"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, misplaced1
Answer the following questions about the vocabulary words.
1. Which of the following could be clenched? Explain.
· A fist. You can clench a fist because you'r angry.
· A foot. = you can't clench. you don't have the type of mussel in your foot.
2. Why might someone hire a chauffeur?
Someone might hire a chaffeur if they are to lazy to drive or famous. a chaffeur is a person hired to drive someone to places
3. Which of the following is an example of something that radiates? Explain.
· A piece of wood. Does not emit energy
· The sun. = The sun radiates light, heat,
4. Give an example of something that can be salvaged.
The divers salvaged a gold statue and an emerald from the sunken ship
5. Give an example of something is routine. Explain.
I got to school and this is a routing because I do it everyday
6. Which of the following is an example of something that could be wobbly? Explain.
· The leg of a chair. If one leg of a chair is shorter than the rest, the chair can move unsteadily from side to side
· A staircase. If this is wobbly, it must be a poorly made staircase
7. Which of the following is an example of someone who is reliable? Explain.
· A firefighter. If I am ever in a fire, I can trust firefighters to put out the fires and save people
· Your worst enemy. If I had enemies, I probabky would not trust them
8. Would you want to be known as a subject or a leader? Explain.
The President because the government shutdown and Obamacare once was in the news
9. Give an example of someone you are fond of. Why are you fond of them?
I am very fond of my dad because he is amazing
10. Have you misplaced something? If so, what was it and how did you find it?
I accidentally misplaced my 3ds under my couch, it just fell there when i put it on top of the couch. I found it because I noticed it was not in my desk and I just looked everywhere
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
images below.
1he is a shadow long and full leaving little room for light and making it hard to see me.page 17 lines 1 and 2. nobody pays atantion to cj anymore
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) he could see nothing but the the problem
3. "how this black gem could stop shining I'am the family jeweler. page 23 lines 3 to 6.
he is the one that is important now
4 momma wears a painted on smile that says everything is going to be okay, now. page24 lines 6 and 7.
she trys to make every body feel better
5my shoulder says i don't know beats me. page 25 lines 23 and 24.
he doesn't want to talk to his dad.
6 i am as constant as the moon. page 26 line 8.
he is alway focused.
7 .maybe i say putting him in a head lock but it wouldn't be much of a sandwich with out the stuff in the middle.page 31 lines 22 to 24.
he is saying he is important.
8. puttin' out the gem of the first water china and linens.page 34 line 7.
she is showing the best.
9. i used every ounce of good penmanship.page 34 line 9.
to work hard
10. one misplaced person can knock everything out of balance. page36 lines 31 and 32.
to not mess up
11. when they passed the dinner rolles it always caused a mess. page 34 lines 23 and 24.
it is not good in the beginning when people sit next to people the don't like
12. daddy pays no mind to my walls page 37 lines 13.
he want to talk to him
13.that my snowy moutain of anger will be so wieghed down with daddys apology i will overwhelmed by an avalanche of forgiveness. page 28 line 12.
that is not mad at his dad anymore
14. my crown falls from my head and her word cut each one a shard of glass page 15 lines 26 to 28.
he feel not important
15. I'll start worrying when there are no windows. page 21 line 22.
that she doesn't daddy leave out of a window
16. i'am stranger in my own house. page 22 line 3.
nobody thinks he the same.
17. what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger page9 lines37 and 38.
its better to know why then not no at all
18 i walk around with my words drawn. page 13 line 18.
he ready to talk to his dad
19 we sit with pretend smiles.page 3 line 11.
they aren't that happy as they seem
20 he is the messanger who brings the news but don't open the door---the news cant be good.page 17 lines 17 and 18.
he is not good to talk to
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?
it is example oflying
2. In “We are Family,” why did C.J. put “family” in quotations?
he doesn't think they are a family
3. What does C.J. mean when he says his family’s words are “sugarcoated”?
they not saying what they want to say.
4. Why is Zuri worried about her adopted dog leaving in “Pretending”?
because she thinks of the dog like her dad and doesn't want him to leave
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: confused about his father.
6. What does C.J. mean when he says, “My crown falls from my head” in “Family Tales”?
he thinks he's not important to Zuri
7. Compare and contrast C.J. and Byron’s response to their father’s return.
cj is upset with his dad.byroniis upset but got rid of it.
8. How has C.J.’s life changed after his father returned? What has not changed?
that he is upset with him. he still loves him.
9. Why doesn’t Zuri’s picture have a door?
she doesn't want her dad to leave them.
10. What was Grandmomma’s motive in assigning the place cards around the table?
to get used to being with someone.
