1. 4th Grade O’Neal Elementary eMINTS4ALL Classroom
Unit 5, Week 5
4th Grade
O’Neal Elementary
eMINTS4ALL Classroom

2. Vocabulary sanctuary- a protected place
descendants- family members born after others in a family
coaxing- gently convincing or persuading
threatened- in danger of being harmed
habitat- an area or piece of land where a plant or animal lives
fragile- easily broken or damaged
glistening- shining or sparkling in reflected light

3. Vocabulary: Words in Context glistening coaxing descendants fragile threatened habitat sanctuary
Dayton Hyde knew that when the horses’ ________ was taken over by humans, the horses would have nowhere to live.
The animals were alarmed at first, so he spent time ________ them into their new home.
Today’s wild horses are the ______ of horses that roamed the range for hundreds of years.

4. Vocabulary: Words in Context glistening coaxing descendants fragile threatened habitat sanctuary
The horses felt _________ by the unfamiliar man.
In many ways, the story is about how nature and survival can be _______.
The horses looked beautiful, their coats ________ in the sun.
Their new home is a ________where they can live safely without interference.

5. Vocabulary: Story Words
docile- easy to train or handle
adaptability- the ability to adapt easily
skitter- skip quickly
vigilance- watchfulness, caution and care
alliteration- the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words
figure of speech- may be a simile, metaphor, idiom, or hyperbole
hyperbole- the use of exaggeration or overstatement
Tall Tales- stories with events so exaggerated that they are beyond belief
cause- a person or thing that makes something happen
effect- a change occurring as a direct result of action by somebody or something else

6. Fluency: Tempo
When you come to the possibility of unfamiliar names or words in a passage you may need to slow your tempo.
We will read the following passage at a moderate pace until we come to the names; Yuskea and Magnificent Mary. We will slow our tempo to pronounce these words and then increase our tempo back to a moderate pace.

7. Fluency: Tempo (Choral Read)
Thousands of visitors arrive each summer to get a glimpse of wild horses in their natural habitat, a habitat that has been preserved through Dayton’s careful planning. Throughout the grazing season, he moves the herd from one area of the ranch to another so the horses don’t damage the fragile rangeland. In the process, he searches for his marker mares: Painted Lady, Medicine Hattie, Funny Face, Yuskeya, Magnificent Mary, and several others. When he spots them all, he knows the whole herd is accounted for.

8. Phonic: Decode Words With Final /əl/
Words that end with a vowel plus an l and have an unaccented last syllable are pronounced alike. They all sound like the –le in table. This syllable is /əl/ . It does not matter which vowel comes before the l; the syllable is often spelled, al, el, or le. It sometimes is spelled il or ol.
snorkel settle paddle medal local

9. Comprehension: Cause and Effect
When an author’s purpose is to explain how or why certain things happen, he or she often describes causes and their effects.
As you read the story, you should look for events that cause actions to happen. Ask yourself, “What happens because of that event?” or “What brought about the action?”
Look for signal words and phrases that the author uses to signal cause and effect. Such words include but are not limited to; because, due to, as a result, since, and therefore.
TEACHING CAUSE AND EFFECT
CAUSE and EFFECT Lesson

10. Comprehension: Cause and Effect
Cause Effect
Fires break out on Fire Dept. needs
Chincoteague to raise money.
Ponies feel
threatened by
the water.
Too many ponies
means not enough
grass.

11. Comprehension: Cause and Effect
Quiz
Using signal words
Cause and Effect Relationships
Cause and Effect Article and Graphic Organizer
Cause and Effect Matching Activity
Cause and Effect Lesson and Quiz

12. Comprehension: Cause and Effect
Horses and Plains Indians

13. Comprehension: Summary
When you summarize a story, you simply tell the ideas for a story in a shorter way.
Often the summary includes the main idea of a selection and a few supporting details.
The summary should include ONLY the essential details.

14. Comprehension: Literary Elements: Figures of Speech Hyperbole, Simile, Metaphor, Idiom
Figures of Speech: Terms
Hyperbole- the use of exaggeration or overstatement. The author does not expect the reader to take the events literally but uses hyperbole to create humor.
Figures of Speech: Simile and Metaphor Review

15. Comprehension: Literary Elements: Figures of Speech Hyperbole, Simile, Metaphor, Idiom
Simile Practice
Alliteration or Simile Quiz
Metaphor Quiz
Figurative Language Quiz
Idiom Site
Figurative Language: Funbrain
Smart Notebook Idiom Lesson
Smart Notebook Lesson: Idioms
Smart Notebook Lesson: Similes and Metaphors

16. Vocabulary: Context Clues Paragraph Clues
Sometimes the meaning of an unknown word can be found by reading the rest of the paragraph. Read the first paragraph below. Look for clues that will help you understanding the meaning of the word descendants.
We read about the mustangs, descendants of the horses brought to America by Spanish explorers nearly five hundred years ago. At first, the number of horses was small. But as the years went by, the horses bred and gave birth to foals and the herds grew. By 1900, more than two million wild horses roamed the West. Since they were wild, they had no real home and were free to go where they pleased.

17. Day 1
What does the word threatened mean as used on page 634? What information from the story supports your answer?

18. Day 2
Look at the photographs on pages 638, 639, and 640. How do they contribute to your understanding of the place where the wild horses live? What emotions do they convey?

19. Day 3
What causes Dayton Hyde to hop a train to Oregon? What effect did this move have on Hyde?

20. Day 4
What caused Dayton Hyde to spend months searching and trying to work with the government? What was the effect of this?
What events caused the wild horses from the feedlot to be protected in the sanctuary?

21. Day 5
Find two hyperboles in the description of Pecos Bill on pages
How does Pecos Bill come to be riding on a mountain lion?

22. Day 5