tomàs and the library lady

Tomàs and the Library Lady

By: Raul ColónAmerican Stories

Theme 2, Selection 1, Day 1Taught By: Mr. Williams

Sequence of EventsFirst

Second

Third

Then

After That

Next

Later

Finally

Using time order words when describing the

sequence of events in a story makes it easier to

understand.

Hannah’s JourneyComprehension Skill:Sequence of Events

What is the first American sight the children see from

the ship?

Where do the children go after leaving the ship?

What does the woman in the library reading

room do when she sees the children?

Structural Analysis: Contractions

Contractions are two words combined to form

one shortened word.

Wouldn’t

Would NotI’ve

I Have

We’ll

We Will

borrow

check out

glaring

storyteller

• borrow– To get temporary use of

• check out– To withdraw an item, as a book

from the library

• eager– Excited, enthusiastic

• glaring– Looking at angrily

• lap– To lick or slurp

• storyteller– A person who tells stories

Key Library Vocabulary

Tomàs and the Library LadyFrame and Arrow Maps

1. After reading each page, write down one to two of the most important events for your Frame and Arrow Map.

2. At the end of the story put all of these events in chronological order taking time to create a detailed Frame and Arrow Map.

3. Make sure that you are using time order words correctly in each of the frames on the map.

4. When finished go back and reread this week’s selection in order to improve reading fluency.

borrow

check out

glaring

storyteller



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Tomàs and the Library LadyWith your partner, discuss questions 1-7 on

page 176 of your text. You may look back in your text if you need to. When you're finished begin thinking about the following questions.

3. How are the characters lives changed by moving to the new place

1. Who is the main character in the story?

2. Where do the characters go in the story?

4. Have you ever felt like the main character did in the story when they moved to a new place?

Comprehension Skill: Sequence of Events

Using a Frame and Arrow Map, sequence what you think at the five most important events of the story.

Vocabulary: AntonymsAntonyms are words that have opposite meanings.

fast slow

as as as

as as as

fastslow

asleepawake

hugetiny

fiercegentle

outgoingtimid

forgetremember

malefemale

floorceling



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Vocabulary: ContractionsContractions are words that are formed by combining

two words and shortening one of them. An apostrophe takes the place of the left out letters.

You’re

You

Are

What’s

What

Is

Should’ve

Should

Have

Vocabulary: Contractions

Talk to your partner and generate as many contractions as you can from the endings used

below. Try to come up with at least three.

1. n’t: didn’t, shouldn’t, wouldn’t, couldn’t, don’t

2. ‘ve: should’ve, would’ve, could’ve, I’ve

3. ‘s: it’s, he’s, she’s, that’s, let’s, what’s

4. ‘re: you’re, they’re, we’re,

5. ‘ll: you’ll, she’ll, he’ll, we’ll, they’ll, I’ll

Extreme Partner ReadingFirst Step: Read the story summary quietly to yourself. If you finish

before time is up, read through it again.

Second Step: Now that you have read through the story summary, go through it again using hand gestures as you read. If you finish before time is up, read through it again with gestures.

Third Step: Turn to your partner and take turns reading the summary with lots of expression.

Fourth Step: With your partner, take turns reading with passage with lots of expression and gestures.

Last Step: Using your best expression, ask your partner three questions about what you have read. When you are asked, be sure to answer with intense expressions.

Decoding: Contractions



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No Talking, No Eating…With your partner, read pages 178-

181 from your text using the skills mentions in the yellow column on the left of page 178. When you are finished discuss these questions with your partner and write your answers in complete sentences on a piece of lined paper..

5. Compare and Contrast the libraries in both of the stories this week.

3. How much older is the oldest handwritten book than the oldest mechanically printed book?

4. Imagine that Thomas visited a library books were chained to the shelves. How would his life have been different?2. What problem did the

librarians in Alexandria, Egypt Face? How did they solve it?

1. Why were the books chained in the Hereford Cathedral Library?

Weekly Skills Test1. Make sure your name, date, and

assignment are written clearly on the top left of the paper.

2. Turn your test paper to me and put your answer key in the reading basket.

3. Finish your Mountain Language.

4. Finish any other unfinished work.

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