Title: Johnny Appleseed
1Johnny Appleseed
- a tall tale retold and illustrated
- By Steven Kellogg
2Objectives
- This week you will
- practice recognizing base words with the suffix
be-. - practice recognizing base words with the prefix
re-. - practice recognizing compound words.
- practice recognizing the /s/ sound spelled s, ce,
and ci_. - practice recognizing the /j/ sound spelled ge.
- understand selection vocabulary using strategies
such as context clues, word structure, and
apposition. - connect prior knowledge to subjects discussed in
the text. - use comprehension strategies such as Asking
Questions, Predicting, and Summarizing to get
meaning from the story. - Use the comprehension skill Main Idea and
Supporting Details to help you understand the
story. - discuss personal reactions to the story.
- write a tall tale
- understand, identify and use capitals correctly
3Word Knowledge
- befriended beloved bedazzle
- These words all begin with the prefix be-.
- Be- means to become or to do something
completely or intensely. - How does the meaning of the base word change when
the prefix is added? - Can you use each word in a sentence?
4Word Knowledge
- remarried recollections recalled
- These words all begin with the prefix re-.
- What does the prefix re- mean?
- To do again
- How does the meaning of the base word change when
the prefix is added?
- overflowing sawdust treetops storytellers
- These words are compound words.
- What two words make up each compound word?
- over flowing
- saw dust
- tree tops
- story tellers
- Do the two words help you figure out the meaning
of the compound word?
5Word Knowledge
- hinge cellar second cider largest
- These words are from Johnny Appleseed.
- They also contain the /s/ sound spelled s, ce, or
ci_ and the /j/ sound spelled ge.
6Word Knowledge
- John walked hundreds of miles through the
Pennsylvania forest, living like the Indians he
befriended on the trail. - During his long absences, folks enjoyed sharing
their recollections of Johnny. - The storytellers outdid each other with tall
tales about his feats of survival in the untamed
wilderness. - Can you find any words that start with the
prefixes be- or re-? - befriended, recollections
- Can you find the compound word?
- storytellers
7Word Knowledge
- The hinge of a cellar door might squeak the
second it is opened. - Can you identify the words that contain the /s/
sound and the /j/ sound? - Underline the spelling in each word.
8Build Background
- Prior Knowledge
- Has anyone ever read or heard the story Johnny
Appleseed? - Sometimes people tell stories about true events
and over time the stories become exaggerated.
This is how legends begin. - Background Information
- The selection we will be reading is a legend.
The author did research to discover the facts
about the life of the real person behind the
legend of Johnny Appleseed. - During the 1700s and part of the 1800s what is
now Ohio was considered the western frontier.
The land was filled with original, undisturbed
forests. The story of Johnny Appleseed took
place at that time in that area of the country. - Has anyone read about any other legendary
figures?
9Lets watch a movie about Johnny Appleseed (10
min)
10Preview and Prepare
- Lets read aloud the title, the author, and the
illustrator. - Now, lets browse the first page or two of the
story. - Who are the main characters?
- Look at the illustrations. What do you notice?
- Now lets look at the focus questions
- How important is it to tell a story exactly as it
was told to you? - Who are some men or women who have done great
things and have had stories written about them? - Why do some people become so well known that they
have stories written about them? - Look for clues, problems or wonderings in the
story.
11Student Observation
- Clues Problems Wonderings
- Name on the first page
Revolutionary
What does John Chapman have - is John Chapman
to
do with storytelling?
12Johnny Appleseed
inspired
befriended
decade
replenish
recollections
13decade
A period of ten years
10 years
Within a decade their little house was
overflowing with ten more children.
On my tenth birthday, Ill be a decade old.
14filled with a strong, encouraging feeling
inspired
Watching the apples grow inspired in John a love
of all of nature.
The beautiful sunrise inspired me to paint.
15befriended
became friends
John walked hundreds of miles through the
Pennsylvania forest, living like the Indians he
befriended on the trail.
Jose befriended the new student by sitting next
to him at lunch.
16replenish
To fill up again
We will replenish our supply of firewood before
winter.
Whenever he ran out of apple seeds, he hiked to
the eastern cider presses to replenish his supply.
17something remembered memories
recollections
During his long absences, folks enjoyed sharing
their recollections of Johnny.
I like hearing my mothers recollections of her
childhood.
18Reading Recommendations
- Tomorrow we will begin reading Johnny
Appleseed. - While we read we will
- Ask questions about difficult passages, ideas, or
words to help us better understand what we are
reading. - Predict what will happen next in the story, and
confirm or revise our predictions as necessary. - Summarize what we are reading to make sure we
understand.
