1. Black Cowboy, Wild Horses 519S
Genre: Biography
The true account of cowboy Bob Lemmons
Summary:
The true story of cowboy Bob Lemmons, who tries to corral a herd of wild mustangs after they accept him as one of their own.

2. Background 520A
Remember this theme is about people who lived long ago in the American West.
This story will tell about a cowboy famous for his skill at capturing wild horses.
Read “Galloping Free” pg. 520
What was it like to be a cowboy in the 1870’s?

3. Let’s discuss these key vocabulary words.
Background (cont) 520A
Let’s discuss these key vocabulary words.
mustangs
herds
bluffs
ravines
stallion
mares

4. Vocabulary521A Trans 5-17 PB 308 bluff: a high cliff or bank
herd: a group of animals of a single kind
mares: female horses
milled: moved around in confusion
stallion: an adult male horse

5. Vocabulary 521A
mustangs: wild horses of the plains whose ancestors were horses brought from Spain
ravine: a narrow, deep valley, usually worn away by water
remorse: the unhappiness that comes with wishing that one had not done something
skittered: moved lightly and quickly

6. Vocabulary Link feral: living in an untamed state; wild
descendants: group of people or animals with the same ancestors
tolerate: to put up with; endure
domestic: bred and raised by human beings; tame
mangy: looking worn and badly cared for; shabby

7. Phonics/Decoding Skills 521A
What are our Phonics/Decoding skills?
They are chunking, words we know, beginning and endings, affixes, syllables, try different vowel sounds, base words or root words, blending, look carefully

9. Phonics/Decoding Skills 521A
When they reached the bottom, the horse reared, eager to run across the vastness of the plains until he reached forever.
Help me figure this word out using your Phonics/Decoding Strategies.

10. Reading Strategy 521B Evaluate
The author tells a true story using words to create pictures in a poetic way. As you read, evaluate how well those word pictures help to tell that story.
To evaluate a story: use information from the story and your own opinions to decide how well the author has made a point or described a situation.

12. Comprehension Skill 521C Making Judgments Trans 5-18 PB 309
As you read this story make judgments about the characters and values of an individual.
You will also judge whether his decisions and actions were right.

13. Story Structure 533
characters: the people in a story around whom the story events revolve.
plot: the sequence of story events, which includes a problem and resolution
setting: the time and place in which a story occurs

15. Decoding Longer Words 547E Review of Syllabication PB 313
High above, a hawk was suspended on cold threads of unseen wind.
You have learned many letter patterns that help you break words into syllables.
This word has the VCCV pattern.
Let’s use our Phonics/Decode Strategies to decode these words: rumbling, mustangs, exploded, shivering, triumphantly

16. Phonics 547F Final sounds
Recognizing the letters that can stand for final sounds can help you decode longer words.
The letters ain can stand for the final /en/ sounds
The letters ture can stand for the final /cher/ sound
The letters sure can stand for the /zher/ sound

17. Phonics 547F Final sounds Help me figure this word out.
Clouds appeared, piled atop each other like mountains made of fear.
Help me figure this word out.
Tell me the letters that stand for the above sounds:
fountain
enclosure
capture
uncertain

18. Spelling 547G Final /n/,/en/,/cher/,/zher/
captain, culture, treasure PB 314 These words have the final n, cher, zher sounds.
captain, culture, treasure
These are common spelling patterns for these final sounds.
surgeon: the eon is a less common way to spell the /n/ sound

19. Vocabulary 547G
Jargon PB 315
Jargon is the specialized language used by people in given trade, job field, or other group.
Captain: what are some jargon terms that might be used by sailors.

20. Vocabulary Skills 547I Dictionary: Parts of Speech trans 5-19 PB317
Toward evening he saw a trail of rolling, dusty clouds.
Many words can be used as more than one part of speech.
In this sentence trail means “a trace left by a moving body.”
He was glad to see the horses trail behind him.
Trail is being used as a verb, “to follow.”
Parts of speech are nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, articles, pronouns,

21. Parts of Speech
Many words can be used as more than one part of speech.
n. = noun
v. = verb
adj. = adjective
adv. = adverb

23. Grammar Skills 547K Double Subjects
Only one subject is necessary.
Correct them by taking out one of the subjects.
Do not use a double subject – a noun and a pronoun – to name the same person, place, or thing Trans PB318

24. Grammar Skills 547K Trans 5-22 PB319 Using we and us with Nouns
Sometimes it is necessary to use a pronoun before a noun to make clear who is being talked about.
Why is “We girls” is correct and not “Us girls?”
Use we with a noun subject or after a linking verb.
Use us with a noun that follows an action verb or a word such as to, for, with, or at.

25. Writing Clearly with Pronouns 547L
PB 320
A good writer makes clear to whom each pronoun refers.
Bill and I met Walter and Eric at the beach. Later we met Von and Pat. Pat’s folks gave us a ride home.

26. possessive pronoun GUM
Pronouns
pronouns GUM
pronouns (united)
pronouns united
object pronouns GUM
pronouns cases
possessive pronoun GUM
pronouns

27. Connotation 547R Shades of meaning. A group gathered outside.
A mob gathered outside.
Even though the sentences say almost the same thing, the word mob has more negative connotation than the word group.

28. Homophones are words that sound alike but have different meanings.
Homophones 547R
Homophones are words that sound alike but have different meanings.
Bob wrapped a cord around his saddle blanket.
Bob struck a chord on his guitar.
cord chord

29. Info and Study Skills
Encyclopedia: source of facts, accurate, general information
Trade books by experts in a field can be a good source of details. More info than a n encyclopedia.
Newspaper or magazine articles about an event or person may provide anecdotes to illustrate and liven up a report.
Primary Source materials such as published journals, diaries, and speeches are also good anecdotes.
Web sites can be good sources of primary source materials, images, and other reference materials.

30. Homophones homophones homophones united Homophones homophones
blue and blew
Homophones are
words that sound
the same but have
different meanings
different spellings.
homophones
homophones united
Homophones
homophones
homophone united

31. Inferences Inference worksheet Inference worksheet 2
Reading Standard – 2.3
Inference means what conclusion can you come up with after reading a passage.
Use story clues to figure out something the author doesn’t tell you.
Read between the lines.

32. Main Idea Main Idea worksheet Reading Standard 2.3 – ALS
Main Ideas – What is the main point of the passage or paragraph.
What is the topic of the paragraph

33. Theme

34. Spelling Test 1. mountain 2. treasure 3. culture 4. fountain
5. creature
6. captain
7. future
8. adventure
9. moisture
10. surgeon
11. lecture
12. curtain
13. pasture
14. measure
15. vulture
16. feature
17. furniture
18. pleasure
19. mixture
20. luncheon

35. 21. departure
22. leisure
23. architecture
24. texture
25. villain

36. Study Guide Evaluate Making judgments Story structure Syllabication
Word ending
Jargon
Parts of speech
Double subjects
Using we or us
Pronouns
Connotations
homophones