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Old Yeller
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Adding -ed and -ing
Generalization When adding -ed and -ing, some base words change and
some words stay the same: answered, panicking, omitted, qualified.
Word Sort Sort the list words by their endings.
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-ed
Spelling Words
-ing
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Challenge Words
-ed
-ing
21. ___________________
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26. ___________________
1. answered
2. answering
3. traveled
4. traveling
5. chopped
6. chopping
7. qualified
8. qualifying
9. panicked
10. panicking
11. interfered
12. interfering
13. omitted
14. omitting
15. magnified
16. magnifying
17. patrolled
18. patrolling
19. skied
20. skiing
Challenge Words
21. mimicked
22. mimicking
23. dignified
24. dignifying
25. staggered
26. staggering
Home Activity Your child is learning to add word endings -ed and -ing. Ask your child which base words
changed when the endings were added, and which base words stayed the same.
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Summary
Old Yeller
Fourteen-year-old Travis, his mother, his five-year-old brother Arliss, and a stray yellow dog
called Old Yeller are alone at the homestead while his father is away. When Arliss enrages a
mother bear by grabbing her cub, Old Yeller must save the boy from the bear’s attack.
Activity
Make up an adventure story with
your family in which an animal
comes to your rescue. Decide on the
time and place of the story, which
family members are present,
and which animal will be the hero.
Have each family member take
turns describing his or her role in
the story.
Comprehension Skill
Setting and Plot
Activity
The setting is the time and place in
which story events happen. Sometimes the
author tells you the setting, but sometimes
you have to figure it out from clues in the
story. The plot is the sequence of events
in a story. The plot usually starts with some
background, or what the reader needs to
know about the situation. Then the author
sets up a conflict, or problem, which sets
the plot in motion. The setting can affect
the plot.
What Are We Watching? Watch a TV
show or movie with your family. At the
end, take turns describing the setting(s) and
the plot. Think about how the plot might be
different if the setting changed.
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Narrate an Adventure Story
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Lesson Vocabulary
Conventions
Words to Know
Four Kinds of Sentences
Knowing the meanings of these words is
important to reading Old Yeller. Practice
using these words.
Sentences can be classified in four
different ways. A declarative
sentence tells something. It ends
with a period. For example: I like dogs.
An interrogative sentence asks
a question. It ends with a question
mark. For example: Do you like animals?
An imperative sentence gives a
command or makes a request. It ends
with a period. For example: Feed the cat,
please. An exclamatory sentence
expresses strong feeling. It ends with
an exclamation point. For example: Your
iguana is under my bed again!
Vocabulary Words
lunging moving forward suddenly
nub a lump or a small piece
romping playing in a rough, boisterous
way
rowdy rough; disorderly; quarrelsome
slung thrown, cast, or hurled
speckled marked with many small
spots
Activity
Name That Sentence Write the
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name of the four kinds of sentences on
five note cards each. You will have a total
of twenty cards. Mix the cards and place
them facedown on a table. Have family
members take turns choosing a note card
and making up a sentence to fit the kind
of sentence they picked. Have the rest of
the family guess the type of sentence.
Practice Tested Spelling Words
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Old Yeller
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Setting and Plot
• The setting is the time and place in which a story occurs. Sometimes the author tells you the
setting, but sometimes you have to figure it out from clues in the story.
• The plot, or story line, is the sequence of events in a story. The plot usually starts with some
background, or what the reader needs to know about the characters, setting, and situation.
• The background leads the reader to a conflict, or problem, which sets the plot in motion.
Directions Read the following passage. Then answer the questions below.
T
he icy wind sweeping across the
prairie and the gathering clouds meant
snow was on its way. The cows needed
to be put in the barn, water needed to
be brought into the cabin from the well,
and enough firewood had to be cut to
keep the family warm during the storm.
James would take care of the cows,
and his brother Jack would bring in the
water. Their father would take care of the
firewood. According to their grandfather,
this was going to be a big storm. His knees
always ached when a big storm was on
the way. James and Jack didn’t mind a
big snowstorm if they could play games
and read by the fire. Yet, they remembered
their grandfather’s stories of big storms in
the past. One time, Grandpa was snowed
into the house for two days, and he could
not get to the barn to feed the cows.
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1. How do you know this story takes place in winter?
2. Where, and during what time in history, does this story take place?
3. How do you know where and during what time the story takes place?
4. How does the weather affect the grandfather?
5. What problem might James and Jack have to solve?
Home Activity Your child identified the setting and the beginning of the plot in a short passage. Tell your
child a story about a storm that affected you. Have your child visualize the storm and determine how it might
cause a problem.
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Old Yeller
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Cause and Effect
Directions Read the following passage. Then answer the questions below.
T
he pioneers traveled to the western
frontier for many reasons. Some
wanted better land for farming. They
traveled West in wagons looking for good
and inexpensive farmland. Homesteading
allowed some pioneers to settle on free
land if they cleared, farmed, and lived on
the land for five years. After five years
the land would be theirs. But this was
very hard work. Homesteaders had to
clear rocks and trees. They had to build
a shelter. They had to plow the field and
plant a crop. It took the first two years
just to clear the land and build a shelter. A
homesteader’s first year’s crop was usually
very small because of the back-breaking
work to clear the land for planting. The
first shelter was usually only a lean-to, a
house that looked like a three-sided shed.
