encyclopedia brown unit 4 week 5. genre – realistic fiction realistic fiction tells about events...
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Encyclopedia Brown
Unit 4 Week 5
Genre – Realistic Fiction
Realistic Fiction tells about events that could really happen. The characters have feelings just like you.
Vocabulary Strategy – Synonyms and Antonyms
• Synonyms are words that mean almost the same thing. For example: Anxious and Nervous
• Antonyms are words with opposite minute. For example: Kind and Mean
Comprehension Skill - Plot
• A plot is found only in fiction.• A plot begins when a character has
a problem or conflict.
ProblemRising Action
Climax Resolution
Comprehension Strategy –
Ask QuestionsActive readers ask themselves questions before they read, while they read, and after they read.
VocabularyAmphibians
CrimeExhibitLizards
ReferenceReptiles
SalamandersStumped
Amphibians
•Animals that live on land and water
Crime
•The act of breaking the law
Exhibit
•Act of displaying; public showing
Lizards
•Kind of reptiles; reptiles with long bodies and tails, movable eyelids, and usually four legs
Reference
•Source of information
Reptiles
•Animals with scales; cold-blooded animals with backbones and lungs
Salamanders
•Type of animal; animals shaped like lizards, but related to frogs and toads
Stumped
•Puzzled
When and where did this story take place?
• In the morning at the aquarium• In the evening at the Brown’s house• During the night at Idaville’s car
wash
If Encyclopedia Brown did not live in Idaville, what would
most likely happen?
• Some crimes would go unsolved.• There would be no crimes
committed.• More crooks would move away from
the town.
Why did the author write this story?
• To compare and contrast clues that are left at crime scenes
• To explain how to become a real-life detective
• To entertain with a story about a boy that solves crimes
What was the main reason that Chief Brown was stumped
about the crime?
• The crook left very few clues• Few people knew about the
salamander• The chief had never been to the
aquarium
How are frogs and salamanders alike?
• They are birds.• They are amphibians.• They are reptiles.
What did Encyclopedia Brown need before he solved the
crime?• A picture of the stolen salamander• A list of questions to ask each
employee• The specific details about the crime
Which event happened around the same time Dr. O’Donnell examined the new crocodile?
• Mrs. King took a coffee break• Sam Maine told a lie to the chief• Chief Brown went to the aquarium
What is an important lesson in this story?
• It helps to pay careful attention to details
• It takes a lot of clues to solve a crime.
• Children make better detectives than adults.
Encyclopedia Brown showed that he had solved the crime
when he--• Took his Dad to the back room of
the aquarium• Found the salamander at Mrs.
Brown’s house• Said that Sam was lying about his
experience
Why did Sam Maine act suspicious of Mrs. King?
• He knew she had let visitors into the back room
• He wanted the police to think she was the thief
• He was trying to get her to stop volunteering
What is the most likely reason Sam Maine lied about his experience
with taking care of animals?
• He lied because he wanted to get a job at the aquarium. He wanted to be hired.
In addition to working at the aquarium, what else did O’Donnell, Mrs. Brown, or Sam Maine have in
common?• They all appeared to be busy doing
other things when the salamander was stolen.
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