Vocabulary for

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Vocabulary for Max Found Two Sticks
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About the Book
Story and Pictures by Brian Pinkney
The author ____________________________
writes the stories.
The illustrator_______________
draws the pictures.
Summary It was a day when Max didn't feel like
talking to anyone. He just sat on his front steps
and watched the clouds gather in the sky. A
strong breeze shook the tree in front of his
house, and Max saw two heavy twigs fall to the
ground. So begins this story of a young boy's
introduction to the joys of making music..
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Genre Realistic fiction.

• Realistic fiction tells about events that could
  happen in real life.

• Look for
• Characters that do things real people do.
• A setting that could be a real place.

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Brian Pinkney

• Brian Pinkney was born on August 28, 1961. He
  grew up in a very artistic family. His father was
  an illustrator and his mother was a designer and
  a writer. One of Brian Pinkney's favorite people
  was Leonardo Da Vinci, the artist, musician, and
  inventor. He was left-handed, just like Brian.
• Brian Pinkney's ideas come from books,
  experiences, and things he has seen.
• "I spend a lot of time daydreaming about things I
  want to make pictures of."
• "I always knew I wanted to be an illustrator
  because I wanted to be just like my father."
• "Make pictures of things you like."

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Glossary Time

• Put your reading book on your desk.
• Open your book to the glossary.
• When you see the word, get ready to find the word
  in your glossary.

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appeared

• - came into view

The marching band appeared from around the corner.
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conductor

• - someone who is in charge
  
• of a train

The conductor takes your ticket before the train
starts.
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Created

• - made or designed something

He created a train track for his electric train
with his legos.
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imitated

• -copied something or someone

The cubs imitated their mother so they could
learn to drink.
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rhythm

• a regular beat in music, poetry or dance

The drummer beat out the rhythm in the music.
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startled

• -surprised someone and made the person jump

What do you think startled this poor monkey?
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Vocabulary Review

• Say the words.
• Read the sentences.
• Fill in the blank.

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Review Vocabulary

• appeared - came into view
• conductor - someone who is in charge of a train
• created - made or designed something
• imitated - copied something or someone
• rhythm - a regular beat in music, poetry, or
  dance
• startled - surprised someone and made the person
  jump

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appeared conductor created
imitated rhythm startled
The _________ greets the passengers.
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created imitated appeared rhythm conductor startle
d
The baby was ________ when her brother suddenly
screamed.
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Maria _______ this beautiful mural.
conductor created startled appeared imitated rhyth
m
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These drummers have the ______.
conductor startled created appeared rhythm imitate
d
Click bell
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The rabbit _________ when the magician said,
Abracadabra!
conductor appeared startled created rhythm imitate
d
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The monkey ________ the girls.
startled imitated created conductor appeared rhyth
m
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Grade 2, Theme 2Max Found Two SticksVocabulary
Review
Click on bell

• appeared - came into view
• conductor - someone who is in charge of a train
• created - made or designed something
• imitated - copied something or someone
• rhythm - a regular beat in music, poetry, or
  dance
• startled - surprised someone and made the person
  jump

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Match the meaning to the word.

• conductor___
• imitated ___
• appeared ___
• startled ___
• created ____
• rhythm ____

A - came into view B- someone who is in charge of
a train C - made or designed something D -
copied something or someone E - a regular beat
in music, poetry, or dance F- surprised someone
and made the person jump
B
D
A
F
C
E
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The End
Enjoy your story.
Anne Miller
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Websites Skills and Vocabulary Drill

• Go For Grammar Gold (Harcourt Site)
• Test Tutor (Harcourt Site)
• Reading Skills Rocket (Harcourt Site)
• Multiple meaning words Funbrain
• Lets try long vowel sound u (Garden School)
• High Frequency "Max Found Two Sticks (VRML)
• Vocabulary Word Card Work Interactive (VRML)
• Max Found Two Sticks Vocabulary 1 (VRML)
• Max Found Two Sticks Vocabulary 2 (VRML)
• Max Found Two Sticks Vocabulary 3 (VRML)
• Story 2 Two sisters and the cat  Reading
  Comprehension
• Gap-fill exercise Study Zone

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More Websites

• Homonyms Study Zone
• What is a Homonym? Study Zone
• Practicing With Homonyms Study Zone
• Homonyms Study Zone
• Using Homonyms Scholastic.com Homework Hub
  Quiz
• SPELLING CITY http//www.spellingcity.com/view-
  spelling-list.html?listId834495
• ADAPTED WORKBOOK PAGES
• pg 59
• pg 66
• Vocabulary Cards
• Scavenger Hunt
• Max FoundTwo Sticks (Morning Writing)

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Activities and Information

• Drums Set
• Drums Online Player
• Musical Instruments
• Percussion Sounds 
• Super Sounding Drums
• Musical Instrument Chart 
• Easy To Make Musical Instruments 
• Listening Library - Composers and Instruments

Tweaked by Anne Miller lamiller-2_at_msn.com