ReadyGEN 4A1

ReadyGEN 4A1

Authors can help readers

learn about a factual event through fictional characters’ actions,

thoughts, and feelings as they experience the earthquake.

Remember that actions, thoughts, and feelings help explain a

character’s point of view.

 In this lesson, we are going to look

at details the author includes to describe a character’s actions,

thoughts, and feelings, in other words, the character’s point

of view.

Open Ended

What did you learn about San Francisco’s Chinatown at the

time of the story?

What did you learn about San Francisco’s Chinatown at the time of the story?

There are about ten thousand Chinese who live there, p. 12;

Some buildings are three or four stories tall, p. 12

Fill in the Blanks

What is the difference between how Ah Quon feels about the way the

animals are acting and the way Ah Sing feels on page 14?

Ah Quon is very

because back home, when animals are terrified, it can mean that there is going to be an earthquake.

Open Ended

Ah Sing:

Ah Sing doesn’t take

Ah Quon’s fears seriously.

Points of View

In what ways do the points of view of Mr. and Mrs. Travis differ on pages 2–7? I read on page 2 that Mr. Travis thinks Ah Sing has shrunk his shirts. I’ll write that on the left side.

On page 2, I read that Mrs. Travis thinks Mr. Travis needs to diet. I’ll write that on the right side. I read on page 7 one way that their viewpoints are alike: Both think the cowboy books are dreadful. I’ll write that where the circles overlap.

Open Ended

What are some words you think of or connect to the word: DIALECT

Multiple Choice

Which sentence has a compound word in it?

• I like to play ball.
• I see a rainbow.
• Mrs.Hogg is a teacher.
• The chicks will hatch.

Multiple Choice

What 2 smaller words make up the compound word that names the picture?

• fish and tree
• tank and stones
• fish and tank
• fish

Multiple Choice

What compound word is in the picture?

• football
• basketball
• ball
• foot

Multiple Choice

What words make up the compound word dragonfly?

• dra, gone, and fly
• butter and fly
• dragon and fly
• drag, on , and fly

Multiple Choice

Which word below is a compound word?

• beautiful
• preschool
• moment
• homemade

Multiple Choice

Pokemon

• common
• proper

Multiple Choice

school

• common
• proper

Multiple Choice

Schultz Elementary

• common
• proper

Multiple Select

Identify the proper nouns in the sentence:

Tina will eat a burger from McDonalds.

• Tina

• eat

• burger

• McDonald's

Multiple Select

Identify the proper nouns in the sentence:

Tina will eat a burger from McDonalds.

• Tina

• eat

• burger

• McDonald's