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Name Date A Walk Across America: Level U Here are this weeks Vocabulary Words diabetes essentials destination rivalry determined disease fundraising Other words: ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______

Monday Tuesday Meet With Mr. O Meet with Mr. O Begin A Walk Across America Cont. A Walk Across America /12 Complete vocabulary (pg. 2) /15 SW: Proper Nouns (pg. 3) Class Strategy Worksheet /15 HW: Proper Nouns (pg. 4) Wednesday Thursday Meet with Mr. O Meet with Mr. O Cont. A Walk Across America Cont. A Walk Across America /20 SW: Fact/Opinion (p. 5) /16 SW: PSSA response (p. 7-10) /20 HW: Fact/Opinion (p. 6) /16 HW: PSSA response (p. 11-13) Class Strategy Worksheet Class Strategy Worksheet Friday Finish Agenda, Weekly quizzes Literal /16 Inferential /16 Please Note: Early finishers: Once you have completed you may begin Independent Reading.

1 A Walk Across America: Level U Vocabulary Words ___/12 Place each underneath the shield that best defines the correct vocabulary words. Then write each word in a sentence in the space below. diabetes essentials destination rivalry determined disease

absolutely competition resolute; staunch necessary; indispensable

the place to Poor production of which a person or Another word for insulin causing high illness amounts of glucose thing travels or is sent

______

2 A Walk Across America: Level U – Proper Nouns Seatwork- Tuesday ___/ 15

A common noun names any person, place, or thing. A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing. Proper nouns always begin with a capital letter.

Examples: boy, state, month Examples: Johnny, New York, February

Underline the common nouns and circle the proper nouns in the sentences.

1. Mr. Kardassis runs in the park every Tuesday. 2. Katie lives in a house on Pugh Road. 3. Bill is taking a plane to Florida. 4. The park will be closed on Memorial Day. 5. Sue's birthday is in May.

Complete each sentence with the correct form of the noun in parenthesis.

1. Mama and I will go to the ______next month. (lake or Lake) 2. Tom and Jerry went to ______. (california or California) 3. We live near the ______. (city or City) 4. My ______gave us a homework assignment. (teacher or Teacher) 5. Is ______a strict teacher? (mr. o’hara, Mr. o’hara or Mr. O’Hara) 6. My dog ______likes to play fetch with a tennis ball. (buster or Buster)

Directions: Underline the common nouns. Circle the proper nouns.

1. The house is on Main Street. (1 common, 1 proper) 2. Karen played with her sister. (1 common, 1 proper) 3. Fran went to Friendly’s Pet Shop. (2 proper) 4. The car stopped quickly. (1 common)

A Walk Across America: Level U – Proper Nouns

3 Homework- Tuesday ___/ 15

A common noun names any person, place, or thing. A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing. Proper nouns always begin with a capital letter.

Examples: boy, state, month Examples: Johnny, New York, February

Underline the common nouns and circle the proper nouns in the sentences.

1. Kim is having a picnic with Liam in Central Park. 2. Uncle Ted lives by the lake in Wisconsin. 3. Did you see Winston at the party on Friday? 4. Quinn saw Venus through her telescope. 5. Ms. Brady bought us delicious pastries from the Sweet Spot.

Directions: Underline the common nouns. Circle the proper nouns.

1. Morgan Boulevard is a busy street. (1 proper, 1 common) 2. Michael and his friend chased the kitten. (1 proper, 2 common) 3. Did you see Kevin at the party? (1 proper, 1 common) 4. There were no yellow markers in the box. (2 common)

Complete each sentence with the correct form of the noun in parenthesis.

1. At the zoo, we saw a gorilla named ______. (grumpy or Grumpy) 2. Can we play with the ______? (kitten or Kitten) 3. That girl lives on ______. (adam street or Adam Street) 4. My birthday is next ______. (month or Month) 5. Dad's birthday is in ______. (january or January) 6. I could see ______with my telescope. (jupiter or Jupiter)

A Walk Across America: Level U– Fact & Opinions Seatwork- Wednesday ___/ 20

4 FACT AND OPINION A fact is something that is true or can be proven. An opinion is your feelings or how someone else feels about a particular topic

Fact or Opinion? Directions: Write “F” for fact beside the statements below that are facts. Write “O” for opinion beside the statements below that are opinions.