19Investigation
- Investigating Concepts Beyond the Text
- Work with your groups to complete Inquiry
Journal, page 124, on Exploring Legends. - When you finish, you may continue working on your
group projects.
20Word Analysis
- Spelling The /s/ and /j/ sounds
- hinge cellar second cider largest
- Lets take our spelling pretest
- Vocabulary Skill Words
- befriended replenish recollections untamed
remarried
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22English Language Conventions
- Mechanics Capitalization
- Lets look at Language Arts Handbook page 276 for
the rules and examples of capitalization with
months, days, historic periods, special events,
and holidays. - Fix the following sentences by adding capital
letters where needed. - Workers get monday off for many holidays.
- day of the week
- The enlightenment was an important part of
European history. - historic period
- Only two people signed the Declaration of
Independence on july 4, 1776. - month
- Every columbus day, our town has its italian
american festival. - holiday, special event
- Now, we will work on Comprehension and Language
Arts Skills Workbook pages 154-155 for more
practice with capitalization.
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24Writing Process Strategies
- Getting Ideas Tall Tales
- Lets read Language Arts Handbook pages 138-143
to learn about tall tales. - Lets think about some unlikely events or
problems, or some larger-than-life characters. - We will make a list on the board.
- Now, you will think of at least three more ideas
and write them in your journals. You will pick
an idea from the list to write your own tall tale
tomorrow.
25Formal Assessment
- This is the rubric I will use to grade your tall
tale. - Total Point Value 10
- Characters and setting are well defined. (2
points) - Exaggeration is used. (2 points)
- The ending offers a creative solution. (2 points)
- Dialogue is punctuated correctly. (2 points)
- Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics are correct. (2
points)
26Developing Oral Language
- befriended beloved bedazzle
- remarried recollections recalled
- overflowing sawdust treetops storytellers
- hinge cellar second cider largest
- I need a volunteer to choose a word and use it in
a sentence. Then you will pick another student
to use another word in a sentence. We will
continue until we have used all of the words. - I need a volunteer to find a word by naming its
location. Then, choose someone to use the word
in a sentence, and find another word. We will
continue until we have used all of the words.
27Johnny Appleseed
inspired
befriended
decade
replenish
recollections
28decade
A period of ten years
10 years
Within a decade their little house was
overflowing with ten more children.
On my tenth birthday, Ill be a decade old.
29filled with a strong, encouraging feeling
inspired
Watching the apples grow inspired in John a love
of all of nature.
The beautiful sunrise inspired me to paint.
30befriended
became friends
John walked hundreds of miles through the
Pennsylvania forest, living like the Indians he
befriended on the trail.
Jose befriended the new student by sitting next
to him at lunch.
31replenish
To fill up again
We will replenish our supply of firewood before
winter.
Whenever he ran out of apple seeds, he hiked to
the eastern cider presses to replenish his supply.
32something remembered memories
recollections
During his long absences, folks enjoyed sharing
their recollections of Johnny.
I like hearing my mothers recollections of her
childhood.
33Johnny AppleseedFirst Read
- While we read the story for the first time we
will - Ask questions about difficult passages, ideas, or
words to help us better understand what we are
reading. - Predict what will happen next in the story, and
confirm or revise our predictions as necessary. - Summarize what we are reading to make sure we
understand.
34Asking Questions
Asking questions helps readers become more
involved with what they are reading and pay
closer attention to the text to find the answers
to their questions.
How did John Chapman get the name Johnny
Appleseed? How did that name become famous?
Decade
A period of 10 years.
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Orchard
An area containing fruit trees
Inspired
Filled with a strong encouraging feeling.
Boisterous
Lively and noisy.
Tranquil
Calm and quiet.
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Asking Questions
Asking questions is a good way to improve your
reading skills. Who has a question here?
Befriended
To become friends with.
Lean-to
A crude shelter with a sloping top that extends
from a post or tree to the ground.
Butternuts
A type of sweet nut that comes from a tree in the
walnut family and can be eaten.
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Replenish
Fill up again.
Routes
A road or path.
39173
Incited
To urge and bring to action.
Grieved
To feel sadness because of loss or bad fortune.
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Recollections
Something remembered, memories
41175
Recognized
To be aware that someone or something is
familiar. To know.
42176
Summarizing
A lot has happened in this selection. Who would
like to sum up the important things they have
read about?
