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The Bear family goes for a walk
Mama Bear makes porridge, but it’s too hot.
Bears decide to go for a walk while it cools.
Goldilocks enters Bears’ house and starts exploring their stuff
Tastes porridge - too hot ... too cold ... just right (eats all of Baby Bear’s breakfast)
Sits in chairs - too hard ... too soft ... just right (sits in Baby Bear’s chair and breaks it)
Gets in beds - too long ... too wide ... just right (gets in Baby Bear’s bed and falls asleep)
Bears discover someone’s been in their house -Baby Bear is upset
Bears notice porridge has been eaten, chairs have been sat in, and beds have been slept in. Goldilocks wakes up and runs away.
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Pa’s mail-order bride arrives from Maine.
Sarah, Plain and Tall Hannah Duran
Caleb and Anna are afraid that their father’s newly arrived mail-order bride will decide to leave them and their prairie home to return to her home on the coast of Maine.
The family and Sarah
Sarah and Pa are stubborn and set in their ways. It is difficult for them to learn how to live with another adult again. The kids watch them closely.
Sarah’s love of life and playful ways help unite the broken family.
Sarah brings out the best in each member of the family. Her determination binds them all together.
American prairies
JacobCalebAnnaSarah
struggle to accept each other and build relationships.
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Smudge by Julie Sykes and Jane Chapman
Smudge is playing in the backyard with his friends, Nibble, the mouse and Bounce, the rabbit. They are having fun.
It begins to rain
The door is shut, so Smudge can’t get inside
The open window is too high to climb into
He tried to hide in Bounce’s hutch, but it was too small.
Smudge almost got stuck
When he got inside, he called his friends to join him .
It stopped raining. Smudge saw Nibble and Bounce playing outside. He jumped out the window so he could play to.
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Red confronts wolf in Grandma’s bed“What big
eyes/ears/nose/TEETH you have!”
Little Red Riding Hood
Mom warns Red not to stray from path
Need to take cookies to Grandma
Red leaves path to pick flowers
Red needs to travel safely through dangerous woods to take Grandma some cookies
Wolf locks Grandma in closet
Wolf disguises self as Grandma and gets in her bed
forest, summertime
Wolf tries to get Red to come closerWolf pounces on Red, plans to eat her
Red screams
Woodsman breaks open door to get in
Woodsman kills wolf with his ax, saves Red and Grandma. Red learns to follow instructions (stay on path).
Wolf sees Red, runs ahead to Grandma’s house
Woodsman hears screams, runs to Grandma’s house
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The children went on a field trip to Farmer Mack Nuggett’s turkey farm
The children and turkeys become friends.
Farmer Nuggett tells the children the turkeys will become a Thanksgiving Feast
After the children left, Mack Nuggett looked around; not a turkey in sight
When they came back the children were calm, drank their water and waddled away.
The children asked for water, so the teacher and Farmer Nuggett ran to the well to get them water.
The part when the kids put the turkeys in their
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Teacher, Mack Nuggett, Children, and turkeys
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The kids wanted to save the turkeys from being dinner for Thanksgiving
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The kids were putting the turkeys in their underwear
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
remote island off southern tip of California
Karana’s people live at peace on the island until Russian fishermen come to hunt otter.
The fishermen promise to give the people tools & jewelry in exchange for otter pelts.
At the end of the otter hunting season, the Russian fishermen offer half of the goods.
The men of the village fight the Russians as the fishermen escape to the boats. Karana’s
father, Chief Chowig, and most of the men are killed. The Russians escape un- harmed.
Kimki, the new chief, leaves the island for help. Kimki
returns on a Spanish ship to take the people to a new island.
Karana jumps ship to save her younger brother.
Karana’s younger brother is killed by wild dogs. She lives on the island alone for more than 15 years. A ship comes and takes her to California.
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Bridge to Terabithia
Jess Aarons lives in rural area outside of Washington, D.C. His life is boring and ordinary until Leslie Burke becomes his neighbor.
Jess avoids Leslie at first, but competition on the school playground forces him to interact and become friends with her.
Jess and Leslie create a safe haven on the woods and call it “Terabithia.” It is a magical place where one must enter by a rope swing. They find freedom to express their friendship.
Spring rain causes the creek water to rise to dangerous levels. Leslie insists on entering Terabithia by rope swing. Jess is frightened by the fast-moving water but hides his fears from Leslie.
Leslie visits Terabithia alone, the swing breaks, and she drowns. Influenced by Leslie’s perception of life, Jess must live on without her.
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears
The three bears decide to take a walk while their porridge cools
Goldilocks wakes up, sees the bears, and runs out of the house.
Goldilocks walks into the bear’s house and starts trying stuff out.
