Transcript Roadrunner’s Dance

Roadrunner’s Dance
By: Rudolfo Anaya
Mrs. Murray’s 4th Grade
eMINTS Classroom
Reflection: Day 1
• What is a synonyms for the word gaurdian?
Write at least three.
Reflection: Day 2
• After reading pages 281-285, explain how
the author is building suspense in this
story.
Reflection: Day 3
• On page 291, what context clues help you
find synonyms for the word abode?
• How does the author create suspense on
page 291?
Reflection: Day 4
• What purpose do you think the author had
for writing ROADRUNNER’S DANCE?
Reflection: Day 5
• How did the author use foreshadowing on
page 298?
• How did the author use symbolism on page
301?
Vocabulary
• interfere- to take part in the affairs of others when
not asked
• awkward- without grace in movement or behavior
• proclaimed- announced publicly
• agile- able to move and react quickly and easily
• guardian- someone or something who watches
over or protests
• tottered- walked or moved with unsteady steps
Practice:
Vocabulary Game
Quia Matching
Quia Cloze
Vocabulary: Story Words
• inhibiting- slowing down or holding back
• coiled- moved in a circling or twisting way
• mesquite- a shrub with thorns that grows in
the southwestern United States
• yucca- a warm-climate plant with long
leaves, strong stems, and white flowers
• ruckus- a lot of noise and activity
Vocabulary/Word Work
Thesaurus: Synonyms
• A synonym is a word that has the same or a
very similar meaning to another word.
• Finding synonyms for an unfamiliar word
can help you to understand its meaning.
• You can use a Thesaurus to find synonyms.
Synonym Slider Game
Thesaurus Practice
Synonym Memory
Squanky’s Synonyms
Phonics: /ur/
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The /ur/ sound can be spelled:
er
her
ir
first
or
worm
ur
curb
Fluency: Intonation/Pausing
“I’ll never get it right,”/ he moaned.//
“Yes, you will,”/ Desert Woman said,/ again
helping him to his feet.//”You need only to
practice.”//
So Roadrunner practiced.// He ran back and
forth,/ learning to use his skinny legs,/ learning
to balance with his tail feathers.//
“Practice,”/ he said again.// “Practice.”//
With time, / he was swirling and twirling like a
twister.// The once awkward bird was now a
graceful dancer.//
Comprehension:
Evaluate
• When evaluating a story, you can ask yourself:
• Why has the author included these details?
• Why has the author described the character this
way?
• Why has the author used poetic language, humor,
or suspense?
• By asking these kinds of questions, students can
increase their understanding and appreciation of
the story and of the author’s purpose in writing it.
Comprehension:
Author’s Purpose
• As you read, ask yourself if the author is trying to
entertain, inform, or persuade.
• If a selection includes humor or suspense, the author’s
purpose may be to entertain.
• If the author gives a lot of information about a topic, the
purpose is probably to inform.
• An author whose purpose is mainly to persuade tries to
get the reader to think or act a certain way.
• Remember, many selections have more than one purpose.
Often you are asked what the author’s purpose is for a
selection. You will have to analyze the selection and
choose the author’s MAIN purpose.
Author’s Purpose Practice
Author’s Purpose Quiz
Comprehension:
Inferences
• Good readers make inferences to
understand things the author wants them
to know but does not directly state in the
story.
• To make inferences, you can use
information from the text, illustrations, and
things you already know to make
connections.
Comprehension:
Paraphrase
• You can check your understanding of what
you have read by restating the main points
in your won words.
• You should make sure that you can restate
important details and do not include any of
your own opinions.
Comprehension:
Foreshadowing and Symbolism
• Authors sometimes use literary elements to make
writing more interesting and add suspense.
• Foreshadowing hints at what is going to happen
without giving a piece of the story away. It is used
to build suspense in the reader.
• Symbolism uses concrete objects to represent
qualities or ideas such as love, happiness, or
courage.
Foreshadowing Chart
Symbolism
Unit 3 Week 1
Text: Roadrunners :Surprising Birds
(P.278)
What is the meaning of awkward? What
context clues helped you define the word?
Use two details or examples from the story
to support your answer.
R1E Vocabulary
1.6 patterns & relationships
Unit 3 Week 1
Text: Roadrunners Dance
Describe a time when you or someone you
know experienced a situation like the
rattlesnake found himself in. Use details
and/or examples from the story to support
your answer.
R1I Making connections
1.6 patterns &
relationships
Unit 3 Week 1
Text: Roadrunner’s Dance
What are two ways that the roadrunner in
the selection is the same as a real
roadrunner? Use details and/or examples
from the story to support your answer.
R1I Making connections
1.6 patterns & relationships
Unit 3 Week 1
Text: Flycatcher and Coyote
Explain the meaning of the boulder in the road.
Use two details or examples from the story to
support your answer.
R2B Fiction literary devices
1.6 patterns & relationships
R2C 1.6 continued
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Identify author’s purpose
The author wrote the selection on pages 278-279 to:
A. Entertain the readers
B. Inform the readers
C. Convince the reader to do something
D. Tell an important truth
The Roadrunner
• The Roadrunner or Ground Cuckoo, Geococcyx californianus, is a bird
that lives in thorny scrub, sparse grasslands, and deserts of Mexico and
the southwestern USA. The Roadrunner can run at speeds of up to 15
miles per hour (24 km per hour). It rarely flies and does not migrate.
When it is in danger, it runs or crouches to hide. Anatomy: The
Roadrunner is about 23 inches (58 cm) long. It has a shaggy crest on its
head. The tail is long and narrow; it helps the Roadrunner with balance
and lets it turn quickly when running. The wings are short and rarely
used; the legs are long and make this bird a fast runner. Males and
females are similar in appearance. Roadrunners make rattling and
cooing calls.
• Diet: Roadrunner eat fruit and small animals, including small lizards,
scorpions, spiders, insects, eggs, small snakes, and some small rodents.
• Reproduction: The Roadrunner is a type of cuckoo, but unlike many other
cuckoos, it is not a nest parasite. It builds its cup-like nest in a thorn
bush or a cactus. The female lays 3 to 8 white eggs.