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Bill PickettRodeo Ridin’
CowboyBy Andrea D. PinkneyIllustrated by Brian Pinkney
Power point by: Jenn JamesChrista McAuliffe Elementary 4/2011
Focus Questions•How did Bill Pickett’s family come to live on the Texas plains?•What skills did Bill learn by working on the ranch?•For what rodeo stunt was Bill famous?
What do you know about cowboys and rodeos?
The first cowboys were from the Mexican and Texan ranches where vaqueros, or Mexican ranch hands, devised the equipment and techniques of the cowboy.
Rodeos began around 1882. Buffalo Bill Cody was one of the first famous cowboys to arrange rodeos; his first attracted 1,000 cowboys as contestants. This inspired Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Shows that traveled the country showing off the skills of the cowboys. These shows continued for 55 years.
• Bulldogging is a skill that cowboys often use while working with cattle. To bulldog is to throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck to gain control of the animal.
• Bulldogging was necessary so that cattle could be branded. A brand, like a logo of the owner of the herd, was burned into the skin of cattle with a branding iron which was heated in a fire.
vocabularytrekTo pass the time on the slow, steady trek, the
southerners sang travelling songs.The hikers prepared for their 10 day trek
through the mountains.
trek: a long, slow journey
vocabularyravageThe Civil War ravaged the United States.During the Civil War, soldiers would ravage the
land, leaving very little farmland unharmed.
ravage: to destroy
vocabularybrazen“Want some help?” Bill called to them. The
cowboys looked at the brazen boy and went back to their work.
The brazen cat turned and swatted the German shepherd right on the nose.
brazen: bold, fearless
vocabularychallengeBut one of them put forth a challenge. “Let the
boy go ahead and try it, if he dares.”
My brother likes to challenge me in chess.
challenge: something that may be difficult to do
vocabularyfeistyInvented then and there by feisty Bill Pickett,
that was bulldogging bite-’em style.The feisty little dog barked at the horse.
feisty: frisky and brave, eager for excitement
vocabularyadventureWhen he was no more than fifteen and still itching
for adventure, Bill went out to find his own way.My friends and I planned a wild adventure. We
would go camping for three nights and eat only what we could catch.
adventure: a fun or exciting experience
Other words:croaker-sackshomespun dudsbedclotheslariatparchedcollardsstraddledricketyornerystockyardsslew
cornponebreaking poniesmossback cattledogiesmuckingbroncsgizzardbrushpopperHigh-falutin’primeReconstruction
Word Knowledgefree-spirited
full-scalesmall-time
best-lovedThese are hyphenated compound words.
Can you give a noun which is modified, or explained, by one of these words?
Word Knowledgetrail
raiseplain available
These words have the /a/ spelled ai.Name a word with the long a sound spelled this
way.What other ways are long a sounds spelled?
Word Knowledgeworked
performedcheered
bulldoggedThese words have the ending –ed.It is called an inflected ending because of how it
sounds duh. Name the root word of each word.How does the –ed change the meaning?
Word Knowledgeloudest
feistiestcloser
greaterharshest
These words are all comparison words using the –est or –er endings.
Which words compare two things?Which words compare more than two things?
SentencesBill Pickett performed in a full-scale rodeo.The crowds cheered as the free-spirited rodeo
star rode into the ring.
Find the words with –ed endings.
Find the words which are hyphenated compound words.
SentencesThe horses worked their way down the rocky
trail.
Find the words with the long a sound spelled ai.
What is the subject of this sentence?horses
What did the horses do?worked
SentencesMr. Sanchez concluded that Pedro’s friends
were the loudest and feistiest he had ever seen.
Find the words with the ending -est.
Give the root word of each of these words.
A fair with a rodeo
What event did the Williamson County Livestock Association bring to Taylor, Texas?
Quick as a jackrabbit, more wide-eyed than a hooty owl, and curious
How did the author describe Willie Picket?
Being away from his familysome people didn’t like African-
American cowboys
What 2 things were hard at first when Bill joined the rodeo?
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