1. Story Telling The Keeping Quilt
Written and Illustrated
By Patricia Polacco
Patricia Polacco holding baby in real Keeping Quilt

2. Objectives This week you will:
Practice recognizing prefixes mis-, and suffixes –ing and –ed, added to a base word.
Practice recognizing words with the long /e/ sound
Practice recognizing the /kw/ and /skw/sounds spelled qu_ and squ_
Use comprehension strategies :
Monitoring and adjusting reading speed and predicting
Use comprehension skills : fact and opinion
Write a mystery narrative
Practice using capitalization correctly
Practice recognizing words with foreign origins

3. Word Knowledge Day 1 understand understanding misunderstanding
celebrate celebrated celebration celebrity
What do these words have in common?
They have a base word with an affix. Let’s underline the affixes.

4. Word Knowledge Day 1 What do you notice about these words?
scrapped scraped stripped striped pinned pined
What do you notice about these words?
These are base words with an affix –ed.
When you add –ed to a base word with a short vowel you double the final consonant and add –ed.
When you add –ed to a base word with a long vowel you just add –ed.

5. Word Knowledge Day 1 piece belief field shield handkerchief
Do you see any spelling patterns in these words?
They all have the long /e/ sound spelled ie.
quilt
This word is found in our selection and has the /kw/ sound spelled qu_.

6. Word Knowledge Day 1
In New York City her father’s work was hauling things on a wagon, and the rest of the family made artificial flowers all day.
Everyone was in a hurry, and it was so crowded, not like in backhome Russia.
To show he wanted to be her husband, he gave Anna a gold coin, a dried flower, and a piece of rock salt, all tied into a linen handkerchief.
Circle any words with an affix or long /e/ sound.

7. Word Knowledge Day 1
A quilt is made from pieces of fabric sewn together.
Which word has the /kw/ sound spelled qu_?

8. Build Background Activate prior knowledge
We are going to read a story called “The Keeping Quilt” it’s about a special quilt that gets passed down from generation to generation.
Do you have any stories or family heirlooms?
Does anyone have a story or item that has been passed down?

9. Background Information
The Keeping Quilt is a true story. The author’s family came to America from another country.
In the Jewish tradition, the Sabbath is Saturday rather than Sunday. Many Jews begin Sabbath at sundown on Friday evening.
The quilt in the story was passed down from many generations in the author’s family.

10. Preview and Prepare Reading 2.6
Let’s read the focus questions, title and author together.
Now let’s look at the first page or two for clues, problems or wonderings.
Problems
backhome
Clues:
Unusual clothes
Wonderings
Why so many scarves?

11. Student Observation Clues Problems Wonderings
unusual clothes backhome Why so many scarves?

12. The Keeping Quilt Selection Vocabulary hauling flavor artificial
bouquet
handkerchief
The Keeping Quilt
Selection Vocabulary

13. hauling
pulling or moving
with force
In New York City her father’s work was hauling things on a wagon, and the rest of the family made artificial flowers all day.
The boys are busy hauling firewood inside so we can make a fire in the fireplace before dinner.

14. artificial
made by people,
not natural
In New York City her father’s work was hauling things on a wagon, and the rest of the family made artificial flowers all day.
The bowl of artificial fruit looked almost as good as real fruit.

15. cloth used to
wipe the nose
or face
handkerchief
To show he wanted to be her husband, he gave Anna a gold coin, a dried flower, and a piece of rock salt, all tied into a linen handkerchief.
My aunt has a silk handkerchief with her initials stitched on one corner.

16. flavor
a particular taste
The gold was for wealth, the flower for love, and the salt so their lives would have flavor.
The flavor of the soup was spicy and delicious.

17. bouquet
a bunch of flowers
My mother wore a suit, but in her bouquet were gold, bread, and salt.
Sally picked daisies and clover to make a bouquet of flowers for her mother.

