The Girl Who Married the Moon

By: Joseph Bruchac & Gayle Ross

What Really HappenedTheme 2, Selection 2, Day 1

Taught By: Mrs. Williams

Genre

The Mystery of the Cliff Dwellers

Comprehension Skill:Making Inferences

What do you think the

purpose of the Mary Celeste’s voyage was?

Why do you think the captain

ordered his men to board

the Mary Celeste?

On what day do you think the crewmen left the ship?

Why?

Common Room

n. A large room where people gather to eat or share other activities. The storyteller drew a crowd in the common room after dinner.

Hearth

n. The floor of a fireplace, which usually extends into a room. Julia sat by the wide brick hearth and warmed her hands.

Mainland

n. The large land mass of a country or continent that does not include its islands. Hawaiians refer to the rest of the United States as the mainland.

Phases

n. One of the changes in appearance that the moon or a planet goes through each month. The moon looks like a half circle in one of its phases.

Sod

n. A chunk of grassy soil held together by matted roots. Pioneers sometimes built their houses out of sod where trees were scarce.

Sparkling

adj. Giving off flashes of light. Sparkling fireflies darted across the dark lawn.

Villages

n. A small settlement. There are thirty houses in the mountain village.

Kayak

n. A lightweight canoe, propelled by a double-bladed paddle, with a small opening for one or two people. The girls paddled the kayak across the bay.

• common room– A large room where people

gather to eat or share other activities

• hearth– The floor of a fireplace

• mainland– The large land mass of a country or

continent that does not include islands

• phases– The changes in appearance that

the moon or planet goes through each month

• sod– A chunck of grassy soil held together

by matted roots

• sparkling– Giving off flashes of light

• villages– Small settlements where people live

• kayak– A lightweight canoe, propelled by a

double bladed paddle, with only one small opening on top for one or two people

Key Background Vocabulary

Question Evidence from the Story Inference

172-173: What does nature mean to the cousins and their culture?

The cousins make hats and baskets from roots. They gather food from the land and ocean.

Nature is important to the cousins and the Alutiiq culture

175-176: Why do you think Moon wants the most patient cousin for his wife?

Moon must work and cannot always be home. His wife gets bored.

His wife will need to be patient in order to wait for him while he is away.

176: What is the work Moon must do?

His wife complains that he leaves every night. The cousins saw him in the sky every night.

He needs to shine in the sky all night.

178-179: Why are the star people laying face down?

They each have one sparkling eye. This section of the story takes place on the “other side” of the sky.

They are looking down so they can make the stars shine down on Earth.

180: Why does Moon’s wife cover hear head with a blanket and say she has pain on her face?

Moon told her not to go into the storeroom, but she did. Now she has one of Moon’s pieces of light stuck to her face.

She doesn’t want Moon to know she was in the storeroom trying on his masks.

The Girl Who Married the MoonPractice Book pg. 132

The Girl Who Married the Moon

By: Joseph Bruchac & Gayle Ross

What Really HappenedTheme 2, Selection 2, Day 2

Taught By: Mrs. Williams

• common room– A large room where people

gather to eat or share other activities

• hearth– The floor of a fireplace

• mainland– The large land mass of a country or

continent that does not include islands

• phases– The changes in appearance that

the moon or planet goes through each month

• sod– A chunck of grassy soil held together

by matted roots

• sparkling– Giving off flashes of light

• villages– Small settlements where people live

• kayak– A lightweight canoe, propelled by a

double bladed paddle, with only one small opening on top for one or two people

Key Background Vocabulary

What are Homophones?

Mall

Maul

Stare

Stair

Tear

Tier

Role

Roll

Dessert

Desert

Vocabulary: Homophones

Step 1 •Read the Story Summery to yourself one time. •Be sure to use good hand gestures to help you as you read.

Step 2 •Turn to your shoulder partner and partner read the story with lots of expression. •Don’t forget the gestures that you have practiced.

Step 3 •Take turns asking and answering at least five questions each about the text. •Remember to both ask and answer questions with high enthusiasm.

Extreme Partner Reading

The Girl Who Married the Moon

By: Joseph Bruchac & Gayle Ross

What Really HappenedTheme 2, Selection 2, Day 3

Taught By: Mrs. Williams

• common room– A large room where people

gather to eat or share other activities

• hearth– The floor of a fireplace

• mainland– The large land mass of a country or

continent that does not include islands

• phases– The changes in appearance that

the moon or planet goes through each month

• sod– A chunck of grassy soil held together

by matted roots

• sparkling– Giving off flashes of light

• villages– Small settlements where people live

• kayak– A lightweight canoe, propelled by a

double bladed paddle, with only one small opening on top for one or two people

Key Background Vocabulary

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Coach pgs. 35-38

The Girl Who Married the Moon

By: Joseph Bruchac & Gayle Ross

What Really HappenedTheme 2, Selection 2, Day 4

Taught By: Mrs. Williams

• common room– A large room where people

gather to eat or share other activities

• hearth– The floor of a fireplace

• mainland– The large land mass of a country or

continent that does not include islands

• phases– The changes in appearance that

the moon or planet goes through each month

• sod– A chunck of grassy soil held together

by matted roots

• sparkling– Giving off flashes of light

• villages– Small settlements where people live

• kayak– A lightweight canoe, propelled by a

double bladed paddle, with only one small opening on top for one or two people

Key Background Vocabulary

Ladders to Success pgs. 79-86

Images of the MoonWith your shoulder partner, read

pages 184-187 from your text using the skills mentions in the yellow column on the left of page 184. When you are finished discuss these questions with your partner and write your answers in complete sentences on a piece of lined paper..

Compare “Brazilian Moon Tale” to “Girl Who Married the Moon?

3. In “Winter Moon”, could the author have compared the moon or a knife with a curved blade? Why or why not?

4. Which poem contained the most vivid imagery? Why?

2. What similarities can you find between, “Summer Full Moon” & “Half Moon”.

1. Which phases of the moon are discussed in each poem?

The Girl Who Married the Moon

By: Joseph Bruchac & Gayle Ross

What Really HappenedTheme 2, Selection 2, Day 5

Taught By: Mr. Williams

Weekly Skills Test1. 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.

In the NewsChoose one of the Newspaper articles

available and on a piece of notebook paper, answer the following questions about the article you chose.

What is the article about?

Where and when is the article talking about?

Why did it happen and why is this important?

Who is the article about?