“Thunder Rose”

By: Jerdine Nolene

Genre: Tall Tale

• Humorous with Hyperboles (exaggerations) and impossible events

Comprehension Skill:

• Cause/Effect • Cause=Makes something happen• Effect=What happens or result • Clue words: why/because/as a result

Vocabulary: Context Clues

• Use words within and around the sentence to determine another word’s meaning

Grammar=Subject/Predicate

• Subject=who/what the sentence is about• Predicate=Tells about subject or what it does

• Example (Do not write)• Michael is supposed to go to bed.

Build Background

• Tall Tale Word Web

Key terms:

• Smartboard activity

Homework

• Re-write all spelling words (3 times each)• Read Frindle Chapters 1-2