In My Own Backyard

Which TWO purposes did the writer have for this story?

• to persuade a

• to entertain and inform

• to give an opinion and inform

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What did the dinosaurs eat in the story?

• Tropical Plants

• fantastic birds

• giant dragonflies

Tags

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

What time period did the writer describe first?

• the period of Native Americans

• The cave people

• about a hundred years ago

Tags

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.W.2.3

CCSS.W.3.3C

What is the backyard like at the last time the writer imagined?

• The

  backyard was a beach.

  The only living things

  were algae. There was a

  volcano nearby.

• Dinosaurs roaming the land

• The ice age

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What were the people like who were afraid of the big, furry elephants?

• They were settlers

• They were cave men

• They were people who live today

Tags

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.W.2.3

CCSS.W.3.3C

Describe the group of people who came just before the settlers.

• Settlers

• Cave Men

• Native Americans.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.3

What is a sawmill

• Where they farm

• Where they cut logs

• Where they make toys

Tags

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

What time of day is the story happening?

• At Lunch

• During the school day

• In the morning

Tags

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.W.2.3

CCSS.W.3.3C

What does it mean to turn over soil?

• haze

• mist

• plowed

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What is another word for a stream?

• brook

• skimmed

• blurry

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4A

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C