The open side faced the campfire. It was
not easy to stay on this land for five years.
Many homesteaders failed to make a
living from the land.
1. Why did some pioneers settle on homestead land?
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2. Give two of the conditions necessary for homesteaders to gain ownership of the land.
3. Explain why a second-year crop would be larger than a first-year crop.
4. Why was it so difficult to stay on homestead land for five years?
5. On a separate sheet of paper, write a journal entry describing a typical day on the homestead.
Home Activity Your child has read information about pioneers and answered questions about cause and
effect. Read a newspaper or magazine article with your child and ask him or her to identify causes and
effects of events in the article.
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Old Yeller
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Four Kinds of Sentences
Directions Change each declarative sentence into an interrogative sentence. Don’t forget the proper
capitalization and end mark.
1. Pablo’s mother is a dog trainer.
2. Our family would enjoy visiting the zoo.
3. The main character of the story is a dog.
4. Soomin’s pet rabbit has had babies.
5. Jacob has taught his dog to roll over.
6. Sarah will take the dog for a run.
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Directions Choose a topic, such as a pet, a bike, new clothes, or a type of food. Write a declarative,
an interrogative, an imperative, and an exclamatory sentence about this topic.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Home Activity Your child learned how to write the four different kinds of sentences. Ask your child to find
an example of each kind of sentence in a favorite book.
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Old Yeller
Name
Adding -ed and -ing
Spelling Words
answered
chopping
interfered
magnifying
answering
qualified
interfering
patrolled
traveled
qualifying
omitted
patrolling
traveling
panicked
omitting
skied
chopped
panicking
magnified
skiing
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Word Scramble Unscramble the list words and write them on the lines.
1. gsnkii
1. ___________________
2. gmnaigynfi
2. ___________________
3. gonmitti
3. ___________________
4. ignnitreerf
4. ___________________
5. gqnuiaylfi
5. ___________________
6. daenrsew
6. ___________________
7. ckgpanini
7. ___________________
8. opcpdeh
8. ___________________
9. tomdeit
9. ___________________
10. veltraing
10. ___________________
Words in Context Use list words to complete the news report about a tornado.
The tornado that tore through town yesterday caused tremendous damage. People
(11)____ as they watched it approach before fleeing to seek shelter. The high winds
(12)____ with power and water supplies, and the heavy rains (13)____ the problem. In one
unusual case, a billboard fell on an abandoned car, (14)____ it neatly in half. In the storm’s
aftermath, police and rescue workers (15)____ the area. Other rescue workers (16)____
from other cities to help the survivors.
11. ______________
12. ______________
13. ______________
14. ______________
15. ______________
16. ______________
Home Activity Your child has learned to spell words ending in -ed and -ing. Ask your child to choose
several words and use them in a sentence.
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Old Yeller
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Setting and Plot
• The setting is the time and place in which a story occurs. Sometimes the author tells
you the setting, but sometimes you have to figure it out from clues in the story.
• The plot, or story line, is the sequence of events in a story. A problem, or conflict, leads
to the other events in the story.
• The setting can affect the plot. Sometimes the connection is strong, but sometimes
there is little connection.
Directions Read the following passage. Then answer the questions below.
T
he storm during the night had left
everything covered in a thick coat
of ice. By morning, Ellen had to kick the
front door hard to break the ice that sealed
it shut. When she finally got the door
open, General Hammond, her dog, dashed
out the door and into the yard. The fast-
moving dog couldn’t stop as it reached the
edge of an ice-covered hill. Soon it was
sliding down the slope toward some trees,
barking wildly. Ellen started to follow
the dog, but the ice was too slippery. She
searched quickly for something she could
use to help General Hammond.
2. What problem does Ellen have?
3. What might Ellen do to solve the problem?
4. How does the setting affect the plot?
5. How would the story change if the setting changed?
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1. List words that describe the setting.
Home Activity Your child identified the setting and plot of a reading passage. Read a short story or
magazine article with your child and have your child identify the setting and plot. Talk about whether
changing the setting would make a difference in the plot.
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Name
Old Yeller
Four Kinds of Sentences
Directions Write D if the sentence is declarative. Write IN if the sentence is interrogative. Write IM
if the sentence is imperative. Write E if the sentence is exclamatory.
1. Old Yeller was a stray dog.
2. I won’t come any closer!
3. Don’t forget the ax, Travis.
4. Arliss did not want to empty his pockets.
5. Will you leave that snake alone?
6. A bear is coming!
7. Take that lizard outside.
8. How much wood do you need, Mama?
9. Arliss was always getting into trouble.
10. Teach him how to kill snakes.
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Directions Put a period, a question mark, or an exclamation mark at the end of each sentence to
show what kind of sentence it is.
11. Will you keep an eye on your little brother
12. Arliss is holding the bear cub’s leg
13. Old Yeller saved us all
14. Should we tell Papa about the bear
15. The snake is slithering toward you
16. When will you come home
17. It’s time to feed the dog
18. I was so scared
19. Did you hear a noise
20. Let’s eat dinner
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