September 19 Review Lesson

Do Now: Use the dictionary to find the term difficult.

TPS

It wasn’t silly to me. We were safe at the
Sheltering Arm, cocooned in Room 202, where
everyone understood what it was like to have
polio. Getting around in the normal world, even in
our own homes, was more difficult than hospital
life. I was going to have so many problems.

Multiple Choice

Determine the meaning of difficult.

It wasn’t silly to me. We were safe at the Sheltering Arm, cocooned in Room 202, where everyone understood what it was like to have polio. Getting around in the normal world, even in our own homes, was more difficult than hospital life. I was going to have so many problems.

• 1. 1.hard to do

• 2.filled with many tough problems or pain

• 3.hard to deal with or please

• 4. 4.hard to understand

Dictionary

A book or electronic resource
that lists the words of a
language (typically in
alphabetical order) with their
meaning, parts of speech and
accepted syllabication and
pronunciation.

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Parts of a Dictionary

TPS

mountain noun 1. A large area of land that rises to
a great height.

2. A large pile or amount .

mountain , (moun ten) noun, plural
mountains

First meaning

Entry word

Part of speech

Second meaning

pronunciation

plural

How can the parts

of a dictionary

help you become
a better reader?

Multiple Choice

What is another meaning of difficult?

His difficult behavior at the family gathering was a true test of patience for everyone.

• 1.hard to do

• 2.filled with many tough problems or pain

• 3.hard to deal with or please

• 4.hard to understand

​Guiding Question

• Given a text, how can I utilize text evidence to help to infer character traits?

As we read Stickeen: The Story of a Dog, we will analyze the feelings, actions, dialogue and actions of John Muir.

Turn to page 187 in your activity book, keep your dictionary nearby.

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Multiple Choice

Reread these lines from the text: "In the summer of 1880 I set out from Fort Wrangel in a canoe to continue the exploration of the icy region of southeastern Alaska, begun in the fall of 1879."

Based on the evidence, which of the following best describes John Muir?

• lonely

• considerate

• afraid

• fearless

Multiple Choice

Reread the lines from the passage: "Such a little helpless creature will only be in the way."

Based on the evidence, which of the following best describes John Muir?

• confident

• cruel

• anxious

• fragile

Match

Determine which show that Stickeen is fearless, considerate and which is hard-working.

Match the statements to the description of Stickeen.

• Though capable of great idleness, he never failed to be ready for all sorts of adventures and excursions.

• However great his troubles he never asked help or made any complaint.

• Then, with a vigorous shake to get rid of the brine in his hair, he ran into the woods to hunt small game.

fearless

considerate

hard-working

• fearless

• considerate

• hard-working

Dropdown

Select the correct answers from the drop down menu.



The missionary words to John Muir and the statement "he was a perfect wonder of a dog, could endure cold and hunger like a bear, swim like a seal, and was wondrous wise and cunning" shows that he feels Stickeen would be ​

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because he is ​

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