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Name _____________________________________________ Date _________________________
WORD
of the Day
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Use the word below in a short paragraph about someone or
something that affected you strongly.
impressive: (adj.) able to have a strong effect on someone’s mind,
feelings, or conscience
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Sentence Mender
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Rewrite the sentence to make it correct.
It taked me a long time to ketch my first fowl ball.
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Cursive Quote
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Copy the quotation in cursive writing.
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—El Salvadoran proverb
What other proverb do you know that expresses the same idea? Write your answer in cursive
on another sheet of paper.
Analogy of the Day
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Complete the analogy.
Abundant is to plentiful as __________________________ is to fearful.
 A. bountiful
 B. many
 C. fearless
 D. scared
Explain how the analogy works: _______________________________________________________
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Y Ready, Set, READ!
Read the passage. Then answer the questions.
When you think about wagon trains taking people westward you may
think that they relied heavily on horses. But to those hardy 19th-century
travelers, horses were not so important. Mules were. Mules were by
far the favorite pack animal for settlers of the American West.
A mule is a cross between a donkey and a horse. Farmers have
been breeding mules since ancient times. They, not camels, were the
favorite pack animals of desert-crossing merchants centuries ago.
George Washington bred mules here in America. He understood
their value to farmers. Mules could not only plow the fields, but
harvest them, too. They could haul crops to market.
Mules were essential to the pioneers. Mule-drawn wagons could
cover as many as 30 miles a day. That was five times as far as horses
could take them! On flat, dry land, a large mule pulling a stagecoach
could cover up to ten miles in an hour. That was very fast for that
time. And when the travelers reached their destinations, mules were
useful again. They could haul the logs needed to build new cabins.
Here’s to the mule—an unsung American hero.
1. Why were mules more useful than horses to pioneers? ______________________________
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2. What does it mean to be an unsung hero? _______________________________________
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3 BrainTeaser
Use the clues to fill in the grid with only four different words.
The word that goes in the first row also goes in the first column.
The word that goes in the second row also goes in the second
column, and so on. Choose their order carefully.
Clues:
• cloth shelter _____________________________
• small biting insect _____________________________
• last word of a prayer _____________________________
• what someone is called _____________________________
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Word of the Day: Check students’ paragraphs for accurate usage of the term.
Sentence Mender: It took me a long time to catch my first foul ball.
Cursive Quote: Check students’ handwriting for accuracy and legibility. Responses will vary.
Analogy of the Day: D; (synonyms analogy) Check that students’ answers are reasonable.
Ready, Set, Read! 1. Mules were faster and sturdier. 2. An unsung hero gets little or no
recognition or honor.
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Connections to the Common Core State Standards
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5.L.6
5.L.5
5.L.4
5.L.3
5.L.2
Language
5.L.1
5.RF.4
5.RI.10
5.RI.8
5.RI.7
5.RI.4
5.RI.3
5.RI.2
5.RI.1
5.RL.10
5.RF.3
Reading:
Foundational
Skills
Reading:
Informational Text
5.RL.7
5.RL.6
5.RL.5
5.RL.4
5.RL.3
5.RL.2
JS
5.RL.1
Reading:
Literature
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As shown in the chart below, this activity will help you meet your specific state reading and
language arts standards as well as those outlined in the CCSS. These materials address the
following standards for students in grade 5. For details on these standards, visit the
CCSS Web site: www.corestandards.org/the-standards/.