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I have read my story, discussed

the after reading questions, and
reviewed the story vocabulary
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for my homework tonight.
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Unit 2 Week 5A
pp. 150 - 153
Name: ____________________
I have read my story, discussed
the after reading questions, and
reviewed the story vocabulary
on the back of this bookmark
for my homework tonight.
Students signature
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Unit 2 Week 5A
pp. 150 - 153
Created by: Joanne Warner
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Created by: Joanne Warner
Graphics by: www.scrappindoodles.com
creative metaphor
brittle simile
descriptive rhyme
outstretched meter
creative metaphor
brittle simile
descriptive rhyme
outstretched meter
After Reading: Find the answers to the
following questions in your book.
1. Think about the ~ Essential Question:
How are writers inspired by animals?
2. Why do you think the author
describes the dog as a boomerang?
______________________________
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3. What is the simile used in the 2
nd
stanza on p. 151?
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4. Use text clues on p. 152 to find a
synonym for the word:
brittle = ________________ .
5. Is the point of view in the poem:
Chimpanzee 1
st
or 3
rd
person?
Reread p. 152. Who is the narrator?
_______________________________
6. What simile is used in the poem:
Rat? p. 153
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7. Which poems are lyric and which
poems are haiku?
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Vocabulary Review
Discuss each vocabulary word. Use the glossary
to look up the definition of each word.
After Reading: Find the answers to the
following questions in your book.
1. Think about the ~ Essential Question:
How are writers inspired by animals?
2. Why do you think the author
describes the dog as a boomerang?
______________________________
______________________________
3. What is the simile used in the 2
nd
stanza on p. 151?
______________________________
4. Use text clues on p. 152 to find a
synonym for the word:
brittle = ________________ .
5. Is the point of view in the poem:
Chimpanzee 1
st
or 3
rd
person?
Reread p. 152. Who is the narrator?
_______________________________
6. What simile is used in the poem:
Rat? p. 153
______________________________
7. Which poems are lyric and which
poems are haiku?
______________________________
Vocabulary Review
Discuss each vocabulary word. Use the glossary
to look up the definition of each word.