Good Evening Pioneers,
NONFICTION/BIOGRAPHY
Tonight you are to read the article about "Levi Strauss". When finished you are to answer the following questions:
1. Based on this article in paragraph 3, what is a peddler?
2. Why did Strauss move to California in 1853?
3. What did Jacob Davis invent and why?
4. How did Levi Strauss help Jacob Davis expand his business?
5. What were blue jeans originally called?
6. Why did the author include bullet points at the end of the article?
7. How do the subheadings help you as a reader?
7. How do the subheadings help you as a reader?
**If it would help, copy and paste the questions to the comment box so that you do not have to keep scrolling up to read the questions.
You can do it!
ReplyDelete1. Based on this article in paragraph 3, what is a peddler?
A peddler is...
2. Why did Strauss move to California in 1853?
Strauss moved to California in 1853 because...
3. What did Jacob Davis invent and why?
4. How did Levi Strauss help Jacob Davis expand his business?
5. What were blue jeans originally called?
6. Why did the author include bullet points at the end of the article?
7. How do the subheadings help you as a reader?
. Based on this article in paragraph 3, what is a peddler?
ReplyDeleteA peddler is a sales person who carries products to place to place.
2. Why did Strauss move to California in 1853?
Strauss moved to California so he could start a new business.
3. What did Jacob Davis invent and why?
Jacob Davis invented riveted pockets for durable work pants.
4. How did Levi Strauss help Jacob Davis expand his business?
Davis needed help to produce his pockets,so Strauss hired him to help manufacture the work pants.
5. What were blue jeans originally called?
They were called "waist high overalls".
6. Why did the author include bullet points at the end of the article?
He included them to help the reader about fascinating facts about Strauss.
7. How do the subheadings help you as a reader?
To help the reader understand about whats going to happen in each paragraph.
-George
Way to get your homework done right after school! Good work!
Delete. Based on this article in paragraph 3, what is a peddler?
ReplyDeleteA peddler is a sales person who carries products to place to place.
2. Why did Strauss move to California in 1853?
Strauss moved to California so he could start a new business.
3. What did Jacob Davis invent and why?
Jacob Davis invented riveted pockets for durable work pants.
4. How did Levi Strauss help Jacob Davis expand his business?
Davis needed help to produce his pockets,so Strauss hired him to help manufacture the work pants.
5. What were blue jeans originally called?
They were called "waist high overalls".
6. Why did the author include bullet points at the end of the article?
He included them to help the reader about fascinating facts about Strauss.
7. How do the subheadings help you as a reader?
To help the reader understand about whats going to happen in each paragraph.
-George
i did the seven questions already
ReplyDelete-linda
i did the seven questions already
ReplyDelete-linda
. Based on this article in paragraph 3, what is a peddler?
ReplyDeletea sales man who carries things from place to place.
2. Why did Strauss move to California in 1853?
to open a dry goods store and make is fortune in business.
3. What did Jacob Davis invent and why?
a new way to make durable work pants because they would last longer than normal pants.
4. How did Levi Strauss help Jacob Davis expand his business? he made a tough material called denim that expanded business.
5. What were blue jeans originally called?
they were called waist high overalls.
6. Why did the author include bullet points at the end of the article? so you could learn some quick facts without having to read about them.
7. How do the subheadings help you as a reader? so you can know what you are reading about in that paragraph.
- Blake
Don't you have to read the facts at the end of the article? The author probably made the final points brief, so that you would actually read them! They give you some important facts quickly.
Delete1. Based on this article in paragraph 3, what is a peddler? - A peddler is a person who sells goods from place to place.
ReplyDelete2. Why did Strauss move to California in 1853? - He moved to California in 1853 so that he could sell his goods to gold miners and citizens during and after the California Gold Rush.
3. What did Jacob Davis invent and why? - Davis invented work pants with metal rivets put into the pockets to make the pants last longer.
4. How did Levi Strauss help Jacob Davis expand his business? - Jacob Davis helped Strauss expand his business by making and selling these work pants.
5. What were blue jeans originally called? - Blue jeans were originally called "waist high overalls."
6. Why did the author include bullet points at the end of the article? - HE included bullet points to get to know a little more about Levi, his family, and what he did for a living.
7. How do the subheadings help you as a reader? - Subheadings help readers by giving the reader the main idea of the paragraph and what to expect.
