The Horned Toad Prince

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The Horned Toad Prince
Compiled by Terry Sams PES Latonia Wolfe DES

• By Jackie Mims Hopkins
• Illustrated by Michael Austin

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Study Skills

• Genre Modern Fairy Tale
• Comprehension Skill Authors purpose
• Comprehension Strategy Story Structure
• Comprehension Review Skill
• Sequence
• Vocabulary Context clues

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Genre Modern Fairy Tales

• In modern fairy tales the characters and events
  are magical.
• Modern fairy tales are set in modern or present
  day times .
• Modern fairy tales are similar to regular fairy
  tales but are set in the present.

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Summary

• On the windy prairies of
  the Southwest, Reba Jo
  meets a horned toad who makes a deal with
  her. When Reba Jo doesnt hold up to her end of
  the bargain, the horned toad is offended and asks
  for a simple kiss. That kiss unlocks a magical
  spell and the ugly toad becomes a prince!

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Comprehension Skill

• Authors Purpose is the authors reason or
  reasons for writing this story.
• Authors dont usually tell you this. You have to
  figure the reasons out.
• It might be to inform or teach, to entertain, to
  express their feelings, and to persuade or
  convince you.

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Comprehension Review Skill Sequence

• Sequence is the order of the events that occur in
  a story.
• You can determine the order of events by clue
  words such as first and next, in the beginning,
  then, following, after, and finally.
• Some story events may occur at the same time.
• Other clue words to indicate sequence might be in
  the beginning, then, following, after, and
  finally.
• Other story events, such as flashbacks, are told
  out of order.

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Vocabulary Skill Context Clues

• When you see unfamiliar words, use context clues,
  or words around the unfamiliar word, to figure
  out its meaning.
• The context may give a definition or an
  explanation.
• Example Animals that eat other animals are
  called predators
• Sometimes a synonym is used as a context clue.
• Example Komodo dragons are carnivores, or
  meat-eaters.

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Lets Practice Context CluesTE page 111c has a
great T-chart activity to try.
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Research/Study Skill illustration/caption/label

• An illustration can be a photograph, drawing, or
  diagram.
• A caption is the text that tells about the
  illustration. It is usually found below or next
  to the illustration.
• A label is a word or phrase that names part of
  the illustration.

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Research/Study Skill illustration/caption/label

• What is the purpose of an illustration?
• How does and illustration help you
  better understand the text?
• How do the captions or labels help you understand
  the illustrations?

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Question of the Week

• What is unique about the landscape of the
  Southwest?

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Day 2 - Question of the Day

• In what ways is the Southwestern setting
  important to The Horned Toad Prince?

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Day 3 - Question of the Day

• What important lesson did Prince Maximillian
  teach Reba Jo?

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Day 4 - Question of the Day -

• How is the horned lizard suited to life in the
  Sonoran desert?

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Vocabulary - Say It

• bargain
• favor
• lassoed

• offended
• prairie
• riverbed

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More Words to Know

• sassy
• twang
• corral
• suspiciously

• frontier
• rodeo

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Weekly Fluency Check -Volume of Voice TE 111a

• You will need to match your voice volume to the
  size of the room or group you are reading to.
• Go to page 99 and lets reread like a toad using
  a small voice when he speaks and increase our
  volume when we cries out .

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Literary Device Dialect TE Pg. 111b

• Dialect helps readers gain a sense of how
  characters from a particular group or region
  speak. Dialect differs from the standard English
  in pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar.
• Look at the word howdy on page 100 paragraph 3.
  What do you think it means?
• What region do you think the fathers dialect is
  from?
• Lets list as many different greetings of
  different dialects as we can.

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Review Questions

1. How can you tell the setting of this story
   is a desert?
2. What does a peck of trouble mean in this story?
3. Why does the author describe how Reba Jo spent
   her time?
4. What is the most important thing Reba Jo learns?

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Review Questions

1. Why did the author write this story?
2. Why does Reba Jo do 3 favors for the toad?
3. Why does she want to stay near the riverbed at
   the beginning of the story?

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Fun Stuff

• More on The Toad and the Prince
• Web Quest
• Quiz - Online
• More Information
• Vocabulary Quiz

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bargain

• An agreement to trade or
  exchange deal

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favor

• act of kindness

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lassoed

• roped caught with a long rope with a loop on the
  end

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offended

• hurt the feelings of someone made angry

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prairie

• large area of level or rolling land with grass
  but few or no trees

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riverbed

• channel in which a river flows or used to flow

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shrieked

• made a loud, sharp, shrill sound

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sassy

• rude lively spirited

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twang

• to make a sharp, ringing, sound

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suspiciously

• without trust, doubtfully

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corral

• pen for horses, cattle, and so on

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frontier

• the farthest part of a settled country, where the
  wilds begin

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rodeo

• a contest or exhibition of skill in roping
  cattle, riding horses and bulls, and so on

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• The sassy little girl was rude.

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• The sassy little girl was rude.

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The teacher shrieked when she saw the snake!
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The teacher shrieked when she saw the snake!
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The Dollar Tree has a lot of great bargains.
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The Dollar Tree has a lot of great bargains.
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Would you do me a favor?
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Would you do me a favor?
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We saw fish in the riverbed.
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We saw fish in the riverbed.
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The boy was offended because I did not like his
shirt.
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The boy was offended because I did not like his
shirt.
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What type of Native Americans would live on a
prairie.
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What type of Native Americans would live on a
prairie?
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The cowboy lassoed a calf.
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The cowboy lassoed a calf.
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The bell made a sharp twang sound.
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The bell made a sharp twang sound.
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The mad, foaming at the mouth dog was behaving
very suspiciously.
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The mad, foaming at the mouth dog was behaving
very suspiciously.
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E-Mail te111g

• E-Mail is used every day by people with computers
  and internet access.
• Each person has a specific e-mail address and
  personal password.
• People use e-mail as a quick and easy type of
  communication.
• It is very similar to letters.
• You may also e-mail pictures or other fun things.

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Writing Assignment

• All good writing has a purpose. In an invitation,
  for example, the purpose is to inform.
• Please write an e-mail invitation. Remember to
  inform the reader about an event and ask him or
  her to attend.
• (Writing Transparency 4A)

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This Weeks Word Wall Words
Click and type your own words for this week
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Spelling Words Long e

• prairie
• calorie
• honey
• valley
• money

• finally
• movie
• country
• empty
• city

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Long e

• rookie
• hockey
• collie
• breezy
• jury

• balcony
• steady
• alley
• trolley
• misty

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CHALLENGE

• frequency
• parsley
• journey
• chimney
• attorney

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Lets review our Spelling words. Watch carefully
because they will flash on the screen for just a
moment. We can clap as we spell the word, or we
might just practice reading the words.
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prairie
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calorie
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honey
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valley
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money
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finally
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movie
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country
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empty
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city
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rookie
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hockey
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collie
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breezy
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jury
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balcony
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steady
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alley
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trolley
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misty
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GREAT JOBPrinces and Princesses!