1. ______Dogs are the best kind of animal. 2. ______Dogs come in many different breeds. 3. ______My dog is the best dog of all. 4. ______Elephants are the ugliest animals. 5. ______Elephants eat grass, small branches and bark. 6. ______Blue is not the nicest color. 7. ______Blue is the color of the sky. 8. ______Roses are the nicest smelling flower. 9. ______Roses have thorny stems. 10. ______The sun is actually a star. 11. ______Without the sun, earth could not support life as we know it. 12. ______Earth orbits the sun every 365 days. 13. ______Tomorrow will be a good day. 14. ______The worst season is the winter. 15. ______Abraham Lincoln was President of the United States. 16. ______The best music group is Pink Floyd . 17. ______Thanksgiving is celebrated in November in America. 18. ______Students must pass a graduation test in Georgia. 19. ______The red velvet cake Mrs. Harvey made was delicious. 20. ______George Washington Carver was an inventor.

5 A Walk Across America: Level U – Fact & Opinions Homework- Wednesday ___/ 20 FACT AND OPINION A fact is something that is true or can be proven. An opinion is your feelings or how someone else feels about a particular topic

Fact or Opinion? Directions: Write “F” for fact beside the statements below that are facts. Write “O” for opinion beside the statements below that are opinions.

1. ______Bats are nocturnal mammals. 2. ______Bats look very scary and mean. 3. ______I think it should rain today. 4. ______It is raining hard outside today. 5. ______I think the Hurricanes will win their game. 6. ______The Hurricanes won 6-0 last weekend. 7. ______Chocolate milk tastes great! 8. ______Milk comes from cows. 9. ______I think my friend plays the piano well. 10. ______The piano has 88 ivory keys on it. 11. ______The continent we live on is North America. 12. ______My school is the best school ever! 13. ______I play outdoors. 14. ______I’m a pretty good swimmer. 15. ______Walt Disney World is a family friendly theme park. 16. ______I really went to the football game last weekend. 17. ______The Presidential Election is held in November.

6 18. ______Washington, D.C. is the Capital City of the United States. 19. ______Whales are better than dolphins.

20. ______All students should be required to wear school uniforms.

A Walk Across America: Level U –Memoirs FYI Seatwork- Thursday A memoir is a story about something that happened to the writer. The author is in the story somehow (either physically or is telling it from their point of view). Many memoirs are stories about the author’s family or friends. The story will make you feel something: happy, sad, mad, etc.

Memoirs are stories about events that are important to the writer. Often, the book will end with the writer explaining why that event is important to them now or how it changed their life. The author doesn’t tell you how he or she felt about the event, but shows you through the actions and conversations of the characters in the book. A memoir is not an autobiography. It is a story about one important event in the author’s life.

Some other points about Memoirs:

. They are usually written in the first person (I voice). . They often tell a story that could be a personal narrative. . They are often written in the past tense. (I answered the phone.) . They usually include reflection or some kind of realization. (almost like a moral to the story) . They sometimes say something at the very beginning, like the beginning of an essay. . They often trigger memories and emotions because they are often about universal truths or thoughts.

7 (Everyone should have a good friend. Hard work pays off. Family matters. Belonging is important.) . The writing is often strong and includes careful word choice and good comparisons.

A Walk Across America: Level U –

The Stolen Smells by Sharon Creeden Once there was a baker who owned a shop in a small town. This baker was a stingy man, stingy with his greetings and smiles. In his shop, he never put out a small dish of samples or gave a cookie to a child.

But he was a skilled baker; his cinnamon rolls and his breads were finely made. The people of the town flocked to buy them. They were drawn into his shop by the sweet smells wafting into the street. The baker liked to watch the shoppers strolling down the avenue. One by one they sniffed and smiled and came into his shop.

But not everyone who smelled his delicious smells came inside and made a purchase. Some merely stood outside, smelling and peering into the windows. The baker thought, “They are filling their bellies on the scent of my bread. And here I am without a penny for all my hard work.” If only he could have bottled and corked up those delicious smells, he would have placed them on the shelf to be bought and sold like bread.

One winter morning, just after dawn, the baker was in his shop baking bread. He kneaded and twisted the dough in a big wooden trough. He did not sing while he worked. Instead, he muttered and complained about the price of flour and the cost of firewood.

