Letters From Rifka

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Letters From Rifka
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By Karen Hesse
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precaution

• Prefix base word
• pre caution
• An action taken in advance
• to prevent harm
• As a precaution, Mrs. Robertson
• had her fire alarm tested before
• she began cooking in her new
• home.

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trembling

• Base word ending
• trembl(e) ing
• Shaking in fear
• Lucille began trembling when
• she saw the bear move toward
• her campsite.

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clutched

• Base word ending
• clutch ed
• Held tightly
• Paul clutched the leash to keep
• his dog from running into the
• woods after the rabbit.

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annoyed

• Base word ending
• annoy ed
• Irritated
• Marianne was annoyed because
• someone was talking during the
• show.

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commanded

• Base word ending
• command ed
• Ordered
• The army sergeant commanded
• his troops to climb over the wall.

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suspected

• Base word ending
• suspect ed
• Believed to be guilty without proof
• Marcus suspected that his little
• brother was the one who had fed
• cookies to the goldfish.

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vile

• Blend
• Disgusting
• Candace covered her eyes when
• the vile monster appeared on the
• television screen.

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restless

• Base word ending
• rest less
• Not calm
• The restless child refused to sit
• still in his seat.

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Ruthie lived in a small town. She went to a
small school and knew all of the students in the
fourth grade. Ruthie loved to talk and had many
friends. Since Ruthie had a lot of friends, she
was involved in a lot of activities. No matter
where Ruthie went in town, everyone knew her and
her family. In the middle of the school year,
Ruthies family moved to the big city. Her new
school was huge. There were too many children in
fourth grade for Ruthie to meet them all. Ruthie
felt uncomfortable talking to new people. A lot
of the students and teachers thought Ruthie was
shy. It was hard for Ruthie to make new friends.
She was not involved in activities after school.
She was miserable in the big city.
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• Jewish man wearing prayer shawl

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• Man wearing yarmulke

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• A menorah used to celebrate Hannukah

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• Bubbe Ruth
• Papa, Mama Uncle Avrum
• Nathan Saul Rifka Tovah Hannah

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TEAMWORK

• Read page 5 aloud with partners.
• Read pages 6-7 (stopping at the last paragraph)
  silently.

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• Bayonet at the end of a rifle

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black Lab
It was a surprise when I got home from school
What happened? Got a new puppy
How did I feel? Really excited
Diary entry for Feb. 4, 2009
named it Buddy
He licked my face when I saw him
My first pet
What did you think? Thought it was going to be
fun
Im going to sleep with him
Im going to play fetch and take him for walks
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DAY TWO

• Berdichev in Ukraine

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Map of Berdichev in Ukraine
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Alexander Pushkin Famous Russian poet
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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• Them did not notice me at first Saul say I am
  to little for anyone to notice but you know Saul.
  (5)

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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• Them did not notice me at first. Saul says I am
  too little for anyone to notice, but you know
  Saul. (5)

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TEAMWORK

• Read pages 11-12 aloud with partners.
• Read pages 13-15 silently.

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• Feb. 4, 2009
• Dear Diary,
• Today was an awesome day! I got a
• new puppy.

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DAY THREE
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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• The guards squint there eyes against the morning
  sun they recognized
• uncle Avrum, but the thin guard did not want to
  
• help him. (5)

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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• The guards squinted their eyes against the
  morning sun. They recognized Uncle Avrum, but the
  thin guard did not want to help him. (5)

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• Bubbe Ruth
• Papa, Mama Uncle Avrum, Aunt Anna
• Nathan Saul Rifka Tovah Hannah
• Nebrot

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TEAMWORK

• Read page 18 aloud with partners.
• Read pages 19-20 silently.

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DAY FOUR
Poland
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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• I thought of the things the russians had tooken
  from my family as I standed in the train yard and
  I am angry. (5)

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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• I thought of the things the Russians had taken
  from my family as I sstood in the train yard, and
  I was angry. (5)

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TEAMWORK

• Read pages 26-27 aloud with partners.
• Read pages 28-29 silently.

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DAY FIVE
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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• Saul say the innkeeper are a theif but we will
  stay hear until mama and papa and Nathan are out
  of the hospital. (7)

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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• Saul says the innkeeper is a thief, but we will
  stay here until Mama and Papa and Nathan are out
  of the hospital. (7)