The Horned Toad Prince
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Week 4 – The Horned Toad Prince
Concept Question
Vocabulary Words
Skills & Strategy
Spelling Words
What is unique about the landscape of the Southwest?
corral
Author’s Purpose
prairie
rookie
rodeo
Story Structure
calorie
hockey
frontier
Context Clues
honey
collie
bargain
Sequence
valley
breezy
favor
Compound Sentences
money
jury
lassoed
finally
balcony
offended
movie
steady
prairie
country
alley
riverbed
empty
trolley
shrieked
city
misty
Challenge Spelling Words
frequency
chimney
parsley
attorney
journey
Concept Vocabulary
- corral - pen for horses and cattle
- froniter - 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
Video of a rodeo:
--- The landscape of the Southwest was once an isolated frontier. What type of plants or animals do you imagine being found in the Southwest?
Author's Purpose
An author writes to:
- inform
- persuade
- entertain
- express ideas and feelings
- What is the author's purpose for writing a book such as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone?
- What is the author's purpose for writing a book such as Snakes and their Prey?
Sometimes an author may have more than one purpose for writing such as the Magic School Bus series. The purpose is both to enterain and inform.
Building Background
Fairy Tales
Settings
Characters
Story Events
Lessons Learned
Vocabulary Match
* Click on the PowerPoint file at the bottom of the page to review vocabulary words and definitions.
Try matching each vocabulary word on the left with the correct definition on the right.
bargain
roped; caught with a long rope with a loop on the end
favor
large area of level or rolling land with grass but few or no trees
lassoed
channel in which a river flows or used to flow
offended
rude; lively, spirited
prairie
an agreement to trade or exchange; deal
riverbed
without trust, doubtfully
shrieked
hurt the feelings of someone; made angry
sassy
to make a sharp; ringing sound
suspiciously
act of kindness
twang
made a loud, sharp, shrill sound
Vocabulary Strategy - Synonyms
- Sometimes when you're reading you come to a word you don't know. Often the author gives you a synonym for the word.
- SYNONYM - a word that has the same or almost the same meaning as another word
- Examples: plains - prairie
screeched - shrieked
peculiar - strange
Story Structure
- characters
- setting
- main problem
- rising action (plot/events)
- resolution
- Theme / Morale - lesson learned from the story
To summarize fictional stories use the 5 magic words:
- Somebody
- Wanted
- But
- So
- Then
* See if you can summarize The Horned Toad Prince using the 5 magic words.
* What is the theme / morale / lesson learned from this story?
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/test_tutor/build19/grade3/skill14/index_pre.htm
STORY ELEMENTS RAP SONG
http://blog.flocabulary.com/five-elements-of-a-story-lesson/
STORY ELEMENTS INTERACTIVE
http://www.learner.org/interactives/story/cinderella.html
Horned Lizard & Harvesting Ants - video
Story Review / Practice Test
http://www.quia.com/rr/314438.html
Listen to the Story Read Aloud
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB2ewOPDpn0
Story Cube Creator
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/cube_creator/
Compound Sentences
* Review the Power Point File linked at the bottom of this page.
Conjunctions are used to hook up two phrases or clauses:
and
or
but
To join two simple sentences, separate each simple sentence with a comma before the conjunction. You will make a complex sentence.
Simple Sentence Example
The bees are swarming over my head.
I think they might sting me.
Complex Sentence Example
The bees are swarming over my head, and I think they might sting me.
Game
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/go_for_gold/content_builder/dswmedia/g6_simple_compound_sentences/nadia.htmhttp://www.funenglishgames.com/grammargames/conjunction.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en28conn-game-is-this-a-compound-sentence
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/sensort/index.html
http://www.missmaggie.org/scholastic/editdan_eng_launcher.html
http://www.time4writing.com/sentence-writing/simple-complex-compound-sentences/
Video