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Tomàs and the Library Lady
By: Raul ColónAmerican Stories
Theme 2, Selection 1, Day 1Taught By: Mr. Williams
Sequence of Events
First
Second
Third
Then
After That
Next
Later
Finally
Using time order words when describing the
sequence of events in a story makes it easier to
understand.
Hannah’s Journey
Comprehension Skill:Sequence of Events
What is the first American sight the children see from
the ship?
Where do the children go after leaving the ship?
What does the woman in the library reading
room do when she sees the children?
Structural Analysis: Contractions
Contractions are two words combined to form
one shortened word.
Wouldn’t
Would Not
I’ve
I Have
We’ll
We Will
borrow
check out
eager
glaring
lap
storyteller
• borrow– To get temporary use of
• check out– To withdraw an item, as a book
from the library
• eager– Excited, enthusiastic
• glaring– Looking at angrily
• lap– To lick or slurp
• storyteller– A person who tells stories
Key Library Vocabulary
Tomàs and the Library Lady
Frame and Arrow Maps1. After reading each page, write down one to two of the
most important events for your Frame and Arrow Map.
2. At the end of the story put all of these events in chronological order taking time to create a detailed Frame and Arrow Map.
3. Make sure that you are using time order words correctly in each of the frames on the map.
4. When finished go back and reread this week’s selection in order to improve reading fluency.
Tomàs and the Library Lady
By: Raul ColónAmerican Stories
Theme 2, Selection 1, Day 2Taught By: Mr. Williams
borrow
check out
eager
glaring
lap
storyteller
• borrow– To get temporary use of
• check out– To withdraw an item, as a book
from the library
• eager– Excited, enthusiastic
• glaring– Looking at angrily
• lap– To lick or slurp
• storyteller– A person who tells stories
Key Library Vocabulary
Tomàs and the Library Lady
With your partner, discuss questions 1-7 on page 176 of your text. You may look back in your text if you need to. When you're finished begin thinking about the following questions.
3. How are the characters lives changed by moving to the new place
1. Who is the main character in the story?
2. Where do the characters go in the story?
4. Have you ever felt like the main character did in the story when they moved to a new place?
Comprehension Skill: Sequence of Events
Using a Frame and Arrow Map, sequence what you think at the five most important events of the story.
Vocabulary: Antonyms
Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings.
fast slow
as as as
as as as
fast
slow
asleep
awake
huge
tiny
fierce
gentle
outgoing
timid
forget
remember
male
female
floor
celing
Tomàs and the Library Lady
By: Raul ColónAmerican Stories
Theme 2, Selection 1, Day 3Taught By: Mr. Williams
• borrow– To get temporary use of
• check out– To withdraw an item, as a book
from the library
• eager– Excited, enthusiastic
• glaring– Looking at angrily
• lap– To lick or slurp
• storyteller– A person who tells stories
Key Library Vocabulary
Key Library Vocabulary
Vocabulary: ContractionsContractions are words that are formed by combining
two words and shortening one of them. An apostrophe takes the place of the left out letters.
You’re
You
Are
What’s
What
Is
Should’ve
Should
Have
Vocabulary: Contractions
Talk to your partner and generate as many contractions as you can from the endings used
below. Try to come up with at least three.
1. n’t: didn’t, shouldn’t, wouldn’t, couldn’t, don’t
2. ‘ve: should’ve, would’ve, could’ve, I’ve
3. ‘s: it’s, he’s, she’s, that’s, let’s, what’s
4. ‘re: you’re, they’re, we’re,
5. ‘ll: you’ll, she’ll, he’ll, we’ll, they’ll, I’ll
Extreme Partner Reading
First Step: Read the story summary quietly to yourself. If you finish before time is up, read through it again.
Second Step: Now that you have read through the story summary, go through it again using hand gestures as you read. If you finish before time is up, read through it again with gestures.
Third Step: Turn to your partner and take turns reading the summary with lots of expression.
Fourth Step: With your partner, take turns reading with passage with lots of expression and gestures.
Last Step: Using your best expression, ask your partner three questions about what you have read. When you are asked, be sure to answer with intense expressions.
Tomàs and the Library Lady
Tomàs and the Library Lady
By: Raul ColónAmerican Stories
Theme 2, Selection 1, Day 4Taught By: Mr. Williams
Decoding: Contractions
• borrow– To get temporary use of
• check out– To withdraw an item, as a book
from the library
• eager– Excited, enthusiastic
• glaring– Looking at angrily
• lap– To lick or slurp
• storyteller– A person who tells stories
Key Library Vocabulary
Key Library Vocabulary
No Talking, No Eating…
With your partner, read pages 178-181 from your text using the skills mentions in the yellow column on the left of page 178. When you are finished discuss these questions with your partner and write your answers in complete sentences on a piece of lined paper..
5. Compare and Contrast the libraries in both of the stories this week.
3. How much older is the oldest handwritten book than the oldest mechanically printed book?
4. Imagine that Thomas visited a library books were chained to the shelves. How would his life have been different?2. What problem did the
librarians in Alexandria, Egypt Face? How did they solve it?
1. Why were the books chained in the Hereford Cathedral Library?
Tomàs and the Library Lady
By: Raul ColónAmerican Stories
Theme 2, Selection 1, Day 5Taught By: Mr. Williams
Weekly Skills Test
1. Make sure your name, date, and assignment are written clearly on the top left of the paper.
2. Turn your test paper to me and put your answer key in the reading basket.
3. Finish your Mountain Language.
4. Finish any other unfinished work.