Transcript Guess the Covered Word

Coyote School
News
Compiled by:
Terry Sams PES
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.
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
Question of the Week
TE 162 m
How
can we work
together to
achieve our goal?
Day 2 - Question of the Day
What
work
must be done
on a ranch?
Day 3 - Question of the Day
How
do all the
children
contribute to
Coyote News?
Day 4 - Question of the
Day - Review
What
steps
should
students
follow to
produce a
school
newspaper?
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.
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?
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?
Vocabulary - Say It
spurs
coyote
dudes
roundup
bawling
More Words to Know
mesquite
promote
convince
energetic
offers
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
mesquite
any
of several trees
or bushes common in
southwestern US and
Mexico, which often
grown in dense
clumps or thickets
promoted
raised
in rank,
condition, or
importance
offers
to
hold out to be
taken or refused; to
be willing if another
approves
convince
to
make someone feel
sure; cause to believe;
persuade by argument
or proof
energetic
full
of energy;
active; vigorous
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.
A coyote was
howling in the
distance.
A coyote was
howling in the
distance.
The cattle were
mooing, and the
calves were bawling.
The cattle were
mooing, and the
calves were bawling.
Edelia was promoted
to Grade Two.
Edelia was promoted
to Grade Two.
The pinata was hung
between two big
mesquite trees.
The pinata was hung
between two big
mesquite trees.
It is too much work if
nobody offers to help.
It is too much work if
nobody offers to help.
Luz was very
energetic during the
ball game.
Luz was very
energetic during the
ball game.
I’m trying so hard to
convince her to play
with us.
I’m trying so hard to
convince her to play
with us.
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
This Week’s Word Wall Words
Click and type your own
words for this week:
Let’s review our Spelling
words. Watch carefully
because they will flash on the
screen for just a moment. We
can clap as we spell the word,
or we might just practice
reading the words.
videos
(video)
teeth
(tooth)
potatoes
(potato)
themselves
(themself)
lives
(life)
leaves
(leaf)
cliffs
(cliff)
roof
(roof)
halves
(half)
moose
(moose)
radios
(radio)
sheep
(sheep)
cuffs
(cuff)
beliefs
(belief)
patios
(patio)
banjos
(banjo)
tornadoes
(tornado)
tomato
(tomatoes)
hoofs
(hoof)
loaves
(loaf)