Linda, was this you?
Delete1. Based on this article in paragraph 3, what is a peddler? - A peddler is a person who sells goods from place to place.
ReplyDelete2. Why did Strauss move to California in 1853? - He moved to California in 1853 so that he could sell his goods to gold miners and citizens during and after the California Gold Rush.
3. What did Jacob Davis invent and why? - Davis invented work pants with metal rivets put into the pockets to make the pants last longer.
4. How did Levi Strauss help Jacob Davis expand his business? - Jacob Davis helped Strauss expand his business by making and selling these work pants.
5. What were blue jeans originally called? - Blue jeans were originally called "waist high overalls."
6. Why did the author include bullet points at the end of the article? - HE included bullet points to get to know a little more about Levi, his family, and what he did for a living.
7. How do the subheadings help you as a reader? - Subheadings help readers by giving the reader the main idea of the paragraph and what to expect.
-Tim
Great job, Tim!!
Delete1. Based on this article in paragraph 3, what is a peddler?
ReplyDeleteA peddler is a person who carries goods on his back from one settlement to another and then sells them
2. Why did Strauss move to California in 1853?
Levi moved to California in 1853 because of the California Gold Rush,he thought it would be good for his own business
3. What did Jacob Davis invent and why?
Jacob Davis invented durable work pants with metal rivets to make the pants last longer
4. How did Levi Strauss help Jacob Davis expand his business?
Levi helped Jacob with patenting the riveted pockets and helped make more jeans
5. What were blue jeans originally called?
The blue jeans were originally called "waist high overalls"
6. Why did the author include bullet points at the end of the article?
The author included bullet points because he was giving interesting facts about Levi Strauss
7. How do the subheadings help you as a reader?
The subheadings help you by telling you what you are about to read
-Martina
Excellent job, Martina.
Delete1. Based on this article in paragraph 3, what is a peddler?
ReplyDeletea peddler is a person who carries goods on their back selling goods.
2. Why did Strauss move to California in 1853?
he moved to California because he heard about the California gold rush and knew a bunch of people would be going there and Levi started a business.
3. What did Jacob Davis invent and why?
Jacob Davis invented the blue jeans because he wanted to make more durable pants.
4. How did Levi Strauss help Jacob Davis expand his business?
levi helped because he created a stronger material called denim.
5. What were blue jeans originally called?
blue jeans used to be called waist high overalls.
6. Why did the author include bullet points at the end of the article?
I think the author included bullet points so you could read some basic facts without having to dig deep to find them.
7. How do the subheadings help you as a reader?
the subheadings help you as a reader because they let you know what the paragraph is going to be about.
-Whitney
Good, Whitney!
Delete1. Based on this article in paragraph 3, what is a peddler?
ReplyDeleteA peddler is a person going place to place selling goods
2. Why did Strauss move to California in 1853?
He moved to California because he heard about the California Gold Rush and thought he could open up a new business.
3. What did Jacob Davis invent and why?
Jacob Davis invented a new way to make durable work pants so that they would last longer.
4. How did Levi Strauss help Jacob Davis expand his business?
He helped expand his business by manufacturing these new pants in volume.
5. What were blue jeans originally called?
They were originally called "waist high overalls".
6. Why did the author include bullet points at the end of the article?
The author included bullet points so that the reader could learn some interesting facts about Levi Strauss in a quick and easy way.
7. How do the subheadings help you as a reader?
The subheadings help you as a reader because they tell you what the paragraph is mainly about.
-Miranda
Great, Miranda!
Delete1. A peddler is someone who carries goods from town to town.
ReplyDelete2. Strauss moved to California in 1853 to sell goods, tools, and clothes to the gold rush miners because he knew they would need them and that they would pay for them.
3. Jacob Davis invented more durable work pants because he knew the gold rush miners needed them and would pay for them.
4. Levi Strauss helped Javob expand his business by helping him produce more work pants (jeans).
5. Blue jeans were originally called waist high overalls.
6. The author included bullet points at the end of the article because they were just fun facts to help you understand the article, not a complete story or sentences that really go together.
7. The subheadings help me as a reader by showing me what I will learn, which helps me analyze and understand the text.
-Indiana
Excellent, Indiana!
Delete1. Based on this article in paragraph 3, what is a peddler?
