What did Peg not want to miss out on at school the day that she started showing symptoms of Polio?
Complete the chart by dragging and dropping the trait and evidence for each character.
Trait: brave
Trait: strict
Trait: resourceful
Trait: patient
Evidence: She helps Peg drink even though Peg is very slow and it is difficult.
Evidence: She tries to prevent Peg's parents from giving her the milkshake.
Evidence: When Peg won't eat or drink, she decides to ignore the rules and ask her what she wants.
Evidence: He stands up to the nurse.
First Nurse
Second Nurse
Mother
Father
After receiving letters from her Austin classmates, Peg realized she...
Read each sentence below. Identify if it is a simile or a metaphor.
Simile | Metaphor | |
|---|---|---|
The two siblings fought like cats and dogs. | ||
My brother is a couch potato. | ||
Last night, I slept like a log. | ||
My homework was a breeze. |
What two things are being compared?
The toddler acted as stubborn as a mule when with her mom.
What two things are being compared?
The fourth grade class was acting like a three-ring circus.
Read each quote from the text "Small Steps" and identify the kind of detail being used.
"I wiggled my fingers jubilantly"
"This is terrific!"
"I made a loud slurpinng sound with my straw..."
Read each sentence and choose the best word from the word bank to fill in the blanks.
The shiny glaze made the cake at the candlelight dinner.
Because she was afraid of heights, going to the top of the Ferris wheel made her lightheaded and . T
Without water, the cut flowers quickly grew and droopy.
If you wanted to learn more about a topic, like we learned about Polio, would you look at a first hand account or a second hand account?