Directions: Think about the meaning of the following words from Keeping the Night Watch.
chauffeur, salvage, radiating, clenched, routine,
subject, wobbly, reliable, fond, misplaced1
Answer the following questions about the vocabulary words.
1. Which of the following could be clenched? Explain.
· A fist. You can clench a fist because you'r angry.
· A foot. = you can't clench. you don't have the type of mussel in your foot.
2. Why might someone hire a chauffeur?
Someone might hire a chaffeur if they are to lazy to drive or famous. a chaffeur is a person hired to drive someone to places
3. Which of the following is an example of something that radiates? Explain.
· A piece of wood. Does not emit energy
· The sun. = The sun radiates light, heat,
4. Give an example of something that can be salvaged.
The divers salvaged a gold statue and an emerald from the sunken ship
5. Give an example of something is routine. Explain.
I got to school and this is a routing because I do it everyday
6. Which of the following is an example of something that could be wobbly? Explain.
· The leg of a chair. If one leg of a chair is shorter than the rest, the chair can move unsteadily from side to side
· A staircase. If this is wobbly, it must be a poorly made staircase
7. Which of the following is an example of someone who is reliable? Explain.
· A firefighter. If I am ever in a fire, I can trust firefighters to put out the fires and save people
· Your worst enemy. If I had enemies, I probabky would not trust them
8. Would you want to be known as a subject or a leader? Explain.
The President because the government shutdown and Obamacare once was in the news
9. Give an example of someone you are fond of. Why are you fond of them?
I am very fond of my dad because he is amazing
10. Have you misplaced something? If so, what was it and how did you find it?
I accidentally misplaced my 3ds under my couch, it just fell there when i put it on top of the couch. I found it because I noticed it was not in my desk and I just looked everywhere
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
images below.
1he is a shadow long and full leaving little room for light and making it hard to see me.page 17 lines 1 and 2. nobody pays atantion to cj anymore
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) he could see nothing but the the problem
3. "how this black gem could stop shining I'am the family jeweler. page 23 lines 3 to 6.
he is the one that is important now
4 momma wears a painted on smile that says everything is going to be okay, now. page24 lines 6 and 7.
she trys to make every body feel better
5my shoulder says i don't know beats me. page 25 lines 23 and 24.
he doesn't want to talk to his dad.
6 i am as constant as the moon. page 26 line 8.
he is alway focused.
7 .maybe i say putting him in a head lock but it wouldn't be much of a sandwich with out the stuff in the middle.page 31 lines 22 to 24.
he is saying he is important.
8. puttin' out the gem of the first water china and linens.page 34 line 7.
she is showing the best.
9. i used every ounce of good penmanship.page 34 line 9.
to work hard
10. one misplaced person can knock everything out of balance. page36 lines 31 and 32.
to not mess up
11. when they passed the dinner rolles it always caused a mess. page 34 lines 23 and 24.
it is not good in the beginning when people sit next to people the don't like
12. daddy pays no mind to my walls page 37 lines 13.
he want to talk to him
13.that my snowy moutain of anger will be so wieghed down with daddys apology i will overwhelmed by an avalanche of forgiveness. page 28 line 12.
that is not mad at his dad anymore
14. my crown falls from my head and her word cut each one a shard of glass page 15 lines 26 to 28.
he feel not important
15. I'll start worrying when there are no windows. page 21 line 22.
that she doesn't daddy leave out of a window
16. i'am stranger in my own house. page 22 line 3.
nobody thinks he the same.
17. what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger page9 lines37 and 38.
its better to know why then not no at all
18 i walk around with my words drawn. page 13 line 18.
he ready to talk to his dad
19 we sit with pretend smiles.page 3 line 11.
they aren't that happy as they seem
20 he is the messanger who brings the news but don't open the door---the news cant be good.page 17 lines 17 and 18.
he is not good to talk to
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?
it is example oflying
2. In “We are Family,” why did C.J. put “family” in quotations?
he doesn't think they are a family
3. What does C.J. mean when he says his family’s words are “sugarcoated”?
they not saying what they want to say.
4. Why is Zuri worried about her adopted dog leaving in “Pretending”?
because she thinks of the dog like her dad and doesn't want him to leave
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: confused about his father.
6. What does C.J. mean when he says, “My crown falls from my head” in “Family Tales”?
he thinks he's not important to Zuri
7. Compare and contrast C.J. and Byron’s response to their father’s return.
cj is upset with his dad.byroniis upset but got rid of it.
8. How has C.J.’s life changed after his father returned? What has not changed?
that he is upset with him. he still loves him.
9. Why doesn’t Zuri’s picture have a door?
she doesn't want her dad to leave them.
10. What was Grandmomma’s motive in assigning the place cards around the table?
to get used to being with someone.