Goldilocks likes Baby Bear's stuff. She eats his porridge, breaks his chair, and sleeps in his bed.
Bears come home and discover someone has been in their house. Baby Bear is most unhappy.
The idea that Goldilocks just walks into someone’s house and starts using their stuff.
I know some kids like Goldilocks. They use your stuff without asking permission.
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Writing a Haiku (a three-line Japanese poem)Think of one of your favorite things in nature.
Write the first line. It needs to contain only 5 syllables.
The second line contains 7 syllables. Write your second line.
If the poem doesn’t fit the three-lined pattern, it’s not a haiku.
Write the third (and last) line. It should contain 5 syllables.
Horses
A mane of silver
Flowing softly in the wind
As on we gallop.
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cinquain poetry
The first line is a noun or the subject of the poem.
The second line consists of two words that describe the first line.
The third line is only three action words.
The fourth line contains 4 words that convey a feeling.
The fifth and final line consists of a single word that refers back to the original subject.
Horse
Friend, worker
Canter, whinny, jump
Heart of a child
Frisky
Examples by Lynnley Clark
If you know the 1-2-3-2-1 pattern, you can write a cinquain poem!
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“The Boy Who Cried Wolf”
A boy who guards sheep
A father asked his son to guard their sheep from dangerous wolvesThe boy lead the sheep up a hill
The sheep grazed in a field
The boy was careful no wolf was behind him
The next day the boy played some tricks
His father and the neighbors ran up the hill even faster
Again there was no wolf in sight
Everyone yelled at the boy for not being truthful
The boy became bored, and just for fun yelled,“Wolf! Wolf!”The boy’s father & some people from the village heard his cries
They ran up the hill but there was no wolf in sight
A wolf did appear
The boy yelled loudly,“Wolf! Wolf!”
The father and neighbors heard the boy’s cries
The people shook theirheads saying, “He will not fool us again!”
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the steps involved for someone to become a U.S. citizen
The Naturalization Process
file a Declaration of Intention
Declaration states that the immigrant intends to become a citizen
Many immigrants take classes to prepare for citizenship
file an application for Naturalization.
Applicants must be at least 18 years old
take the Citizenship Oath
Immigrant officially declares his allegiance to the U.S. to a judge.
Must live in the U.S. for 5 years unless married to a U.S. citizen.
Examiner asks questions about American history and government.
I mmigrant must answer the questions correctly in simple English.
The oath clearly renounces any allegiance to another country.
meet with an
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New citizens often have big celebrations after taking the oath
They feel very proud and fortunate to be a U.S. citizen
It’s the ultimate test in terms of importance!
Most want to become citizens because of opportunity and rights
if not a citizen, must have permission to stay in U.S. and to work
Immigrants do not automatically become a U.S. citizen just by moving to the U.S. They have to complete a series of steps to show they understand what the U.S. is about in terms of government and rights, and they have to take an oath of allegiance.
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Preview ideas
Think of words to use in your essay (brainstorm list of words related to topic).
If you think about who will read your work, you can keep them in mind as you write so it will make more sense.
List ideasList main topics (main things you want to write about).List details for each main idea.
Helps you think of what to say and how to explain it better.
Assign numbers to indicate orderDecide which main ideas to write about first, second, third, etc.Do same thing for details for each main idea.
Helps you organize your thoughts so writing them down is easier.Writing will make more sense.
Note ideas in complete sentencesFollow your plan. Each main idea is the first sentence in a new paragraph. Write at least one sentence for each detail.
Helps your story to be more clear and interesting.
State a conclusionThink about a good way to end the essay. Ideas include: Summarizing the most important point. Encouraging the reader to take action. Brings closure to the essay.
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Jack and the Beanstalk
a boy who climbs a beanstalk and steals stuff from a giant
Family has no money or food so Jack takes cow to town to sell
Instead of selling cow, Jack trades it for magic beans; Mom’s really mad and throws beans out window
Beans grow overnight into a beanstalk that reaches the clouds; Jack climbs and discovers a giant’s castle
Jack starts stealing stuff from giant; giant smells him but can’t catch him.
Jack steals giant’s goose that lays golden eggs; giant chases Jack down the beanstalk, but Jack cuts it down.
Bizarre messages in story: OK to disobey parent, OK to break into someone’s home and steal, OK to kill the person you are stealing from!
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Name Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley
a new twist on the Beauty and the Beast story
Beauty rejects society’s superficial ideals in order to maintain her relationship with the people she loved
Beauty’s father had to send her to live with a beast in a castle
They move to Rose Cottage. Once they settle in, Beauty tends the garden and grows very lovely and rare roses.
