Big Question: Big Question: What is unique about the landscape of the Southwest? Author: Jackie Mims Hopkins Genre: Modern Fairy Tale.

Big Question:

What is unique about the landscape

of the Southwest?

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Modern Fairy Tale

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breezy jury balcony steady alley trolley misty frequency parsley journey chimney attorney

prairie calorie honey valley money finally movie country empty city rookie hockey collie

VOCABULARY WORDS

Vocabulary Words

More Words to Know

bargain favor lassoed offended prairie riverbed shrieked

sassy suspiciously twang corral frontier rodeo

BIG QUESTION: WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THE LANDSCAPE OF THE SOUTHWEST?

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MONDAY

Question of the Day

What is unique about the landscape of the

Southwest?

TODAY WE WILL LEARN ABOUT:

Build Concepts Author’s Purpose Story Structure Build Background Vocabulary Fluency: Model Volume Grammar: Compound Sentences Spelling: Long e The Southwest

FLUENCYMODEL VOLUME

FLUENCY: VOLUME

Listen as I read “Growing Up in the Old West.”

As I read, notice how I use a volume suited to the size of the room and the distance of the farthest listener.

Be ready to answer questions after I finish.

FLUENCY: VOLUME

What was the author’s purpose for writing “Growing Up in the Old West?”

What does the author think about the life of frontier children in the Old West?

CONCEPT VOCABULARY

corral – pen for horses and cattle

frontier – the farthest part of a settled country, where the wilds begin

rodeo – a contest or exhibition of skill in roping cattle and riding horses and bulls

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CORRAL

FRONTIER

RODEO

CONCEPT VOCABULARY

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your changes.)

BUILD CONCEPT VOCABULARY CORRAL, FRONTIER, RODEO

Ranch

Landscape

The Southwest

AUTHOR’S PURPOSE &

STORY STRUCTURE

TURN TO PAGE 88-89.

PRIOR KNOWLEDGETHINK OF AS MANY THINGS ARE YOU CAN ABOUT TYPICAL SETTINGS, CHARACTERS, STORY EVENTS, OR LESSONS LEARNED FROM FAMILIAR FAIRY TALES.

Settings Characters Story Events Lessons Learned

VOCABULARY WORDS

VOCABULARY WORDS bargain – an agreement to trade or exchange; deal

favor – act of kindness lassoed – roped; caught with a long rope with a loop on the end

offended – hurt the feelings of someone; made angry

VOCABULARY WORDS prairie – large area of level or rolling land with grass but few or no trees

riverbed – channel in which a river flows or used to flow

shrieked – made a loud, sharp, shrill sound

MORE WORDS TO KNOW

sassy – rude; lively; spirited

suspiciously – without trust; doubtfully

twang – to make a sharp, ringing sound

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LASSOED

PRAIRIE

RIVERBED

bargain

favor

lassoed

offended

prairie

riverbed

shrieked

sassy

suspiciously

twang

GrammarCompound Sentences

she wanted to explore the vally but her father had warned her to be carefull

She wanted to explore the valley, but her father had warned her to be careful.

yesterday she rodes at a steady pace for haf a hour

Yesterday she rode at a steady pace for half an hour.

COMPOUND SENTENCES Reba Jo made a promise, but she

tried to break it. This is a compound sentence. When two simple sentences are joined by a comma and a connecting word such as and, but, or or, or when they are connected with a semicolon and no connecting words, they make a compound sentence.

COMPOUND SENTENCES

A compound sentence is made up of two simple sentences joined by a comma and a connecting word such as and, but, or or.

The two sentences in a compound sentence must have ideas that make sense together.

COMPOUND SENTENCES

Simple Sentences: The horned toad looks like a toad. It is really a lizard.

Compound Sentence: The horned toad looks like a toad, but it is really a lizard.

COMPOUND SENTENCESIS THE SENTENCE A SIMPLE OR COMPOUND SENTENCE?

Reba Jo loved to ride and play her guitar.

simple sentence The wind blew her hat away, and she rode after it.

compound sentence


Reba Jo wanted her hat, but she was frightened.

compound sentence The horned toad spoke to her and found her hat.

simple sentence


Give me some chili, or I will tell your father.

compound sentence

COMPOUND SENTENCESJOIN EACH PAIR OF SIMPLE SENTENCES TO MAKE A

COMPOUND SENTENCE. USE THE WORD AND, BUT, OR OR.

The horned toad knocked on the door. Reba Jo’s father let him in.

The horned toad knocked on the door, and Reba Jo’s father let him in.



Reba Jo had made a promise. She did not want to keep it.

Reba Jo had made a promise, but she did not want to keep it.

She gave the horned toad some chili. He gobbled it up.

She gave the horned toad some chili, and he gobbled it up.



The toad asked Reba Jo to kiss him. At first she refused.

The toad asked Reba Jo to kiss him, but at first she refused.



A cowgirl had to kiss the horned toad. He would never become a prince.

