Jose! Born to Dance

Unit 2, Lesson 10

Created by Anna Hulsey

Jose! Born to Dance

Vocabulary Activities

Unit 2, Lesson 10 © Anna Hulsey

stubborn

permission

hauling

debut

towered

triumph

discouraged

mournful

toured

border

Name:_______________

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Vocabulary ABC Order Directions: Sort the vocabulary cards into ABC order then

record your results on this page.

Bonus: Pick 4 words and write a definition for each.

Vocabulary Word Definition

Name:_______________

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Vocabulary ABC Order Directions: Sort the vocabulary cards into ABC order then

record your results on this page.

Bonus: Pick 4 words and write a definition for each.

Vocabulary Word Definition

border

debut

discouraged

hauling

mournful

permission

stubborn

triumph

toured

towered

Name:______________

Vocabulary Sentences Directions: Pick 5 vocabulary words and use them in complete

sentences.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

debut stubborn permission hauling

mournful towered triumph toured

border discouraged

Vocabulary Match Directions: Match each vocabulary word to its definition.

Name:_____________

A. debut B. stubborn C. permission D. hauling E. mournful

F. towered G. triumph H. discouraged I. toured J. border

Vocabulary Draw Directions: Pick 2 vocab. words and draw them in the space below.

Word: ________ Word: ________

1. _____ boundary 2. _____ determined 3. _____ feeling hopeless 4. _____ taller than others 5. _____ to allow something 6. _____ to succeed 7. _____ first public appearance 8. _____ feeling sad 9. _____ carrying; moving 10. _____ took a sightseeing trip

Vocabulary Match Directions: Match each vocabulary word to its definition.

Name:_____________

A. debut B. stubborn C. permission D. hauling E. mournful

F. towered G. triumph H. discouraged I. toured J. border

Vocabulary Draw Directions: Pick 2 vocab. words and draw them in the space below.

Word: ________ Word: ________

1. _____ boundary 2. _____ determined 3. _____ feeling hopeless 4. _____ taller than others 5. _____ to allow something 6. _____ to succeed 7. _____ first public appearance 8. _____ feeling sad 9. _____ carrying; moving 10. _____ took a sightseeing trip

H F

G

B

D I

J

E A

C

Name:___________

WORD

PICTURE DEFINITION

SYNONYMS

ANTONYMS

SENTENCE

Vocabulary 4-Square

Jose! Born to Dance

Decoding Activities

Unit 2, Lesson 10 © Anna Hulsey

Vowels + r

When a vowel is followed by “r”, it makes a special

sound:

Example: perfect per/fect

Directions 1. Choose a word card

and read it carefully. 2. Record your word on

the sheet provided. 3. Decide were to

separate the syllables and record the “r” controlled letters.

4. Choose another word card and repeat the process.

circus

dirty

twirl

vertical

confirm alert

verse hermit

serve

current

survey

surround

circle

hurricane

cursive

merchant

squirrel surround

earning frontier

garbage

factory

concert

earliest

WORD SYLLABLES VOWEL + R

nearly near + ly = nearly ear

Name: _____________

Directions: Choose different word cards and fill in the chart below. An example has been done for you.

Jose! Born to Dance

Spelling Activities

Unit 2, Lesson 10 © Anna Hulsey

Spelling Lesson 10 learn dirty worn record sore thirst burn cure

board course

Challenge Words curious

thorough earnest portion foreign

worth early return pure world search worse thirteen sport current

Review Words first hurt work third storm

learn

dirty

worn

record

store

thirst

burn

cure

board

course

worth

early

return

pure

world

search

worse

thirteen

Name:_____________

Directions: Write each spelling word 3 times. Use your best handwriting.

sport

current

CHALLENGE WORDS

curious

thorough

earnest

portion

foreign

REVIEW WORDS

first

hurt

work

third

storm

Name:__________

Directions: Write each spelling word 3 times. Use your best handwriting.

Directions: Write a story using at least 9 spelling words.

Name: _____________

Name:______________

Directions: Write 12 sentences correctly using a spelling word.

WORD SENTENCE

Directions: Create a word search using as many of your spelling words as you can. List the words below.

Name:______________

learn

dirty

worn

record

store

thirst

burn

cure

board

course

Name:_____________ Directions: Use the scrabble key to calculate the value of each word.

worth

early

return

pure

world

search

worse

thirteen

sport

current

Jose! Born to Dance

Author’s Purpose

Unit 2, Lesson 10 © Anna Hulsey

Persuade To convince the reader of a certain point

of view Dancing is so much fun! Everyone should

try it!