43177
44Discussing Strategy Use
- What questions did you ask as you read?
- Where did you pause in the reading to summarize?
- On what basis did you make and confirm
predictions?
Ask Yourself...
45Discussing the Selection
- Lets use Handing Off to answer the following
questions. - When did John Chapman live?
- What did John Chapman do during his lifetime?
- How did John Chapman become a legendary figure?
- How important is it to tell a story exactly as it
was told to you? - Who are some men or women who have done great
things and have had stories written about them? - Why do some people become so well known that they
have stories written about them?
Class Discussion...
46Theme Connections
- Answer the following questions in your response
journalremember to use complete sentences. - Many of the stories about Johnny Appleseed are
legends about a real man named John Chapman. How
did his lifes story become a legend? - How were Johnnys stories kept alive even after
he had died? - How is Johnny Appleseed like one of Ananses
stories? - Compare the way history is retold in the stories
of Johnny Appleseed and the way history is retold
in and oral history. - What did you learn about Storytelling from
reading Johnny Appleseed? Fill out Inquiry
Journal page 110.
On Your Own...
47Investigation
- Would anyone like to add anything to our concept
board?
- Would anyone like to add to our question board?
48Supporting the Reading
- Summarizing
- Remember, you can summarize during as well as
after a reading. - Stopping to sum up the most important points from
a text helps readers understand and remember a
text better. - Now, you will write a brief summary of the main
idea and most important points of Johnny
Appleseed.
49Word Analysis
- Spelling /j/ and /s/
- Lets think of words that have the /j/ sound.
- We will make a list on the board and try to find
a pattern in the words. (When do we use the
different spellings of the /j/ sound?) - Now, lets try to think of words with the /s/
sound. - We will make a list on the board and try to find
a pattern in the words. (When do we use the
different spellings of the /s/ sound?)
Look for a pattern...
50Word Analysis
- Vocabulary
- remarried
- What is the base word?
- marry, married
- The prefix re- means again.
- What does marry mean?
- to have a husband or wife
- Knowing the meaning of marry and re-, what do
you think remarried means? - to get a husband or wife again.
- Lets work on Spelling and Vocabulary Skills
Workbook page 122-123 for more practice with
prefixes.
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52English Language Conventions
- Mechanics Capitalization
- Lets review capitalization using Language Arts
Handbook, page 276. - Correct the following sentences by adding capital
letters where needed. - Dante was born in may, on a saturday.
- May, Saturday
- The fourth of july is independence day.
- July, Independence Day
- There are no living survivors of the civil war.
- Civil War
53Writing Process Strategies
- Prewriting Tall Tale
- Lets read Writers Workbook page 102 on
prewriting for a tall tale. - Writers Craft Exaggeration
- When I was a child, I could swing so high I could
touch the sun. - This statement is so far fetched that it is
humorous, but it gets the point across. This
type of sentence is called exaggeration. - Lets read Language Arts Handbook, pages 138 and
142 on exaggeration. - Now, we will complete Comprehension and Language
Arts Skills Workbook pages 158-159 for more
practice with exaggeration. - Now, fill out the audience and purpose for your
tall tale on page 102 of your Writers Workbook.
- Use the Graphic Organizer on page 103 to
brainstorm and organize your thoughts for your
tall tale.
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56Word Knowledge Review
- befriended beloved bedazzle
- prefix be- (to become or to do something)
- remarried recollections recalled
- prefix re- (to do again)
- overflowing sawdust treetops storytellers
- compound words
- hinge cellar second cider largest
- words with /j/ or /s/
- John walked hundreds of miles through the
Pennsylvania forest, living like the Indians he
befriended on the trail. - During his long absences, folks enjoyed sharing
their recollections of Johnny. - The storytellers outdid each other with tall
tales about his feats of survival in the untamed
wilderness. - The hinge of a cellar door might squeak the
second it is opened.
57Johnny Appleseed
inspired
befriended
decade
replenish
recollections
58decade
A period of ten years
10 years
Within a decade their little house was
overflowing with ten more children.
On my tenth birthday, Ill be a decade old.
59filled with a strong, encouraging feeling
inspired
Watching the apples grow inspired in John a love
of all of nature.
The beautiful sunrise inspired me to paint.
60befriended
became friends
John walked hundreds of miles through the
Pennsylvania forest, living like the Indians he
befriended on the trail.
Jose befriended the new student by sitting next
to him at lunch.
61replenish
To fill up again
We will replenish our supply of firewood before
winter.
