1. Brave as a Mountain Lion
By: Ann Herbert Scott
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Author’s Purpose:
Skill: Visualizing

2. Say It! afraid brave reservation silent spelling trouble coyote
dreaded

3. More Words to Know
coyote
dreaded
mountain lion
mural

4. afraid frightened; feeling fear

5. brave without fear; having courage

6. reservation land set aside by the government for a special purpose

7. silent quiet; still; noiseless

8. spelling writing or saying letters of a word in order

9. trouble something that worries you

10. My sister was afraid of the mountain lion.

11. My sister was afraid of the mountain lion.

12. The children were brave as they stood in front of the large crowd.

13. The children were brave as they stood in front of the large crowd

14. The Native Americans live on the reservation.

15. The Native Americans live on the reservation.

16. The crowd was silent as Spider spelled the word.

17. The crowd was silent as Spider spelled the word.

18. Writing or saying letters of a word in order is called spelling.

19. Writing or saying letters of a word in order is called spelling.

20. Now that Dad was home the trouble would begin.

21. Now that Dad was home the trouble would begin.

22. They heard the howl of the coyote from the distance.

23. They heard the howl of the coyote from the distance.

24. A large cat with brownish-yellow fur that lives in parts of North and South America is a mountain lion.

25. A large cat with brownish-yellow fur that lives in parts of North and South America is a mountain lion.

26. 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.

27. mountain lion

28. dreaded

29. coyote

30. trouble

31. spelling

32. silent

33. reservation

34. brave

35. afraid

36. Spelling Words Suffixes –ful, -ly, -tion, sion
careful
beautiful
wonderful
helpful
graceful
really
finally
sadly
lively
happily
easily
action
suggestion
conclusion

37. Review Questions p.

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39. GREAT JOB!