ReplyDeleteA peddler is someone who would carry goods on his back from settlement to settlement selling goods.
2. Why did Strauss move to California in 1853?
Strauss moved to California because he thought California was excellent opportunity for a new business.(dry goods store)
3. What did Jacob Davis invent and why?
Jacob invented a new way to make durable work pants so they could last longer.
4. How did Levi Strauss help Jacob Davis expand his business?
Levi helped by hiring Davis to manufacture the new type of pants in volume.
5. What were blue jeans originally called?
"Levi's" or "blu jeans."
6. Why did the author include bullet points at the end of the article?
to show more interesting facts about Levi and to learn more about Levi.
7. How do the subheadings help you as a reader?
to tell what the topic of each paragraph.
-Norma
Good job, Norma.
Delete1. Based on this article in paragraph 3, what is a peddler? A peddler is someone who moves a lot and sells goods.
ReplyDelete2. Why did Strauss move to California in 1853? He moved to California because of the gold rush,he wanted to sell his goods to the people around there because it was very busy.
3. What did Jacob Davis invent and why? Jacob Davis invented jeans. He wanted to make durable work pants.
4. How did Levi Strauss help Jacob Davis expand his business? Levi helped Jacob produce the jeans more. He produced them in volumes.
5. What were blue jeans originally called? Blue jeans were originally called"Levis".
6. Why did the author include bullet points at the end of the article? The author included bullet points because he/she was listing interesting facts about Levi Strauss.
7. How do the subheadings help you as a reader? The subheadings helped me because you knew what you were about to read.
~Steve
Good job, Steve!!
DeleteBrad- Based on this article in paragraph 3, what is a peddler?A peddler is a man who sells goods from settlement to settlement.
ReplyDelete2. Why did Strauss move to California in 1853?He went to California to open a dry goods store.
3. What did Jacob Davis invent and why?He invented because he wanted to manufacture a new type of work pants that lasts longer.
4. How did Levi Strauss help Jacob Davis expand his business?Levi hired him to help manufacture the new type of pants in volume.
5. What were blue jeans originally called?Levi called them,Waist High Overalls.
6. Why did the author include bullet points at the end of the article?The author added bullet points to organize the information about Levi.
7. How do the subheadings help you as a reader?Subheadings help me as a reader because they express what the paragraph is mostly about.
Very good! Isn't it interesting how such a major trend came about?
Delete1. Based on this article in paragraph 3, what is a peddler?
ReplyDeleteA peddler is a person who carries goods on their back from settlement to settlement selling goods.
2. Why did Strauss move to California in 1853?
He moved to C.A because Levi had heard about California Gold Rush and thought it would be a good thing to put himself out there and open up a gold mining business.
3. What did Jacob Davis invent and why?
Jacob invented a new way to make durable pants so that they would last longer.
4. How did Levi Strauss help Jacob Davis expand his business?
Strauss hired Davis and helped to manufacture the pants in volume.
5. What were blue jeans originally called?
Waist high overalls.
6. Why did the author include bullet points at the end of the article?
To help the reader learn more about Levi Strauss.
7. How do the subheadings help you as a reader?
They tell the reader what each paragraph is about.
-Shania Twain
Shania, I am happy to see you blogging! Hope you're feeling ok. Great job!
Delete1. Based on this article in paragraph 3, what is a peddler?
ReplyDeleteA peddler is someone who would carry goods from settlement to settlement selling goods.
2. Why did Strauss move to California in 1853?
He wanted to sell goods to lots of people because he had heard about the California gold rush.
3. What did Jacob Davis invent and why?
Jacob Davis invented durable work pants.He wanted to make long lasting jeans.
4. How did Levi Strauss help Jacob Davis expand his business?
Levi Strauss manufactured the pants in volume,and patented the rivet process.
5. What were blue jeans originally called?
Blue jeans were originally called Levi's.
6. Why did the author include bullet points at the end of the article?
To tell the reader other interesting facts about levi Strauss.
7. How do the subheadings help you as a reader?
It helps you by letting you know what the text is mostly about
-Easton-
Very good, Easton!
Delete1. Based on this article in paragraph 3, what is a peddler? A peddler is someone who sell good.
ReplyDelete2. Why did Strauss move to California in 1853? He move to California,so he can sell dry goods.
