Brave as a Brave as a Mountain LionMountain Lion

By: Ann Herbert ScottBy: Ann Herbert Scott

Genre: Realistic FictionGenre: Realistic Fiction

Author’s Purpose:Author’s Purpose:

Skill: VisualizingSkill: Visualizing

Say It!Say It!afraidafraidbravebravereservationreservationsilentsilentspellingspellingtroubletroublecoyotecoyotedreadeddreaded

More Words to KnowMore Words to Knowcoyotecoyotedreadeddreadedmountain mountain

lionlionmuralmural

afraidafraidfrightened; feeling fearfrightened; feeling fear

bravebravewithout fear; having couragewithout fear; having courage

reservationreservationland set aside by the land set aside by the

government for a special government for a special purposepurpose

silentsilentquiet; still; noiselessquiet; still; noiseless

spellingspellingwriting or saying letters of writing or saying letters of

a word in ordera word in order

troubletroublesomething that worries something that worries

youyou

My sister was afraid of the mountain lion.

My sister was afraid of the mountain lion.

The children were brave as they stood in front of the large crowd.

The children were brave as they stood in front of the large crowd

The Native Americans live on the reservation.

The Native Americans live on the reservation.

The crowd was silent as Spider spelled the word.

The crowd was silent as Spider spelled the word.

Writing or saying letters of a word in order is called spelling.

Writing or saying letters of a word in order is called spelling.

Now that Dad was home the trouble would begin.

Now that Dad was home the trouble would begin.

They heard the howl of the coyote from the distance.

They heard the howl of the coyote from the distance.

A large cat with brownish-yellow fur that lives in parts of North and South America is a mountain lion.

A large cat with brownish-yellow fur that lives in parts of North and South America is a mountain lion.

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.

mountain lion

dreaded

coyote

trouble

spelling

silent

reservation

brave

afraid

Spelling WordsSpelling WordsSuffixes –ful, -ly, -tion, sionSuffixes –ful, -ly, -tion, sion

carecarefulfulbeautibeautifulfulwonderwonderfulfulhelphelpfulfulgracegracefulfulrealreallylyfinalfinallyly

sadlysadlylivelivelylyhappihappilylyeasieasilylyacactiontionsuggessuggestiontionconcluconclusionsion

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