Compare and Contrast “Afraid of the Dark”

Compare and Contrast

Look for clue words such as yet and however when comparing and contrasting, as you read “Afraid of the Dark.”

Read pages with your partner. On your paper write “Night” and “Day”and tell how Osa acts during that time of day. Discuss your answers with another group.

Vocabulary Words “One Grain of Rice”

Say It! double grain single double reward palace famine

I will double the reward that was first offered.

I like to listen to jokes. I will double the reward that was first offered.

The family did not have a single grain of rice or wheat to make bread.

I wish to reward you generously for returning to me what was mine.

The family did not have a single penny with which to buy food.

The raja lived in a large house called a palace.

The starving country was in the middle of a famine.

Let’s review our words. Watch carefully because they will flash on the screen for just a moment. We will clap as we spell the word.

double

grain

palace

reward

single

thief

famine

GREAT JOB!