The Trial of Cardigan Jones
The Trial of Cardigan Jones
by Tim Eagen
by Tim Eagen
Embedded Files
Genre: Fantasy - an imaginative story with characters or events that are not real
Reading Skills: Drawing Conclusions and Author's Word Choice
Strategy: Infer/Predict
Essential Question: Why are courts an important part of our government?
Student Objectives:
-Use conclusions to infer what characters are like.
-Use text evidence to draw conclusions and demonstrate understanding.
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
trial: a meeting in court to decide if someone has broken the law
trial: a meeting in court to decide if someone has broken the law
jury: the group of people who make the decision in a trial
jury: the group of people who make the decision in a trial
convinced: made someone believe or agree to something
convinced: made someone believe or agree to something
guilty: having done something wrong
guilty: having done something wrong
pointed: used a finger to show where something was
pointed: used a finger to show where something was
honest: truthful
honest: truthful
murmur: the sound of people speaking very softly
murmur: the sound of people speaking very softly
stand: the place where a witness in a trial sits while being questioned
stand: the place where a witness in a trial sits while being questioned
Online Practice Resources:
Online Practice Resources:
Report abuse