The Horned

Toad Prince

Lesson Vocabulary, Word Analysis, and Story Intro

Unit 1 Week 4

Lesson Vocabularybargain

NOUN (it’s a thing)

an agreement to trade~synonym: deal

Lesson Vocabularyfavor

NOUN (it’s a thing)

act of kindness

Lesson VocabularylassoedVERB -ed endings= past tense

roped; caught with a lasso

Lesson VocabularyoffendedVERB -ed endings= past tense

hurt the feelings of someone; made angry or upset

Lesson VocabularyprairieNOUN (it’s a thing)

a large area of level or rolling land with grass, but few or no trees~synonym: plains

Lesson VocabularyriverbedNOUN (it’s a thing)

a channel in which a river flows or used to flow

Lesson VocabularyshriekedVERB -ed endings= past tense

made a loud, sharp, shrill sound~synonym: screamed

Word Analysis- Compound Words

Compound words are made up of two words.

When you put two words together, they form a new word (with a new meaning)

Can you think of a lesson vocabulary word that is a compound word?

Word Analysis- Compound Words

1. book + mark= bookmark2. sun + set= sunset

Make some compound words by choosing from the 2 columns.

hertumblerattlesageriversomehandcownoble

brushmanthingsnakegirlselfsomeweedbed

Word Analysis- Compound Words

Are these compound words? How can you tell?

1. rebuild2. sunglasses3. watched4. pitcher5. playground6. Wednesday

Comprehension Skill Focusauthor’s purpose- the reason an author writes a storyan author may write to persuade,

inform, entertain, or express ideas or feelings

an author may have more than one purpose for writing

Comprehension Skill Focus

Story Structurethe conflict- the problemrising action- builds up to the climaxclimax- where the conflict is confrontedresolution- the outcome

Comprehension Skill Focus

Good readers look for when a story is told by a character involved in the action... First person- “I found a dog,” said Opal.

Uses I a lot

…or by a person NOT involved in the action… Third person- The girl found a dog.

The Horned Toad Prince

Day 2

Word Analysis- Compound Words

Remember: Compound words are made up of two words.

When you put two words together, they form a new word (with a new meaning)

Can you give some NEW examples of compound words?

Literary Term/Academic Vocabulary

dialect- a form of language spoken in a certain region or by a certain group of people.

Authors may use dialect to help the reader understand the character and setting.

Story Structure/Academic Vocabulary

rising action- the part leading up to solving the problem

In The Fox and the Grapes, we read that the fox attempts to reach the grapes but misses. Then he tries again, but they were still out of reach. I think this is the rising action before the fox decides to walk away.