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Mrs Williams ClassThird Grade
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I am going to read aloud a story about ayoung woman who dressed as a man to fightin the American Revolution.
She fought under the name Robert Shurtleff.
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What kind of person do you thinkDeborah Sampson was, from what you
just heard?
Why do you think Dr. Binney keptDeborahs identity a secret?
What did Dr. Binney probably say inhis letter to General Paterson?
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Its time for . . .
These are words . . .
We use them for . . .
Vocabulary
we want to know
Reading, writing,listening, & speaking!
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armor: body covering,often of metal, wornfor protection in
battle
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comrades:
companions whoshare ones activities
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endured: put up withor lasted through
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farewell: goodbye
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triumphant: successful
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troops: soldiers
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victorious: having
won by defeatinganother
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Take a look at the pictures of thisstory and make predictions aboutwhat will happen to help youunderstand.
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Authors do not always tell everythingthey want their readers to know.
Students need to use personalexperience as well as clues in thestory to make inferences (reasonable
guesses) about characters, events, orsettings.
Listen to Ballad of Mulan
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At the beginning of the story, how does Mulan feel?
Story Clues pgs. 56-57
She stops weaving.
She sighs sorrowfully.
What I Know
People who sigh sorrowfully are
sad and upset.
My Inference: Mulan feels sad and upset.
Why does Mulan decide to help her father?
Story Clues pgs. 58-61
Her father is drafted
into the army. He is oldand frail.
What I Know
War is dangerous, especially to
the old, frail people.
My Inference: She fears that her father will get hurt or killed.
PB pg.32
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Years later, how does the Emperor feel about Mulan?
Story Clues pgs. 72-73 What I Know
My Inference: Mulan is a hero.
He praises her for her
bravery and offers her titles
and gold.
Its hard to be brave and be a
good leader in battle.
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Say these words clapping out thesounds:
pencil hand sit
paper computer instantly
remarkable avocado
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When you are finished
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Its time for . . .
These are words . . .
We use them for . . .
Vocabulary
we want to know
Reading, writing,listening, & speaking!
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We will go over your vocabulary
words from Ballad of Mulan.
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armor: body covering,often of metal, wornfor protection in
battle
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comrades:
companions whoshare ones activities
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Students need to use personal experience as well as clues in thestory to make inferences (reasonable guesses) about
characters, events, or settings.
Reread pages 64 and 65 aloud .
Find details that help you infer howMulan feels.
Fill in your inference chart.
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Many words have more than one meaning.When readers come across such a word in asentence, they have to decide which meaningbest fits the sentence.
When you come to a multiple meaning wordin a sentence, the other words in the
sentence (the context), give clues about thedefinition.
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noble adjective 1. Belonging to a social class of highrank. 2. Having high moral character or courage.
3. Worthy of admiration. 4. Grand; majestic noun
A person of noble birth or rank.
Write the correct definition of the underlined word.
1. The noble soldiers went bravely into battle.
2. Mulan reached the noble peak of Black Mountain atdusk.
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trouble noun 1. A difficult situation. 2. A cause ofdifficulty or distress. 3. Extra work or effort. verb
1. To upset or become upset. 2. To causebother to.
Write the correct definition of the underlined word.
1. What troubles you? Mulansmother asked.
2. The war caused trouble for many years.
3. The town went to great trouble to welcome Mulanhome.
Practice Book pg. 40
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A syllable is a word part with one vowel
sound.
Dividing an unfamiliar word into syllables canhelp in pronouncing it.
By nightfall she was camped by the bank of the YellowRiver.
A compound word is divided between the two words.
night-fallIn words with a VCCV pattern, syllables are divided
between the two consonants.
Yel-low
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By nightfall she was camped by the bank of theYellow River.
A compound word is divided between the two
words.
night-fall
In words with a VCCV pattern, syllables are
divided between the two consonants.
Yel-lowWhen the consonants are different sounds, the two
that form a blend are in the same syllable.
moth-er
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elder welcome
danger
saddle armor
rabbits
Practice Book pg. 36
Choral read Ballad of Mulan
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Enjoy your learning
centers!
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It ti f
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Its time for . . .
These are words . . .
We use them for . . .
Vocabulary
we want to know
Reading, writing,listening, & speaking!
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We will go over your vocabulary
words from Ballad of Mulan.
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endured: put up withor lasted through
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farewell: goodbye
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What does it mean?
Look at the illustration on page 55. Describewhat you see in the picture to a buddy.
Its important to use the 3 part process.
1. Look at the picture for clues.
2. Read the text to find word clues.3. Use what you already know from your own experience.
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Page 61Why do you think Mulan is going to fight in herfathers place? Page 69What have you learned about Mulanscharacter What is she like Page 76-77How does Mulansfamily feel when shereturns
Practice Book pgs. 34-35
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A book of words and their meanings. Used to find meanings of unfamiliar words
and to check the spelling.
All words are in alphabetical order.
Words beginning with the same letter are inorder by the second letter, third letter, etc.
Guide words show the first and last word on
the page. Each word in the dictionary is called an entry
word.
Partner Read Ballad of Mulan
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When you are Finished
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Its time for
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Its time for . . .
These are words . . .
We use them for . . .
Vocabulary
we want to know
Reading, writing,listening, & speaking!
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We will go over your vocabulary
words from Ballad of Mulan.
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triumphant: successful
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troops: soldiers
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victorious: havingwon by defeatinganother
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Model Making Judgments (TE pg. 63) Listen to c.d. Ballad of Mulan
Play Jeopardy
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When you are Finished