18. “The Keeping Quilt”
Draw a line from the word to it’s definition and it’s picture
bouquet, flavor, hauling, artificial, handkerchief
made by people, not natural
a particular taste
cloth used to wipe the nose or face
a bunch of flowers
pulling or moving with force

19. First Read Student Anthology Reading 1.3, Listen/Speak 1.9
We are going to read “The Keeping Quilt” pages
While we are reading we will use these comprehension strategies:
Monitoring and Adjusting Reading Speed
Predicting

20. Monitor and Adjust Reading Speed
hauling
pulling or moving with force
artificial
made by people rather than nature
Monitor and Adjust Reading Speed
I’m not sure what the writer means by “backhome.” It’s written as one word. That seems strange. I need to slow down while I read to understand what the author is trying to say here.
Okay, now I see that the narrator’s family moved from Russia to New York. They found their new home very different from life in Russia. Russia is what the narrator means by “backhome.”

21. Monitoring and Adjusting Reading Speed
babushka
a head scarf shaped like a triangle
Monitoring and Adjusting Reading Speed
I see a word that I don’t understand here—babushka. Maybe if I slow down my reading speed and look at the illustrations while I read I can figure it out.
The story tells me that the little girl liked to throw her babushka in the air. In the picture, the girl is throwing something in the air. It must be her babushka. In the picture all the women and girls are wearing big scarves on their heads. I guess that’s what a babushka is.

22. Monitoring and Adjusting Reading Speed
challah
a bread, which is often braided, made with eggs. Challah is eaten on the Jewish Sabbath.
poverty
the state of being poor
handkerchief
a cloth use to wipe the nose or face
flavor
Monitoring and Adjusting Reading Speed
There’s a lot of information here in this list. Let’s slow down our reading speed and see what becomes clearer.
Who would like to tell us what they found?
taste or specific quality
huppa
a covering that stands like a tent above the bride and groom in a Jewish wedding

23. bouquet a bunch of flowers Predicting
What will happen to the quilt now?
I’ll think carefully about what I’ve read so far in the story and what I can learn from the story’s pictures.
I know that the quilt is used on special occasions, like a wedding and the birth of a baby.
I predict the narrator will use the quilt at her wedding and when her child is born.
After I finish reading the story I’ll check to see if my prediction came true.

25. Confirming Predictions
My prediction was confirmed. The narrator/author, Patricia Polacco, did use the quilt at her wedding and again as a blanket for her baby daughter, Traci Denise.

26. Discussing Strategy Use Reading 2.4
What questions did you ask as you were reading?
What predictions did you make?
How did you adjust your reading speed?

27. Investigating Concepts Beyond the Text
We are going to do pages 122 and 123 of our Inquiry Journals.

30. English Language Conventions Eng. Lang. Conv. 1.7
Mechanics: Capitalization
We are going to read pages in our Language Arts Handbook to learn about the rules of capitalization.
Grandpa and I cooked Grandma a big dinner for their anniversary.
Proper nouns: Grandpa Grandma Pronoun: I
Principal Angel-Martin took the Queen Elizabeth II across the Atlantic Ocean.
Person’s title: Principal Proper nouns: Angel-Martin, Queen Elizabeth II; Name of Ocean: Atlantic Ocean
Let’s do pages in our Comprehension and Language Arts Skills workbook.

36. challah
Spelling Eng. Lang. Conv. 1.8
This week we are learning words with the spelling pattern qu and squ pronounced /kw/ and /skw/
The word from our selection that contain this spelling pattern is:
quilt
Let’s take our Spelling Pretest
Vocabulary Skill Words
babushka challah huppa handkerchief bouquet
Huppa
Babushka

37. Writing Process Strategies Writing 2.0
Writing A Mystery
Let’s read pages of our Language Arts Handbooks to learn about writing a mystery.
Let’s think of some ideas for a mystery that have a family storytelling theme like:
missing homework
unsigned card
a tree that has started to grow where no one planted it

42. Formal Assessment Characters and setting are clear. (2 points)
The clues lead to the solution. (2 points)
The solution makes sense. (2 points)
Suspense or surprise was used. (2 points)
Words are spelled correctly. (1 point)
Paragraphs are indented. (1 point)

43. Developing Oral Language
understand understanding misunderstanding
celebrate celebrated celebration celebrity
scrapped scraped stripped striped pinned pined
piece belief field shield handkerchief
quilt
Let’s make clues for these words and have the other students guess what the word is.

