Reading 11/14/21

Reading 11/14/21

by Jas'min Coates

Theme

Let's use a video short to practice finding the theme of a story!

Past Tense Verbs

Multiple Choice

What is the past tense form of the word hurry?

• hurryed

• hurred

• hurrd

• hurried

Multiple Choice

What is the past tense form of the word copy?

• copied

• copyed

• coped

• copd

Multiple Choice

What is the past tense form of the word speak?

• speaked

• spoke

• spoked

• speakt

Multiple Choice

What is the past tense form of the word buy?

• buyed

• buied

• buyd

• bought

Multiple Choice

What change, if any, should be made in the following sentence:

She sended him a letter about her adventures at summer camp.

• Change summer to Summer

• Delete the period

• Changed sended to sent

• Change sended to send

Multiple Choice

What change, if any, should be made in the following sentence:

She told him that she had saw me there last week.

• Change saw to seen

• Change saw to sawed

• Change week to weak

• Make no change

Let's watch a video short!

Can you identify a theme of the story?

Multiple Choice

What is the past tense form of the word speak?

• speaked

• spoke

• spoked

• speakt

Multiple Choice

What is the past tense form of the word buy?

• buyed

• buied

• buyd

• bought

Let's Review!

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: Stories can only have one theme.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: The theme of a story is basically the same as a summary or main idea.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a theme?

• If you give people a chance, they might surprise you.

• Chris didn't expect Ben to help him with his project.

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: Everyone will get the EXACT SAME theme when reading/watching a story.

• True- everyone sees stories in the same way

• False- everyone is different and may take away a different theme

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​Turn to Wonder Page

Fact Vs. Opinion

Fact

• A fact can be proven to be true or false.

• Facts are the same for everyone because they can be proven with evidence.

How can we prove this to be true or false?

• Check with the cafeteria to see when they sell the most pizza.

• Take a survey of students who buy pizza for lunch.

• We can find evidence and data to prove it is true or false so it is a FACT.

Opinion

• An opinion is a point of view or feeling a person has formed.

• An opinion cannot be proven to the true or false.

• Opinions are not the same for everyone although people can share an opinion.

Can we prove this statement is true or false?

• Do you agree that cats are cuter than dogs?

• Do you disagree because you think dogs are cuter than cats?

• There is no evidence to prove this statement is true or false. It is an opinion.

Poll

Read the statement below.

Ketchup is made from tomatoes.

Is this statement a fact or an opinion?

• fact

• opinion

• What's an opinion?

Multiple Choice

Is this statement a fact?

More students eat school pizza than store pizza.

• It's definitely a fact.

• It's definitely NOT a fact.

Multiple Choice

Read the statement below.

Friday is the best day of the week.

• fact

• not a fact

Multiple Choice

What change, if any, should be made in the following sentence:

She sended him a letter about her adventures at summer camp.

• Change summer to Summer

• Delete the period

• Changed sended to sent

• Change sended to send

Multiple Choice

Read the statement below.

More than half of the people in our class think Friday is the best day of the week.

• not a fact

• fact

Poll

Read the statement below.

Blue is the prettiest color.

Is this statement a fact or an opinion?

• fact

• opinion

• What's an opinion?

Poll

Is this statement an opinion?

Cats are cuter than dogs.

• It's definitely NOT an opinion.

• It's definitely an opinion.

Multiple Choice

Read the statement below and decide if it is an opinion.

Spiders are creepy.

• opinion

• not an opinion

Multiple Choice

Read the statement below and decide if it is an opinion.

Spiders have eight legs.

• opinion

• not an opinion

Multiple Choice

Which is an opinion about Abraham Lincoln?

• He is on the penny and the five-dollar bill.

• He led the country during the Civil War

• He gave the most important speech in American history.

Poll

I can tell the difference between a fact and opinion.

• I totally understand the difference between facts and opinions.

• Sometimes I get confused if something is a fact or an opinion.

• I'm totally confused.