Adorable: Really, Really Cute

I Wanna Iguana Study Guide

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Vocabulary: adorable: really, really cute compassionate: kind and wanting to help exactly: without any error iguana: a large lizard from Central and South America mature: grown up mention: to talk about something briefly trophies: prizes given for winning a contest, race, or other competition

Strategy: Compare and Contrast When you compare, you tell how two or more things are alike. When you contrast, you tell how two or more things are different.

Literary Elements: Plot The plot of a story is what happens in a story. The character has a problem to solve. The main events of the story tell how the character attempts to solve the problem. The resolution of the story is how the problem gets solved.

Guiding Questions as you read:  What problem do Alex and his mother have?  Compare and contrast Alex’s brother and the iguana.  List 2 reasons why Alex’s mom doesn’t think he needs an iguana.  How does the story end?  What are realistic things that happen in the story?

Genre: realistic fiction