Coyote School News

Written and Illustrated by:Written and Illustrated by: Joan Joan SandinSandin

Meet the AuthorMeet 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 chores before he could play, and he celebrated holidays with his family. But his life was different, too. Since he lived on a ranch, he helped “round up” and brand the cattle.

Study SkillsGenre: Historical FictionGenre: Historical FictionComprehension Skill: Comprehension Skill:

Draw ConclusionsDraw ConclusionsComprehension Strategy: Comprehension Strategy:

Prior KnowledgePrior KnowledgeComprehension Review Skill: Comprehension Review Skill:

SettingSettingVocabulary: Dictionary/GlossaryVocabulary: Dictionary/Glossary

Genre: Historical Fiction

Historical Fiction is set in the past. It is a story where some of the details are factual, and 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 TE 187AWhen you draw When you draw

conclusions, you use details conclusions, you use details and what you already know and what you already know to form opinions or make to form opinions or make decisions about characters decisions about characters and events.and events.

Comprehension Strategy –

Good readers use what they know Good readers use what they know to help them understand what to help them understand what they read. They try to connect it they read. They try to connect it to what they already know. They to what they already know. They think about whether they have think about whether they have ever seen or experienced what ever seen or experienced what they are reading about. This helps they are reading about. This helps understand the new information.understand the new information.

Let’s practice what we know about Let’s practice what we know about life on a ranch.life on a ranch.

Life On a Ranch

Work

Play

People

Comprehension Skill Review: Setting TE 171

•Setting is the time and place in which a story occurs.

•Sometimes the setting is important to the story. At other times, the setting is only background.

•Sometimes pictures show the setting, and sometimes you have to imagine it.

•The author's details can help you see, hear, feel, and smell what it is like to be there.

Vocabulary Strategy Dictionary / Glossary Te 187c

Some words have more than Some words have more than one meaning.one meaning.

Sometimes readers need to Sometimes readers need to check a dictionary or check a dictionary or glossaryglossary to find the meaning to find the meaning that makes sense for the that makes sense for the sentence.sentence.

Vocabulary Strategy Dictionary / Glossary Te 187cThe 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 these words from

the story:Word in Story

Entry word and meaning

promoted

nagging

branded

perfectly

wrestled

Research/Study Skills – Newspaper/Newsletters TE 187

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A 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.

Fun Stuff

Coyote School SiteCoyote School SiteVocabulary CardsVocabulary CardsLesson PlanLesson Plan

Questions of the WeekTE 162 m

How can we How can we work together work together to achieve our to achieve our goal?goal?

What work What work must be done must be done on a ranch? on a ranch?

How do all the How do all the children children contribute to contribute to Coyote NewsCoyote News??

What steps What steps should should students students follow to follow to produce a produce a school school newspapernewspaper??

Review Questions1. 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 Questions1. 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 Itspurs spurs

coyotecoyotedudesdudesrounduproundupbawlingbawling

More Words to Knowmesquitemesquitepromotepromoteconvinceconvinceenergeticenergetic

offersoffers

bawling crying out in a crying out in a

noisy waynoisy way

spursmetal points or pointed metal points or pointed wheels, worn on a rider’s wheels, worn on a rider’s boot heels for urging a boot heels for urging a horse onhorse on

coyotea small, wolf-a small, wolf-like mammal like mammal living in many living in many parts of North parts of North AmericaAmerica

dudespeople raised in the people raised in the city, especially city, especially easterners who easterners who vacation on a ranchvacation on a ranch

roundupthe act of driving or the act of driving or bringing cattle together bringing cattle together from long distancesfrom long distances

mesquite

any of several any of several trees or bushes trees or bushes common in common in southwestern US southwestern US and Mexico, which and Mexico, which often grown in often grown in dense clumps or dense clumps or thicketsthickets

promotedraised in rank, raised in rank, condition, or condition, or importanceimportance

offersto hold out to be to hold out to be taken or refused; taken or refused; to be willing if to be willing if another approvesanother approves

convinceto make someone to make someone feel sure; cause to feel sure; cause to believe; persuade by believe; persuade by argument or proofargument or proof

energeticfull of energy; full of energy; active; vigorousactive; 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.

Sally was promoted to grade two.

Sally 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.

Spelling Words Irregular Plurals

loaveshoofstornadoesbanjospatios

beliefscuffssheepradiosmoose

Spelling Words Irregular Plurals

halvesroofscliffsleaveslives

themselvespotatoesteethvideossheep

CHALLENGEportfolioportfolioss

embargoembargoeseshandkerchiefhandkerchiefss

calcalvesveslassolassoeses

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)