Name one of the four features of realistic fiction.
What is first-person or third-person POV, one character deals with a problem, characters are like real people, OR the story takes place in an authentic setting.
100
Give me a sequence of how our school day goes.
What is arrival, morning work (Genius Hour), specials, literacy time, snack/read aloud, literacy whole group, rounds, lunch, recess, (band/genius hour), math, social studies/science, dismissal.
100
Name 3 of the suffixes we have worked on in the past 2 weeks.
What is -ment, -less, -ness, -or, -er, -ian, -ist
100
A memoir tells a story. T or F
What is true
100
Read the story A NEW TENNIS RACKET. What was the main problem in the story?
What is all of it was to expensive.
200
In your first story, how can you tell that THE NEW KID is 'Realistic Fiction'?
What is it is told from first-person POV, it could happen, a character had a problem, etc.
200
Using THE TITANIC story, list 3 important dates IN ORDER as they occurred.
What is (answers may very) Construction began in March of 1909. Ship was complete in March of 1912. April 1912 passengers boarded the ship. April 14 the ship was at sea and struck an iceberg. On April 15 the Titanic sank.
200
What does the word PENNILESS mean?
What is to be without money, poor.
200
The author is NEVER the narrator of the story. T or F
What is false
200
How did the main character in A NEW TENNIS RACKET solve her problem?
What is worked for the man in the sports store.
300
In THE NEW KID, which detail(s) supports the idea that Scott is stuck up?
What is spick and span appearance, acting slick, saying that he can spell in his sleep, him commenting about his skates, sharing about his swimming pool
300
Using the MONEY TREE story, sequence the main events that occurred.
What is First, Coyote showed the miners how the tree worked. Then, they traded a bag of gold for the tree. Next, the miners waited until noon the next day to shake the tree. Then, nothing fell. Finally, the miners waited and waited and nothing grew or fell from the tree.
300
What is the correct spelling of happy + ness
What is happiness
300
Please define what a memoir is.
What is a story that is a collection of memories from a given time period that took place in the persons life.
300
What quotation from the story A NEW TENNIS RACKET suggests what the main character, Margie, should do to raise money?
What is “Did you ever think about maybe doing some chores around the neighborhood to earn some extra money?”
400
Name three of the four realistic fiction features.
What is first-person or third-person POV, one character deals with a problem, characters are like real people, OR the story takes place in an authentic setting.
400
What happened first in THE TITANIC?
What is construction began in March of 1909
400
DAILY DOUBLE: What is an onomatopoeia? Give an example of one.
What is "aacchhhoooo", boing, bonk, swish, etc.
400
The author will choose topics that will not have much interest, like the time they ate a pancake last Sunday. T or F
What is false
400
In paragraph two of A NEW TENNIS RACKET, what does the word ADVANCED mean that is used in the sentence?
What is to push through, to give
500
What is Miss Boyle's middle name?
What is Michelle
500
Did Miss Boyle have any animals growing up? If so, what kinds?
What is fish and a hamster
500
What is Miss Boyle's favorite color?
What is blue (teal)
500
Has Miss Boyle been out of the country? If so, where?
What is Mexico, Canada, and Europe (Czech Republic)