Lewis and Clark and Me: A Dog

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Lewis and Clark and MeA Dogs Tale
Compiled by Terry Sams PES

• By Laurie Myers
• Illustrated by Michael Dooling
• Visit the Author

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Summary

• You have probably never
• heard the story of Lewis and
• Clarks journey told from the
• point of view of a dog. But Seaman is no
  ordinary dog. He tells his version of Lewis and
  Clarks famous journey from his first meeting
  with the explorers to the moment when he was
  almost traded to the Native Americans.

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Study Skills

• Genre Historical Fantasy
• Comprehension Skill Authors Purpose
• Comprehension Strategy Answer Questions
• Comprehension Review Skill
• Cause and Effect
• Vocabulary Word Endings

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Genre Historical Fantasy

• Historical Fantasy is based on real events in
  history, but it is a story that could never
  really happen-in this case, because a dog cant
  write. As you read look for the facts on which
  this story is based.

Click on Genre to learn more about different
genres and Realistic Fiction.
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Comprehension Skill TE 40/65a

• 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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Practice Authors Purpose

• Lets read p. 54 and decide the authors purpose
  for including the last paragraph on that page.

to inform. because the paragraph gives
information about Newfoundland
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Comprehension Strategy Answer Questions

• Good readers know where to look for the answers
  to questions.
• They know sometimes the answer to a question is
  in one place or in several places.
• They know sometimes they may have to use what
  they know to answer a question.

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Comprehension Skill Review Cause and Effect TE
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• An effect is something that happens.
• A cause explains why it happens.
• Writing may include clue words such as because,
  in order to, so, and as a result to link causes
  and effects.
• If these words are missing, readers need to think
  about cause-and-effect relationships on their
  own. Practice Book p.16

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Question of the WeekTE 40m

• What did Lewis and Clark learn on their journey?

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Vocabulary Strategy for Endings TE 42-43

• Sometime when you are reading you may come across
  a word you dont know.
• Look at the end of the word. Does it have
• ed or ing?
• The ending ed is added to a verb to make it past
  tense.
• The ending ing is added to a verb to make it
  tell about present or ongoing actions. The
• The ending may help you figure out the meaning of
  the word.

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Lets Practice Word Endings TE65c
verb with ending base word verb with new ending
crossing
blinked


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Comprehension Review 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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Day 2 - Question of the Day Pg. 44-53

• Why do you think the author chose to write this
  story from a dogs point of view?

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Day 3 - Question of the Day Pg. 53-65

• How would you describe the bond between Lewis
• and Seaman?

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Day 4 - Question of the Day - Review

• What viewpoint, or attitude, do you think the
  author has about York and Sacagawea and their
  contributions to the expedition?

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Weekly Fluency Check -Pauses TE 65a

• Good readers pause in certain places as they read
  to make the reading easy for listeners to follow.
• Periods, dashes, and commas provide clues for
  pauses.

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Research/Study Skill Skim and Scan TE 65l

• To scan is to move ones eyes down the page,
  seeking specific words and phrases. Scanning is
  used to find out if a resource will answer a
  readers questions.
• Once a reader has scanned a document, he or she
  might go back and skim it.

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Research/Study Skill Skim and Scan TE 65l

• To skim a document is to read the first and last
  paragraphs as well as other headings and other
  organizers as you move down the page.
• Skimming is used to quickly identify the main
  idea.
• You might also read the first sentence of each
  paragraph.

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Literary Device Imagery/Sensory Words TE Pg. 65b

• Imagery, or sensory words, are words or phrases
  that help the reader experience the way things
  look, smell, taste, sound, or feel.
• Imagery can make characters and settings seem
  real by appealing to the readers senses.
• Imagery may help set the mood or dramatize the
  action.
• Look at p.46, paragraphs 4 and 5, and describe
  how the words appeal to your senses.

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Review Questions

1. How is Seaman different from other dogs?
2. What can you tell most about the Indians Lewis
   and Clark met in this story?
3. Why do you think the author tells what the
   Indians called horses?

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Fun Stuff

• Lewis and Clark Internet Game
• Web Quest
• Journal Entries
• Coloring Book
• More about Lewis and Clark
• Kids Activities
• About Sacagawea

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Vocabulary- Say It!

• docks
• migrating
• scan
• scent
• wharf
• yearned

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More Words to Know

• pioneer
• settlers
• territories
• traveled
• consult
• leisurely
• mutual

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docks

• platforms built on the shore or out from the
  shore wharves piers

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migrating

• going from one region to another with the change
  in seasons

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scan

• to glance at look over hastily

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scent

• a smell

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wharf

• platform built on the shore or out from the shore
  beside which ships can load or
  unload

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yearned

• felt a longing or desire

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consult

• to seek information or advice from

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leisurely

• without hurry taking plenty of time

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mutual

• done, said, or felt by each toward the other

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pioneer

• person who
• settles in a part of a country, preparing it for
  others

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settlers

• people who take up residence in a new country or
  place

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territories

• land not admitted to a state but having its own
  lawmaking group

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traveled

• went from one place to another journeyed

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John Chapman became an American pioneer.
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John Chapman became an American pioneer.
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Seaman and Lewis had a mutual feeling toward each
other.
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Seaman and Lewis had a mutual feeling toward each
other.
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As he traveled, he claimed land, cleared it, and
planted seeds.
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As he traveled, he claimed land, cleared it, and
planted seeds.
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Chapman became friends with settlers in the
places he visited.
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Chapman became friends with settlers in the
places he visited.
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He visited many new territories before they
became states.
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He visited many new territories before they
became states.
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I can see the pioneers with all their goods,
waiting on the wharf.
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I can see the pioneers with all their goods,
waiting on the wharf.
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The pioneers load their belongings onto flatboats
tied to the docks.
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The pioneers load their belongings onto flatboats
tied to the docks.
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As they traveled, pioneers would scan the country
for food and Indians.
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As they traveled, pioneers would scan the country
for food and Indians.
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Pioneers saw endless herds and flocks of animals
migrating.
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Pioneers saw endless herds and flocks of animals
migrating.
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I like to take a leisurely walk in the mountains.

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I like to take a leisurely walk in the mountains.

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You may consult the dictionary if you need to
know the definition of a word.
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You may consult the dictionary if you need to
know the definition of a word.
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Journal Entry TE 65g-h

• A journal entry describes your thoughts and
  experiences during the day and in your life.
• It is part of a journal, recording daily events
  over a period of weeks, months, or years.

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Writing Assignment

• Write a journal entry about a day in your life.
• Focus on 2 or 3 important or interesting events.
  Dont try to say everything.
• Reflect on how you felt. Writing a journal is
  like talking to yourself.

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Spelling Words Long a and i

• sleigh
• freight
• dismay
• frighten
• highway

• trait
• raisin
• tight
• thigh
• slight

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Spelling Words Long a and i

• grain
• bait
• braid
• spray
• height

• detail
• eight
• weigh
• right
• sigh

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CHALLENGE

• eighteen
• mayonnaise
• campaign
• daylight
• twilight

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This Weeks Word Wall Words
Click and type your own words for this week
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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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sigh
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right
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weigh
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eight
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detail
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height
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spray
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braid
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bait
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grain
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slight
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tight
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thigh
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raisin
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trait
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highway
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frighten
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dismay
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freight
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sleigh
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GREAT JOB!