Bill Pickett: Rodeo-Ridin’

Cowboy

Open Court Fifth Grade Unit 5 Lesson 6 Ms. Mercer Nicholas Elementary SCUSD

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Spelling Words1. happiest2. wiser3. slimmer4. calmest5. dishonest6. container7. scariest8. daughter9. easiest10.saltier

11.cheaper12.dirtiest13. farthest14.nearest15. loser16. loudest17. feistiest18.closer19.greater20.harshest

Word Knowledge

What is the pattern?

• free-spirited

• full-scale

• small-time

• best-loved

Word Knowledge

What is the pattern?

• free-spirited

• full-scale

• small-time

• best-loved

The pattern is…

hyphenated compound words. Hyphenated compound words have a hyphen (-) between the words connecting them. The first part modifies the second part of the part of the word.

Word Knowledge

What is the pattern?

• trail

• raise

• plain

• available

Word Knowledge

What is the pattern?

• trail

• raise

• plain

• available

The pattern is…

the long /ā/ sound spelled ai.

Word Knowledge

What is the pattern?

• worked

• performed

• cheered

• bulldogged

Word Knowledge

What is the pattern?

• worked

• performed

• cheered

• bulldogged

The pattern is…

the –ed ending showing the past-tense -- actions that have already happened.

Word Knowledge

What is the pattern?

• loudest

• feistiest

• closer

• greater

• harshest

Word Knowledge

What is the pattern?

• loudest

• feistiest

• closer

• greater

• harshest

The pattern is…

the –est and -er ending showing comparative and superlative forms (most and better).

Vocabulary

• trek

• ravage

• brazen

• challenge

• feisty

• adventure

trek

• To pass the time on the slow, steady trek, the southerners sang traveling songs.

• The hikers prepared for their ten-day trek through the mountains.

trek

• To pass the time on the slow, steady trek, the southerners sang traveling songs.

• The hikers prepared for their ten-day trek through the mountains.

a long, slow journey

ravage

• The Civil War ravaged the United States. • During the Civil War, soldiers would ravage the

land, leaving very little farmland unharmed.

ravage

• The Civil War ravaged the United States. • During the Civil War, soldiers would ravage the

land, leaving very little farmland unharmed.

to destroy

brazen

• “Want some help?” Bill called to them. The cowboys looked at this brazen boy and went back to their work.

• The brazen cat turned and swatted the big dog right on the nose.

brazen

• “Want some help?” Bill called to them. The cowboys looked at this brazen boy and went back to their work.

• The brazen cat turned and swatted the big dog right on the nose.

bold, fearless

challenge

• But one of them put forth a challenge. “Let the boy go ‘head and try it, if he dares.”

• My brother likes to challenge me to chess. I have not yet been able to beat him!

challenge

• But one of them put forth a challenge. “Let the boy go ‘head and try it, if he dares.”

• My brother likes to challenge me to chess. I have not yet been able to beat him!

something that may be difficult to do

feisty

• Invented there and then feisty Bill Pickett, that was bulldogging, bite-’em style.

• The feisty little dog barked playfully at the big dog.

feisty

• Invented there and then feisty Bill Pickett, that was bulldogging, bite-’em style.

• The feisty little dog barked playfully at the big dog.

frisky and brave, eager for excitement

adventure

• When he was no more than fifteen and still itching for adventure, Bill set out to find his own way.

• My friends and I planned a wild adventure. We would go camping for three nights and eat only what we could catch.

adventure

• When he was no more than fifteen and still itching for adventure, Bill set out to find his own way.

• My friends and I planned a wild adventure. We would go camping for three nights and eat only what we could catch.

a fun or exciting experience

Background

Think about what we learned from Old Yeller and the Bear about cattle drives and cowboys.

•Cattle needed to be moved from Texas to the railroad in Kansas.

•They needed workers (cowboys) to help move the cattle.

Background

The first cowboys were called vaqueros, a Spanish word meaning ranch hand.

•They developed the tools and equipment used by cowboys.

•They developed the techniques (or ways of doing things) used by cowboys.

Background

Rodeos were competitions developed to show off the skills of cowboys and vaqueros.

•The cowboys had to show skills by doing tasks like roping, riding horses, and riding bulls.

•Some of these became big shows that traveled from town to town attracting audiences in the thousands.

Background

Bulldogging is a way of controlling a steer by grabbing their horns and twisting their neck.

Why would cowboys need to know how to do this? “Rodeo Yuma” from DugHack @

http://flickr.com/photos/dughack/101474737/