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Akiak. By: Robert J. Blake Journeys Theme 1, Selection 1, Day 1 Taught By: Mr. Williams. Story Structure. Paca and Beetle. Decoding Suffixes - er & - est. blizzards. checkpoints. courageous. experienced . musher . rugged. Key Iditarod Vocabulary. blizzard - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Akiak
By: Robert J. Blake
JourneysTheme 1, Selection 1, Day 1
Taught By: Mr. Williams
Story Structure
Characters •The Characters include the people or animals in the story.•Remember to always describe a character’s appearance and
personality.
Setting •The setting is the time and place where a story is happening. •Make sure to always use multiple sensory descriptions.
Plot •The plot is the series of story events including the problem and solution.
•Always describe what, why, and how story events happened.
Paca and BeetleComprehension Skill:
Story Structure
Who are the characters in the story? What is the
setting?
How would you describe the nature of each character? How can you tell?
What do you know about the Beetle
and the Paca after the race that you
didn’t know before?
Decoding Suffixes -er & -est
What is a Suffix?
-er
more
larger longer hotter
-est
most
bravest happiest steepest
blizzards
checkpoints
courageous
experienced
musher
rugged
Key Iditarod Vocabulary
• blizzard– A snowstorm with strong
winds
• checkpoint– A place along a route where
people sign in.
• courageous– Brave, fearless, heroic
• experienced– Familiar with a task, having
done it before.
• musher– The driver of a dogsled team
• rugged– Having a rough, uneven
surface
Akiak
Page Summary1. After reading each page, write a one sentence summary of what you
read.
2. At the end of the story put your page summaries together in order to write a complete summary of the events in the story.
3. Make sure that you are describing each of the story’s structural elements, characters, setting, and plot.
4. When finished go back and reread this week’s selection in order to improve reading fluency.
Akiak
By: Robert J. Blake
JourneysTheme 1, Selection 1, Day 2
Taught By: Mr. Williams
blizzards
checkpoints
courageous
experienced
musher
rugged
Key Iditarod Vocabulary
• blizzard– A snowstorm with strong
winds
• checkpoint– A place along a route where
people sign in.
• courageous– Brave, fearless, heroic
• experienced– Familiar with a task, having
done it before.
• musher– The driver of a dogsled team
• rugged– Having a rough, uneven
surface
AkiakWith your partner, discuss questions 1-7 on
page 52 of your text. You may look back in your text if you need to. When you're finished begin thinking about the following questions.
Where did the challenge take place?
What challenge did the main character face?
Why was the journey important to the characters?
What do you think the main character learned from his experience?
Comprehension Strategy:Summarizing
Using a Frame and Arrow Map, sequence what you think at the five most important events of the story.
Vocabulary:Homophones & Multiple Meaning Words
Homophone
words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings
pain and panepray and prey
break and brakesteak and stake
Multiple Meaning Words
Words that are spelled the same and sound the same but have different meanings
descentrefuge
pettrack
Akiak
By: Robert J. Blake
JourneysTheme 1, Selection 1, Day 3
Taught By: Mr. Williams
Key Iditarod Vocabulary
• blizzard– A snowstorm with strong
winds
• checkpoint– A place along a route where
people sign in.
• courageous– Brave, fearless, heroic
• experienced– Familiar with a task, having
done it before.
• musher– The driver of a dogsled team
• rugged– Having a rough, uneven
surface
Key Iditarod Vocabulary
Vocabulary:Homophones & Multiple Meaning Words
Homophone
words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings
pain and panepray and prey
break and brakesteak and stake
Multiple Meaning Words
Words that are spelled the same and sound the same but have different meanings
descentrefuge
pettrack
Multiple Meaning Words
Talk to your partner and generate as many meanings as you can for the words below. Try to come up with at least three.
1. fly: to move through the air, zipper on jeans, change position quickly
2. light: easy to lift, pale color, from a lamp
3. quarter: 25€ coin, part of a basketball game, ¼
4. cut: skip someone in line, slice something open, stop filming
5. run: move legs quickly, working machine, to escape
Extreme Partner ReadingFirst Step: Read the story summary quietly to yourself. If you finish before time
is up, read through it again.
Second Step: Now that you have read through the story summary, go through it again using hand gestures as you read. If you finish before time is up, read through it again with gestures.
Third Step: Turn to your partner and take turns reading the summary with lots of expression.
Fourth Step: With your partner, take turns reading with passage with lots of expression and gestures.
Last Step: Using your best expression, ask your partner three questions about what you have read. When you are asked, be sure to answer with intense expressions.
Akiak
By: Robert J. Blake
JourneysTheme 1, Selection 1, Day 4
Taught By: Mr. Williams
Decoding Suffixes -er & -est
What is a Suffix?
-er
more
larger longer hotter
-est
most
bravest happiest steepest
Key Iditarod Vocabulary
• blizzard– A snowstorm with strong
winds
• checkpoint– A place along a route where
people sign in.
• courageous– Brave, fearless, heroic
• experienced– Familiar with a task, having
done it before.
• musher– The driver of a dogsled team
• rugged– Having a rough, uneven
surface
Key Iditarod Vocabulary
With your partner, read pages 54-57 from your text using the skills mentions in the yellow column on the left of page 54. When you are finished discuss these questions with your partner and write your answers in complete sentences on a piece of lined paper..
5. Compare “Akiak” and “Go, Team Go!”
3. Why do you think the author included the sidebars “Dogs on the Run” and the words spoken by mushers to their dogs?
4. How is the Smith family’s dog sledding different from Mick’s in Alaska?
2. What kind of relationship do mushers have with their dogs?
1. The article is called “Go, Team Go!” What subtitle would you add to give readers a better sense of what it is about?
Go Team Go!
Akiak
By: Robert J. Blake
JourneysTheme 1, Selection 1, Day 5
Taught By: Mr. Williams
1. Make sure your name, date, and assignment are written clearly on the top left of the paper.
2. Turn your test paper to me and put your answer key in the reading basket.
3. Finish your Mountain Language.4. Finish any other unfinished work.
Weekly Skills Test