A Visit With A Visit With GrandpaGrandpa

By: Mildred Pitts Walter

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Genre: Realistic FictionAuthor’s Purpose: Entertain, InformSkill: Setting

Compiled by Terry Sams, PES

SummarySummary   Growing up in a house full of women,

Justin feels frustrated by his mother and sisters, who are always after him to help with the household chores.  He thinks doing dishes and making beds is "women's work."  When Justin complains to his grandfather, Grandpa invites Justin home with him.  With no women to cook and clean and make the beds, Justin discovers that it doesn't matter who does the work - and that it's not so hard after all.

Genre: Genre: Realistic FictionRealistic Fiction In Realistic Fiction the

characters speak and act like real people.

The story describes real-life problems and events.

The outcome, or problem resolution, seems to be reasonable.

Click on Genre to learn more about different genres and Realistic Fiction.

Comprehension Skill: Setting•Setting is the time and place in which a story occurs.

•Sometimes the setting is important to the lot of a story. At other times, the setting is only background.

•Sometimes pictures show the setting, and sometimes you have to imagine it.

•Details the author has written can help you see, hear, feel, and smell what it is like to be there.

Practice SettingPractice Setting TE 43aTE 43a

Detail About Where/When

Grandpa’s kitchen/morning

breakfast table/morning

dishes on the table

How Setting Affects Story

Grandpa learns Justin doesn’t like to do dishes.

Grandpa shows him that doing dishes can be easy.

Justin learns men can do dishes well.

Comprehension Skill Review –Comprehension Skill Review –SequenceSequence TE 43b

• SequenceSequence is the order of the events is the order of the events that occur in a story.that occur in a story.

• You can determine the order of events You can determine the order of events by clue words such as by clue words such as firstfirst and and nextnext..

• Other clue words to indicate sequence Other clue words to indicate sequence might be might be in the beginning, then, in the beginning, then, following, after,following, after, and and finallyfinally..

Vocabulary Skill – Vocabulary Skill – Context CluesContext Clues:: Unfamiliar WordsUnfamiliar Words

•When you see unfamiliar words, use context clues, or words around the unfamiliar word, to figure out its meaning. •The context may give a definition or an explanation. Sometimes a synonym is used as a

context clue.

Example: Jake didn’t mind that his clothes were so creased and wrinkled.

Research Skill – Textbook/Trade Books TE 43j

Textbooks usually teach abut one subject, such as social studies or math.

These books are organized to help you find information quickly.

Each chapter title tells you about main section of the book, and the headings and subheadings show what information you can find in a particular section.

Vocabulary words are often printed in bold and included in the margin.

Research Skill – Textbook/Trade Books TE 43j

A Trade book is any book that is not a textbook, a periodical, or a reference book.

The skills you use for understanding trade books are a lot like those you use when you read textbooks.

When you use a trade book, think about your purpose for reading, the same as you would for choosing a reference book.

Skills – Skills – Jargon Jargon TE 43iTE 43i

JargonJargon is the special vocabulary that people use in a particular job or field of activity.

JargonJargon helps build the setting in the story.

JargonJargon tells more about the characters.

JargonJargon is part of the writer’s craft.

Practice JargonPractice Jargon

Example of JargonExample of Jargon

riding fence

rounding up cattle

broncobusters

bulldogging

What does it Mean?What does it Mean?

inspecting the fence

bringing cattle together

cowboys who tame horses

to throw a calf to the ground

Weekly Fluency Check -Weekly Fluency Check -Read with Read with ExpressionExpression TE 43dTE 43d

● Students should read with expression.

● For example, they should read dialogue as if they are the characters speaking and changing voices to differentiate speakers.

● Grandpa should sound much older than Justin.

● Go to pages 34-35, beginning with “Grandpa, I didn’t . . .”

Review Pages 23-31

1. Where and when does this story take place?

2. Why does Justin not want to help with the dishes?

3. What does riding fence mean?4. Instead of ordering Justin to unpack

his clothes, Grandpa explains why he might want to do it. Why does he use this approach?

