Marven of the Great North Woods Author: Kathryn Lasky Illustrated by: Kevin Hawkes Compiled by Terry Sams PES & Latonia Wolfe DESTerry Sams.

Marven of the Marven of the Great North Great North

WoodsWoods

Author: Kathryn LaskyAuthor: Kathryn LaskyIllustrated by: Kevin HawkesIllustrated by: Kevin Hawkes

Compiled by Terry Sams PES & Latonia Wolfe DES

Study SkillsStudy Skills Genre: BiographyGenre: Biography Comprehension Skill: Fact and Comprehension Skill: Fact and

Opinion Opinion Comprehension Strategy: Comprehension Strategy:

Monitor and Fix upMonitor and Fix up Comprehension Review Skill:Comprehension Review Skill:

Main IdeaMain Idea Vocabulary: Dictionary/GlossaryVocabulary: Dictionary/Glossary

Genre: Biography: Biography A A biographybiography is a story of a real is a story of a real

person’s life, written by another person’s life, written by another person. person.

It is written in the third-person. It is written in the third-person. The author writes, “He was free! The author writes, “He was free! He found a job with a printer.”He found a job with a printer.”

A biography can cover a person’s A biography can cover a person’s whole life or part of it.whole life or part of it.

An autobiography is also a story of An autobiography is also a story of a real person’s life, but it is written a real person’s life, but it is written by the person.by the person.

SummarySummaryMarven was only ten years old Marven was only ten years old

when his great-aunt died of influenza. To when his great-aunt died of influenza. To protect him from the disease, his family sent protect him from the disease, his family sent him far away from the city, up to the Great him far away from the city, up to the Great North Woods. There he kept the books at a North Woods. There he kept the books at a logging camp. Marven was scared of the logging camp. Marven was scared of the big, grouchy lumberjacks, especially Jeanbig, grouchy lumberjacks, especially Jean

Louis, a “jack” whose feet were as bigLouis, a “jack” whose feet were as big

as skillets. But he was even more scared as skillets. But he was even more scared when he skied into the woods-and when he skied into the woods-and

thought he saw a grizzly bearthought he saw a grizzly bear. .

Comprehension Skill Comprehension Skill Main IdeaMain Idea

Main ideaMain idea is an important is an important point about the story’s topicpoint about the story’s topic

Supporting detailsSupporting details give more give more information about a main information about a main idea.idea.

A statement of a fact can be proved true or false by looking in a reference book, asking an expert, or using your own knowledge and experience.

A statement of opinion cannot be proved true or false. It is a belief or judgment.

An opinion often contains words such as best, should, or beautiful. It may begin with words “In my opinion” or “I believe”.

Comprehension Review Comprehension Review Skill Skill

Fact and OpinionFact and Opinion

Research/Study Skill –Research/Study Skill –GraphsGraphs

A A graphgraph shows data, or shows data, or information, in visual form. The information, in visual form. The titletitle and and labelslabels tell what tell what information the graph shows and information the graph shows and compares.compares.

A A bar graphbar graph uses vertical or uses vertical or horizontal bars to compare data.horizontal bars to compare data.

A A circle graphcircle graph is a circle that shows is a circle that shows how a whole is divided into parts.how a whole is divided into parts.

Research/Study Skill –Research/Study Skill –GraphsGraphs

A A line graphline graph contains lines that contains lines that connect a series of points. Line connect a series of points. Line graphs often show changes over graphs often show changes over time.time.

A A picture graphpicture graph, or , or pictographpictograph, uses , uses pictures to represent amounts.pictures to represent amounts.

Let’s use practice book pages 89/90 Let’s use practice book pages 89/90 to better understand graphs.to better understand graphs.

Question of the Week

What is the value of a job well done?

Vocabulary - Say ItVocabulary - Say It

cordcord

dismaydismay

grizzly (bear)grizzly (bear)

immenseimmense

payrollpayroll

More Words to More Words to KnowKnow

lumberjacklumberjack

silhouettessilhouettes

Review PagesReview Pages 216 -224 216 -224

1. Which job do you think would be more difficult for a ten-year old: keeping a payroll or waking the lumberjacks? Explain

2. What causes Jean Louis to open one eye?

3. What facts have you learned about lumberjacks and Marven’s work in the lumber camp?

Review Review Pages 226-233Pages 226-233

1. Describe the steps Marven took to organize the chits? What are chits?

2. If Marven gave you his word that he would do something, would you trust him? Why or Why not?

3. How is this selection like other biographies you have read? How is it different?

More Review More Review Pages 226-233Pages 226-233

4. Marvin has a problem about what to eat at breakfast. (p. 224) What would you do to understand why he has this problem?

5. The author describes the lumberjacks as “biggest and wildest” (p. 218). What else does she tell you about them to prove her point.

Fun StuffFun Stuff

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Web Quest Spelling Hangman Spelling Hangman Spelling Words in Spelling Words in

ABC Order ABC Order On Line Reading TestOn Line Reading Test On Line Spelling TestOn Line Spelling Test

CordCord

A unit of measurement for measuring wood.

payrollpayroll

List of persons to List of persons to be paid and the be paid and the amount that each amount that each one is to receive.one is to receive.

dismaydismaySudden helpless fear Sudden helpless fear of what is about to of what is about to happen or what has happen or what has happened.happened.

grizzly grizzly ((bearbear))

A large gray or A large gray or brownish bear of brownish bear of western North western North America.America.

immenseimmense

Very large; huge; Very large; huge; vastvast

LumberjacLumberjackkPerson whose Person whose work is cutting work is cutting down trees and down trees and sending the sending the logs to the logs to the sawmill.sawmill.

silhouettesilhouettess

Dark images; Dark images; outlines outlines against a against a lighter lighter background.background.

The lumberjack The lumberjack cut a cord of cut a cord of wood.wood.

The lumberjack The lumberjack cut a cut a cordcord of of wood.wood.

A good boss will A good boss will never forget the never forget the payroll for payroll for his/her his/her employees.employees.

A good boss will A good boss will never forget the never forget the payrollpayroll for for his/her his/her employees.employees.

When I saw the When I saw the car accident I was car accident I was in great dismay .in great dismay .

When I saw the When I saw the car accident I was car accident I was in great in great dismaydismay..

The teacher was in The teacher was in immense pain when immense pain when he hit his foot.he hit his foot.

The teacher was in The teacher was in immenseimmense pain when he pain when he hit his foot.hit his foot.

The grizzly bear The grizzly bear scared the campers in scared the campers in the woods.the woods.

The The grizzly beargrizzly bear scared the scared the campers in the campers in the woods.woods.

The lumberjack The lumberjack wanted to cut down wanted to cut down the trees.the trees.

The The lumberjacklumberjack wanted to cut wanted to cut down the trees.down the trees.

The silhouettes of the girls’ profiles looked beautiful against the dark background.

TheThe silhouettessilhouettes of the of the girls’ profiles looked girls’ profiles looked beautiful against the beautiful against the dark background.dark background.

GREAT JOBGREAT JOBLumberjacks!!!Lumberjacks!!!