How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning

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How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning

• ONeal 4th Grade
• Modified by Treena Murray

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Genre Biography

• A biography is a story about the life of a real
  person written by someone else.
• Biographies tell you what character traits the
  subject had.

• http//gardenofpraise.com/ibdfrank.htm
• http//bensguide.gpo.gov/benfranklin/
• http//www.ushistory.org/franklin/info/index.htm
• http//kids.yahoo.com/directory/Around-the-World/C
  ountries/United-States/History/Colonial-Life-(1585
  -1783)/Biographies/Founding-Fathers/Franklin--Benj
  amin

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Vocabulary

• hilarious very funny
• convinced caused a person to believe or do
  something
• mischief conduct that may seem playful but
  causes harm or trouble
• independence Freedom from the control of
  another or others
• (come in) handy within reach, nearby easy to
  use
• dizzy having the feeling of spinning and being
  about to fall
• whirlwind a current of air that moves forward
  with great force
• nowadays in the present time

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Vocabulary Story Words

• eclipse a shadow that moves across the sun or
  the moon
• odometer a meter that tells how far a vehicle
  has traveled
• scurvy a disease that causes weakness, joint
  pain, and dental problems
• scepter a staff carried by a king or queen to
  represent power
• tyrants cruel or unfair rulers

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Vocabulary Words in Context

• handy, convinced, dizzy, hilarious, independence,
  mischief, nowadays, whirlwind
• Jack was ________ that he could use strong wind
  to power his bike and never be late for school
  again. He aimed to create a ______ using air
  blown by a strong current. I thought that the
  idea was _________, but Jack was famous for his
  creativity. He couldnt be talked out of the
  idea.

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Words in Context

• Jack always kept many different objects nearby as
  he worked. He had boxes, bottles, and even large
  cans, and he built his inventions out of whatever
  was ________. Since Jack was often getting
  himself into_____, nobody paid much attention to
  him. His actions showed his ________ from rules
  and the regular ideas of others. However, when I
  looked out the window and saw Jack wrestling with
  a garbage can, I was afraid that he would get
  _______ and fall into the street. I ran to help
  him, but not before the garbage can took off down
  the street, leaving Jack in a heap on the ground.
• ____________, Jack just walks to school.
• Words in Context

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Dictionary Idioms

• An idiom is an unusual way to say something.
  Idioms are words or groups of words that cannot
  be understood by figuring out the meaning of each
  word.
• Example Pulling my leg
• This group of words means to trick or to tease
• Practice Idioms
• Practice Eye on Idioms

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Dictionary Idioms

• know like a book
• get wind of
• stick ones neck out
• draw the line
• give someone a piece of ones mind
• pull his leg
• put your foot down

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Phonics Decode with /ar/ and /or/

• An r-controlled vowel is a vowel followed by the
  letter r. One r-controlled vowel is ar, as in
  car. After w, ar usually represents /or/ as in
  war. Another r-controlled vowel is or, as in
  shore.

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Comprehension Generate Questions

• Problem and solutions are important parts of most
  stories. Asking yourself questions as you read
  can help you understand problem and solution.
• When you begin reading a biographical sketch, you
  should ask yourself, What problem does the
  subject face? or What does the subject want or
  need to do?
• These questions will help you identify the
  problem.
• Once the problem is identified, look for actions
  that the subject takes to solve the problem.

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Comprehension Problem and Solution
Problem and Solution Chart

Problem
 
Action
 
Action
 
Solution
 

• Reread page 222-223 and complete a Problem and
  Solution Chart

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Comprehension Practice

• Problem and Solution
• Fact and Opinion

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Comprehension Fact and Opinion

• A fact is a statement that can be proved as true.
  Writers use facts when writing informational
  texts about various subjects. They may also use
  facts to support their opinions.
• An opinion is a statement that tells what someone
  thinks or believes. Signal words and phrases,
  such as I think, I believe, or I feel may alert
  readers to opinions. Strong adjectives that are
  likely to be expressions of the authors
  feelings, such as ugly, exciting, terrible, or
  scary can also be clues that an opinion is being
  stated.

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Fluency Repeated Reading Tempo

• Pay attention to the correct pronunciation of
  odometer and bifocals
• Slow your tempo when you read the sentences in
  which these words appear.

He also invented an odometer that told how far he
had ridden to deliver the mail. And the first
clock with a second hand. And he even thought up
daylight saving time. Then he invented bifocals
so older folks could see up close and far away
without changing glasses.
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Almanacs

• An almanac is a book that provides facts on many
  different subjects.
• In an almanac, you can find how high the worlds
  tallest mountains, are, how fast Olympic athletes
  can run, or how many people live in your state.
• Information in almanacs changes frequently and
  must be rewritten each year.

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Poetry

• A Concrete Poem has words arranged in the shape
  of the thing it describes.
• Figurative Language uses words to evoke mental
  images. This includes similes, metaphors, and
  other words that create images in the readers
  mind.
• Alliteration is the repetition of the dame
  consonant sound in a series of words.
• Alliteration
• Quia - Alliteration

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Literary Device Imagery

• When authors use descript words (ugly, pretty,
  creepy,) and phrases to create pictures or images
  in the readers mind, he or she is making use of
  imagery.
• As you read stories, make some notes of how the
  author uses imagery.
• On page 230, the author uses an idiomatic
  expression lickety-split to create an image in
  the readers head. What image comes to your mind
  when you hear lickety-split?

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Reflection Day 1

• Re-read page 222-223.
• What does independence mean in the story? Give
  two details or clues from the story that helps
  you understand the meaning.

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Reflection Day 2

• Re-read page 230-231.
• For what problem did Ben Franklin invent two
  solutions? What were the solutions? What were the
  reasons that Ben Franklin had this problem in the
  first place?

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Reflection Day 3

• Re-read page 232.
• What does the author mean by the idiom everybody
  and his brother and sister?

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Reflection Day 4

• Re-read page 236-237.
• What actions did Ben Franklin take to start
  solving the problem of fires caused by lightning?

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Reflection Day 5

• What was Ben Franklins most famous invention,
  and what problem did it solve? Use story details
  to support your answer.