Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Caddie Woodlawn #5 (Literature Circles)

The Book
 
Title: Caddie Woodlawn

Author: Carol Ryrie Brink


Number Of Chapters: 24 chapters


Number Of Pages: 242 pages

Number of Pages We Read All Together: 177 pages

Last Week's Jobs

My Job: "Vocabulary Enricher"

Sonia's Job: "Illustrator"

Electra's Job: "Connector"


What We Read: Five chapters, from pg. 129-177

(Scalp Belt, A Dollar's Worth, "Fol de Rol-lol", Warren Performs, and Pee-Wee)

Vocabulary Enricher

Vocab #1- Flint Chapter 14, pg. 138
-A hard stone, form of silica.

Vocab #2- Moccasins Chapter 14, pg. 139

- Heelless shoe made of leather (deer skin)
-Worn by the American Indians 

Vocab #3- Guttural Chapter 14, pg. 139

-Produced in the throat; harsh-sounding.

Vocab #4- Molasses Chapter 15 pg. 154

-Thick Syrup produced during the refining of sugar, varying from light to dark brown in color.

Vocab #5- Dismay Chapter 16 pg. 162

-To cause someone to feel consternation and distress.

Vocab #6- Monotonous Chapter 17 pg. 169

-Dull; Lacking in variety and interest.

Literacy Circles Meeting

My Job: "Travel Tracer"

Sonia's Job: "Connector"

Electra's Job: "Illustrator"


For the next day 2, we will read seven chapters, ( until the end of the book) from pg. 178-242 (end of book)

(News, From the Outside, Two Unexpected Heroes, Alas! Poor Annabelle!,Father Speaks, A Letter with a Foreign Stamp, Pigeons or Peacocks?, and Travelers Return )

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