Annotating
Explain why a good reader might need to annotate the text.
Accept many possible answers :)
An expository essay, or informational essay, ____________ the reader about a topic.
informs (explains is also an accepted answer)
Where can we encounter nature in our own lives?
Many possible answers
What is something you can do when you do not know the meaning of a word or a phrase
- Reread the sentence
- Look for context clues
- Reread the full paragraph containing the word
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Name the 5 senses that help us create mental images.
- See, Taste, Touch, Hear, Smell
Why might a word be bold in the passage?
To show that something is being highlighted, emphasized, or is something important to focus on
What types of birds could we write about in our expository essay?
Possible Answers:
Woodpeckers, Blue Jays, Chickadees, Kinglet, large white bird who visited the little girl in "The Reeds & The River"
Name a specific example of nature from the Reading Workbook (include the title of the text).
The woods, the forest, the lake, the river (from "Starting Off" or from "The Reeds and the River") is one good example.
How many vowels are in the word "classroom"?
3 vowels
The central idea, or main idea, is...
What the text is mostly talking about.
When we are comparing and organizing information from more than one text, we might use one of these.
A chart, a diagram, or a table are all acceptable answers.
Sentences make up a PARAGRAPH and paragraphs make a whole ESSAY.
What is the Essential Question of Unit 1?
How do we respond to nature?
What is the meaning of the word "sequence"?
Example sentence: What happens in the story in called the sequence of events.
The order that something is in
This text feature can help us to determine the story titles in a whole book as well as their page numbers.
The Table of Contents
When identifying relevant details to annotate for the summary, you must include the: (5 answers needed for completion)
-central idea, who was in the story, what did they do, when/where they did it, why they did
We can write or jot notes on the sides of our pages called the ___________.
Margins
What text about nature did we read had this central idea: Two friends explore the beauty and wonder of the start of the Mississippi River.
"Starting Off" by Eddy L. Harris
2 PARTS:
What is the meaning of the word narrator? What is another vocabulary term for "narrator's point of view"?
The narrator tells the story (the narrator can also be the author if they write about themselves).
Narrator's POV is also called the Author's Perspective
What is the name that we give to the discussion of our test scores and our progress towards our goals?
Data or Data Chats
What is the purpose of the author using the word "or" when giving a vocabulary word.
Example: People and culture, or way of life, are the center of historical study.
The word "or" tells you another way of saying something. It is usually the meaning of the previous word (i.e. "culture")
Regarding the first and last paragraphs of an essay, complete this analogy:
The ____________ is to the beginning as the _____________ is to the end.
introduction, conclusion
What is the name of the 12 box chart at the beginning of the reading workbook that we use to culminate information from ALL 4 Unit 1 texts?
The Knowledge Blueprint (will also accept close answers)
2 PARTS:
What is the name of the reading skill we use to determine the meaning of words and/or phrases? What are 2 things you can do to activate this skill?
Context Clues
You can read the sentence before the vocabulary word. You can read the sentence that has the vocabulary word in it. You can reread the paragraph again. You can replace the word with another word to see if it makes sense.
Explain the major structural difference between prose and poetry.
Prose is built on sentences and paragraphs, while poetry is built on lines and stanzas.