3. What did Jacob Davis invent and why?Jacob Davis invent new way to make durable work pants.
4. How did Levi Strauss help Jacob Davis expand his business?Levi Strauss helped Jacob Davis make a factory.
5. What were blue jeans originally called? Waist high overalls
6. Why did the author include bullet points at the end of the article?To organize the facts
7. How do the subheadings help you as a reader?To know what the paragraphs are going to be about.
Kitty
Did the author just include bullet points to organize facts? They were brand new facts. Why do you think the author wanted to include more facts about Strauss in the end?
Delete1. Based on this article in paragraph 3, what is a peddler? A peddler is someone who would carry goods on their back and town to town selling goods.
ReplyDelete2. Why did Strauss move to California in 1853? There was a lot of money in California because of the gold rush, so he thought it would be a good spot to make a business.
3. What did Jacob Davis invent and why? He invented a new way to make long lasting pants. he did it so pants would last longer.
4. How did Levi Strauss help Jacob Davis expand his business? Levi hired Davis to manufacture the jeans.
5. What were blue jeans originally called? Levi originally called the jeans waist high overalls.
6. Why did the author include bullet points at the end of the article? He included bullet points to state that they're interesting facts
7. How do the subheadings help you as a reader? They tell you what each paragraph is about.
-Garth
Good job, Garth!
Delete1. Based on this article in paragraph 3, what is a peddler? A peddler is a person who carries goods on their back from settlement to settlement selling goods.
ReplyDelete2. Why did Strauss move to California in 1853? Levi moved to C.A. because he heard of the California Gold Rush and he though it was a good idea to make a new business there.
3. What did Jacob Davis invent and why? Jacob Davis invented because he wanted to manufacture a new type of pants that lasts longer.
4. How did Levi Strauss help Jacob Davis expand his business? He hired Davis to help manufacture the pants in volume. 5. What were blue jeans originally called? They were called "waist high overalls
6. Why did the author include bullet points at the end of the article? To help the reader get more facts about Levi Strauss.
7. How do the subheadings help you as a reader? To tell the reader what their going to read next.
Delete-Kelly
Very good, Kelly! :-)
DeleteQuestions:
ReplyDelete1. Based on this article in paragraph 3, what is a peddler?
2. Why did Strauss move to California in 1853?
3. What did Jacob Davis invent and why?
4. How did Levi Strauss help Jacob Davis expand his business?
5. What were blue jeans originally called?
6. Why did the author include bullet points at the end of the article?
7. How do the subheadings help you as a reader?
Answers:
1. A peddler is a person who sells something on the street.
2. He moved to CA to start a dry goods business.
3. He invented durable work pants with metal rivets to last longer.
4. Levi helped expand business by finding a stronger material called denim.
5. Blue jeans were originally called Levi's.
6. The author included the points to give extra info.
7. The headings helped because they tell you what the section is about.
Levi's were originally called "high waisted levis" :-)
DeleteGreat job, Britney! You did it again!
1. Based on this article in paragraph 3, what is a peddler?
ReplyDeletea. Someone who sells goods from place to place.
2. Why did Strauss move to California in 1853?
a. He heard of the California gold rush and thought it was a good place for business.
3. What did Jacob Davis invent and why?
a. He invented durable jeans for laborers so their jeans didn`t rip.
4. How did Levi Strauss help Jacob Davis expand his business?
a. He helped by making more jeans.
5. What were blue jeans originally called?
a. As Levi called them, ”waist high overalls”.
6. Why did the author include bullet points at the end of the article?
a. To include facts about Levi that they wanted to add but didn`t fit in the article.
7. How do the subheadings help you as a reader?
a. They help organize the text.
-Patty
Way to organize your thoughts, Patty!:-) Good points made!
Delete1. Based on this article in paragraph 3, what is a peddler?
ReplyDeleteA peddler is a traveling sales person. He carried goods from settlement to settlement to sell them.
2. Why did Strauss move to California in 1853?
To open a dry goods store to sell to the gold prospectors.
3. What did Jacob Davis invent and why?
He invented a way to make work pants by using metal rivets in the pockets so that they would last longer.
4. How did Levi Strauss help Jacob Davis expand his business?
He hired Davis and began manufacturing the durable pants in volume. Strauss pantented the rivet process.
