Shop and were having money problems?
"Now I'll have the proof they need." Nisha said triumphantly.
What is great happiness?
How Nisha finally convinces her parents to believe her
What is she emails Dr. Robinson and another scientist and they come and look at her observations and illustrations.
Components of a story that include illustrations, pictures and captions, table of contents, and labeled diagrams
What is text features?
What happened when Nisha first told her parents about the creatures in the trees
What is they didn't believe her?
We were fascinated with your email about the creatures.
What is strongly interested?
What happens at the end of the story
What is Nisha's parents believe her and decide not to sell The Grove?
The most important thought in a text usually the point of the paragraph
What is main idea?
Why Nisha is trying to convince her parents there is something special in the trees
What is she doesn't want the property developer to destroy The Grove?
"Oh, they are ugly!" Exclaimed Nisha.
What is cry out suddenly especially with surprise?
Central Message of Treasure in the Trees
What is never give up?