Thunder Rose.ppt

Thunder Rose Thunder Rose is a tall tale. A tall tale is a humorous story that tells about exaggerated or impossible events. Thunder Rose Thunder Rose is an amazing girl! As a baby she drank milk straight from the cow. Rose constructed a building of iron and wood at age nine, and she could rustle a wild steer with her own hands by twelve. Once, Rose calmed two churning tornadoes with the song her parents sang for her as a baby. All in a day’s work for the girl with thunder in her veins. Cause and Effect An effect is what happened as the?result of a cause. A cause is what made something happen. Words such as why, because, and as a result are clues to cause-and-effect relationships. If there are no clue words, ask yourself, ???“Why did this event happen? Whathappened as a result of this event?” Cause and Effect An effect may become the cause of another effect. Strategy: Monitor and Fix Up Good readers make sure they understand what they are reading. If you don’t understand how causes result in certain effects, pause. Ask yourself, “What don’t I understand?” You might decide to review what you’ve read and read on to find out what happens. Context Clues When you are reading, you maycome across a familiar word used in an unfamiliar way. The word may be a homonym. Homonyms are spelled the same, but they have different meanings. For example, feet can be units of measurement or the end parts of the legs. You can use the context— the words and sentences around the word—to figure out which meaning is being used. Words to Know branded marked by burning the skin with a hot iron constructed fitted together; built daintily with delicate beauty; freshly and prettily devastation waste; destruction lullaby song for singing to a child Words to Know pitch thick, black, sticky substance made from tar or turpentine resourceful good at thinking of ways to do things thieving stealing veins blood vessels that carry blood to the heart from all parts of the body Guided Reading Que