Story: The Horned Toad Prince
Comprehension Strategy: Author's Purpose
Comprehension Skill: Story Structure
Vocabulary:
1. bargain- a deal or an agreement to trade or exchange
2. favor- an act of kindness
3. lassoed- caught with a long rope with a loop on one end
4. offended-hurt the feelings of someone; made angry, displeased, or pained.
5. prairie-a large area of level or rolling land with grass but few or no trees
6. riverbed- a channel in which a river flows or used to flow
7. shrieked-made a loud, sharp, shrill sound
Vocabulary Focus: Synonyms and Antonyms
Synonyms: are words with the same or similar meanings, such as large and big.
Antonyms: are words with opposite meanings, such as happy and sad.
Grammar: Compound Sentences
A compound sentence is made up of two simple sentences joined by a comma and a connecting word such as and, but, or or.
Simple Sentences: Fairy tales are very old. Children still enjoy them.
Compound Sentence: Fairy tales are very old, but children still enjoy them.
Spelling Focus: Words with Long e
Comprehension Strategy: Author's Purpose
Comprehension Skill: Story Structure
Vocabulary:
1. bargain- a deal or an agreement to trade or exchange
2. favor- an act of kindness
3. lassoed- caught with a long rope with a loop on one end
4. offended-hurt the feelings of someone; made angry, displeased, or pained.
5. prairie-a large area of level or rolling land with grass but few or no trees
6. riverbed- a channel in which a river flows or used to flow
7. shrieked-made a loud, sharp, shrill sound
Vocabulary Focus: Synonyms and Antonyms
Synonyms: are words with the same or similar meanings, such as large and big.
Antonyms: are words with opposite meanings, such as happy and sad.
Grammar: Compound Sentences
A compound sentence is made up of two simple sentences joined by a comma and a connecting word such as and, but, or or.
Simple Sentences: Fairy tales are very old. Children still enjoy them.
Compound Sentence: Fairy tales are very old, but children still enjoy them.
Spelling Focus: Words with Long e