Whenever he ran out of apple seeds, he hiked to
the eastern cider presses to replenish his supply.
62something remembered memories
recollections
During his long absences, folks enjoyed sharing
their recollections of Johnny.
I like hearing my mothers recollections of her
childhood.
63Johnny AppleseedSecond Read
- Comprehension Skill Main Idea and Supporting
Details - Lets make a list of main ideas and supporting
details as we read. This will help us pick out
what is important in the story. This way, we
will be able to better understand what we are
reading.
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Main Ideas and Supporting Details
Paragraphs often have a topic sentence that
indicate the main idea. The topic sentence is
usually the first sentence in the paragraph.
The first paragraph gives information about John
Chapman. The second paragraph gives
Decade
A period of 10 years.
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Orchard
An area containing fruit trees
Inspired
Filled with a strong encouraging feeling.
Boisterous
Lively and noisy.
Tranquil
Calm and quiet.
66170
Main Ideas and Supporting Details
The main idea is that Johnny lived off the land.
What are the supporting details?
Befriended
To become friends with.
Lean-to
A crude shelter with a sloping top that extends
from a post or tree to the ground.
Butternuts
A type of sweet nut that comes from a tree in the
walnut family and can be eaten.
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68172
Replenish
Fill up again.
Routes
A road or path.
69173
Main Ideas and Supporting Details
The main idea is that Johnny did not like war.
What are the supporting details?
Grieved
To feel sadness because of loss or bad fortune.
70174
Main Idea and Supporting Details
The main idea is that people kept telling stories
about Johnny. What are the supporting details?
Recollections
Something remembered, memories
71175
Recognized
To be aware that someone or something is
familiar. To know.
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Main Idea and Supporting Details
The main idea is that John Chapman was a real
person. The supporting details are the events in
his life.
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74Main Idea/Supporting Details
Main Idea Supporting Details
Johnny Appleseed was a real personJohn Chapman
John Chapmans first years in life were difficult.
John lived off the land.
He wouldnt hurt animals and didnt carry a gun He wouldnt wrestle with the woodsmen he found a way to beat the woodsmen and clear a large orchard at the same time, all without being violent
He warned people instead of spreading the fire.
John cared about the families and helped them.
People exaggerated the stories they said he slept in a tree hammock and talked to birds they said a rattlesnake tried to bite him but couldnt they said he took care of a wolf and kept him for a pet they said he played with bears.
Johnny moved west to Indiana because Ohio became too crowded settlers kept arriving, and some recognized Johnny.
75Checking Comprehension
- Why did John Chapman begin planting apple seeds
throughout the western frontier? - He loved apple trees and wanted to sell young
trees to settlers. - What was John Chapman like?
- He was strong and gentle. He loved animals and
nature. - How did the legend of Johnny Appleseed begin?
- People began calling John Chapman Johnny
Appleseed. After he left a place, people told
stories about his life, and over time the stories
became exaggerated.
Do you remember?
76Investigation
- Continue working with your groups on your
investigation projects.
77Word Analysis
- Spelling the /s/ and /j/ sounds
- We will work on Spelling and Vocabulary Skills
Workbook page 124 to learn strategies for
spelling words with the /s/ and /j/ sounds. - Vocabulary
- replenish
- Can someone find the word replenish in Carving
the Pole? - What is the base word?
- plenty
- What does plenty mean?
- a lot, enough, a good amount
- remember that re- means again.
- What does replenish mean?
- To have a good amount of apple seeds again to
have enough seeds again
Use Your Strategies...
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79English Language Conventions
- Mechanics Capitalization
- Make a list in your journal of all of the
capitalization rules you have learned. - Use Comprehension and Language Arts Skills
Workbook Pages 154-155 to check your papers. - Work with a partner and try to think of a
sentence for each of the capitalization rules. - I went to school on Monday.
- First word of a sentence, the word I, and day of
the week.
Work together...
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81Writing Process Strategies
- Drafting A tall tale
- Writers Craft Dialogue
- How does dialogue help a story?
- It makes it more interesting, you get a better
feel for the characters, it keeps a story moving - Lets read Language Arts Handbook page 206-207 on
using dialogue. - Now, we will work on Comprehension and Language
Arts Skills Workbook pages 156-157 for more
practice with dialogue. - Use your graphic organizer from yesterday to
begin drafting your tall tale. Remember to use
exaggeration and dialogue in your story.
