Mrs. Frisby and the Crow

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Mrs. Frisby and the Crow

• Jeff Cole
• Bishop Elementary

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Vocabulary Quiz

• treacherous-
• alarmingly
• fierce-
• ineffectively
• prospect

• useless in vain
• a future possible event something that could
  happen
• filled with a sense of danger
• not safe because of hidden dangers
• wild or threatening in appearance

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Intervention Word Knowledge

• In one-syllable words that end in a single
  consonant, we double the final consonant when an
  ending is added
• flap, flapped, flapping
• Grip, gripped, gripping
• Snap, snapped, snapping
• Grab, grabbed, grabbing
• Pattern, questions, sentence, partner practice,
  extensions
• Dictation Practice

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Linguistic Considerations Day 1

• Prepositions
• Across
• Between
• Abreast
• Toward
• Behind
• Through
• Upward
• Under

• The plural of mouse is
• MICE !!!

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Selection Background Day 1

• House cat
• Wild cat
• Owl
• Fox
• Weasel
• Mouse
• Chicken
• Crow

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Day 1 Comprehension Questions

• What kind of animal is Mrs. Frisby?
• A mouse
• What kind of animal is Dragon?
• A cat
• Why is the cat dangerous to Mrs. Frisby?
• Because cats kill mice
• What risk is Mrs. Frisby taking by going home
  through the yard?
• Being killed by the cat
• Which way does Mrs. Frisby decide to go?
• Through the yard

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Cause and Effect Day 1 barn, because, choice,
dangerous, decide, farmer, forest, garden, hunt,
journey, kill, medicine, risk, woods, yard

• Because a word used to tell why something is a
  certain way or why something happens
• Why is Anita happy?
• Anita is happy because she got a good grade on
  the test.
• Why is Mrs. Frisby making the dangerous journey?
• ______ because _______
• Mrs. Frisby is making the dangerous journey
  because _______.
• Mrs. Frisby is making the dangerous journey
  because her son needs medicine.

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Cause and Effect Day 1 barn, because, choice,
dangerous, decide, farmer, forest, garden, hunt,
journey, kill, medicine, risk, woods, yard

• Why is it so dangerous for Mrs. Frisby to go home
  through the forest?
• ______ because ________.
• The forest is dangerous because owls and other
  animals hunt there at night.
• Why is it dangerous for Mrs. Frisby to go home
  through the yard?
• ____ because _____
• The yard is dangerous because the farmers cat
  hunts there.

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Day 2 Comprehension caught, caused, crow, fence,
noise, shiny, silver, startle, string, sudden,
tangled,wire

• barn, because, choice, dangerous, decide, farmer,
  forest, garden, hunt, journey, kill, medicine,
  risk, woods, yard
• What happened to the crow after he picked up the
  silver string?
• The string got tangled around his foot. Then the
  string got caught on the fence.
• Why does Mrs. Frisby want the crow to stop making
  noise?
• She is afraid that the cat will hear the noise.

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Cause and Effect Day 2 caught, caused, crow,
fence, noise, shiny, silver, startle, string,
sudden, tangled,wire

• Caused-verb-made something happen
• Remember
• Because is used to explain why something happens
• What caused Mrs. Frisby to make the journey?
• Mrs. Frisby made the journey because she needed
  to get medicine for her son.
• What caused Mrs. Frisby to be startled?
• _______ because ________.
• Mrs. Frisby is startled because________
• Mrs. Frisby is startled because she heard a
  sudden noise.

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Cause and Effect Day 2 caught, caused, crow,
fence, noise, shiny, silver, startle, string,
sudden, tangled,wire

• What cause the crow to be tied to the fence?
• The crow was tied to the fence because_______ .
• The crow was tied to the fence because a piece of
  string was tangled around his leg.
• What caused the crow to pick up the piece of
  string?
• The crow picked up the string because_______.
• The crow picked up the string because the string
  was shiny.

