The Mysterious Giant of Barletta

The Mysterious Giant of BarlettaMrs. Williams

Third Grade Class

The Bones Brothers and the Frozen Fence

I am going to be reading a story about two brothers who do an ordinary task in an incredible way.

ComprehensionWhy don’t Slim and Leroy want to

build the fence in the unusual way?

What steps do Slim and Leroy follow to build the snake fence?

First, they collect all the frozen snakes they can find.

Then, they hammer them into the ground as fence posts.

Finally, they wrap barbed wire around the “posts.”

It’s time for . . .

These are words . . .

We use them for . . .

VocabularyWords we want to

knowReading, writing,

listening, & speaking!

Mysterious Giant Vocabularygiant: a huge, strong, imaginary creature that looks like a human being.

mysterious: very hard to explain or understand

pedestal: a base or support for a column or statue.

square: a rectangle having 4 equal sides; an open area where two or more streets come together, often in the center of town.

statue: an image, often a person or animal, usually made of stone, metal, or wood.

weakling: a person lacking in strength or character.