"Keeping the Night Watch" FallVOCABULARY
Directions: Think about the meaning of the following words from Keeping the Night Watch.
chauffeur, salvage, radiating, clenched, routine,
subject, wobbly, reliable, fond, misplaced
Answer the following questions about the vocabulary words.
1. Which of the following could be clenched? Explain.
· A fist. You can clench a fist and can't clench a foot because you can't close your foot.
· A foot.
2. Why might someone hire a chauffeur? Because they don't want to drive and they are lazy.
3. Which of the following is an example of something that radiates? Explain.
· A piece of wood.
· The sun.the sun radiates light and a piece wood can't
4. Give an example of something that can be salvaged. A ship can be salvaged.
5. Give an example of something is routine. Explain. Baseball is a routine that I do a lot
6. Which of the following is an example of something that could be wobbly? Explain.
· The leg of a chair.can be woolly and a staircase can't be woolly
· A staircase.
7. Which of the following is an example of someone who is reliable? Explain.
· A firefighter. A firefighter can be reliable because they are nice. And your worst enemy is mean to you and that is not reliable.
· Your worst enemy.
8. Would you want to be known as a subject or a leader? Explain.a subject is something that you learn is school like math
9. Give an example of someone you are fond of. Why are you fond of them? A fond is like a friend like Parker
10. Have you misplaced something? If so, what was it and how did you find it? If you have misplaced something you have lost it.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Draw a picture of its literal meaning and explain its figurative meaning.
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
Directions: Read the questions and answer them in complete sentences or choose the correct answer. Use the book to help you, if needed. Use details from the text to support your answer.
1. What does C.J. mean when he says, “Daddy is full of compliments. Only I know his words are plastic. The kind that can’t be recycled!” (p. 3) What is it an example of? C.J. is trying to say that him words fake and don't mean anything so they are plastic
2. In “We are Family,” why did C.J. put “family” in quotations? C.J. Put family in quotes because he feels like it. Is not a real family
3. What does C.J. mean when he says his family’s words are “sugarcoated”? sugarcoated is that his family is trying hard to make their family a "happy"
4. Why is Zuri worried about her adopted dog leaving in “Pretending”? Zuri is worried of her dog leaving because that is what her dad did
5. When C.J. says, “I want to know: Who are you? What were you thinking? Where did you go? Why did you leave? How could you do this to us?” he is feeling: sad, mad, and not happy
6. What does C.J. mean when he says, “My crown falls from my head” in “Family Tales”. When C.J. Said that he feels he is not the man of the man of the house
7. Compare and contrast C.J. and Byron’s response to their father’s return. C.J. Is mad and sad and does not think he can do this to him
Byron ok with and he happy about it
8. How has C.J.’s life changed after his father returned? What has changed? What has changed is that he is not the man of the house and what has not changed is that he still loves him
9. Why doesn’t Zuri’s picture have a door? Zuris picture dose not have a door because people can leave out of doors and she dose not want that to happen with her dad
10. What was Grandmomma’s motive in assigning the place cards around the table?
Directions: Think about the meaning of the following words from Keeping the Night Watch.
chauffeur, salvage, radiating, clenched, routine,
subject, wobbly, reliable, fond, misplaced
Answer the following questions about the vocabulary words.
1. Which of the following could be clenched? Explain.
· A fist. You can clench a fist and can't clench a foot because you can't close your foot.
· A foot.
2. Why might someone hire a chauffeur? Because they don't want to drive and they are lazy.
3. Which of the following is an example of something that radiates? Explain.
· A piece of wood.
· The sun.the sun radiates light and a piece wood can't
4. Give an example of something that can be salvaged. A ship can be salvaged.
5. Give an example of something is routine. Explain. Baseball is a routine that I do a lot
6. Which of the following is an example of something that could be wobbly? Explain.
· The leg of a chair.can be woolly and a staircase can't be woolly
· A staircase.
7. Which of the following is an example of someone who is reliable? Explain.
· A firefighter. A firefighter can be reliable because they are nice. And your worst enemy is mean to you and that is not reliable.
· Your worst enemy.
8. Would you want to be known as a subject or a leader? Explain.a subject is something that you learn is school like math
9. Give an example of someone you are fond of. Why are you fond of them? A fond is like a friend like Parker
10. Have you misplaced something? If so, what was it and how did you find it? If you have misplaced something you have lost it.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Draw a picture of its literal meaning and explain its figurative meaning.
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
Directions: Read the questions and answer them in complete sentences or choose the correct answer. Use the book to help you, if needed. Use details from the text to support your answer.
1. What does C.J. mean when he says, “Daddy is full of compliments. Only I know his words are plastic. The kind that can’t be recycled!” (p. 3) What is it an example of? C.J. is trying to say that him words fake and don't mean anything so they are plastic
2. In “We are Family,” why did C.J. put “family” in quotations? C.J. Put family in quotes because he feels like it. Is not a real family
3. What does C.J. mean when he says his family’s words are “sugarcoated”? sugarcoated is that his family is trying hard to make their family a "happy"
4. Why is Zuri worried about her adopted dog leaving in “Pretending”? Zuri is worried of her dog leaving because that is what her dad did
5. When C.J. says, “I want to know: Who are you? What were you thinking? Where did you go? Why did you leave? How could you do this to us?” he is feeling: sad, mad, and not happy
6. What does C.J. mean when he says, “My crown falls from my head” in “Family Tales”. When C.J. Said that he feels he is not the man of the man of the house
7. Compare and contrast C.J. and Byron’s response to their father’s return. C.J. Is mad and sad and does not think he can do this to him
Byron ok with and he happy about it
8. How has C.J.’s life changed after his father returned? What has changed? What has changed is that he is not the man of the house and what has not changed is that he still loves him
9. Why doesn’t Zuri’s picture have a door? Zuris picture dose not have a door because people can leave out of doors and she dose not want that to happen with her dad
10. What was Grandmomma’s motive in assigning the place cards around the table?