5. What were blue jeans originally called?
Waist high overalls
6. Why did the author include bullet points at the end of the article?
To give you more details about Strauss
7. How do the subheadings help you as a reader?
They tell you what to expect in the next paragraph.
"Be Awesome" -Maverick
Who would have thought that "durable" pants was such an innovative idea! Great job, Maverick!
Delete1. Based on this article in paragraph 3, what is a peddler? A peddler is who carries goods from settlement to settlement.
ReplyDelete2. Why did Strauss move to California in 1853? Strauss heard about the gold mine and he thought he could make more money because there was gold.
3. What did Jacob Davis invent and why? Jacob Davis invented invented comfortable working pants.
4. How did Levi Strauss help Jacob Davis expand his business? Levi Strausss helped Jacob Davis expand his business by hiring Davis to manufacture his new work pants in volume. He also patented the rivet process.
5. What were blue jeans originally called? "Waist high overalls"
6. Why did the author include bullet points at the end of the article? To provide extra facts.
7. How do the subheadings help you as a reader? They tell us what will happen in a paragraph.
LeeAnn
Shows how team work and creating new ideas, can lead to success! Great job!
Delete1. Based on this article in paragraph 3, what is a peddler?
ReplyDeleteA peddler is a person who carries goods on their back from settlement to settlement selling the goods.
2. Why did Strauss move to California in 1853?
He thought that California would be a good place for a new business due to the California Gold Rush.
3. What did Jacob Davis invent and why?
He invented a new way to make work pants, in order to make them last longer.
4. How did Levi Strauss help Jacob Davis expand his business?
He hired Davis and they began to manufacture a new type of pants in volume.
5. What were blue jeans originally called?
They were originally called waist high overalls.
6. Why did the author include bullet points at the end of the article?
He used bullet points to give the readers interesting facts about Levi Strauss.
7. How do the subheadings help you as a reader?
It gives me information about what the paragraphs are about.
- Selena -
Good--the bullet points gave more information without having to go into immense detail.
Delete1. Based on this article in paragraph 3, what is a peddler?
ReplyDeleteA peddler is a sales person going from house to house selling stuff.
2. Why did Strauss move to California in 1853?
Strauss moved America because he heard about the gold rush in California,LA.
3. What did Jacob Davis invent and why?
Jacob invented long lasting , comfortable , working pants.
4. How did Levi Strauss help Jacob Davis expand his business?
Strauss helped Davis develop his idea of metal rivet for volume manufacturing. more importantly,he patented the rivet process.
5. What were blue jeans originally called?
They were called ''waist high overalls.''
6. Why did the author include bullet points at the end of the article?
To give more interesting facts about Levi Strauss.
7. How do the subheadings help you as a reader?
It tells me what it is going to be written in the the paragraph.
- carrie -
Good! Did he want to find gold, or did he want to start a company where he knew many Americans were headed?
Delete1. A peddler sells goods from town to town.
ReplyDelete2. He moved to California to start a business.
3. Jacob David invented work pants. He invented them so they can last longer.
4. He helped Davis make more pants.
5. Blue jeans were called waist high overalls.
6. The author wanted to list more about Levis Strauss.
7. They tell you what the paragraph is about.
Patrick
Patrick,
ReplyDeleteYou need a little more detail. Why do you think the author wanted to list more about Strauss in the end of the article?
Also, in #2, what kind of business did he want to create?
Details win ball games (aka school) :-)
1. Based on this article in paragraph 3, what is a peddler?
ReplyDeleteA peddler is a person who carries goods from settlement to settlement selling goods.
2. Why did Strauss move to California in 1853?
Strauss moved to California because he heard about a California gold rush and wanted to start a dry goods store there.
3. What did Jacob Davis invent and why?
Jacob Davis invented a new way to make durable work pants. He invented them because he wanted for pants to last longer.
4. How did Levi Strauss help Jacob Davis expand his business?
Levi Strauss helped Jacob Davis by hiring him in his store and patenting the rivet process.
5. What were blue jeans originally called?
They were originally called " waist high overalls ".
6. Why did the author include bullet points at the end of the article?
The author included bullet points at the end of the article because they were not part of the story, but the author wanted to add some facts.
7. How do the subheadings help you as a reader?
The subheadings help me as a reader because they help me know what a specific paragraph is about and I can get to my answers easier and quicker.
- Jasmine-