1. The Girl Who Married the Moon
By: Joseph Bruchac & Gayle Ross
What Really Happened
Theme 2, Selection 2, Day 1
Taught By: Mrs. Williams

2. Genre

3. The Mystery of the Cliff Dwellers
Comprehension Skill:
Making Inferences
What do you think the purpose of the Mary Celeste’s voyage was?
Why do you think the captain ordered his men to board the Mary Celeste?
On what day do you think the crewmen left the ship? Why?

4. Common Room
n.  A large room where people gather to eat or share other activities.
The storyteller drew a crowd in the common room after dinner. 

5. Hearth n. The floor of a fireplace, which usually extends into a room.
Julia sat by the wide brick hearth and warmed her hands. 

6. Mainland
n.  The large land mass of a country or continent that does not include its islands.
Hawaiians refer to the rest of the United States as the mainland. 

7. Phases
n.  One of the changes in appearance that the moon or a planet goes through each month. The moon looks like a half circle in one of its phases. 

8. Sod n. A chunk of grassy soil held together by matted roots.
Pioneers sometimes built their houses out of sod where trees were scarce. 

9. Sparkling adj. Giving off flashes of light.
Sparkling fireflies darted across the dark lawn. 

10. Villages n. A small settlement.
There are thirty houses in the mountain village. 

11. Kayak
n.  A lightweight canoe, propelled by a double-bladed paddle, with a small opening for one or two people. The girls paddled the kayak across the bay. 

12. Key Background Vocabulary
common room
sod
A large room where people gather to eat or share other activities
A chunck of grassy soil held together by matted roots
sparkling
hearth
Giving off flashes of light
The floor of a fireplace
mainland
villages
The large land mass of a country or continent that does not include islands
Small settlements where people live
kayak
phases
A lightweight canoe, propelled by a double bladed paddle, with only one small opening on top for one or two people
The changes in appearance that the moon or planet goes through each month

13. The Girl Who Married the Moon
Practice Book pg. 132
Question
Evidence from the Story
Inference
: What does nature mean to the cousins and their culture?
The cousins make hats and baskets from roots. They gather food from the land and ocean.
Nature is important to the cousins and the Alutiiq culture
: Why do you think Moon wants the most patient cousin for his wife?
Moon must work and cannot always be home. His wife gets bored.
His wife will need to be patient in order to wait for him while he is away.
176: What is the work Moon must do?
His wife complains that he leaves every night. The cousins saw him in the sky every night.
He needs to shine in the sky all night.
: Why are the star people laying face down?
They each have one sparkling eye. This section of the story takes place on the “other side” of the sky.
They are looking down so they can make the stars shine down on Earth.
180: Why does Moon’s wife cover hear head with a blanket and say she has pain on her face?
Moon told her not to go into the storeroom, but she did. Now she has one of Moon’s pieces of light stuck to her face.
She doesn’t want Moon to know she was in the storeroom trying on his masks.

14. The Girl Who Married the Moon
By: Joseph Bruchac & Gayle Ross
What Really Happened
Theme 2, Selection 2, Day 2
Taught By: Mrs. Williams

15. Key Background Vocabulary
common room
sod
A large room where people gather to eat or share other activities
A chunck of grassy soil held together by matted roots
sparkling
hearth
Giving off flashes of light
The floor of a fireplace
mainland
villages
The large land mass of a country or continent that does not include islands
Small settlements where people live
kayak
phases
A lightweight canoe, propelled by a double bladed paddle, with only one small opening on top for one or two people
The changes in appearance that the moon or planet goes through each month

16. Vocabulary: Homophones
What are Homophones?
Mall
Maul
Stare
Stair
Tear
Tier
Role
Roll
Dessert
Desert

17. Extreme Partner Reading
Step 1
Read the Story Summery to yourself one time.
Be sure to use good hand gestures to help you as you read.
Step 2
Turn to your shoulder partner and partner read the story with lots of expression.
Don’t forget the gestures that you have practiced.
Step 3
Take turns asking and answering at least five questions each about the text.
Remember to both ask and answer questions with high enthusiasm.

19. The Girl Who Married the Moon
By: Joseph Bruchac & Gayle Ross
What Really Happened
Theme 2, Selection 2, Day 3
Taught By: Mrs. Williams

20. Key Background Vocabulary
common room
sod
A large room where people gather to eat or share other activities
A chunck of grassy soil held together by matted roots
sparkling
hearth
Giving off flashes of light
The floor of a fireplace
mainland
villages
The large land mass of a country or continent that does not include islands
Small settlements where people live
kayak
phases
A lightweight canoe, propelled by a double bladed paddle, with only one small opening on top for one or two people
The changes in appearance that the moon or planet goes through each month

22. PB pg. 133
Questioning & Answers

23. Coach pgs

24. The Girl Who Married the Moon
By: Joseph Bruchac & Gayle Ross
What Really Happened
Theme 2, Selection 2, Day 4
Taught By: Mrs. Williams

25. Key Background Vocabulary
common room
sod
A large room where people gather to eat or share other activities
A chunck of grassy soil held together by matted roots
sparkling
hearth
Giving off flashes of light
The floor of a fireplace
mainland
villages
The large land mass of a country or continent that does not include islands
Small settlements where people live
kayak
phases
A lightweight canoe, propelled by a double bladed paddle, with only one small opening on top for one or two people
The changes in appearance that the moon or planet goes through each month

26. Ladders to Success pgs. 79-86

27. Images of the Moon
With your shoulder partner, read pages from your text using the skills mentions in the yellow column on the left of page 184. When you are finished discuss these questions with your partner and write your answers in complete sentences on a piece of lined paper..
1. Which phases of the moon are discussed in each poem?
4. Which poem contained the most vivid imagery? Why?
3. In “Winter Moon”, could the author have compared the moon or a knife with a curved blade? Why or why not?
2. What similarities can you find between, “Summer Full Moon” & “Half Moon”.
Compare “Brazilian Moon Tale” to “Girl Who Married the Moon?

28. The Girl Who Married the Moon
By: Joseph Bruchac & Gayle Ross
What Really Happened
Theme 2, Selection 2, Day 5
Taught By: Mr. Williams

29. Weekly Skills Test
Make sure your name, date, and assignment are written clearly on the top left of the paper.
Turn your test paper to me and put your answer key in the reading basket.
Finish your Mountain Language.
Finish any other unfinished work.

30. In the News
Choose one of the Newspaper articles available and on a piece of notebook paper, answer the following questions about the article you chose.
Where and when is the article talking about?
What is the article about?
Why did it happen and why is this important?
Who is the article about?