44. Second Read Student Anthology Reading 2.6
We are going to read “The Keeping Quilt” pages
While we are reading we will use these comprehension skills:
Fact and Opinion

46. A fact is a statement that can be proven to be true.
An opinion is a statement that can be supported but not proven to be true.
Fact
Opinion
It (the quilt) will be like having the family in backhome Russia dance around us at night.
In New York City her fathers work was hauling things on a wagon, and the rest of the family made artificial flowers all day.

48. Fact
Opinion
The gold was for wealth, the flower for love, and the salt so their lives would have flavor.
The family ate challah and chicken soup.
The quilt was the tablecloth.
Married you’ll be someday.
Carle and George moved to a farm in Michigan and Great-Gramma Anna came to live with them.

50. Fact Opinion Mary Ellen took the quilt with her.
Someday Traci Denise will leave and take the quilt with her.
At my wedding to Enzo-Mario, men and women danced together.

51. Checking Comprehension Reading 2.3, 2.4. 2.6
Why is the story called “The Keeping Quilt”?
The quilt keeps those memories alive.
Why do you think the quilt is so important to members of the narrator’s family?
It’s been a part of the family celebrations for many years.
Does the quilt remind you of any other type of storytelling you read in this unit?
Carving the pole passes family history also.
Why is it helpful for the writer to tell the story herself in the first person?
It makes the story more personal.

52. Discussing the Selection Reading 2.2, 2.3, 3.1; Listen Speak 1.3
Let’s use handing off to answer these questions:
Who made the quilt and why?
What was the quilt used for?
Why did the family keep the quilt so long?
Why is the selection called “The Keeping Quilt”?

53. Theme Connections Reading 2.3
In your response journals, answer the following questions using complete sentences.
Why did Anna’s mother want to make a quilt with old clothes?
How was the family story passed down in “The Keeping Quilt”?
What are the different ways that stories were handed down in the other selections in this unit?
Do you have a quilt or another special item at home that is meaningful to you? What story does it tell?
Think about how “The Keeping Quilt” adds to what you know about storytelling.
Fill out the top part of Inquiry Journal page 110.

54. Investigation Concept
Would anyone like to add something to our concept board?
Question
Would anyone like to add something to our question board?

55. Supporting the Reading
Comprehension Skills: Fact and Opinion
Let’s do pages in our Comprehension and Language Arts Skills workbook.
Opinion: There should be no war.
Fact: There’s snow on the ground.

58. /kw/ spelled qu /skw/ spelled squ Spelling Eng. Lang. Conv. 1.8
The /kw/ and /skw/ sounds
quiet
squish
squat
question
quick
squint
Draw a line from the word to it’s spelling pattern /kw/ and /skw/.
/kw/ spelled qu
/skw/ spelled squ

59. Vocabulary Reading 1.6, 1.7 Words with foreign origin
Babushka
Babushka is word from the Russian language.
Let’s look at the pictures in “The Keeping Quilt” to find clues about what a babushka is.
Dress, quilt, scraps of clothing.
A babushka is a scarf that women wear in their heads.
The ending –shka has a foreign origin.
We’re going to do page 118 and 119 of our Spelling and Vocabulary Skills workbook.

62. English Language Conventions Eng. Lang. Conv. 1.7
Capitalization
Let’s review pages of our Language Arts Handbook.
Richard M. Nixon was America’s thirty-seventh president.
Proper noun: Richard Nixon Period in Initals: M. Name of country: America
The Columbia River flows into the Pacific Ocean.
Names of rivers: Columbia River Names of Oceans: Pacific Ocean
Most people on the team climbing the Andes spoke Spanish or English.
Name of mountains: Andes Name of languages: Spanish, English
Female jazz musicians like Tiny Davis don’t get enough recognition.
Proper noun: Tiny Davis

66. Writing Process Strategies Writing 2.1a, 2.1b
Writing a mystery
We’re going to read page 131 of our Language Arts Handbook to learn about suspense and surprise.
Now, let’s do page of our Comprehension and Language Arts workbooks to practice what we just learned.
Let’s use page 98 of our Writer’s workbook to pre-write our mystery.