A cowgirl had to kiss the horned toad, or he would never become a prince.

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TUESDAY

Question of the Day

In what ways is the Southwestern setting

important to The Horned Toad Prince?

TODAY WE WILL LEARN ABOUT: Context Clues Author’s Purpose Story Structure Sequence Vocabulary Fluency: Echo Reading Grammar: Compound Sentences Spelling: Long e Social Studies: Geography of the

Southwest The Southwest

VOCABULARY STRATEGY: SYNONYMS

Turn to pages 90-93.

THE HORNED TOAD PRINCE

Turn to pages 92 - 99.

FLUENCYMODEL VOLUME

FLUENCY: VOLUME

Turn to page 96. As I read, notice how I lower my volume to show how the toad speaks in a “small voice.”

Now we will practice together as a class by doing three echo readings of this page. Use story cues to adjust your volume.


what a weird animul that is What a weird animal that

is! is a horned toad realy a

toad or is it a lizard Is a horned toad really a

toad, or is it a lizard?

COMPOUND SENTENCES A compound sentence is made up of two simple sentences joined by a comma and a connecting word.

The connecting words and, but, and or usually connect the simple sentence in a compound sentence.

Run-on sentences can be fixed by making them compound sentences.

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WEDNESDAY

Question of the Day

What important lesson did Prince Maximillian

teach Reba Jo?


Author’s Purpose Story Structure Context Clues Vocabulary Fluency: Model Volume Grammar: Compound Sentences Spelling: Long e Social Studies: Ranches of the Southwest The Southwest

THE HORNED TOAD PRINCE


FLUENCYMODEL VOLUME

FLUENCY: VOLUME

Turn to page 99. As I read, notice how my volume increases slightly when the toad cries out and drops slightly when he speaks in a small voice.

Now we will practice together as a class by doing three echo readings.


its a beautiful countrie It’s a beautiful country! my brother lives in arizona.

And my sister lives in new mexico

My brother lives in Arizona, and my sister lives in New Mexico.




COMPOUND SENTENCES Using only simple sentences can make your writing dull. Compound sentences help make writing smoother and more interesting.

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THURSDAY

Question of the Day

How did the author tie in the features of the

Southwest to the familiar fairy tale of a toad that turns into a

prince?


Expository Fiction Reading Across Texts Content-Area Vocabulary Fluency: Partner Reading Grammar: Compound Sentences Spelling: Long e Social Studies: A Travel Description

HORNED LIZARDS &

HARVESTING ANTS


FLUENCYPARTNER READING

FLUENCY: PARTNER READING

Turn to page 99. Read this page with a partner three times using appropriate volume for a small group and use story cues to adjust your volume for dramatic effect.


don’t go near a arroyo. During thunderstorms

Don’t go near an arroyo during thunderstorms.

a flash flood might sweep through the river bed, the water would carry you away

A flash flood might sweep through the riverbed, and the water would carry you away.




COMPOUND SENTENCES Test Tip: The comma connecting two simple sentences in a compound sentence goes before the connecting word, not after it.

No: I have heard of a horned toad but, I have never seen one.

Yes: I have heard of a horned toad, but I have never seen one.

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FRIDAY

Question of the Day

What is unique about the landscape of the

Southwest?


Build Concept Vocabulary Author’s Purpose Dialect Context Clues Vocabulary Grammar: Compound Sentences Spelling: Long e Illustration/Caption/Label The Southwest

AUTHOR’S PURPOSE An author may write to persuade, inform, entertain, or express ideas or feelings.

The kinds of ideas and the way the author organizes and states them can help you determine the author’s purpose.

DIALECT Reading dialect may be difficult because words may be spelled in unconventional ways.

Dialect gives a story a sense of realism and makes the characters more colorful.

DIALECT Dialect helps readers gain a sense of how characters from a particular group or region speak.

Dialect differs from standard English in pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar.

SYNONYMS Authors sometimes provide a

synonym that can help readers understand an unfamiliar word.

Locate the words listed on the left side of the T-chart in “The Horned Toad Prince.”

Scan the nearby context to find related synonyms and list those synonyms on the right side of the T-chart. Add other words and synonyms in the story.

SYNONYMSWord in Story Synonym Nearby entertained (p. 94)

arroyo (p. 95)

flash flood (p. 95)

siesta (p. 98)

caballero (p. 104)

ILLUSTRATION/CAPTION/LABEL

What are some illustrations you have seen in books, encyclopedias, and magazines?

Illustrations often give readers information about the characters and events in a story or the subject of nonfiction texts.

ILLUSTRATION/CAPTION/LABEL

An illustration can be a photograph, drawing, or diagram.

A caption is the text that tells about the illustration. It is usually found below or next to the illustration.

A label is a word or phrase that names part of an illustration.


the air in the desert is cleanest then in the city

The air in the desert is cleaner than in the city.

at home the air isnt to clear but here you can see forever

At home the air isn’t too clear, but here you can see forever.




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