Inform To teach or

give the reader information

about a topic Learning to be a

dancer takes hours and hours of practice.

Entertain To hold the

attention of the reader with laughter and enjoyment

What type of dance do you do on a trampoline?

Hip-hop!

Autho

r’s Purpose

By: _____________

P I

E

Author’s Purpose

Name: _________________

Author’s Purpose

Text Detail Text Detail Text Detail

Author’s Purpose

Text Detail Text Detail Text Detail

Directions: Look through the Scholastic Book Order and cut out books for each category. Glue them below.

Persuade Inform

Name: ______________

Entertain

Directions 1. Spin the “Author’s Purpose”

Spinner. Write down your spin. 2. Spin the “Topic” spinner and

write down the topic. 3. Write a sentence that matches

both the topic and the author’s purpose.

4. Spin until out of time or the paper is completed.

Author’s Purpose

Topic Sentence

Persuade Snow You should build a snowman because

it is fun!

Example:

entertain

entertain

Author’s Purpose

Topic

Directions: Spin the Author’s Purpose and Topic spinners. Record your results in the chart below and create a sentence to match.

Name: ______________

Author’s Purpose

Topic Sentence

Jose! Born to Dance

Story Questions

Unit 2, Lesson 10 © Anna Hulsey

1. What is the author’s purpose at the beginning of the story? ____________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Why do you think the author starts the story by telling about Jose’s life? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Why do you think Jose’s father took his son to so many different cultural events? ___________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. What events could make Jose feel mournful? _______________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Why did Jose go to a new school? ______________________________ ________________________________________________________

6. What was Jose’s reaction when the other kids laughed at him? What does that tell us about his character? ________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. Why does the author describe Jose’s dream to paint and draw while he works in a factory? __________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. How does Jose’s feelings about New York change over time? How do you know? ____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. What text feature tells the read that Jose felt happy at the dance concert and when he danced at the dance studio for the first time? _____________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Name: ______________

10. What can you tell about Jose’s character when he took lessons from Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman? ________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

11. Why might Jose have been nervous on the night of his debut? __________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

12. Why do you think the author used the sounds from Jose’s childhood to describe his dancing? _________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

13. What life lesson do you think the author wants you to learn from Jose’s story? ____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

14. Was this story a biography or an autobiography? How do you know? ____ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

15. Do you think the author of this story was successful in sharing her purpose? Why or why not? ____________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

16. Create a poem about dancing (you can look back in the story for Spanish words and adjectives the author used):

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1. What is the author’s purpose at the beginning of the story? At the beginning of the story the author’s purpose is to inform and give us biographical information about Jose’s early life.

2. Why do you think the author starts the story by telling about Jose’s life? I think the author begins the story with information about Jose’s life to help us understand where he came from and what he was like.

3. Why do you think Jose’s father took his son to so many different cultural events? I think Jose’s father took his son because he was a musician and he wanted to introduce Jose to different types of music, dance, and cultural events.

4. What events could make Jose feel mournful? Moving to Nogales would have made Jose feel mournful.

5. Why did Jose go to a new school? Jose went to a new school because his father got permission to move into and work in the United States.

6. What was Jose’s reaction when the other kids laughed at him? What does that tell us about his character? When the other kids laughed at him Jose cried. Then he stamped his foot and said he would learn English better than anyone else. This tells us that he is determined and wants to succeed.

7. Why does the author describe Jose’s dream to paint and draw while he works in a factory? The author does this to help us understand how important being an artist was to Jose.

8. How does Jose’s feelings about New York change over time? How do you know? His feelings start out excited and full of wonder. Then later he finds the city as more boring and depressing. I know this because at first he says the city is “shimmering” and later the city is a “jungle of stone”.

9. What text feature tells the read that Jose felt happy at the dance concert and when he danced at the dance studio for the first time? The text feature the author uses is capital letters in phrases to show excitement.

Name: ______________

10. What can you tell about Jose’s character when he took lessons from Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman? I can tell that he is very hard-working and very determined. He doesn’t give up trying to dance.

11. Why might Jose have been nervous on the night of his debut? He was probably nervous because it was the first time he had performed for an audience.

12. Why do you think the author used the sounds from Jose’s childhood to describe his dancing? I think the author used the sounds from his childhood because it showed that his childhood experiences helped him become a more creative dancer.

13. What life lesson do you think the author wants you to learn from Jose’s story? Answers may vary along the lines of: I think the author wanted me to learn a lesson about hard-work and perseverance.

