2.4.3 WW Quiz, Chicken Part 1, Grammar Review

Word Work Quiz, "The Chicken That Crossed the Road" Part I, Grammar Review

Lesson 2.4.2

Reading: "The Chicken That Crossed the Road" Part I

Learners can:

• recall details from the first half of "The Chicken That Crossed the Road"

• share annotations created while reading "The Chicken That Crossed the Road"

• Gary Soto (1952) is a Mexican American author who creates poems, short stories, and novels that highlight his experience growing up in a Mexican American community

• His work often uses an everyday situation to explore more complex theme subjects such as family life and choices.

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Author Background

• One of the important parts of "The Chicken That Crossed the Road" is a chicken.

• The main character of the story lives in an urban environment.

• According to one survey, about 12 million people in the United States cared for chickens in their backyard.

• Many people raise chickens for their eggs and some consider them pets.

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Historical Context

Vocab

​Word	Definition​
​gangly	tall and thin with awkward movements​
grave	very serious or dangerous​
retracted​	to draw back in or to take back​
​bristled	to make angry​
​pronouncement	​a type of formal declaration
twinge​	a sudden emotional feeling that could be positive or negative​
solicitors​	someone who asks for contributions​
sauntered​	to walk in an unhurried manner​

Today, you will read the first half of "The Chicken That Crossed the Road" by Gary Soto. Your focus should be on understanding the text and enjoying the text. As you read, make annotations about:

• questions;

• emotional responses; and

• items of interest.

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First Read

​Page 72 in ELA Notebook

Multiple Choice

Why does Miguel sneak into his house as soon as his mom pulls in the driveway?

• He forgot to vacuum the floors and clean the bathroom.

• He and his mother often argue, and he wants to avoid the stress.

• He feels extremely guilty about stealing that poor hen.

• He needs to brush his teeth before she notices that he was eating candy.

Writing: Grammar Review

Learners can:

• review grammar concepts

• We are going to spend a few minutes reviewing for the upcoming Grammar Quiz

• You quiz will be testing you on

  • colons

  • semicolons

  • predicate nouns

  • gerunds

  • relative pronouns

  • direct and indirect objects

Grammar Time!

Multiple Choice

Where should you place a colon in the following sentence to introduce a list before adding more information?

Growing up is a journey filled with unexpected twists and turns moments of joy, sorrow, and self-discovery.

• Growing up: is a journey...

• twists and turns: moments of joy...

• unexpected: twists and turns

• moments of: joy, sorrow, self-discovery

Multiple Choice

What answer choice underlines the direct object?

• Sheila baked a delicious cake for her friend's birthday party.

• Sheila baked a delicious cake for her friend's birthday party.

• Sheila baked a delicious cake for her friend's birthday party.

• Sheila baked a delicious cake for her friend's birthday party.

  
  

Multiple Choice

What answer choice underlines the indirect object?

• John gave his sister a book for her birthday.

• John gave his sister a book for her birthday.

• John gave his sister a book for her birthday.

• John gave his sister a book for her birthday.

Multiple Choice

What sentence uses a Gerund?

• I want to set a new school record in running.

• They are discussing a book.

• The children were playing soccer.

• She is singing a beautiful song.

Multiple Choice

What sentence uses a relative pronoun to introduce a dependent clause?

• The book is interesting.

• The book that I am reading is very interesting.

• I am interested in that book.

• I am interested in the book.

Multiple Choice

What sentence uses a relative pronoun to introduce a dependent clause?

• The person is my friend.

• My friend won the competition.

• That person over there won the competition.

• The person who won the competition is my friend.

Word Work: QUIZ!

You CANNOT submit the Word Work Section blank today!!!!

Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots

• The rest of class is for you to complete your Word Work Quiz

• You CANNOT submit the Word Work section of the edio lesson blank today

• After you finish your quiz, you will have Choice Time

• You can be working on iReady Reading Practice, Silent Reading, Get help from Mrs. Massack, or Overdue Edio Lessons

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Quiz Time!