Transcript Black Cowboys, Wild Horses 519S

Black Cowboy, Wild Horses
519S
Genre:
Biography
The true account of cowboy Bob
Lemmons
Summary:
The
true story of cowboy Bob
Lemmons, who tries to corral a
herd of wild mustangs after they
accept him as one of their own.
Background
520A
Remember
this theme is about
people who lived long ago in the
American West.
This story will tell about a
cowboy famous for his skill
at capturing wild horses.
 Read
“Galloping Free” pg. 520
What
was it like to be a cowboy in
the 1870’s?
Background
Let’s
(cont) 520A
discuss these key vocabulary
words.
 mustangs
 herds
 bluffs
 ravines
 stallion
 mares
Vocabulary
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bluff:
Trans 5-17
PB 308
a high cliff or bank
herd: a group of animals of a
single kind
mares: female horses
milled: moved around in
confusion
stallion: an adult male horse
Vocabulary
 mustangs:
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wild horses of the plains
whose ancestors were horses brought
from Spain
 ravine: a narrow, deep valley, usually
worn away by water
 remorse: the unhappiness that comes
with wishing that one had not done
something
 skittered: moved lightly and quickly
Vocabulary Link
 feral:
living in an untamed state; wild
 descendants: group of people or
animals with the same ancestors
 tolerate: to put up with; endure
 domestic: bred and raised by human
beings; tame
 mangy: looking worn and badly cared
for; shabby
Phonics/Decoding Skills
521A
What
are our Phonics/Decoding
skills?
They are chunking, words we
know, beginning and endings,
affixes, syllables, try different
vowel sounds, base words or
root words, blending, look
carefully
Phonics/Decoding Skills
521A
When
they reached the bottom,
the horse reared, eager to run
across the vastness of the plains
until he reached forever.
Help me figure this word out
using your Phonics/Decoding
Strategies.
Reading Strategy
 The
Evaluate
521B
author tells a true story using
words to create pictures in a poetic
way. As you read, evaluate how well
those word pictures help to tell that
story.
 To evaluate a story: use information
from the story and your own opinions
to decide how well the author has
made a point or described a situation.
Comprehension Skill
Making Judgments Trans 5-18
As
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PB 309
you read this story make
judgments about the
characters and values of an
individual.
You will also judge whether
his decisions and actions
were right.
Story Structure
characters:
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the people in a story
around whom the story events
revolve.
plot: the sequence of story
events, which includes a problem
and resolution
setting: the time and place in
which a story occurs
Decoding Longer Words
Review of Syllabication PB 313
547E
High
above, a hawk was suspended
on cold threads of unseen wind.
You have learned many letter
patterns that help you break
words into syllables.
This word has the VCCV pattern.
Let’s use our Phonics/Decode
Strategies to decode these words:
rumbling, mustangs, exploded,
shivering, triumphantly
Phonics
 Recognizing
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Final sounds
the letters that can stand for
final sounds can help you decode longer
words.
 The
letters ain can stand for the final
/en/ sounds
 The letters ture can stand for the final
/cher/ sound
 The letters sure can stand for the
/zher/ sound
Phonics
 Clouds
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Final sounds
appeared, piled atop each other like
mountains made of fear.
 Help
me figure this word out.
 Tell me the letters that stand for the
above sounds:
 fountain
 enclosure
 capture
 uncertain
Spelling
Final
/n/,/en/,/cher/,/zher/
 captain,
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culture, treasure PB 314
These words have the final n, cher,
zher sounds.
 captain, culture, treasure
 These are common spelling patterns
for these final sounds.
 surgeon: the eon is a less
common way to spell the
/n/ sound
Vocabulary
Jargon
Jargon
547G
PB 315
is the specialized
language used by people in given
trade, job field, or other group.
Captain: what are some
jargon terms that might
be used by sailors.
Vocabulary Skills
Dictionary: Parts of Speech
 Toward
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trans 5-19 PB317
evening he saw a trail of rolling, dusty
clouds.
 Many words can be used as more
than one
part of speech.
 In this sentence trail means “a trace
left
by a moving body.”
 He was glad to see the horses trail
behind
him.
 Trail is being used as a verb, “to follow.”
 Parts of speech are nouns, verbs, adjectives,
adverbs, articles, pronouns,
Parts of Speech
 Many
words can be used as more than
one part of speech.
 n. = noun
 v. = verb
 adj. = adjective
 adv. = adverb
Grammar Skills
Double Subjects
Only one subject is necessary.
Correct them by taking out one
of the subjects.
Do not use a double subject – a
noun and a pronoun – to name
the same person, place, or
thing.
Trans 5-21
PB318
547K
Grammar Skills Trans 5-22 PB319
Using we and us with Nouns
547K
 Sometimes
it is necessary to use a
pronoun before a noun to make clear
who is being talked about.
 Why is “We girls” is correct and not
“Us girls?”
 Use we with a noun subject or after a
linking verb.
 Use
us with a noun that follows an action
verb or a word such as to, for, with, or at.
Writing Clearly with Pronouns
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PB 320
A
good writer makes clear to
whom each pronoun refers.
Bill and I met Walter and
Eric at the beach. Later we
met Von and Pat. Pat’s folks
gave us a ride home.
Pronouns
Connotation
Shades
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of meaning.
group gathered outside.
A mob gathered outside.
Even though the sentences say
almost the same thing, the word
mob has more negative
connotation than the word group.
Homophones
Homophones
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are words that
sound alike but have different
meanings.
Bob wrapped a cord around
his saddle blanket.
Bob struck a chord on his guitar.
cord chord
Info and Study Skills
Encyclopedia: source of facts, accurate, general
information
Trade books by experts in a field can be a good source
of details. More info than a n encyclopedia.
Newspaper or magazine articles about an event or
person may provide anecdotes to illustrate and liven
up a report.
Primary Source materials such as published journals,
diaries, and speeches are also good anecdotes.
Web sites can be good sources of primary source
materials, images, and other reference materials.
Homophones
blue and blew
Homophones are
words that sound
the same but have
different meanings
different spellings.
Inferences
Inference
worksheet
 Inference
worksheet 2
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Reading Standard –
2.3
Inference means what
conclusion can you
come up with after
reading a passage.
Use story clues to
figure out something
the author doesn’t tell
you.
Read between the
lines.
Main Idea
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Main Idea
worksheet
Reading Standard
2.3 – ALS
 Main Ideas – What
is the main point of
the passage or
paragraph.
 What is the topic of
the paragraph
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Theme
Spelling Test
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1. mountain
2. treasure
3. culture
4. fountain
5. creature
6. captain
7. future
8. adventure
9. moisture
10. surgeon
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11. lecture
12. curtain
13. pasture
14. measure
15. vulture
16. feature
17. furniture
18. pleasure
19. mixture
20. luncheon
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departure
leisure
architecture
texture
villain
Study Guide
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Evaluate
Making judgments
Story structure
Syllabication
Word ending
Jargon
Parts of speech
Double subjects
Using we or us
Pronouns
Connotations
homophones