Letters from Rifka Week 3

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Letters from Rifka Week 3
By Karen Hesse
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• Other books by Karen Hesse

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struggled
Base word ending
Struggl(e) ed
Made a difficult effort
Nam struggled to complete the difficult obstacle
course.
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trembled
Base word ending
Trembl(e) ed
Shook
Nadia trembled in fear as Josh told his ghost
story.
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plummeted
Base word ending
plummet ed
Fell straight down
Talya dropped a penny from her window and
watched as it plummeted to the ground.
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monstrous
Chunk
Mon - strous
Huge
The monstrous dinosaur was bigger than the trees.
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stumbled
Base word ending
Stumbl(e) ed
Tripped
Jim stumbled over a stick and fell.
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defenseless
Base word ending
Defense less
Helpless
Without his claws, the cat was defenseless
against other animals.
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undesirable
Prefix base word ending
Un desir(e) able
Unwanted
Ben thought that the playground was undesirable
because it didnt have swings.
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convenient
Chunk
Con-ve-nient
Easily helpful
Having a food store near my house is very
convenient.
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TEAMWORK

• Read pages 73 (second paragraph) 75 aloud with
  partners.
• Read pages 76-78 silently.

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TEAM TALK EXTENDER

• Immigrants traveled to America in steamships.
  According to Ellis Island, what were the
  steamships like? Is the ship Rifka travels on
  similar or different? Explain.

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Write a brochure
Small ship
Chairs bolted
Nice rooms
Now you can sail to America.
Listen to music lounge
Dances at night
Relax and read
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DAY TWO
Storm at sea
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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• Now their will be this grate ocean between us I
  cant swim across an ocean to get back to
  Berdichev. And you know something tovah I dont
  want too. (7)

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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• Now there will be this great ocean between us. I
  cant swim across an ocean to get back to
  Berdichev. And you know something, Tovah? I
  dont want to. (7)

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Match a word on the left with a word on the
right. Tell why they go together.

• struggled problem
• trembled hot air balloon
• plummeted homework
• monstrous leaf

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TEAMWORK

• Read pages 81-83 (first paragraph) aloud with
  partners.
• Read pages 83 (second paragraph) 84 silently.

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TEAM TALK EXTENDER

• If you had to leave home in a ship, whom would
  you miss the most? Why?

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DAY THREE
samovars
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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• be careful Pieter! I cried.
• I will Rifka he answered. (8)

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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• Be careful, Pieter! I cried.
• I will, Rifka, he answered. (8)

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Match a word on the left with a word on the
right. Tell why they go together.

• stumbled rock
• defenseless ringworm
• undesirable shelf
• convenient mouse

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TEAMWORK

• Read pages 87-89 aloud with partners.
• Read pages 90-91 silently.

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TEAM TALK EXTENDER

• Recall the information you read in Ellis Island.
  What do you think will happen when Rifka and the
  other passengers arrive at Ellis Island?

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DAY FOUR
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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• They were looking at miss liberty tovah a great
  statue of a woman standing in the middle of the
  harbor. (5)

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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• They were looking at Miss Liberty, Tovah, a great
  statue of a woman standing in the middle of the
  harbor. (5)

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The tiny puppy was ___ against the larger dogs
that wanted to eat its food.
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Manuel ___ to find the answer to the problem of
how to earn enough money to buy an iPod.
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Getting ringworm was an ___ consequence Rifka
suffered after fixing the young mothers hair.
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Without a coat on, Solomon ___ in the cold winter
wind.
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TEAMWORK

• Read pages 95-97 aloud with partners.
• Read pages 98-99 silently.

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TEAM TALK EXTENDER

• Use the information from Letters from Rifka and
  Ellis Island to explain why Rifka is being kept
  at Ellis Island.

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DAY FIVE
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Nurse checking immigrats hair
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Hospital at Ellis Island
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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• She always have candy it is not as good as
  belgian chocolate but still it taste very well.
  (7)

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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• She always has candy. It is not as good as
  Belgian chocolate, but still it tastes very good.
  (7)

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Walking up the side of the mountain, Joseph __
over every stick and stone in the path.
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The kite ___ out of the sky when the wind died.
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Mom said that I had given her a ___ headache that
not even Tylenol would cure.
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Mom said that I had given her a ___ headache that
not even Tylenol would cure.
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Living near WalMart makes shopping ___.