71. Word Knowledge Day 3 understand understanding misunderstanding
celebrate celebrated celebration celebrity
What do these words have in common?
They have a base word with an affix. Let’s underline the affixes.

72. Word Knowledge Day 3 What do you notice about these words?
scrapped scraped stripped striped pinned pined
What do you notice about these words?
These are base words with an affix –ed.
When you add –ed to a base word with a short vowel you double the final consonant and add –ed.
When you add –ed to a base word with a long vowel you just add –ed.

73. Word Knowledge Day 3 piece belief field shield handkerchief
Do you see any spelling patterns in these words?
They all have the long /e/ sound spelled ie.
quilt
This word is found in our selection and has the /kw/ sound spelled qu_.

74. Word Knowledge Day 3
In New York City her father’s work was hauling things on a wagon, and the rest of the family made artificial flowers all day.
Everyone was in a hurry, and it was so crowded, not like in backhome Russia.
To show he wanted to be her husband, he gave Anna a gold coin, a dried flower, and a piece of rock salt, all tied into a linen handkerchief.
Circle any words with an affix or long /e/ sound.

75. Word Knowledge Day 3
A quilt is made from pieces of fabric sewn together.
Which word has the /kw/ sound spelled qu_?

76. Meet the Author/Illustrator
This is the real quilt.
Let’s look on page 164 to meet the author/ illustrator of “The Keeping Quilt”
“The Keeping Quilt“ is a true story. Explain how people can tell stories from an object such as a quilt.
Patricia Polacco loved listening to her family tell stories, but with each retelling the stories gained a little more “oomph”. Why do you think storytellers do this when retelling a story?
Why do you think Patricia Polacco would want to preserve this story for her daughter, just as her mother had done?

78. Selection Vocabulary The Keeping Quilt
Theme: Storytelling
Selection Vocabulary
The Keeping Quilt

79. hauling
In New York City her father’s work was hauling things on a wagon, and the rest of the family made artificial flowers all day.
The boys are busy hauling firewood inside so we can make a fire in the fireplace before dinner.
Hauling: pulling or moving with force
CONTEXT CLUES

80. artificial CONTEXT CLUES
In New York City her father’s work was hauling things on a wagon, and the rest of the family made artificial flowers all day.
The bowl of artificial fruit looked almost as good as real fruit.
Artificial: made by people, not natural
CONTEXT CLUES

81. handkerchief CONTEXT CLUES
To show he wanted to be her husband, he gave Anna a gold coin, a dried flower, and a piece of rock salt, all tied into a linen handkerchief.
My aunt has a silk handkerchief with her initials stitched on one corner.
Handkerchief: cloth used to wipe the nose or face
CONTEXT CLUES

82. flavor
The gold was for wealth, the flower for love, and the salt so their lives would have flavor.
The flavor of the soup was spicy and delicious.
Flavor: a particular taste
CONTEXT CLUES

83. bouquet
My mother wore a suit, but in her bouquet were gold, bread, and salt.
Sally picked daisies and clover to make a bouquet of flowers for her mother.
Bouquet: a bunch of flowers
CONTEXT CLUES

84. “The Keeping Quilt”
Draw a line from the word to it’s definition and it’s picture
bouquet, flavor, hauling, artificial, handkerchief
made by people, not natural
a particular taste
cloth used to wipe the nose or face
a bunch of flowers
pulling or moving with force

85. View Fine Art Soc. St. REPV2
Let’s look on page 157 of our Open Court books to view fine art.
Would anyone like to comment on any feelings you have when you look at this fine art?

86. Investigation Reading 2.6
Needs and Plans Phase
What materials will you need to do your investigation?
How much time will you need to conduct your investigation?

87. Spelling Eng. Lang. Conv. 1.8 Listen/Speak 1.3
These words have the /kw/ and /skw/ sounds:
Quack squeak squawk
Now let’s do page 120 in our Spelling and Vocabulary Skills workbook.

