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Encyclopedia Brown
and the Case of the Slippery
Salamander
Written by Donald J. Sobol and
Illustrated by Brett Helquist
• Compiled by:
• Terry Sams PES
Study Skills
• Genre: Realistic Fiction
• Comprehension Skill:
Plot
• Comprehension Strategy:
Prior Knowledge
• Comprehension Review Skill:
Compare/Contrast
• Vocabulary: Word Structure –
Synonyms and Antonyms
Summary
A salamander has been
stolen from the Den of
Darkness in the town
aquarium. Encyclopedia
Brown, the police chief’s
son, solves the mystery
that has his dad stumped.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Realistic Fiction tells
about events that could
really happen. As you
read, think about how the
events in this story are
similar to events in real
life.
(Different PowerPoint on Genre)
Comprehension Skill - Plot TE 488
•A story’s plot is the important
parts of the story.
•A plot, or underlying story
structure, is found only in fiction
•The parts of a plot are the
conflict, or problem, the
rising action, the climax,
and the resolution, or outcome.
Comprehension Skill review – Plot
and Character PB193
Problem
Rising Action
Rising Action
Climax
Resolution
1. Cory was trying out for a
dance group.
Cory waited for her turn.
2. Cory danced.
3.
Cory made it into group.
4. Cory cheered.
Grammar Review – Pronouns
• Pronouns are words that take
the place of nouns.
• Pronouns that take place of a
singular noun are singular
pronouns
• I, me, he, she him, her and it
• Pronouns that take the place
of plural nouns are plural
pronouns.
• we, us, they, them
Grammar Review – Subject and
Object Pronouns
• A subject pronoun is used as the
subject of a sentence.
I, you, he, she, it, we and they
• Object pronouns is used in the
predicate of the sentence after
an action verb or with a
preposition.
me, you, him her, it, us and them
• Using pronouns makes writing less
wordy by avoiding repeated
nouns.
Grammar Review – Possessive
Pronouns
• Possessive pronouns show who or
what possesses something.
The possessive pronouns my, your,
her, our, and their are used before
nouns
• The possessive pronouns mine,
yours, hers, ours, and theirs are
used alone..
• Possessive pronouns his and its
are used before nouns and alone.
Review Questions
1. Besides working at the aquarium, what
do Dr. O’Donnell, Mrs. Brown, and Sam
Maine have in common?
2. What is an important lesson in this
story?
3. What is the setting of the story?
4. Why did the author write this story?
5. What was Encyclopedia’s clue that
helped him solve the crime?
Review Questions
1. Why would Sam Maine have
lied about his experience with animals?
2. What was Mrs. King doing while Dr.
O’Donnell was examining the crocodile?
3. How are frogs and salamanders alike?
4. What might Sam have done with the
Salamander if he had not been caught?
5. What did Encyclopedia need before he
could solve the crime?
Vocabulary - Say It
•reference •lizards
•reptiles
•exhibit
•stumped •crime
•Salamanders •baffled
•amphibians
amphibians
• cold-blooded animals with
backbones and moist scaleless skin. Their young usually
have gills and live in
water until they develop
lungs for living on land.
crime
•activity of criminals;
breaking of the law
reference
•used for information or help
reptiles
•cold-blooded animals with
backbones and lungs,
usually covered with
horny plates for scales
salamanders
•animals shaped like lizards,
but related to frogs and
toads. They have smooth
skin and live in water or in
damp places.
stumped
•puzzled
baffled
•bewildered; hindered
someone by being too
hard to understand
Leroy is called
Encyclopedia
because his brain
was filled with more
facts than a reference
book.
Leroy is called
Encyclopedia
because his brain
was filled with more
facts than a reference
book.
A salamander
looks like a lizard.
A salamander
looks like a lizard.
A zoo exhibit has
live animals on
display that you can
see up close.
A zoo exhibit has
live animals on
display that you can
see up close.
It would be a
crime to steal an
animal from the
zoo.
It would be a
crime to steal an
animal from the
zoo.
Whenever the chief
was stumped,
Encyclopedia
would crack the
case for him.
Whenever the chief
was stumped,
Encyclopedia
would crack the
case for him.
Snakes, turtles,
and lizards are all
reptiles.
Snakes, turtles,
and lizards are all
reptiles.
Frogs, toads, and
salamanders are all
amphibians.
Frogs, toads, and
salamanders are all
amphibians.
Spelling Words
Prefixes un-, dis-, and in-
•distrust
•uncertain
•incomplete
•unlikely
•unfair
•discontinue
•unaware
•disorder
•discount
•indirect
Spelling Words
Prefixes un-, dis-, and in-
•unopened
•disrespect
•unimportant
•unlisted
•disrepair
•inability
•disapprove
•unsolved
•disobey
•unsuspecting
CHALLENGE
•disintegrate
•disillusioned
•unconscious
•unappetizing
•intolerant
Let’s review our Spelling
words. Watch carefully
because they will flash on the
screen for just a moment. We
can clap as we spell the word,
or we might just practice
reading the words.
unsuspecting
disobey
unsolved
disapprove
inability
disrepair
unlisted
unimportant
disrespect
unopened
indirect
discount
disorder
unaware
unfair
unlikely
incomplete
uncertain
distrust
discontinue
disintegrate
disillusioned
unconscious
unappetizing
intolerant