The father has to go back to the city on business
He stays at the castle on his way home where he meets the beast and in return for a rose, must send his daughter
Beauty learns to love the Beast
She works with the Beast’s roses because they are dying
Over time, she befriends the beast but cannot marry him
She goes home for a short time but returns to the beast
She breaks the spell so the beast can leave the castle but he is still a beast
Beauty’s family is in ruin fancily and her father never recovered from her mother’s death.
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Booker becomes accepted, but continues to have problems
B.T. Washington’s Journeythe difficult journey that Booker T. made to a school
when he was a teenager (16)
Paying tuition - never had enough money, so he had to work plus find time to study
His mother and brother could only send a small amount of money
Loneliness -- when the other students went home for the summer
He had only 1 shirt and 1 pair of socks -- he had to wash them every night
Winners never quit, and quitters never win.It isn’t the problem -- it’s how you handle it that makes the difference.
Booker T. Washington arrives at Hampton, but problems were not over
Arrived with clothes that were worn out, dirty, and wrinkled
He had to find the “head teachers”
He had to pass Mrs. Mackie’s “cleaning test”
There were many others who tried to be accepted by Mrs. Mackie
It’s difficult for a poor 16-year-old black boy to travel
Ran out of money and had to walk part of the way to Richmond
Could not stay at hotel because he was black,slept under bridge
Finally got a job on a ship; not much money
Clothes were few and worn out
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The Lion & the Mousehow animals help each other in surprising ways
Treat others with kindness, and others will be kind to you.
Lion spares mouse’s life
Lion captured for zoo
Mouse saves lion
King of Jungle = fierce, mean, & hungry!
lion captures mouse & plans to eat it
Mouse promises to help lion someday if he turns
him looseLion laughs at the idea,
but lets mouse go
Lion is captured by hunters & tied up with
ropesNone of the animals can
help the lion escape
Lion is very sad
Lion is afraid he’ll spend the rest of his life
locked in a cage.
Mouse finds lion, and says he can help
Lion doesn’t believe him because much bigger animals couldn’t help Mouse begins chewing ropes to set the lion free
Lion and mouse become lifelong, unlikely
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Snow Whitehow a princess in danger is helped by seven dwarfs
Evil stepmother tries to kill Snow White
Snow moves in with 7 dwarfs
Stepmother tries to kill Snow with
poison apple
Prince kisses Snow White to wake her from endless sleep
Woodsman ordered to kill Snow and bring
her heart back
Woodsman kills pig and takes its heart
back instead
Woodsman leaves Snow in woods to fend
for herself
Snow finds a house in woods
(nobody home)
Snow enters house, begins cooking and
cleaning
7 dwarfs come home from work, find house
has been cleaned
Dwarfs invite Snow to live with them
Evil stepmother learns Snow is alive and well
Puts poison in apple; plans to get Snow
to eat it
Disguises self as peddler; gives Snow the
poison apple
Snow bites apple and falls into a deep,
endless sleep
Prince sees Snow in glass coffin - can’t
resist a kiss
Prince learns of Snow’s beauty and looks for her
Snow marries the prince and lives happily
ever after
When someone you see needs help, it’s important to provide it, even if you don’t know the person well.
Kiss wakens Snow, everybody rejoices
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Interactions between teachers and students
How teacher’s behaviors affect
student’s behavior & vice versa
teachers
Get more animated & interesting when students ask questions
Asks more questions if the teacher makes them feel safe Smiles more if the teacher thinks the teacher is really personally interested in them
Lightens up and uses more humor when the students smile
Tends to act bored if the teacher is boring
Tends to act hostile if the teacher is hostile
Tends to teach in a boring way when students act bored
Becomes hostile when students act hostile or act out
students
Act positive = get positive back
Act negative = get negative back
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The Water Cycle
Condensation
Precipitation
Evaporationheavier water drops fall to the earth
tiny drops of condensed water grows until they get too heavy
types of precipitation = rain, snow, hail, sleet
rain gage is used to measure precipitation
occurs when liquid is heated by the air
molecules separate
molecules nearest water surface bounce away & move into the air
liquid -to- gas ORwater -to- vapor
occurs when gases are cooled
molecules crowd together (snuggle up)
molecules packed together so they take less space
gas can then change into a liquid
The water cycle is a 3-part process by which water enters and leaves the atmosphere. It is a continuous cycle.
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Topic Peaceful ResistanceLeaders target part of the problem
Peaceful action targeted at getting media attention
Negative reaction of a those who oppose change
Media influence on public attention
Voting Rights
School integration
Job discrimination
Speeches
Arrest - limp resistance
Peaceful “Sit-ins” , silent marches
Verbal abuse, Cross burning
Fires (buses & houses), Attacks
Police - water hose & beatings
TV = worldwide attentionPublic revulsion to violence =sympathy for causePressure put on politicians to change unfair laws