Ms. Patrick’s Reading Menu
Unit 1 Week 1
Vocabulary Words
speckled – something that is
speckled is marked with many
small spots
lunging – moving suddenly
forward or thrusting
nub- a lump or small piece or a
knob
slung- “hung so as to swing
loosely” or hung in a sling
romping- “playing in a rough,
boisterous way” or “rushing or
tumbling”
rowdy- “rough, disorderly,
sometimes quarrelsome.”
What’s Cooking in Reading
Main Selection: Old Yeller
Genre: Historical Fiction
Purpose: Students will gain knowledge of protecting loved ones.
Comprehension Skill: Setting and Plot
Selection: High Plains Childhood
Setting: The time and place in which a story occurs. Setting can shape
events and behaviors.
Plot: A conflict or problem; rising action when the conflict builds; a climax,
the most exciting part of a story; and a resolution.
Comprehension Strategy: Visualize
Visualize: Creating mental pictures of what you read using any or all five
of your senses.
Word Analysis: Endings -ed, -ing
Literary Terms: Point of View
Point of View: The perspective from which the author presents the
actions and characters of a story. The two main points of view are first
person (narrator is the character) and third person (narrator is not a
character).
Amazing Words
rescue
hero
instinctive humanitarian
maternal shielding
imperative
saved
coordinating
Vocabulary Skill: Synonyms (the same or almost the same meaning)
A Best Friend
Social Studies in Reading: A Dog’s Life
Literacy Tip: Read 30 minutes with or to your child every night. Continue learning “Climb ’Til Your
Dream Comes True.” Study High Frequency, Vocabulary, and Amazing Words every night.
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