Week 2 Review

Three flies notice an overturned honey pot. Two of the flies decide to land in the honey and start eating it. But the oldest fly stays back. The two flies tease the older fly, but then get stuck in the honey.

What is the theme of this story?

• Some prizes aren't worth it.

• Overeating leads to illness.

• Insects value food over safety.

• Always send a tester.

to explain how something is similar to something else

• contrast

• compare

• similar

to explain how something is different from something else

• compare

• contrast

• specific

How does Rachel say that you feel when you turn eleven?

• ready to act like a grownup

• smarter and older than your friends

• old enough to talk with adults

• as though you have other ages inside you

The speaker of "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" is

• a child, specifically a girl

• a child, specifically a boy

• Maya Angelou

• whomever is reading the poem

Why do we use Close Read?

• To help us connect with the text.

• To help us better understand the text.

• To help us read more carefully.

• All of the above.