"Keeping the Night Watch" Fall
VOCABULARY
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.
My Part
1. Which of the following could be clenched? Explain.
· A fist. Because clenched means to grab something and fists are used to grab things and not a foot.
· A foot.
2. Why might someone hire a chauffeur? Some one might hire a chauffeur because they are lazy and don't want to drive themselves around.
3. Which of the following is an example of something that radiates? Explain.
· A piece of wood.
· The sun. Because radiate means to emit light or heat like the sun does.
4. Give an example of something that can be salvaged. You can salvage a rare antique that could have gotten destroyed.
Sasha's Part
5. Give an example of something is routine. Explain. I go to school everyday.
6. Which of the following is an example of something that could be wobbly? Explain.
· The leg of a chair. Since people sit on chairs one at a time it depends if the chair is old but if it is the screws start to get detached and then the chair starts to fall apart
· A staircase.
7. Which of the following is an example of someone who is reliable? Explain.
· A firefighter. firefighter is reliable because fighter fighters save people all day long because that's their job, and they are good people
· Your worst enemy.
Bryan's Part
8. Would you want to be known as a subject or a leader? Explain. Yes I would like to be know as a leader because people would rely on me and have trust in me also because I help other people to become like me.
9. Give an example of someone you are fond of. Why are you fond of them? Someone I fond of is my parents and I am fond of them because they have helped me every school year to do my homework help me study care for me and help me in a lot of stuff.
10. Have you misplaced something? If so, what was it and how did you find it? I once misplaced the keys of the house I accidentally put them inside of he house where there is a cabinet I put them in the keys were so post to be out side. Then my mom came from getting groceries and couldn't open the door because she need the keys to open it so then I remembered where I put the keys and I got them and opened the door
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
1. “His eyes are constantly waving the white flag of surrender, but I am like the gunfighter in the Old West. I walk around with my words drawn, ready to fire.” (page 13) Picture at the bottom.
Draw a picture of its literal meaning and explain its figurative meaning.
This means that C.J. fights with his dad using words.
2. “’I had a problem that was just a little bigger than me. It was my black cloud. It came and stood in front of me and everything went black.’” (page 26) Picture at the bottom.
Draw a picture of its literal meaning and explain its figurative meaning.
it means that he had to leave the house because there was a problem that could bring harm to his family so he left.
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? This is an example of figurative language.
2. In “We are Family,” why did C.J. put “family” in quotations? C.J. puts "family" in quotes because he doesn't feel like its a real family.
3. What does C.J. mean when he says his family’s words are “sugarcoated”? What he means is that his families words don't have much meaning to him.
4. Why is Zuri worried about her adopted dog leaving in “Pretending”? She worried that her pretend dog will leave because her father left even though she did nothing wrong.
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: mad at his father.
6. What does C.J. mean when he says, “My crown falls from my head” in “Family Tales”? He means that his place was taken and daddy read the books instead of C.J.
7. Compare and contrast C.J. and Byron’s response to their father’s return. C.J. doesn't forgive his father for leaving easily but Byron forgives him right away.
8. How has C.J.’s life changed after his father returned? What has not changed? C.J.'s life changed because now that his dad is home he is feeling mad at his dad but his life is still the same because other members of his family are still there with him.
9. Why doesn’t Zuri’s picture have a door? Zuri's pictures don't have doors because she is scared that if they had doors her father might leave again.
10. What was Grandmomma’s motive in assigning the place cards around the table? She assigned place cards on the table because she wanted everything organized and C.J. to try to bond with his father.
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.
My Part
1. Which of the following could be clenched? Explain.
· A fist. Because clenched means to grab something and fists are used to grab things and not a foot.
· A foot.
2. Why might someone hire a chauffeur? Some one might hire a chauffeur because they are lazy and don't want to drive themselves around.
3. Which of the following is an example of something that radiates? Explain.
· A piece of wood.
· The sun. Because radiate means to emit light or heat like the sun does.
4. Give an example of something that can be salvaged. You can salvage a rare antique that could have gotten destroyed.
Sasha's Part
5. Give an example of something is routine. Explain. I go to school everyday.
6. Which of the following is an example of something that could be wobbly? Explain.
· The leg of a chair. Since people sit on chairs one at a time it depends if the chair is old but if it is the screws start to get detached and then the chair starts to fall apart
· A staircase.
7. Which of the following is an example of someone who is reliable? Explain.
· A firefighter. firefighter is reliable because fighter fighters save people all day long because that's their job, and they are good people
· Your worst enemy.
Bryan's Part
8. Would you want to be known as a subject or a leader? Explain. Yes I would like to be know as a leader because people would rely on me and have trust in me also because I help other people to become like me.
9. Give an example of someone you are fond of. Why are you fond of them? Someone I fond of is my parents and I am fond of them because they have helped me every school year to do my homework help me study care for me and help me in a lot of stuff.
10. Have you misplaced something? If so, what was it and how did you find it? I once misplaced the keys of the house I accidentally put them inside of he house where there is a cabinet I put them in the keys were so post to be out side. Then my mom came from getting groceries and couldn't open the door because she need the keys to open it so then I remembered where I put the keys and I got them and opened the door
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
1. “His eyes are constantly waving the white flag of surrender, but I am like the gunfighter in the Old West. I walk around with my words drawn, ready to fire.” (page 13) Picture at the bottom.
Draw a picture of its literal meaning and explain its figurative meaning.
This means that C.J. fights with his dad using words.
2. “’I had a problem that was just a little bigger than me. It was my black cloud. It came and stood in front of me and everything went black.’” (page 26) Picture at the bottom.
Draw a picture of its literal meaning and explain its figurative meaning.
it means that he had to leave the house because there was a problem that could bring harm to his family so he left.
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? This is an example of figurative language.
2. In “We are Family,” why did C.J. put “family” in quotations? C.J. puts "family" in quotes because he doesn't feel like its a real family.
3. What does C.J. mean when he says his family’s words are “sugarcoated”? What he means is that his families words don't have much meaning to him.
4. Why is Zuri worried about her adopted dog leaving in “Pretending”? She worried that her pretend dog will leave because her father left even though she did nothing wrong.
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: mad at his father.
6. What does C.J. mean when he says, “My crown falls from my head” in “Family Tales”? He means that his place was taken and daddy read the books instead of C.J.
7. Compare and contrast C.J. and Byron’s response to their father’s return. C.J. doesn't forgive his father for leaving easily but Byron forgives him right away.
8. How has C.J.’s life changed after his father returned? What has not changed? C.J.'s life changed because now that his dad is home he is feeling mad at his dad but his life is still the same because other members of his family are still there with him.
9. Why doesn’t Zuri’s picture have a door? Zuri's pictures don't have doors because she is scared that if they had doors her father might leave again.
10. What was Grandmomma’s motive in assigning the place cards around the table? She assigned place cards on the table because she wanted everything organized and C.J. to try to bond with his father.
Figurative Language
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