He looked up and saw someone peering in the window. It was a man in a worn coat. The man gazed at a row of warm raisin bread, and he hungrily breathed in great chunks of the fragrant air. The

8 very sight of him angered the baker. “There’s a thief, stealing my smells, filling his belly, and not a penny for me.”

When the man did not move but continued to linger near the window, the baker threw down his dough, marched across the shop, and flung open the door. He grabbed the man by his collar and demanded, “Pay me.” The startled man said, “Pay you for what?” “For the smells you have stolen,” said the baker. “Please, sir. I have stolen nothing. I just breathed in the air. Air is free,” replied the man. “It’s not free when it’s full of the smells from my shop. Pay me now or I will have you arrested!”

When the man did not pay, the baker dragged him through the snow to the judge’s house. He pounded on the door. After a long time, the judge opened the door and peered into the morning light. He was in his nightshirt, and his hair was sticking out from under his nightcap. He was surprised to see the baker holding a struggling man.

“Arrest this thief. Throw him in jail. He stole the smells from my shop,” said the baker.

The sleepy judge said, “Come in and tell me the story. But give me time to get dressed.”

The judge reappeared with his nightshirt sticking out from under his official robes and his hair sticking out from under his official wig. He had a twinkle in his eye. He sat the men down in his official chambers, where he settled the disputes of the town.

The judge said, “All right, tell me the whole story from beginning to end. Baker, you begin.” He listened patiently to the ranting of the aggrieved merchant about the theft of his smells. He listened to the plea of the man about free air.

And when he heard all the facts twice, and the men were ready to repeat the tale in even louder voices, the judge called a halt. “Stop! Silence! Just be quiet! I have reached a decision.”

“Sir,” the judge addressed the man. “Do you have any money?” The man reached into his pocket and brought out two copper coins of the smallest denomination.

“Please, your honor,” said the man. “That’s all the money I have in the world.”

9 But the judge held out his hand and said, “Give me your money.” The man put the coins into the judge’s hand. The judge cleared his throat and announced, “After hearing all the evidence in the aforesaid case, I find that the baker, also called the plaintiff, owned the smells coming from his shop, and that this man, also called the defendant, breathed in these smells without permission or payment. Therefore the baker is entitled to just compensation.”

The baker smiled, perhaps for the first time in his adult life, and held out his hand to receive the coins. “It’s not the money,” said the baker. “It’s the principle. Let this be an example.”

The baker stood and waited for payment. But the judge did not drop the coins into the open palm. He said, “Listen and listen closely.” He shook the coins and they rattled and jingled together. “That is your full payment,” pronounced the judge.

The baker challenged the judge, “Give me my coins, your honor.”

“No,” replied the wise judge. “Punishment should fit the crime. I have decided that the price for the smell of bread shall be the sound of money.” Then the judge returned the coins to the man.

And so ends the tale of the baker, the man, and the judge.

A Walk Across America: Level U – ___/ 16 Seatwork- Thursday

Prompt - What is a lesson the judge teaches the baker? Use at least two examples from the passage that supports this lesson.

10 A Walk Across America: Level U – ___/ 16 Homework- Thursday Wild Ponies by John Micklos, Jr. Cheers rise as the ponies splash into the water. It’s a July morning on Assateague (A suh teeg), an island located off the coasts of Virginia and Maryland. Every year at this time, local cowhands round up the wild ponies that live on the southern end of the island. At low tide, they herd the ponies across a narrow waterway

11 called a channel to another island named Chincoteague (SHIN koh teeg). Thousands of people come to watch.

The ponies swim across the channel in about fi ve minutes. The crowd cheers again as the animals reach the shore. Back on dry land, the ponies shake the water from their manes. Then they start to graze calmly. Some wander right up to the fence that separates them from the onlookers.

Soon cowhands herd the ponies through town to the auction grounds. The next day most of the young ponies, called foals, will be auctioned, or sold to the highest bidder. The pony auction does three things: It raises money for the Chincoteague Fire Department. It allows some people to take home a foal. Most important, it keeps the pony population at the proper size.

Resources such as food will only support about 150 ponies on the southern end of Assateague Island. A larger number would hurt the island’s ecology, or balance of life.

History and Mystery Assateague is a long, narrow island. It stretches between southern Maryland and northern Virginia. On one side is the Atlantic Ocean. On the other side is a quiet bay. The ponies have been roaming free on the island for hundreds of years. They are feral animals. This means that their ancestors once were tame.