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83Word Knowledge Review
- befriended beloved bedazzle
- prefix be- (to become or to do something)
- remarried recollections recalled
- prefix re- (to do again)
- overflowing sawdust treetops storytellers
- compound words
- hinge cellar second cider largest
- words with /j/ or /s/
- John walked hundreds of miles through the
Pennsylvania forest, living like the Indians he
befriended on the trail. - During his long absences, folks enjoyed sharing
their recollections of Johnny. - The storytellers outdid each other with tall
tales about his feats of survival in the untamed
wilderness. - The hinge of a cellar door might squeak the
second it is opened.
84decade
- Within a decade their little house was
overflowing with ten more children. - On my tenth birthday, Ill be a decade old.
CONTEXT CLUES
85inspired
- Watching the apples grow inspired in John a love
of all of nature. - The beautiful sunshine inspired me to paint.
CONTEXT CLUES
86befriended
- John walked hundreds of miles through the
Pennsylvania forest, living like the Indians he
befriended on the trail. - Joni befriended the new student by sitting next
to her at lunch.
CONTEXT CLUES
87replenish
- Whenever he ran out of apple seeds, he hiked to
the eastern cider presses to replenish his
supply. - We will replenish our supply of firewood before
winter.
CONTEXT CLUES
88recollections
- During his long absences, folks enjoyed sharing
their recollections of Johnny. - I like hearing my mothers recollections of her
childhood.
CONTEXT CLUES
89Vocabulary ReviewDraw a line from the word to
its definition
- decade
- inspired
- befriended
- replenish
- recollections
- fill up again
- period of 10 years
- something remembered, memories
- became friends
- filled with a strong, encouraging feeling
90Literary Elements
- A legend is a story of a hero. The story may be
based on facts, but the heros deeds are
overstated and exaggerated as the story is
retold, just like Johnny Appleseed. - Lets make a list of legendary heroes on the
board. - Paul Bunyan
- John Henry
- Pecos Bill
- Annie Oakley
- George Washington.
- What do you know about these heroes?
91Literary ElementsExtension Activity
- Think of a modern-day
- hero and write a legend
- about them.
- You can use people such as athletes,
- politicians, teachers, relatives, or
- celebrities.
- Example A basketball player that can dunk a
basketball from over a mile away. - We will share our legends with the class.
Now YOU Try It...
92Meet the Author and Illustrator
- With your partner, read page178 to learn about
the author and illustrator of Johnny Appleseed,
Steven Kellogg. - In what way might Kelloggs lack of a childhood
pet have affected his illustrations and writing? - Without having a pet, his interest was sparked.
Maybe he read a lot about pets because he really
wanted one. Now, he uses that same information
to make childrens books. - Why do you think Steven Kellogg writes about
people and animals he knows instead of imaginary
ones? - He enjoys the real people and pets so much that
he wants to share their silly stories with the
world, just as he did in Pinkerton Behave!
Read with a partner...
93Johnny Appleseed
inspired
befriended
decade
replenish
recollections
94decade
A period of ten years
10 years
Within a decade their little house was
overflowing with ten more children.
On my tenth birthday, Ill be a decade old.
95filled with a strong, encouraging feeling
inspired
Watching the apples grow inspired in John a love
of all of nature.
The beautiful sunrise inspired me to paint.
96befriended
became friends
John walked hundreds of miles through the
Pennsylvania forest, living like the Indians he
befriended on the trail.
Jose befriended the new student by sitting next
to him at lunch.
97replenish
To fill up again
We will replenish our supply of firewood before
winter.
Whenever he ran out of apple seeds, he hiked to
the eastern cider presses to replenish his supply.
98something remembered memories
recollections
During his long absences, folks enjoyed sharing
their recollections of Johnny.
I like hearing my mothers recollections of her
childhood.
99Vocabulary ReviewCan you draw a line from the
word to its picture?
- inspired
- befriended
- replenish
- recollections
- decade
100View Fine Art
- Look at the top painting on page 157 of your
anthology. - Share your thoughts and reactions with your
group. - This painting, by Horace Vernet, was inspired by
his fascination with the people of North Africa
and the Middle East. He is best known for his
large-scale paintings of army life and for his
battle scenes, experienced during his enlistment
with the French army.
101Supporting the Investigation
Work Together...
- Schedules
- Does anyone know what a schedule is?
- Class schedule
- Plane schedule
- Homework schedule
- Bell schedule
- Vacation schedule
- Now, work together to plan a vacation.
- Look on the internet to find a travel site.
