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Thunder RoseThunder RoseThunder RoseThunder Rose is a tall tale. A is a tall tale. A tall tale is a humorous story tall tale is a humorous story that tells about exaggerated that tells about exaggerated or impossible events.or impossible events.

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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 thesong her parents sang for her as a baby. All in a day’s work for the girl with thunder in her veins.

Cause and EffectCause and Effect

An effect is what happened as An effect is what happened as the result of a cause. A cause is what the result of a cause. A cause is what made something happen. made something happen.

Words such as Words such as why, because,why, because, and and as a as a result result are clues to cause-and-effect are clues to cause-and-effect relationships. relationships.

If there are no clue words, ask If there are no clue words, ask yourself,yourself,

“ “Why did this event happen? WhatWhy did this event happen? Whathappened as a result of this event?” happened as a result of this event?”

Cause and EffectCause and Effect

An effect may become An effect may become the cause of another the cause of another effect. effect.

Strategy: Monitor and Fix Strategy: Monitor and Fix UpUp

Good readers make sure they Good readers make sure they understand what they are reading. understand what they are reading. If you don’t understand how If you don’t understand how causes result in certain effects, causes result in certain effects, pause. Ask yourself, “What don’t I pause. Ask yourself, “What don’t I understand?” You might decide to understand?” You might decide to review what you’ve read and read review what you’ve read and read on to find out what happens. on to find out what happens.

Context CluesContext Clues

When you are reading, you mayWhen you are reading, you maycome across a familiar word used in an come across a familiar word used in an unfamiliar way. The word may be a unfamiliar way. The word may be a homonym. Homonyms are spelled the homonym. Homonyms are spelled the same, but they have different meanings. same, but they have different meanings. For example, For example, feetfeet can be units of can be units of measurement or the end parts of the measurement or the end parts of the legs. You can use the context— the legs. You can use the context— the words and sentences around the word—words and sentences around the word—to figure out which meaning is being to figure out which meaning is being used. used.

Words to KnowWords to Know

branded marked by burning the skinwith a hot iron constructed fitted together; built daintily with delicate beauty; freshlyand prettily devastation waste; destruction lullaby song for singing to a child

Words to KnowWords to Know

pitch thick, black, sticky substancemade from tar or turpentine resourceful good at thinking of waysto do things thieving stealing veins blood vessels that carry blood

tothe heart from all parts of the body

Guided Reading QuestionsGuided Reading Questions

Reread p. 48, paragraph 2. Reread p. 48, paragraph 2. What do you learn about Rose?What do you learn about Rose?

Why does the author use slang, Why does the author use slang, or informal language, in the or informal language, in the dialogue?dialogue?

Why did Rose's parents call her Why did Rose's parents call her Thunder Rose?Thunder Rose?

Find an example of Find an example of exaggeration on p. 51.exaggeration on p. 51.


Use context clues to determineUse context clues to determinethe meaning of the meaning of punctuatepunctuateon p. 52, line 2.on p. 52, line 2.

Reread paragraph 1 on p. 52 Reread paragraph 1 on p. 52 and paragraph 1 on p. 53. and paragraph 1 on p. 53. Based on these actions, how Based on these actions, how would you describe Rose?would you describe Rose?


What effect did Rose's lullaby have What effect did Rose's lullaby have on Tater, the bull?on Tater, the bull?

Reread paragraph 5 on p. 55. Why do Reread paragraph 5 on p. 55. Why do you think Rose blushed when her ma you think Rose blushed when her ma praised her for being clever?praised her for being clever?

Think about what has happened so Think about what has happened so far in the story. What are some of far in the story. What are some of Rose's accomplishments? If you have Rose's accomplishments? If you have trouble recalling, review the story.trouble recalling, review the story.


Think about what has happened Think about what has happened so far in the story. What are so far in the story. What are some of Rose's some of Rose's accomplishments? If you have accomplishments? If you have trouble recalling, review the trouble recalling, review the story.story.

What does steer mean in What does steer mean in paragraph 4 (page 56-57)? What paragraph 4 (page 56-57)? What clues helped you figure out the clues helped you figure out the meaning?meaning?


What problems did the lack of What problems did the lack of rain cause? rain cause?

““I’ve got to do something about I’ve got to do something about this,” Rose declared. What does this,” Rose declared. What does this tell you about Rose?this tell you about Rose?

What caused the storm? Why?What caused the storm? Why?


Why does the author use Why does the author use hyperbole by saying, "Her eyes hyperbole by saying, "Her eyes flashed lightning. She bit down flashed lightning. She bit down and gnashed thunder from her and gnashed thunder from her teeth," instead of just saying teeth," instead of just saying she was angry?she was angry?

What problem did Rose face What problem did Rose face on p. 60?on p. 60?


How do you think Rose felt as How do you think Rose felt as she faced her challenge? Why?she faced her challenge? Why?

How was this challenge different How was this challenge different from the other challenges Rose from the other challenges Rose faced? How was it the same?faced? How was it the same?

Why do you think Rose's voice Why do you think Rose's voice had the effect it did on the had the effect it did on the tornadoes?tornadoes?


What do you think the author What do you think the author means by the "bull's-eye that was means by the "bull's-eye that was set at the center of her heart" in set at the center of her heart" in the last sentence?the last sentence?

Think about the challenges Rose Think about the challenges Rose faced. Did Rose's challenges faced. Did Rose's challenges remind you of challenges faced by remind you of challenges faced by characters in other stories you've characters in other stories you've read?read?

Daily Fix-ItDaily Fix-It

Do you know eny Do you know eny lullabys?lullabys?

These songs puts babies These songs puts babies to sleep? to sleep?


Whats the climet like Whats the climet like where you live? where you live?

In Spring, we sometimes In Spring, we sometimes has tornadoes here. has tornadoes here.


My sister write funny tall My sister write funny tall tails. tails.

They are a laber of love They are a laber of love for for she. she.


Alice is a storyteller she Alice is a storyteller she makes stories come to life. makes stories come to life.

The children were silint The children were silint when she telled a ghost when she telled a ghost story. story.


A horses hoofbeates A horses hoofbeates soundsoundlike drumming. like drumming.

A stampeding, herd of A stampeding, herd of cattel must sound like cattel must sound like thunder. thunder.

Writing PromptWriting Prompt

Write a tall tale about an Write a tall tale about an animal or a young person with animal or a young person with a giant talent. Name the a giant talent. Name the talent and list several talent and list several incredible feats the hero incredible feats the hero performs. Create vivid performs. Create vivid pictures of events and pictures of events and characters using descriptive characters using descriptive details and comparisons.details and comparisons.

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