The Horned Toad Prince

Unit 1 Week 4

Genre – Modern Fairy Tale

• Modern fairy tales are fairy tales that are set in modern times. Like all fairy tales, they are stories with magical characters and events.

Vocabulary Strategy – Synonyms

• Sometimes when you are reading, you see a word you don’t know. The author may use a synonym for that word. A synonym is a word that has almost the same meaning as another word.

Comprehension Skill – Author's Purpose

• An author may write to persuade, inform, entertain, or express ideas or feelings. Often an author has more than one purpose.

Comprehension Strategy – Story Structure

• Active readers note the structure of fictional stories.

• Problem or Goal of the Story• Rising Action (Building up to the Climax)• Climax (Where the Conflict is Confronted)• Outcome (Where the Conflict is Resolved)

Vocabulary

PrairieLassoedRiverbed

FavorOffendedShriekedBargain

Prairie

• Plain

Lassoed

• Caught with ropes

Riverbed

• Channel for water

Favor

• Kind act

Offended

•Upset

Bargain• Deal

Shrieked

• Screamed

Why did the author tell us about how Reba Jo liked to spend her time?

• To persuade the reader to start roping• To inform the reader on how to use a lasso• To introduce an unusual character in the story

When Reba Jo said that she would “be in a peck of trouble”, what does

“peck” mean?

• A basket full• A large amount• An unusual type

At first, Reba Jo wanted to stay near the riverbed to…

• Lasso a vulture• Get her hat• Find a talking horned toad

What happened right before the horned toad spoke to Reba Jo?

• The vulture flew away.• A prairie storm blew in.• Reba Jo lost her hat in the well.

Which helps the read to know that the setting of this story took place in a

desert?

• Reba Jo lost her hat in a well.• Reba Jo gave the horned toad chili to eat.• Reba Jo liked to lasso cacti.

Why did Reba Jo agree to do three favors for the horned toad?

• She wanted to get her hat from the well.• She wanted him to do more things for her.• She had an idea that he might really be a

prince.

What was the last favor the horned toad asked for?

• To sing him a song• To let him sleep in her hat• To give him a kiss

When was the prince turned into a horned toad?

• At the end of the story• Many years before the story began• Before he came to this country

What is the most important lesson that Reba Jo learns in this story?

• Respect your parents• Keep your promises• Always try your best

Why did the author write this story?

• To entertain with a funny story • To persuade readers to travel to the desert• To show why Reba Jo does not like horned

toads

Why did the toad speak Spanish?

• He was a Spanish prince.

Why did the prince leave Reba Jo so suddenly?

• He wanted to make a point about keeping your promises.

What was the ONE clue that this story is a fantasy?

• The horned toad talked.