The Day Eddie Met the Author

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The Day Eddie Met the Author

• Good Books! Good Times! Surprise

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conquer
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conquer

• By looking at books, the tiger was able to
  conquer his book-eating problem.
• When you conquer something, such as a problem or
  a fear, you win against it and overcome it.
• Do you have to conquer your fear of tests, or do
  you think that they are fun?

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You must conquer your fear of heights to climb a
mountain.
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resistance
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re sis tance
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resistance

• The tiger showed resistance to eating books.
• When you feel resistance, you do not want
  something to happen.
• Do you have a resistance to new foods, or do you
  like to try everything?

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Which foods would you resist eating?
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assembly
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as sem
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as sem bly
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assembly

• An assembly is a group of people who have
  gathered for a reason.
• When we have special visitors at school, we have
  an assembly.

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The principal gave a speech at the assembly.
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plenty
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plenty

• If you have plenty of something, you have more
  than enough.
• There was plenty of food, so everyone had enough
  to eat.

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Mom made plenty of food at Thanksgiving.
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dismiss
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dismiss

• To dismiss is to give permission to leave.
• If a bad storm is coming, the principal will
  dismiss school early.

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squirmed

• If you squirmed in you seat a lot, you kept
  wiggling around as if you were uncomfortable.
• The students squirmed and wriggled in their seats.

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The students were tired of sitting and squirmed
in their seats.
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patchwork
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patch
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patch work
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patchwork

• Patchwork is cloth made by sewing together small
  pieces of different fabrics.
• My grandma used scraps of fabric to make a
  patchwork quilt.

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The ladies made a patchwork quilt.
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autographed
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autographed

• If you autographed something, you signed your
  name on it.
• The famous singer autographed my program, signing
  across her picture.

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The baseball player autographed my baseball.
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Open your books to page 54 and read along
silently as I read aloud.

• Where do you think the assembly was held?
  Explain.
• Would a month be plenty of time to read a book?
  Why or why not?
• What did the students probably begin to do when
  Mr. Garcia dismissed them?
• If some students squirmed, what were they doing?

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Look at page 55 and read along silently as I read
aloud.

• Why does the library table look like a patchwork?
• Why was it exciting for winners to get an
  autographed copy of Ms. Hills book?

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pondered
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pon
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pon der
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ponder

• Eddie needed to ponder his question before he
  asked it.
• When you ponder, you take time to think about an
  idea.

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The teacher pondered the math problem.
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anticipation
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an ti ci pa tion
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anticipation

• The children waited with anticipation to ask the
  author their questions.
• When you feel anticipation, you feel excited
  because something is about to happen.

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This boy feels anticipation as he waits for his
pizza.
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Review

• If a speaker murmured from a stage during an
  assembly, would people be able to hear that
  person?

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Review

• If you were meeting resistance to your idea of
  what to play, would you feel frustrated?

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Review

• Why might the audience have squirmed when the
  first grade recited a poem?

Thank you for listening to our poem.
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Review

• Would a teacher usually dismiss a class right
  after the students had recited the Pledge of
  Allegiance?

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Review

• Do you think that this shirt that is made up of a
  patchwork of designs is pleasant to look at?

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Review

• Would you expect to have plenty of friends that
  are loyal or just a few?

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Review

• Would it be a coincidence if you and I went to a
  concert together and the singer autographed CDs
  for both of us?

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Review

• If people squirmed as they modeled new clothes,
  would they be doing a good job of showing the
  clothes?