Sid Fleischman Illustrated by Walter Lorraine Open Court, Fourth Grade Unit 4: Survival Vuthny Prak, Palmetto Elementary

Open Court, Fourth Grade Unit 4: Survival Vuthny Prak, Palmetto Elementary Here are the elements of a tall tale: portrays the adventures of a fictional character such such as Pecos Bill, using humorous exaggeration. funny relates a series of extraordinary events and challenges that are handled in inventive ways. creative

Open Court, Fourth Grade Unit 4: Survival Vuthny Prak, Palmetto Elementary What do you know about windstorms such as hurricanes and tornados? What might happen during a windstorm? The hero of this tall tale, Josh McBroom, is a character that the author has used in several stories. Josh always uses humor and a positive attitude to survive any situation. People on farms often have to deal with harsh environmental conditions. Some things, such as shotguns, are common on farms.

Open Court, Fourth Grade Unit 4: Survival Vuthny Prak, Palmetto Elementary The following words are vivid verbs with inflectional ending –ing or –ed. ripping slammedsnappingtugged The final consonant of each word was doubled before adding each ending. This is because the base words are one syllable words with short-vowel sounds, and the words end in a consonant. ripslam snap tug

Open Court, Fourth Grade Unit 4: Survival Vuthny Prak, Palmetto Elementary The following words all have the /ow/ sound. countystoutcloudpounded What is the /ow/ spelling in each word? Read the following words aloud after the ou spelling has been added. f____nd____tsidel____nge

Open Court, Fourth Grade Unit 4: Survival Vuthny Prak, Palmetto Elementary gophertrophy pheasant These words have the /f/ sound. zephyr What is the /f/ spelling for each of these words? Read the following words with the ph spelling. ele___ant____ysicalgra____

Open Court, Fourth Grade Unit 4: Survival Vuthny Prak, Palmetto Elementary Feb.Jan.Rd. The following words are abbreviations. Apr. What does each abbreviation stand for? AprilFebruaryJanuary Road St. Dr.Ave. StreetDoctorAvenue

Open Court, Fourth Grade Unit 4: Survival Vuthny Prak, Palmetto Elementary The wind was snapping at our heels like a pack of wolves. What is the wind being compared to in this sentence? Is this a simile or a metaphor? What word in the sentence tells us it is a simile?

Open Court, Fourth Grade Unit 4: Survival Vuthny Prak, Palmetto Elementary The marbles had grown as large as boulders. The verb grown is the past participle of grow. The verb grown is always used with a helping verb. What word in the sentence is a helping verb?

Open Court, Fourth Grade Unit 4: Survival Vuthny Prak, Palmetto Elementary We found out later the wind had shingled every gopher hole in the next county. What part of speech is the word later? The adverb later modifies what verb?

Open Court, Fourth Grade Unit 4: Survival Vuthny Prak, Palmetto Elementary The first month of the year is January. What is the abbreviation for January? Jan.

Open Court, Fourth Grade Unit 4: Survival Vuthny Prak, Palmetto Elementary mite distinctly distinctly zephyrzephyr triflingtrifling rambunctious rambunctious

Open Court, Fourth Grade Unit 4: Survival Vuthny Prak, Palmetto Elementary I can’t deny it—it does get a mite windy out here on the prairie. He was just a mite upset about winning second place in the race. mite (adverb)—tiny bit

Open Court, Fourth Grade Unit 4: Survival Vuthny Prak, Palmetto Elementary I remember distinctly the first prairie wind that came scampering along. The teacher spoke distinctly so that everyone would understand the instructions. distinctly (adverb)—clearly or specifically

Open Court, Fourth Grade Unit 4: Survival Vuthny Prak, Palmetto Elementary The zephyr sneaked around the house to the back door. The zephyr made the trees sway. zephyr (noun)—the west wind

Open Court, Fourth Grade Unit 4: Survival Vuthny Prak, Palmetto Elementary The thieving wind was apt to make off with it, leaving us with a trifling hole in the ground. The judge threw out the trifling case because she had important matters to deal with. trifling (adjective)—little or not important

Open Court, Fourth Grade Unit 4: Survival Vuthny Prak, Palmetto Elementary rambunctious (adjective)—active and noisy in a violent way But that rambunctious wind didn’t leave empty- handed. The rambunctious children ran wildly around the playground.