The puppy was very reluctant to go with the stranger. What does reluctant mean and how do you know?

Explain Personification: The old house sighed, its wooden frame groaning in the storm's fury. Rain hammered against the windows like angry fists, and the wind howled, a mournful sound that seemed to come from the very depths of the night.

If you take your Halloween candy to class, you may want to conceal it so others won't take it. What does conceal most likely mean?

As the smell got worse, we moved with a sense of urgency away from the room. What is a possible synonym for the urgency? What tells you that?

The Bridge: Read the text. Determine the theme. What passage supports your reasoning? + 5 bonus

The lost campers sweltered under the heat of the desert sun. What does "swelter" mean?

Read the passage about climbing the tree. What is the theme? Bonus 5 for telling me why you think that.

Mason thought it wasn't fair that he couldn't have dessert. What is the homograph in this sentence? What is the other meaning for this homograph?

In The Bridge, what was Leo's point of view to planning? How do you know?

As I opened the door to my classroom, the mystery smell intensified. What is another word I could use for intensified?

Read the bridge passage. What happened first?

Read Visual Aid. What do you think the theme of the story is? How do you know for a bonus 5 points?

My dad changed the tire on his old car. Identify the homograph, and what the other meaning of that word is.