- Look for and read schedules for flights from
Ontario International Airport to a location of
your choice. - Decide when you want to take your trip and find
departure and arrival times for your flights.
102English Language Conventions
- Listening, Speaking, Viewing
- Presenting Narrative Presentations
- Now, we will present our vacation schedules to
the rest of the class
Now Let's Share!
103Word Analysis
- Spelling
- Lets work on Spelling and Vocabulary Skills
Workbook page 125 for more practice with /s/ and
/j/ spelling patterns.
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105Word Analysis
- Vocabulary
- befriended
- Can someone find the word befriended on page
170 of Johnny Appleseed? - What is a friend?
- a pal someone you can trust
- What is the meaning of the prefix be-?
- to make or become
- Putting the two definitions together, what is the
meaning of befriended? - to make friends the act of becoming a friend
Word Structure
106Writing Process Strategies
- Today, we will revise our tall tales.
- Remember
- Readers need enough detail to feel the whole
sequence of the experience you are writing about. - Your story must move along in a logical sequence
in order for your audience to follow along. - Your exaggeration must support the image you want
your readers to get. - Use the checklist on page 104 of your Writers
Workbook to revise your tall tale.
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108Day 5General Review
109Word Knowledge Review
- befriended beloved bedazzle
- prefix be- (to become or to do something)
- remarried recollections recalled
- prefix re- (to do again)
- overflowing sawdust treetops storytellers
- compound words
- hinge cellar second cider largest
- words with /j/ or /s/
- John walked hundreds of miles through the
Pennsylvania forest, living like the Indians he
befriended on the trail. - During his long absences, folks enjoyed sharing
their recollections of Johnny. - The storytellers outdid each other with tall
tales about his feats of survival in the untamed
wilderness. - The hinge of a cellar door might squeak the
second it is opened.
110Johnny Appleseed
inspired
befriended
decade
replenish
recollections
111decade
A period of ten years
10 years
Within a decade their little house was
overflowing with ten more children.
On my tenth birthday, Ill be a decade old.
112filled with a strong, encouraging feeling
inspired
Watching the apples grow inspired in John a love
of all of nature.
The beautiful sunrise inspired me to paint.
113befriended
became friends
John walked hundreds of miles through the
Pennsylvania forest, living like the Indians he
befriended on the trail.
Jose befriended the new student by sitting next
to him at lunch.
114replenish
To fill up again
We will replenish our supply of firewood before
winter.
Whenever he ran out of apple seeds, he hiked to
the eastern cider presses to replenish his supply.
115something remembered memories
recollections
During his long absences, folks enjoyed sharing
their recollections of Johnny.
I like hearing my mothers recollections of her
childhood.
116Capitalization Rules
- Capitalize the first word of a sentence.
- Capitalize the first word of a quotation even if
its not the first word of the sentence. - Capitalize names of people and pets.
- Capitalize the pronoun I.
- Capitalize words used as names.
- Capitalize peoples titles and initials.
- Capitalize the first word, last word, and all
important words in titles of books, magazines,
and newspapers. - Capitalize the titles of movies, plays, and TV
shows. - Capitalize the names of languages.
- Capitalize the names of countries, cities,
states, oceans, rivers, mountains, and lakes. - Capitalize the names of months, days, and
holidays. - Capitalize the names of historical periods and
special events. - Capitalize the first word in the greeting and
closing of a letter.
Review...
117Listening
- Now, lets listen to Johnny Appleseed on CD.
118Assessments
- Selection Assessment
- Johnny AppleseedUnit 5 Assessment, p. 22-24
- Vocabulary Assessment
- Unit 5 Assessment, p. 25
- Spelling Assessment
- The /s/ and /j/ sounds
- Unit 5 Assessment, p. 41
119English Language Conventions
- Penmanship Cursive Letters D and P
- D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
- P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
- Detroit and Pittsburgh are two of my favorite
cities. - Proper Pencils Please Pleasant
- Dirt Dropping Dress Dried
120Writing Process Strategies
- Editing/Proofreading/Publishing
- Tall tale
- Lets read page 105 of our Writer's Workbook, on
how to Edit and Proofread our tall tales. - Lets carefully check and fix our work.
- Were going to publish our tall tales on a clean
sheet of paper.
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122Formal Assessment
- This is the rubric I will use to grade your tall
tale. - Total Point Value 10
- Characters and setting are well defined. (2
points) - Exaggeration is used. (2 points)
- The ending offers a creative solution. (2 points)
- Dialogue is punctuated correctly. (2 points)
- Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics are correct. (2
points)