14. Was this story a biography or an autobiography? How do you know? It was a biography. I know this because the author uses Jose’s name instead of saying “I”.

15. Do you think the author of this story was successful in sharing her purpose? Why or why not? I think she was successful in sharing her purpose for writing. The story was written to teach and inform.

16. Create a poem about dancing (you can look back in the story for Spanish words and adjectives the author used):

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Directions: It took Jose a long time to figure out how to use his talents. What advice might he give to young artists? Write a letter of advice Jose might give to someone who

wants to be a dancer or artist.

Jose! Born to Dance

Pronoun Activities

Unit 2, Lesson 10 © Anna Hulsey

Pronouns a word that takes the place of one or more nouns in

a sentence.

the noun or nouns that the

pronoun replaces

Adam taught himself how to do a handstand.

Reflexive Pronouns

Pronouns it he she I

you we

they me him her us

them

Reflexive Pronouns myself

yourself himself herself itself

ourselves themselves yourselves

Directions Choose a sentence card and read it

carefully. Choose the correct pronoun to replace the underlined noun(s). Record your results on the page

provided.

she him

them I

they

it

he we her

us me it

she

we

Cut apart the pronoun cards and store in a small bag. There should be one pronoun card for each sentence card. Students can

place the small cards over the underlined parts on the sentence cards. Some students may be able to complete the activity without

the use of the pronoun cards.

herself yourself

himself themselves

Emily wanted to go to the park.

Bryan asked Scott for a pen.

1

Mom went with Tina and Ella.

“Michael love candy!” said Michael.

The couple went to the dance.

She went to the store for butter.

Jose loved to dance.

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3

4

5

6

7

Sharon and I walked home.

Hank injured ________ while dancing..

Dad took Sean and I to the park.

The students practiced the dance by _________.

Miriam found a kitten outside.

Tiffany went to the party.

Aidan and I rode our bikes.

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Help _______ to some cake.

Mrs. Johnson’s phone rang.

Carrie went by ______ to the movie.

“Can you help Dana?” asked Dana.

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Name: __________________

Directions: Write the pronoun you used for each sentence card in the chart below.

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Bonus: Choose 1 pronoun from above and create your own sentence: 1. __________________________________________________

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Name: __________________

Directions: Write the pronoun you used for each sentence card in the chart below.

1 she

2 him

3 them

4 I

5 they

6 it

7 he

8 we

9 himself

10 them

11 themselves

12 it

13 she

14 we

15 yourself

16 her

17 herself

18 me

Bonus: Choose 1 pronoun from above and create your own sentence: 1. __________________________________________________

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Jose! Born to Dance

Analogy Activities

Unit 2, Lesson 10 © Anna Hulsey

Analogy a kind of

comparison in which one pair of words

is compared to another pair of

words

tall : short as front : back

Directions Choose an analogy

card and decide how to fill in the blank. Record you answers on the page provided.

movie : watch as music : _______

happy : joyful as angry : ______

1

right : left as up : _______

toe : foot as finger : _______

dove : bird as salmon : _______

fly : airplane as drive : _______

knife : cut as ruler : _______

2

3

4

5

6

7

poet : poem as painter : _______

scared : afraid as large : ______

8

inside : outside as dirty : _______

Labrador : dog as python : ______

rough : smooth as rude : _______

pen : write as scissors : _______

shout : yell as hop : _______

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10

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12

13

14

Name: __________________

Directions: Finish each analogy and write the answers in the chart below.

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Bonus: Create your own analogies below:

________ : ________ as ________ : ________

________ : ________ as ________ : ________

________ : ________ as ________ : ________

Name: __________________

Directions: Finish each analogy and write the answers in the chart below.

1 listen

2 furious

3 down

4 hand

5 fish

6 car

7 measure

8 painting

9 huge

10 clean

11 snake

12 polite

13 cut

14 jump

Bonus: Create your own analogies below:

________ : ________ as ________ : ________

________ : ________ as ________ : ________

________ : ________ as ________ : ________

Jose! Born to Dance

Writing Prompts

Unit 2, Lesson 10 © Anna Hulsey

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Name: __________________

Write about something besides dancing that takes practice and more practice.

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Name: __________________

Tell how Jose’s reaction to the cancan dancers hints at his life’s work.

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Name: __________________

Explain what Jose means when he says “I embrace the dance!”

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Name: __________________

Compare the 3 poems and tell which one means the most to you.

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Name: __________________

Tell whether you think dance and music are important to a society.

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