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Word Knowledge Day 2

• Wrap, wrapped, wrapping
• Mom wrapped the sandwich.
• Caught, stalked, squaking, gnawing
• Jeremy was caught in a trap.
• Nervous, treacherous, dangerous, marvelous
• The other choice would be dangerous, too.
• Victims, pasture, bottomless, shrubs, silver
• Silver can be used to make coins

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Word Knowledge Day 3

• Wrap, wrapped, wrapping
• Mom wrapped the sandwich.
• Caught, stalked, squaking, gnawing
• Jeremy was caught in a trap.
• Nervous, treacherous, dangerous, marvelous
• The other choice would be dangerous, too.
• Victims, pasture, bottomless, shrubs, silver
• Silver can be used to make coins

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Cause and Effect Day3 cause, climb on, cut
through, effect, fly off, free, tangled

• caught, caused, crow, fence, noise, shiny,
  silver, startle, string, sudden, tangled,wire
• Cause-noun-something that makes something else
  happen
• Effect- something that happens because of
  something else.
• Mrs. Frisby knows the cat will kill the crow so
  she helps the crow. The cause is Mrs. Frisby
  knows the cat will kill the crow.
• What is the effect?
• The effect is _____
• The effect is Mrs. Frisby helps the crow.

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Cause and Effect Day3

• The string is very tangled, so Mrs. Frisby has to
  cut through it three times to get it off.
• The effect is Mrs. Frisby has to cut through the
  string three times to get the string off. What is
  the cause?
• The cause is _____.
• The cause is the string is very tangled.

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Cause and Effect Day3

• Mrs. Frisby cuts through the string, so the crow
  is free to fly off.
• What is the cause?
• The cause is____.
• The cause is Mrs. Frisby cuts through the string.
• What is the effect?
• The effect is ______.
• The effect is the crow is free to fly off.

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Day 3 Comprehension cause, climb on, cut
through, effect, fly off, free, tangled

• What does Mrs. Frisby thing will happen if she
  does not help the crow?
• She thinks the cat will kill the crow.
• How does Mrs. Frisby get the string off the crow?
• She uses her sharp teeth to cut through the
  string.
• Why do you think Mrs. Frisby climbs on the crows
  back?
• So the crow can carry her as he flies.

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Test Comprehension Questions Day 3

• Why did Mrs. Frisby risk helping the crow?
• What possible consequences did Mrs. Frisby face
  helping the crow?
• Why did Mrs. Frisby choose to go home through the
  farmyard instead of the woods?
• Why did Mrs. Frisby risk her life to remove the
  string from the crows leg?
• What risk did crow take to save Mrs. Frisbys
  life?

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Cause and effect Day 4 tangle, carry, in debt,
just in time, risk, save

• cause, climb on, cut through, effect, fly off,
  free, tangled
• Risk- can be a verb or a noun.
• When you take a risk you do something that could
  be dangerous. You do not know what will happen,
  but something bad could happen.
• The possibility of something bad happening is
  the risk that you take when you do something is
  dangerous.
• Ill ask you a question and give you part of the
  answer. You complete the answer.
• How did Mrs. Frisby save the crows life?
• Mrs. Frisby cut off the string that was _____
  around the crows leg.
• tangled
• The ____ crow Mrs. Frisby on his back to fly away
  from the cat.
• carried

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Day 4 Comprehension Questions tangle, carry, in
debt, just in time, risk, save

• How did Mrs. Frisby risk her life to help the
  crow?
• She helped free the crow even though the cat was
  coming to kill them.
• How does Mrs. Frisby get home?
• She flies home on the crows back.
• Why does the crow think he is in debt, to Mrs.
  Frisby?
• Mrs. Frisby risked her life to save the crows
  life.

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Test Comprehension Questions Day 4

• Why did Mrs. Frisby risk helping the crow?
• What possible consequences did Mrs. Frisby face
  helping the crow?
• Why did Mrs. Frisby choose to go home through the
  farmyard instead of the woods?
• Why did Mrs. Frisby risk her life to remove the
  string from the crows leg?
• What risk did crow take to save Mrs. Frisbys
  life?

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Day 5 Possible Test Cause and Effect

• What caused Mrs. Frisby to make the journey
  across the farmyard?
• Mrs. Frisby made the journey because____.
• Why was the journey through the yard dangerous
  for Mrs. Frisby?
• The journey was dangerous because_____.
• Mrs. Frisby risked her life to save the crows
  life, so the crow is in debt to Mrs. Frisby.
• The cause is Mrs. Frisby risked her life to save
  the crows life.
• What is the effect?
• The effect is the _________.

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Day 5 Possible Test Comprehension

• Why did Mrs. Frisby risk her life making such a
  dangerous journey?
• Why did Mrs. Frisby risk staying in the yard when
  the cat was coming?
• Why did the crow risk staying in the yard when
  the cat was coming?