The Case of the Gasping Garbage

By: Michele Torrey

Invisible

pretending

fooled

Judge

deceiving

unthinkable

Astonished

illusion

disappeared

spectators

When you compare &

Contrast you tell how
things are alike &
Different
You can compare/
Contrast text-to-text,
Text-to-self, and
Text-to-world

Turn to page 2223 and apply the

skill as you read
Detective
Techniques

Good Readers
visualize

SUFFIXES: -ian, -ist, -ism

Look for word parts (roots / suffixes) in unknown words

to help figure out their meaning

-ian (a person who) musician, librarian

-ist (one who)- chemist, pianist
-ism (to be or have)- narcissism
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Skill review:
Remember the
meaning of a base
word can be changed
by adding a SUFFIX
to the end of the
word.
Synonym-same
Antonyms- opposites
24-25

Know the following terms and be able to use them in

context.

Analysis
Beakers
Hollow
Identity
Lecture
Microscope
Precise

2 words put together

in a shortened form

M--Me The first sentence of the response should

reword the question and state a personal opinion
or direct response to the question.
A--Author The first "A" prompts the student to
look at what the author said and to include a detail
from the text to support his answer. Here are some
suggested sentence starters: In the text...The text
states...According to the passage...One example
from the text...The author states...
A--Author The second "A" reminds the student
that a constructed response requires multiple
supporting details from the author. In the text...
The text also states...According to the passage...A
second example from the text...The author also
states...
M--Me The response ends with the student (me)
explaining or interpreting the significance of the
evidence. One of these sentence starters might
help: This shows...This demonstrates...I believe...