Spelling List

1. metallic

2. poetic

3. realistic

4. historic

5. classic

6. artistic

7. basic

8. dramatic

9. oceanic

10.patriotic

BONUS WORDS: 1. Icelandic 2. worrisome

11.heavy

12.heavier

13.butterfly

14.butterflies

15.supply

16.supplies

17.worry

18.worried

19.mercy

20.merciful

-ic-ic•suffix•of or relating to•possessing the characteristic of•ex: metallic

explodere-•to drive out with violence; loud noise•ex: exploded

Root WordsRoot Words

caput•head •ex: capital

visus•to see•vision

falsus•to deceive• ex: false

by Sid Fleishman

McBroomthe

RainmakerGenre: Tall Tale

Comprehension Strategy:

Focus Questions:

It uses humor and exaggeration to tell the adventures of a fictional character.

Cause and Effect

How does McBroom plan to create a rainstorm?

Why do you think this type of story was popular with frontier people?

Word Structure

farmer’s dog’s their our

capital vision false exploded

predict merciful exclaimed international

Icelandic metallic poetic realistic

Silent WriteSilent Write

• What do you know about tall tales?

• What do you know about the frontier people?

What were the

adventures experienced

by the pioneers like?

What was the rural life of

settlers like? What is a

drought?

What are the effects of a drought?

•Tall tales became popular on the American frontier where isolation and loneliness led to the exaggerated stories often told by the pioneers. One way pioneers conveyed their astonishment at their new surroundings and the events of their lives was through tall tales. •What are some examples of tall tales?

C P WClues Problems Wonderings

1. regard- (n.) thought of care.

2. merciful- (adj.) kind or forgiving.

3. predict- (v.) to tell beforehand.

4. accurate- (adj.) correct; exact.

5. drought- (n.) a period of time when there is not.

6. prairie- (n.) a large area of level land with grass and few or no trees.

7. desperately- (adv.) hopelessly.

8. sowing- (v.) planting

9. heaved (v.)- to make a sound with a lot of effort or strain.

10. dispositions(n.)- a natural way of acting; mood.

Simile Example: Metaphor Example:

Hyperbole Example:

Alliteration Example:

Idiom Example: Personification Example:

…more effects of droughts

Write about it!

Tell your own tall tale about one of your teachers. It must be three paragraphs. Write it

in your journal!

Concept/Question Board

Create a “tall tale” about the American West. Use SP p. 123 as your GO (prewriting). Write your final story on a separate

sheet of paper. Be sure to illustrate your tall tale.

Comprehension

Create 10 True/False statements. At least 4 must be

false and explain why it is false.

Vocabulary

Create a crossword puzzle using all of the selection

vocabulary words. Crossword puzzle must be completed

when turned in.

Vocabulary

Create a fill in the blank test using your vocabulary words. Be sure to include the answer key on the back. Use context clues to help the reader figure

out which vocabulary word best completes the sentence.

Comprehension

Draw an illustration of the McBroom Farm. Include a

paragraph describing the farm.

Comprehension

Create a Cause/Effect GO. Include at least 10 causes and

their effects.

Spelling

Create a word search using all spelling words. Trade with a

partner and solve.

Social Studies Inquiry

Read pages 580-581 and complete the “Think Link” questions using complete

sentences.

Workshop: McBroom the Rainmaker*Complete 3 different activities

(1 must be Comprehension and 1 must be Vocabulary)

Figurative Language

Using the selection, locate 10 examples of figurative

language. Write down the example and the type of

figurative language being used.