Review Pages 32 - 401. How does lunch change

Justin’s opinion of cooking?2. List the steps they use to

prepare lunch?3. What is Grandpa’s opinion

about housework?4. What important lessons does

Justin learn?

Writing AssignmentWriting AssignmentChoose one of the following and write a Choose one of the following and write a

paragraph:paragraph: Suppose that after the story ends, Suppose that after the story ends,

Grandpa invites Justin to come back Grandpa invites Justin to come back to the ranch. Write an e-mail message to the ranch. Write an e-mail message that Justin sends back.that Justin sends back.

Create a page from a catalog showing Create a page from a catalog showing the clothing and equipment a cowboy the clothing and equipment a cowboy might use to do their chores. Include might use to do their chores. Include illustrations and a brief description of illustrations and a brief description of each item.each item.

Fun StuffFun Stuff

More Interactive on Setting More Interactive on Setting Vocabulary Match UPVocabulary Match UP Spelling Hangman Spelling Hangman Horses for KidsHorses for Kids Spelling Words in ABC Order Spelling Words in ABC Order Pancakes in 4Pancakes in 4thth Grade Grade On Line Reading Test On Line Reading Test On Line Spelling Test On Line Spelling Test

Vocabulary Say It!biscuits

dough

prairie

raisins

rumpled

teasing

wrinkled

More Words to Know

cinchessaddlebagsshorteningskillet

biscuitsbiscuitsround forms of baked bread dough made without yeast

doughdoughsoft, thick mixture of flour, milk, fat, and other ingredients for baking

prairieprairie

a large open area with few or no trees

raisinsraisins

dried grapes

rumpledrumpled

crumpled, crushed, wrinkled

teasingteasingpestering or annoying someone with unkind jokes or tricks

wrinkledwrinkled

having creases or folds

cinchescinchesstrong straps for fastening a saddle or pack on a horse

saddlebagssaddlebags

bags laid over an animal’s back

shorteningshortening

butter, lard, or other fat used to make pastry or cake

skilletskillet

a heavy frying pan

Grandpa put the skillet on the fire with some red-hot chips scattered over the lid.

Grandpa put the skillet on the fire with some red-hot chips scattered over the lid.

Justin loves riding around the prairie on the horses.

Justin loves riding around the prairie on the horses.

Grandpa used his fingers to mix the flour, water, and shortening into a mound of dough.

Grandpa used his fingers to mix the flour, water, and shortening into a mound of dough.

Grandpa put raisins in the dough mixture.

Grandpa put raisins in the dough mixture.

Justin tightened the cinches on the horse.

Justin tightened the cinches on the horse.

After taking a nap, my clothes were rumpled.

After taking a nap, my clothes were rumpled.

They put all their supplies into the saddlebags before they left for the prairie.

They put all their supplies into the saddlebags before they left for the prairie.

I brought enough raisins for everyone.

I brought enough raisins for everyone.

The aroma of the biscuits cooking filled the air.

The aroma of the biscuits cooking filled the air.

The girl yelled, “Stop teasing me!”

.

The girl yelled, “Stop teasing me!”

The shirts were wrinkled after being in the suitcase.

The shirts were wrinkled after being in the suitcase.

This Week’s Word Wall WordsThis Week’s Word Wall Words

Click and type your own words for this week:

Spelling Words Vowel Sounds in few and moon

excusefewcurfewpupilmenu

moodschoolfruitjuicecruise

Spelling Words Vowel Sounds in few and moon

hugeconfusenephewusualfuel

coolshootshampoosuitbruise

Let’s review our Spelling words. Watch carefully because they will flash on the screen for just a moment. We will clap as we spell the word.

huge

confuse

nephew

usual

fuel

cool

shoot

shampoo

suit

bruise

excuse

few

curfew

pupil

menu

mood

school

fruit

juice

cruise

GREAT JOBGREAT JOBCowpoke!Cowpoke!