Camping with the President
Read- To Activity
Name:_____________________________
Sec:___
Guided:
Read to page 53 and answer the following questions.
1. How does the author help the reader understand
why the reporters are ‘disappointed because
they don’t have much to write
Effect
about.’ (cause and effect)
Cause
2. What words in the 1st paragraph on page 51,
help give the readers a clearer picture of what
is going on in the story.
Trait:
3. How does the author help the reader understand
why ‘Roosevelt whistles back to the bird.’
(cause and effect)
Cause
Effect
Read to page 57 and answer the following questions.
4. Which word from page 55, that means “piece of
wood fixed firmly into the group” is a
homograph for the word defined below?
(homograph)
A position of duty
a. fence
b. post
c. ground
d. tree
5. How does the author help the reader understand
why ‘Roosevelt’s jaw snaps shut’.
Effect
(cause and effect)
Cause
6. List at least 3 signal words, from pages 56 and
57, that show this Narrative Non-fiction piece,
is in ‘Chronological Order’. (Text Structure)
Independent:
Read to page 59 and answer the following questions.
7. How does the author help the reader understand
why ‘Charlie leaves the campfire to
investigate’. (cause and effect)
Effect
Cause
8. What
is one
question you could ‘Ask and answer Yourself’ to
understand what kind of person President
Roosevelt is? (Ask and Answer Questions).
Question
Answer
9. How does the author help the reader understand
what causes the President ‘to listen so
intently to John Muir.’ (cause
Effect
and effect)
Cause
Open Ended:
What do you think Roosevelt means when he
promises to “wake them up” when talking about
Congress? Defend your answer with at least 1
detail from the story.