Justin and the Best Biscuits….. Day 3 Students need: Reading textbook, reading folder, pencil, AR book

Turn to pages 206-207. Read the poem titles and look at the illustrations. These two poems are about cowboys and how they live.

What is Brewster Higley’s perspective on, or opinion of , the Plains? Which poem’s description of a cowboy appeals more to you? Why?

How is Grandpa in “Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World” like the cowboy described in “Hats Off to the Cowboy”?

The following idioms have these meanings in the poems: Hats off to (show respect to) Outlived his time (not important anymore) In his prime (still young, strong) Tips his hat (shows respect to) His handshake and word are his bond (he can be trusted)

Complete a graphic organizer like the one below in your Reading Folder about the AR book you are reading now:

prepare The prefix pre- means “before” or “ahead”. The root pare comes from a Latin word that means “to make”. So prepare means “to make ready beforehand”.

Let’s do some more together: unsaddled hurriedly excitement cautiously

untangled silently redness Try these on your own in your Reading Folder: dismounted untangled silently redness

Decoding Longer Words: pepper, shallow, fluffy Repeat each word after me. Now listen to how knowing the shorter words help a reader decode the longer words.

Let’s decode the syllables in each word and then blend them to read the word.