UNIT 3 WEEK 1UNIT 3 WEEK 1Theme: The Old Theme: The Old SouthwestSouthwestJuan VerdadesJuan Verdades

Genre: Folk TaleA folk tale is a story based on the

traditions of a people or region which is handed down from one generation to the next and becomes legendary.

Strategy: Analyze Story StructureThinking about and analyzing

story structure helps you understand how the characters, setting, and plot work together.

Skill: Character, Setting, PlotSetting is the time and place in

which a narrative occurs. Plot is the series of events that take place in a story. These events give the story a beginning, middle, and end. The characters in a story are who the story is about.

A worker who supervises a group of workers, as in a factory or on a farm.

The foreman was in charge of seeing that the cars came off the assembly line in time.

employeeemployeeA person who works for a person

or business for pay.

A good employee is one who always does his or her best on the job.

Ground or held tightly clamped together, as with the teeth.

The weight lifter gritted her teeth as she lifted 300 pounds.

To carry out or bring to completion; cause to happen.

Miguel was able to fulfill his promise as a musician by mastering the piano.

GLOATEDGLOATED

Thought about with satisfaction or sometimes mean-spirited pleasure.

The town gloated over its team’s victory in the state tournament.

To grow or develop strongly or prosperously; thrive.

In order for a child to grow and flourish, he or she must eat nutritious food and get lots of rest and exercise.

vigorously

Done in a powerful or forceful way.

The lawyer vigorously defended the U.S. Constitution.

In a joyous or merry way.

The children ran gleefully toward the ice-cream

truck.

Story Words rancheros: Mexican Spanish for

“ranchers” mi capataz: Spanish for “my foreman” compadre: Spanish for “friend” or “pal” buenos dias: Spanish greeting meaning

“good day” senorita: Spanish form of address for an

unmarried woman mi patron: Spanish for “my employer’ or

“my boss”

THIS SLIDE WAS CREATED BY: Ellie HICKENLOOPER