How I Spent My Summer Vacation Written and Illustrated by Mark Teague Skill: Sequence Genre: Realistic Fiction

cowboys imagination summer vacation visit west Words to Know

More Words to Know cowhand fantastic stampede stubborn wrangler

cowboys workers on a cattle ranch

imagination creation of the mind

summer season between spring and fall

vacation a time of rest from school or business

visit to go and see

west the direction of the sunset

I went to the beach this summer.

Use your imagination when you read.

The cowboys just finished their work for the evening.

The cowboys just finished their work for the evening.

Sally will visit her grandmother this weekend.

The sun always sets in the west.

Where are you going for vacation?

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

west

cowboys

imagination

summer

vacation

visit

Spelling Words Short Vowels stamp math smell fresh getting still drag body lock not cuff luck plus think

Review Questions p What happens during the stampede? 2.When do the cattle stampede away? 3.How does Wallaces Old West report end? 4.How does the classroom story end? 5.What does it mean when the cowboys call Wallace a true buckaroo? 6.What part of his story is true?

Review Questions p Why is the boy taking a trip west? 2.Why is the scene behind the boy (page 18) changing? 3.Look at the picture on page 20. What is strange or unusual about the picture? 4.Where did the cowboys take the boy? 5.What are some things that make you realize this story is from Wallaces imagination? 6.Name the events in the story as they have happened so far.

GREAT JOB!