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Phonics/Spelling Vowel Changes Rule: Some words related in meaning are also related in spelling, even though the vowel sound may change. Compare the spelling and pronunciation to the two similar words. Compare the meanings, spellings, and pronunciations of each pair. Long Vowel Sound 1st syllable ā ē steal heal breathe deal athlete cave shade ī ō Short vowel sound 1st syllable ū ă ĕ stealth health breath dealt athletic cavity shadow ĭ ŏ ŭ Long Vowel Sound 1st syllable ā ē volcano wise crime wild revise final cycle ī ō Short vowel sound 1st syllable ū ă ĕ ĭ volcanic wisdom criminal wilderness revision finish bicycle ŏ ŭ Long Vowel Sound 1st syllable Short Vowel Sound 1st syllable steal stealth heal health breathe breath deal dealt athlete ath athletic ath let ic cave cavity cav i ty shade shadow shad volcanic vol can wise wisdom wis dom crime criminal crim i wild wilderness wil der ness sion volcano vol lete ca no ow revise re vise revision re vi final fi nal finish fin ish cycle cy cle bicycle bi cy ic nal cle Tall Tales Out on the frontier of the 1800s, American settlers liked to exaggerate. They created heroes and heroines who were larger than life and did amazing deeds. The result was a new kind of story - the tall tale. Tall tales are still told today. After you read these examples, add to the tradition and write your own! Paul Bunyan, the Mightiest Logger of Them All retold by Mary Pope Osborne Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind retold by Mary Pope Osborne John Henry Races The Steam Drill retold by Paul Robert Walker February From McBroom’s Almanac by Sid Fleischman Theme 1:Nature’s Fury Teacher Read Aloud: Bess Call Retold by Kevin Supples Building Background: 1. The genre focus is Tall Tales 2. What do you know about tall tale characters? Comprehension Skill: Understanding Tall Tales 1. Tall Tales differ from other stories. 2. The characters and events are exaggerated. 3. Some tall tales explain how a natural phenomenon or event came about. Theme 1:Nature’s Fury Setting a Purpose: Pay attention to exaggerated characters and actions as I read aloud, Bess Call. 1. What clues tell you that the story is a tall tale? 2. Which of Bess’s and Joe’s activities are clues that the story is a tall tale? 3. Why do you think Dewey D. finally leaves, never to return to Call Farm? Loggers Vocabulary Fluency How Fast Can You Read the Words? deeds tale exaggerate tradition frontier varmint hero forage heroine dismal settler instinct acts or actions deeds The young boy was knighted for his virtuous and brave deeds. Synonyms: endeavors accomplishments the main male character in a story, poem, or play hero The hero was commended with a medal and a key to the city. Synonym: conqueror idol to describe something as being greater or larger that it really is exaggerate She has a tendency to exaggerate the truth. Synonyms: embellish inflate a remote area beyond which few people live frontier The development of the railroad helped to move the American frontier farther west. the main female character in a story, poem, or play heroine Everyone called Mandy a heroine after she saved the kitten from the pond. Synonyms: conqueror idol a person who settles in a new region settler The settler laid claim to the piece of land. Synonyms: colonist pioneer a story, usually an imaginary or madeup one tale A good storyteller makes any tale exciting. Synonyms: fiction narrative an idea, custom, or belief that is passed down from one generation to the next tradition It is a family tradition to make carmel apples and popcorn balls on Halloween. Synonyms: ritual practice wild creature varmint I can outgrin, outsnort, outrun, outlift, outsneeze, outsleep, outlie any varmint from Maine to Louisiana. search forage One evening Mike crept into an old alligator skin and met Sally just as she was taking off to forage in the woods for berries. Synonyms: scavenge rummage gloomy dismal Folks around here call it McBroom’s Natural Winter Extract & Relief for the Summer Dismals. Synonyms: drab dreary bleak knowledge one is born with instinct That holey black sock had the instinct of a homing pigeon. Synonyms intuition sense