By Jackie Mims Hopkins Illustrated by Michael Austin The Horned Toad Prince By Jackie Mims Hopkins Illustrated by Michael Austin

Study Skills Genre: Modern Fairy Tale Comprehension Skill: Author’s purpose Comprehension Strategy: Story Structure Comprehension Review Skill: Sequence Vocabulary: Context clues

Genre: Modern Fairy Tales In modern fairy tales the characters and events are magical. Modern fairy tales are set in modern or present day times . Modern fairy tales are similar to regular fairy tales but are set in the present.

Summary On the windy prairies of the Southwest, Reba Jo meets a horned toad who makes a deal with her. When Reba Jo doesn’t hold up to her end of the bargain, the horned toad is offended and asks for a simple kiss. That kiss unlocks a magical spell and the ugly toad becomes a prince!

Comprehension Skill Author’s Purpose is the author’s reason or reasons for writing this story. Authors don’t 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.

Comprehension Review Skill Sequence Sequence is the order of the events that occur in a story. You can determine the order of events by clue words such as first and next, in the beginning, then, following, after, and finally. Some story events may occur at the same time. Other clue words to indicate sequence might be in the beginning, then, following, after, and finally. Other story events, such as flashbacks, are told out of order.

Vocabulary Skill – Context Clues When you see unfamiliar words, use context clues, or words around the unfamiliar word, to figure out its meaning. The context may give a definition or an explanation. Example: Animals that eat other animals are called predators Sometimes a synonym is used as a context clue. Example: Komodo dragons are carnivores, or meat-eaters.

An agreement to trade or exchange: deal bargain An agreement to trade or exchange: deal

favor act of kindness

roped; caught with a long rope with a loop on the end lassoed roped; caught with a long rope with a loop on the end

hurt the feelings of someone: made angry offended hurt the feelings of someone: made angry

large area of level or rolling land with grass but few or no trees prairie large area of level or rolling land with grass but few or no trees

channel in which a river flows or used to flow riverbed channel in which a river flows or used to flow

made a loud, sharp, shrill sound shrieked made a loud, sharp, shrill sound

The teacher shrieked when she saw the snake!

The teacher shrieked when she saw the snake!

The Dollar Tree has a lot of great bargains.

The Dollar Tree has a lot of great bargains.

Would you do me a favor?

Would you do me a favor?

We saw fish in the riverbed.

We saw fish in the riverbed.

The boy was offended because I did not like his shirt.

The boy was offended because I did not like his shirt.

What type of Native Americans would live on a prairie.

What type of Native Americans would live on a prairie?

The cowboy lassoed a calf.

The cowboy lassoed a calf.

prairie finally calorie movie honey country valley empty money city Spelling Words Long e prairie calorie honey valley money finally movie country empty city

rookie balcony hockey steady collie alley breezy trolley jury misty Long e rookie hockey collie breezy jury balcony steady alley trolley misty

frequency parsley journey chimney attorney CHALLENGE frequency parsley journey chimney attorney