Vocabulary
Elements of Literature
Reading Strategies
Grammar
Total Randomness
100
The root word of "unmanned" spaceship.
What is man?
100
This is the genre of Why We Can't Get There From Here.
What is informational text? (Non-fiction or expository are also acceptable).
100
We do this when we don't understand a sentence the first time.
What is reread?
100
This is how you spell the comparative form of "happy."
What is happier?
100
Tam's favorite kind of book this year.
What is The Lightning Thief series.
200
The prefix that means "again."
What is re-?
200
Informational text often contain many of these.
What are facts?
200
Scan.
What is a good way to find specific information. Usually done with a finger.
200
This is how you spell the superlative form of "hot."
What is hottest?
200
This is what you need to fill out and turn in each week.
What is a reading log!!
300
The suffix used when comparing 2 things.
What is -"er?"
300
This kind of organization gives the main idea first, and then the details.
What is deductive organization?
300
This is when we take an educated guess about a text.
What is inference?
300
This is the comparative from of the the word, "bad."
What is worse?
300
This is one reason why reading is good for us.
What is (answers will vary).
400
The suffix used with superlative adjectives.
What is "-est?"
400
Why We can't Get There From Here asks a lot of these.
What are questions?
400
Paraphrase.
What is to put text in your own words.
400
This is the superlative form of the word, "good."
What is best?
400
This book was our favorite read aloud this year. (Take a vote).
What is (answers will vary).
500
The words "more than" and " the most" are used with this kind of adjective.
What is longer than 2 syllables?
500
Inductive presentation.
What is when an author builds up a lot of details first, and then states the main idea at the end.
500
You preview informational text by looking at what things.
What are, the title, headings, photos, charts, pcitures, captions, etc.
500
Explain why we don't use the following phrase: "more nicer."
What is because the adjective "nice" is only one syllable.
500
This is what Ms. Fischler hope she has taught you above anything else this year.
What is how to become kind people.