Skill: Author’s Purpose Pushing up the Sky By: Joseph Bruchac Genre: Play Skill: Author’s Purpose Author’s Purpose:

Say It! antler imagined languages narrator overhead poked

More Words to Know bumped randomly

antlers bony, branching growths on the head of a male deer, elk, or moose

imagined made a picture or idea of something in your mind

languages human speech, spoken or written

narrator the person who tells a story

overhead over the head; on high; above

poked pushed with force against someone or something

The narrator was telling the story.

The narrator was telling the story.

Lisa can speak many different languages.

Lisa can speak many different languages.

The moose had his antlers hung in the tree.

The moose had his antlers hung in the tree.

I imagined I was a fairy princess.

I imagined I was a fairy princess.

Grant poked me hard in the side with his finger.

Grant poked me hard in the side with his finger.

The ceiling overhead was leaking water onto the floor.

The ceiling overhead was leaking water onto the floor.

Let’s review our words. Watch carefully because they will flash on the screen for just a moment. We will clap as we spell the word.

antlers

imagined

languages

narrator

overhead

poked

Spelling Words

Review Questions p. 310-317 Where did the Snohomish people live? What can the bows and arrows be made of? Why were the people not happy with the sky? What were some of the problems people were having with the sky being so close? What was the Seventh Chief’s answer to the problem?

Review Questions p.318-319 What was the signal to push up together? How was the sky pushed up? What could the people see through the sky after they pushed it up?

GREAT JOB!