No one knows exactly how the ponies got to the island. Some people believe that long ago the first ponies were being transported by ship from Spain. They think the ship wrecked near the island in a storm, and the ponies swam ashore.

Most experts, though, think the first settlers of mainland Maryland and Virginia brought the ponies with them from England. Later they turned the animals loose to graze on Assateague Island.

Harsh Habitat Today’s ponies lead a hard life. In the summer they face hot weather and biting insects. In the winter they must grow thick coats to protect themselves from bitter winds.

12 Spring and fall are the best seasons. The weather on the island is mild, and there is plenty of grass for the ponies to eat. The ponies also eat leaves and twigs. They even munch on poison ivy, which doesn’t seem to bother them.

These island grazers may be the size of ponies (less than 58 inches tall), but they are actually horses. Experts think that the harsh habitat, or place where they live, accounts for their small size. In fact, when some of the auctioned foals leave Assateague and receive better food and shelter, they grow to horse size. But people have been calling them ponies for years, and the name has stuck.

Pony Bands The ponies live together in small groups called bands. Some bands may have as few as two ponies. Others may have a dozen. In most bands there are usually several mares, or adult females, some foals, and one adult male. The adult male pony is called a stallion. It is his job to protect the band. Sometimes stallions try to steal ponies from other bands. This can lead to fights between stallions. They bite and kick with their heavy hooves until one stallion backs away.

In the spring mares give birth. Within minutes, their foals begin to walk on wobbly legs. Soon they are running and playing. At first they drink their mother’s milk to help them grow. Then they begin to eat grass as the older ponies do.

Managing the Herds There are two main groups, or herds, of wild ponies on Assateague Island. Each herd has 100 to 150 ponies and includes many pony bands. One herd lives on the Maryland side of the island. The other lives on the Virginia side. A fence at the state line keeps the herds apart. National Park Service rangers manage the herd on the Maryland side of the island. The Chincoteague Fire Department manages the herd on the Virginia side of the island.

Return to the Wild At the auction, some people bid on ponies to take home. Others just come to watch. The day after the auction, Chincoteague cowhands herd the ponies back to the water’s edge. Crowds cheer again as the ponies swim home to Assateague Island There they will be free to roam again for another year.

13 Prompt - Use at least three examples from the passage to explain how the pony auction is important to Chincoteague and Assateague Islands.

14 A Walk Across America: Level U Comprehension Questions /16 literal /16 inferential

Please answer in a complete sentence. Each question is worth 4 points. 1. Why did Ron Santo eat candy bars during a ballgame? ___/ 4 lit ______

2. Why did Ron Santo have to have both of his legs amputated? ___/4 lit ______

3. About how much money did Bill Holden want to raise for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation?

___/4 lit ______

15 ______

4. List three things that diabetes can cause. ___/ 4 lit ______

5. Why do you think the author began forming a positive attitude about life after watching Ernie Banks play? ___/4 inf ______

6. Why do you think people would want the author’s autograph? ___/4 inf ______

16 ______

7. Why do you think the author asks the boys on the Michigan junior college team to promise to tell his son they had seen him? ___/4 inf ______

8. The author tells about saving a candy bar for Ron Santo. Why do you think he did that?

___/4 inf ______

Explanation with Examples The lesson the judge teaches the baker is that “Punishment should fi t the crime.” He even states it in the passage.

The baker accuses a man of stealing smells from his bakery. The judge asks for the accused man’s money and rattles the accused man’s coins while telling the baker “the price for the smell of bread

17 shall be the sound of money.”

The student has given a complete answer to the task by stating a lesson the judge teaches the baker (“. . . you can’t sell everything and it’s not always good to be completely stingy”) and by using at least two examples from the passage (“. . . when the poor man is looking at the bread and smelling all the good smells, the baker tells him to pay him. The man says air is free . . .” and “At the end of the story, the baker is ready to take all that the poor man has”) to explain the response.

The student has given a complete answer to the task by using three examples from the passage to explain how the pony auction is important to Chincoteague and Assateague Islands.

1) (“the auction helps keep the population down,”

18 2) “the auction helps the Chinoteauge Fire Department by raising money,” and 3) “the auction helps the people by allowing some of them to take home a new pony”)