Old Yeller

Question of the Week: How can we protect those we love?

Book Online: Go to your online textbook to hear the story and/or concepts read to you and for you to practice.

Vocabulary Words:

speckled

lunging

nub

slung

romping

rowdy

Spelling Words:

- words ending in -ed and -ing

- for list: go to spellingcity.com or from sheet: Let’s Practice It! p. 1

Skills/Concepts:

- Genre - Historical Fiction

- Point of View - the perspective from which the author presents the actions and characters of a story

- Setting and Plot -

- Setting: the time and place in which a story occurs

- Plot: the pattern of events in a story, including a conflict, rising action, a climax, and a resolution

- Visualize - create pictures in your minds as you read

- Synonyms - a word that means the same or nearly the same as another word

- Expression - change your voice level for emphasis

- Personal Narrative - events in the writer’s life

- Listening and Speaking - Storytelling

Small Groups:

- leveled readers

- main selection reading

- reinforce skills/concepts

- expand the skills/concepts

- extend the skills/concepts

- independent practice

“There is more treasure in books, than in all the pirate’s loot on Treasure Island.”

-Walt Disney

Contact Info:

Mrs. Gail Boe

6th Grade Teacher

gboe@newulm.k12.mn.us