Download - Pushing up the Sky
Pushing up the Sky
By: Joseph Bruchac
Genre: Play
Skill: Author’s Purpose
Author’s Purpose:
Say It!• antler• imagined• languages• narrator• overhead• poked
More Words to Know•bumped•randomly
antlersbony, branching growths on
the head of a male deer, elk, or moose
imaginedmade a picture or idea of something in your mind
languageshuman speech, spoken
or written
narratorthe person who tells a
story
overheadover the head; on high; above
pokedpushed with force against
someone or something
The narrator was telling the story.
The narrator was telling the story.
Lisa can speak many different languages.
Lisa can speak many different languages.
The moose had his antlers hung in the tree.
The moose had his antlers hung in the tree.
I imagined I was a fairy princess.
I imagined I was a fairy princess.
Grant poked me hard in the side with his finger.
Grant poked me hard in the side with his finger.
The ceiling overhead was leaking water onto the floor.
The ceiling overhead was leaking water onto the floor.
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.
antlers
imagined
languages
narrator
overhead
poked
Spelling Words
Review Questions p. 310-317
• Where did the Snohomish people live?• What can the bows and arrows be made of?• Why were the people not happy with the
sky?• What were some of the problems people
were having with the sky being so close?• What was the Seventh Chief’s answer to the
problem?
Review Questions p.318-319
• What was the signal to push up together?
• How was the sky pushed up?
• What could the people see through the sky after they pushed it up?
GREAT JOB!