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Sir, I looked across the battlefield and could not believe my eyes.
Name Date Lesson 13
R E A D E R ’ S N O T E B O O K
They Called Her Molly Pitcher
Independent Reading
They Called Her Molly Pitcher
She’s in the Army Now! Before deciding to make Molly Hays a sergeant, George
Washington investigated her actions by talking to his soldiers.
Read page 396. General Washington asked Corporal Banks if he saw Molly doing anything he would consider brave or special. Write details that would support the conclusion that Molly was a hero.
Sir, you are not going to believe this, but I saw Molly
Read page 399. Ensign Wiggins was an artillery officer who saw Molly that day. General Washington asked Ensign Wiggins if he saw Molly doing anything outstanding. Write details that would support the conclusion that Molly was a hero.
Read page 401. Sergeant Wells was an infantry officer who saw Molly from his position on the battlefield. General Washington asked Sergeant Wells if he saw Molly doing anything important that day. What would Sergeant Wells tell him? Write details that would support the conclusion that Molly was a hero.
Sir, you might think the heat has gone to my head, but
I saw something incredible. Over by one of the cannons,
I saw
George Washington is writing his report to the Continental Congress about the Battle of Monmouth. He is explaining his decision to award Molly Hays the rank of sergeant. Write his conclusion and the reasons supporting his conclusion.
I have concluded that Molly Hays deserves the rank of
sergeant in our army. The reasons for my conclusion are as
Reference Materials Consult a thesaurus to help you choose a word from the list to complete each series of synonyms, or words that have similar meanings. Following each series is another word. Is it a synonym or antonym of the other words? Circle it if it is an antonym. Underline it if it is a synonym.
Challenge 12–14. Write a letter to a friend about a cause or effort that you might support. Use three of the Challenge Words. Write on a separate sheet of paper.
Spelling: VCCCV Pattern Spelling Word Sort Write each Basic Word beside the correct heading. Show where the word is divided into syllables.
VC/CCV pattern: divide between first consonant
pair
VCC/CV pattern: divide between
second consonant pair
Basic Words:
Challenge Words:
Possible Selection Words:
Basic Words:
Challenge Words:
Possible Selection Words:
Spelling Words
1. conflict 2. orphan 3. instant
4. complex 5. simply 6. burglar 7. laundry
8. laughter 9. employ
anchor
11. merchant improve arctic mischief childhood
purchase
17. dolphin partner complain
tremble
Challenge Add the Challenge Words to your Word Sort.
Connect to Reading Look through They Called Her Molly Pitcher. Find words that have the VCCCV syllable patterns on this page. Add them to your Word Sort.
Thinking Questions Does adding –ed or –d form the past tense? Does the verb have a helping verb?
Regular Verbs Most verbs are regular verbs. They form their past tense by adding –ed or –d. A regular verb also adds –ed when it is used with the helping verbs has, have, or had. walk, walked, have walked live, lived, has lived
If a verb ends in a vowel followed by a consonant, double the consonant and add –ed. If a verb ends in a consonant followed by y, change the y to i and add –ed. stop, stopped, has stopped cry, cried, had cried
Activity Write the past tense of each verb listed. Then write a sentence using the verb in the past tense.
Forms of Irregular Verbs For many irregular verbs, the form that is used with a helping verb is the same as the past tense. For others, it is different from the past tense.
Thinking Question What form of the verb belongs in a sentence that begins with Yesterday?
verb be go do know ride
past tense was (were) went did knew rode
with a helping verb has been have gone has done has known have ridden
Activity Read the sentence and think about what form the irregular verbs should take. Underline the verb that is in the wrong form. Then write the correct verb form. Item 5 has more than one verb in the wrong form.
1. Samuel had went to take food to the soldiers.
2. His father had knew that he wanted to do it.
3. Still, he been surprised that he had left the house so early.
4. He had came downstairs to find him already gone.
5. However, Samuel had forgot the food money he had gave him.
An interjection is a word that is used to express surprise, excitement, or other emotions. Interjections are usually followed by an exclamation point. If an interjection expresses a mild emotion, a comma can be used to set it apart from the sentence.
Exclamation Points Hey! The British are coming! Wow! He is sure riding that horse quickly! We won that battle. Hooray!
Commas Yes, I’m going to support the soldiers. Oh, that was such a surprise.
1–4. Add an interjection to the sentence, using an exclamation point.