89. Vocabulary Reading 1.6, 1.7 Words with Foreign Origns Challah
The family ate challah and chicken soup. (pg. 160)
Do you see any clues that tell you what challah might be?
Ate, chicken soup
Challah: braided or twisted bread eaten by Jews on the Sabbath.
This word comes from the Hebrew or yiddish language.

90. English Language Conventions Eng. Lang. Covn. 1.7
Rule
Example
Proper Nouns
The White House is big.
Pronoun I
I went to the Library.
People’s
Initials
F.D.R. was elected 3 times
Words used as names
Have you called Grandma?
Capitalization
Let’s review pages 150 and 151 of our Comprehension and Language Arts Skills workbook for the rules of capitalization.
Let’s make the longest sentence we can using as many rules as we can.

91. Writing Process
Let’s do page 99 of our Writer's Workbook to learn about drafting a mystery.

93. General Review Day 4 understand understanding misunderstanding
celebrate celebrated celebration celebrity
scrapped scraped stripped striped pinned pined
piece belief field shield handkerchief
quilt

94. General Review Day 4
In New York City her father’s work was hauling things on a wagon, and the rest of the family made artificial flowers all day.
Everyone was in a hurry, and it was so crowded, not like in backhome Russia.
To show he wanted to be her husband, he gave Anna a gold coin, a dried flower, and a piece of rock salt, all tied into a linen handkerchief.
A quilt is made from pieces of fabric sewn together.

95. The Keeping Quilt Selection Vocabulary hauling flavor artificial
bouquet
handkerchief
The Keeping Quilt
Selection Vocabulary

96. hauling
pulling or moving
with force
In New York City her father’s work was hauling things on a wagon, and the rest of the family made artificial flowers all day.
The boys are busy hauling firewood inside so we can make a fire in the fireplace before dinner.

97. artificial
made by people,
not natural
In New York City her father’s work was hauling things on a wagon, and the rest of the family made artificial flowers all day.
The bowl of artificial fruit looked almost as good as real fruit.

98. cloth used to
wipe the nose
or face
handkerchief
To show he wanted to be her husband, he gave Anna a gold coin, a dried flower, and a piece of rock salt, all tied into a linen handkerchief.
My aunt has a silk handkerchief with her initials stitched on one corner.

99. flavor
a particular taste
The gold was for wealth, the flower for love, and the salt so their lives would have flavor.
The flavor of the soup was spicy and delicious.

100. bouquet
a bunch of flowers
My mother wore a suit, but in her bouquet were gold, bread, and salt.
Sally picked daisies and clover to make a bouquet of flowers for her mother.

101. Literary Elements Reading 3.6
Author’s Point of View
Let’s look through the selection to find clues about the author's point of view.
1st Person
3rd Person
I, me, our, we, us, mine,
They, he, she, her, his, the girl, the boy,
3rd person: The action is being watched.
1st person: The action is happening.

102. Social Studies Connection Soc. St. 3.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3.3
Local History
The Keeping Quilt is about a family from Russia.
Where can you go to find out about your history?
What was Fontana like 100 years ago? 50 years ago? 10 years ago?
Citrus Industry
California Speedway
Kaiser Steel

103. Investigation Reading 2.1; Soc. St. CST4
Where did Anna live first? How did do you know?
Where did Anna live last? How do you know?
Is New York closer to Russia or Michigan? How do you know?
In what direction was Anna going to if she took the most direct route when she moved from Russia to New York?
What ocean did Anna cross to get to New York?

104. Spelling Eng. Lang. Conv. 1.8 The /kw/ and /skw/ Sounds
We’re going to do page 121 of our Spelling and Vocabulary Skills workbook.
Circle the /kw/ and /skw/ sound in these words:
Quit quack quick quiet quite squid squint squirt square squeak question squeeze squirrel quality quilt

106. Vocabulary Reading 1.6 Words with Foreign Origins Huppa
“Under the wedding huppa, Anna and Sasha promised each other love and understanding.”pg.160
What are some clues about the word?
Wedding, under
A huppa is a cloth used in a Jewish wedding ceremony.

107. English Language Conventions Listen/Speak 1.3
Interacting: Asking Questions
When you are interacting, talking to, another person it is important to ask questions when you don’t understand.
It is also important to answer a question thoughtfully.
Let’s practice with a partner.

