Transcript Guess the Covered Word

Coyote School
News
Written and Illustrated by:
Joan Sandin
Meet the Author
Summary
Ramon Ernesto Ramirez grew
up on a ranch in the
southwestern United States in
the 1930’s. His life was the
same as ours in some ways.
He went to school every day, he had to
do chore before he could play, and he
celebrated holidays with his family. But
his life was different, too. Because he
lived on a ranch, he helped round up
and brand the cattle.
Study Skills
 Genre:
Historical Fiction
 Comprehension Skill:
Draw Conclusions
 Comprehension Strategy:
Prior Knowledge
 Comprehension Review Skill:
Setting
 Vocabulary: Dictionary/Glossary
Genre: Historical
Fiction

Historical Fiction is set in the past.
It is a story in which some of the
details are factual but in which
others are made up or are loosely
based on history. Look for the
factual details as you read.
Click on Genre to learn more about
different genres and Realistic Fiction.
Comprehension Skill Tested –
Draw Conclusions
When
TE 187A
you draw conclusions,
you use details and what you
already know to form opinions
or make decisions about
characters and events.
Comprehension Strategy –
Prior Knowledge TE164a
Background Tape – Life on a Cattle Ranch
Good readers use what they know to
help them understand what they
read. They try to connect it to what
they already know. They think about
whether they have ever seen or
experienced what they are reading
about. This helps understand the
new information.
 Let’s practice what we know about
life on a ranch.

Play
Life On a Ranch
People
Work
Comprehension Skill Review:
Setting TE 171
•Setting is the time and place in
which a story occurs.
•Sometimes the setting is important
to the lot of a story. At other times, the
setting is only background.
•Sometimes pictures show the setting,
and sometimes you have to imagine it.
•Details the author has written can help
you see, hear, feel, and smell what it is
like to be there.
Vocabulary Strategy
Dictionary / Glossary
Some
Te 187c
words have more than
one meaning.
Sometimes readers need to
check a dictionary or glossary
to find the meaning that
makes sense for the sentence.
Vocabulary Strategy
Dictionary / Glossary Te 187c
 The dark, or bold, words
defined are called entry
words.
 The entry word may not
match the word in the
selection exactly.
 Entry words are often are
words without endings,
prefixes, or suffixes.
Let’s use a dictionary to define
thee words from the story:
Word in Story
promoted
nagging
branded
perfectly
wrestled
Entry word and meaning
Research/Study Skills –
Newspaper/Newsletters TE 187
A
L
newspaper is a daily
or weekly publication
containing world and local
news and other features.
 Newspapers are divided into
sections. Each section focuses
on a subject, such as local
news, arts, or sports.
Question of the Week
TE 162 m
How
can we work
together to
achieve our goal?
Vocabulary - Say It
spurs
coyote
dudes
roundup
bawling
bawling

crying out in a
noisy way
spurs
metal
points or pointed
wheels, worn on a rider’s boot
heels for urging a horse on
coyote
a
small, wolf-like
mammal living in
many parts of
North America
dudes
people
raised in the
city, especially
easterners who vacation
on a ranch
roundup
the
act of driving or
bringing cattle together
from long distances
Guests on the
ranch are called
dudes.
Guests on the
ranch are called
dudes.
We went with the
cowhands on a
roundup.
We went with the
cowhands on a
roundup.
With just a touch
of the spurs, a
horse moves
faster.
With just a touch
of the spurs, a
horse moves
faster.
The cattle were
mooing, and the
calves were bawling.
The cattle were
mooing, and the
calves were bawling.
Day 2 - Question of the Day
What
work
must be done
on a ranch?
Coyote School News
p. 168-169
Who is the narrator in Coyote School
News?
 What language or languages does speak?
How do you know?
 Reread p. 169, paragraph 5. What does
the phrase “squeezed together like
sardines in a can” tell you about the bus
ride to Coyote School?

Coyote School News
p. 170-171
is the setting of Coyote
School News? Tell how you know.
 Why do the student like Miss
Byers?
 What
Coyote School News
p. 172-173
 Use
a dictionary to find the
meaning of mimeograph on p.
172, paragraph 4.
 How is the Coyote School News
like your school newspaper or
another newspaper you have
read? How is it different?
Coyote School News
p. 174-175
 Why
does Monchi go to Tucson?
 How do Mochi’s feelings about his
trip to Tucson change over the
course of this story?
Day 3 - Question of the Day
How
do all the
children
contribute to
Coyote News?
Coyote School News
p. 176-177
 What
word describes the sound of
the stick hitting the piñata?
 Use your book’s glossary to
determine the meaning of spurs
on p. 177, paragraph 4.
Coyote School News
p. 178-179
 Why
do you think President
Roosevelt pronounces “war”
differently from the students at
Coyote School?
 Why does Junior think roundup is
more important than Perfect
Attendance?
Coyote School News
p. 180-181
Reread p. 180, paragraph2. Monchi
compare the calves to what? In what way
are they alike?
 If Monchi had to make the choice between
the Perfect Attendance Award or roundup
again, which would he choose? Why?
 Look at the drawing of the calf on p. 181.
What is one way this art makes the calf
seem like human?

Coyote School News
p. 182-183
Why isn’t Monchi happy for Victor when
he wins Perfect Attendance?
 Based on what you read about Monchi,
how might you describe him?
 How is Monchi rewarded for his hard work
at the end of the story? Name another
story you have read where a character’s
hard work paid off in the end.

Day 4 - Question of the
Day - Review
What
steps
should
students
follow to
produce a
school
newspaper?
Review Questions
1. Tell something about the setting of
this story in both time and place.
2. Why does the author use pages
from the Coyote News in the story?
3. How did Miss Byers help students
appreciate their culture?
4. How do you know school is
important to the Ramirez family?
Review Questions
1. Why do the students like Miss
Byers?
2. How are Monchi and Miss Byers
alike?
3. How is Tucson different from
Monchi’s community?
4. Why is it difficult for Monchi to
choose between the Attendance
Award and the roundup?
Writing Assignment TE –
187b and 187j
Use at least five spelling words
to write one-sentence news
bulletins that could appear as
a crawl at the bottom of the
screen during a television
show.
Spelling Words
Irregular Plurals
loaves
hoofs
beliefs
cuffs
tornadoes
banjos
sheep
radios
patios
moose
Spelling Words
Irregular Plurals
halves
roofs
themselves
potatoes
cliffs
leaves
teeth
videos
lives
sheep
CHALLENGE
portfolios
embargoes
handkerchiefs
calves
lassoes
Weekly Fluency Check Emotion TE 187a
● Read aloud “A Big-City Dream”
on p. 162m. Explain that you
will express Luz’s emotions by
changing your pacing and tone of
voice. Point out reading with emotion
makes dialogue more interesting
● Read aloud Pg. 172,paragraphs 2-3.
Have students notice how your pitch
and tone changes to express feelings.
Research/Study Skills –
Newspaper/Newsletters
TE
187 L
A
newspaper has an index
on or near the front page.
Newspapers include editorial
pages that express
opinions on current
events.
Research/Study Skills –
Newspaper/Newsletters TE 187 L
A
newsletter is a brief
publication from a group that
contains news of interest to the
group’s members.
 Newspaper and newsletter
articles are identified with
headlines and may include
illustrations or photographs with
captions.
Fun Stuff
 Coyote
School Site
 Vocabulary Cards
 Lesson Plan