Greek/Latin Roots
This word with spect means to look closely at something to check it.
Inspect
This girl is the main character who struggles with reading and often gets in trouble at school.
Ally Nickerson
Clue: Sarah walked into the room wearing a swimsuit, carrying a towel, and smelling like sunscreen.
Question: Where is she probably going?
Where is the beach or pool?
Clue: A story uses words like I, me, and my. You only know one character’s thoughts.
Question: What type of point of view is this?
What is first person?
Clue: “My brother is a walking encyclopedia.”
Question: What does this metaphor mean?
He knows a lot or is very knowledgeable.
If you carry something out of the country to sell it, you’re doing this with the root port.
Export
Ally gives this teacher a sympathy card at his retirement party because she can’t read what it says.
Mr. Daniels
Clue: Emma was smiling when she opened her lunchbox, but her face fell when she looked inside. She closed it quickly without eating.
Question: What can you infer happened?
What is she didn’t like or want what was packed?
I held my breath as I stepped onto the stage. My hands were shaking, and I prayed I wouldn’t forget my lines.
Question: From which point of view is this written?
What is first person POV.
Clue: “Jenna was nervous about her project, but her teacher told her to break a leg.”
Question: What does this idiom mean?
It means good luck, not to actually get hurt.
This word with form means to shape or create something new, like clay or ideas.
Form or Transform
What does Mrs. Muldoon take away from Keisha and Ally?
What are flowers?
Clue: Mr. Jacobs turned off the lights, pointed to the door, and spoke in a calm but serious voice. The students moved to the corner of the room without asking questions.
Question: What can you conclude they were practicing?
What is a safety drill (like a lockdown or emergency drill)?
You race down the hill on your bike, wind blasting your face as you try not to crash into the mailbox at the bottom.
Question: Which point of view is the narrator using?
What is second person POV.
Clue: “The kitten was as silent as a shadow as it crept across the room.”
Question: What two things are being compared?
The kitten and a shadow.
I need to pay for my Netflix _______________ because I enjoy watching their shows. (scribe)
Subscription
Ally compares her thoughts to this object, which makes it hard to catch them.
What is a snow globe?
Clue: When Diego got off the bus, his shoes left wet footprints, and he held his backpack over his head even though the sky was clear.
Question: What can you infer about his trip?
What is it was raining earlier when he got off the bus?
Clue: Why might an author choose first-person point of view instead of third-person?
What is to let readers closely experience the narrator’s thoughts, feelings, or perspective?
Clue: “The classroom was a zoo by the time the substitute arrived.”
Question: What does this metaphor suggest?
The students were loud or chaotic.
My car passed it's ___________, and it is safe to drive.
Inspection
This new student becomes one of Ally’s first real friends because he stands up for himself even when bullied.
Who is Keisha or Albert?
Clue: The door to the music room was closed, but students in the hallway could hear clapping, chairs moving, and a voice saying, “Great job, everyone!”
Question: What can you infer is happening inside?
Answer: What is a rehearsal, performance, or practice?
I watched Jordan slam his locker and storm off. I wanted to ask what was wrong, but something told me to stay quiet. Across the hall, kids whispered but didn’t come closer.
Question: How does this point of view affect what the reader knows?
What is we only know what the narrator thinks and sees because it’s first person?
Clue: “After losing the game, Max felt like he had the weight of the world on his shoulders.”
Question: What type of figurative language is this, and what does it mean?
It’s a metaphor, and it means he felt a lot of stress or responsibility.