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Poems Root WordsSocial Studies
Reading“Gladiator”
ScienceReading
“Ecosystems”
FiveShort
Readings
How many stanzas are there in the poem “It
Couldn’t Be Done”?
Four
In the poem “Weather”, “Dot a dot dot dot a dot dot” and “Spack a spack
speck, flick a flack fleck” is what type of
figurative speech?
alliteration
1.In the poem “First Snow”, “The bushes look like popcorn balls” is what type of figurative speech?
2.Why are the bushes compared to popcorn balls?
1. Simile
2. Bushes and popcorn balls are being compared because the popcorn balls will give us a picture in our minds what the bushes look like.
1. In the poem “Dreams” and “Snowboarding”, these statements are examples of what figurative speech?
“Life is a broken-winged bird”
“Snow is butter”
“I am a bullet”
2. In the poem “Noises”, these phrases are examples of what figurative speech?
“the squeak of a mouse”
“the swoosh of the air”
“the jingle of the bells”
1.metaphor
2.onomatopoeia
What is the tone in the poem “It
Couldn’t Be Done”?
determination and
perseverance
What root word means “to hear”?
“audi”
What root words means “see, look”?
“vis” and “spect”
What root words mean “voice,
call”?
“voc” and “vok”
What root words mean “to
write”?
“scrip” and “script”
What root words mean “to speak”?
“locu” and “loqu”
1.What was a gladiator?
2.Who were the gladiators?
1.A gladiator was the superstar of the gladiator or “blood” games.
2.Gladiators were often prisoners of war, convicted criminals, poor men with little chance of a comfortable life, or thrill-seekers who wanted adventure.
Where did the gladiator games
originate?
Rome
What were the three types of
gladiator games?
1. Man-against-man events – two men fought each other
2. Man-against-animal events - an animal was pitted against a man
3. Animal-against-animal events – two wild animals fought each other
What were the two reasons for gladiator
games to end?
1.It was too expensive to pay for structures and costumes.
2.Influence of Christianity – which opposed to the killing of human beings
Why did the Roman citizens not feel the
games were barbaric?
They felt that these were men who had been condemned to
death anyway.
What is an ecosystem?
Ecosystems are groups of life forms that interact with each other and the nonliving parts of the environment.
What are the three different types of
forest ecosystems?
Hardwood, evergreen, and
tropical rain forest
Which ecosystems provide a home for
wildlife?
Tropical rain forests, deserts, grasslands, coastal and tundra
ecosystems
How are the tropical rainforests beneficial?
(three ways)
1.Help clean the air2.Provide homes for
wildlife3.Supply us with fruits,
nuts, and medicines
1.What are the seven different types of ecosystems listed in the reading?
2.How are ecosystems different based on their location?
1. forest, coastal, desert, grassland, tundra, freshwater, and ocean
2. Each ecosystem has a particular type of climate and different types of soil.
Reading #3Write down “F” if it is fact or “I”
if it is inference.
1. Mr. Beren noticed a large green parrot in a car.
2. Mr. Beren was curious.
3. The parrot’s behavior amused Mr. Beren.
1.Fact
2.Inference
3.Inference
Reading #4
1.The main idea of this paragraph isa. Business meetings in ancient Rome
b. Public bathhouses in ancient Rome
c. Decorations in Roman bathhouses
d. How Romans got clean long ago
b. Public bathhouses in ancient Rome
Reading #11.What do you think Rosario’s
job is?
2.Where do you think Rosario lives?
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