108. Writing Process Strategies Writing 1.4 Lang. Arts Tran 21
Let’s read page 100 of our Writer’s Workbook, on revising a mystery.
Make sure the problem is clearly stated.
Make sure the clues lead to the solution.
The solution must make sense with the problem and the clues.
We're going to revise our mysteries using the checklist on page 100.

110. General Review Day 4 understand understanding misunderstanding
celebrate celebrated celebration celebrity
scrapped scraped stripped striped pinned pined
piece belief field shield handkerchief
quilt

111. General Review Day 5
In New York City her father’s work was hauling things on a wagon, and the rest of the time family made artificial flowers all day.
Everyone was in a hurry, and it was so crowded, not like in backhome Russia.
To show he wanted to be her husband, he gave Anna a gold coin, a dried flower, and a piece of rock salt, all tied into a linen handkerchief.
A quilt in made from pieces of fabric sewn together.

112. Spelling Eng. Lang. Conv. 1.8 The /kw/ and /skw/ Sounds
Circle the /kw/ and /skw/ sound in these words:
Quit quack quick quiet quite squid squint squirt square squeak question squeeze squirrel quality quilt

113. Theme: Storytelling Reading 1.6, 1.7
Selection Vocabulary
The Keeping Quilt

114. hauling
In New York City her father’s work was hauling things on a wagon, and the rest of the family made artificial flowers all day.
The boys are busy hauling firewood inside so we can make a fire in the fireplace before dinner.
Hauling: pulling or moving with force
CONTEXT CLUES

115. artificial CONTEXT CLUES
In New York City her father’s work was hauling things on a wagon, and the rest of the family made artificial flowers all day.
The bowl of artificial fruit looked almost as good as real fruit.
Artificial: made by people, not natural
CONTEXT CLUES

116. handkerchief CONTEXT CLUES
To show he wanted to be her husband, he gave Anna a gold coin, a dried flower, and a piece of rock salt, all tied into a linen handkerchief.
My aunt has a silk handkerchief with her initials stitched on one corner.
Handkerchief: cloth used to wipe the nose or face
CONTEXT CLUES

117. flavor
The gold was for wealth, the flower for love, and the salt so their lives would have flavor.
The flavor of the soup was spicy and delicious.
Flavor: a particular taste
CONTEXT CLUES

118. bouquet
My mother wore a suit, but her bouquet were gold, bread, and salt.
Sally picked daisies and clover to make a bouquet of flowers for her mother.
Bouquet: a bunch of flowers
CONTEXT CLUES

119. “The Keeping Quilt”
Draw a line from the word to it’s definition and it’s picture
bouquet, flavor, hauling, artificial, handkerchief
made by people, not natural
a particular taste
cloth used to wipe the nose or face
a bunch of flowers
pulling or moving with force

120. Listening Listen/Speak 1.9, 1.4 Reading 3.4
We’re going to listen to “The Keeping Quilt” and “Aunt Sue’s Stories” on CD.
Did you notice any repetition in the poem?
Aunt Sue, Black Slaves, mingle themselves, knows, the dark faced child
Langston Hughes a famous Black poet

121. Assessments Let’s take our weekly assessments: Spelling Vocabulary
Reading Comprehension

122. Investigation Concept
Would anyone like to add something to our concept board?
Question
Would anyone like to add something to our question board?

123. English Language Conventions Writing 1.2
Uppercase Cursive Letters L and D
L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L
D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
Labor Day celebrates working people.
Like Left Ladies Love
Dirt Dropping Dress Dried

124. Writing Process Strategies Writing 1.2
Editing/Proofreading and Publishing
Writing a Mystery
Let’s read page 101 of our Writer's Workbook, on how to Edit and Proofread our mysteries.
Let’s carefully check and fix our work.
We’re going to publish our mysteries on a clean sheet of paper.

126. Formal Assessment Characters and setting are clear. (2 points)
The clues lead to the solution. (2 points)
The solution makes sense. (2 points)
Suspense or surprise was used. (2 points)
Words are spelled correctly. (1 point)
Paragraphs are indented. (1 point)