Marven of the Marven of the Great North Great North

WoodsWoods

Author: Kathryn LaskyAuthor: Kathryn LaskyIllustrated by: Kevin HawkesIllustrated by: Kevin Hawkes

Compiled by Terry Sams PES & Latonia Wolfe DES

Study SkillsStudy Skills Genre: BiographyGenre: Biography Comprehension Skill: Fact and Comprehension Skill: Fact and

Opinion Opinion Comprehension Strategy: Comprehension Strategy:

Monitor and Fix upMonitor and Fix up Comprehension Review Skill:Comprehension Review Skill:

Main IdeaMain Idea Vocabulary: Dictionary/GlossaryVocabulary: Dictionary/Glossary

Genre: Biography: Biography A A biographybiography is a story of a real is a story of a real

person’s life, written by another person’s life, written by another person. person.

It is written in the third-person. It is written in the third-person. The author writes, “He was free! The author writes, “He was free! He found a job with a printer.”He found a job with a printer.”

A biography can cover a person’s A biography can cover a person’s whole life or part of it.whole life or part of it.

An autobiography is also a story of An autobiography is also a story of a real person’s life, but it is written a real person’s life, but it is written by the person.by the person.

SummarySummaryMarven was only ten years old Marven was only ten years old

when his great-aunt died of influenza. To when his great-aunt died of influenza. To protect him from the disease, his family sent protect him from the disease, his family sent him far away from the city, up to the Great him far away from the city, up to the Great North Woods. There he kept the books at a North Woods. There he kept the books at a logging camp. Marven was scared of the logging camp. Marven was scared of the big, grouchy lumberjacks, especially Jeanbig, grouchy lumberjacks, especially Jean

Louis, a “jack” whose feet were as bigLouis, a “jack” whose feet were as big

as skillets. But he was even more scared as skillets. But he was even more scared when he skied into the woods-and when he skied into the woods-and

thought he saw a grizzly bearthought he saw a grizzly bear. .

Comprehension Skill Comprehension Skill Main IdeaMain Idea

Main ideaMain idea is an important is an important point about the story’s topicpoint about the story’s topic

Supporting detailsSupporting details give more give more information about a main information about a main idea.idea.

A statement of a fact can be proved true or false by looking in a reference book, asking an expert, or using your own knowledge and experience.

A statement of opinion cannot be proved true or false. It is a belief or judgment.

An opinion often contains words such as best, should, or beautiful. It may begin with words “In my opinion” or “I believe”.

Comprehension Review Comprehension Review Skill Skill

Fact and OpinionFact and Opinion

Research/Study Skill –Research/Study Skill –GraphsGraphs

A A graphgraph shows data, or shows data, or information, in visual form. The information, in visual form. The titletitle and and labelslabels tell what tell what information the graph shows and information the graph shows and compares.compares.

A A bar graphbar graph uses vertical or uses vertical or horizontal bars to compare data.horizontal bars to compare data.

A A circle graphcircle graph is a circle that shows is a circle that shows how a whole is divided into parts.how a whole is divided into parts.

Research/Study Skill –Research/Study Skill –GraphsGraphs

A A line graphline graph contains lines that contains lines that connect a series of points. Line connect a series of points. Line graphs often show changes over graphs often show changes over time.time.

A A picture graphpicture graph, or , or pictographpictograph, uses , uses pictures to represent amounts.pictures to represent amounts.

Let’s use practice book pages 89/90 Let’s use practice book pages 89/90 to better understand graphs.to better understand graphs.

Question of the Week

What is the value of a job well done?

Vocabulary SkillVocabulary Skill – – Dictionary/GlossaryDictionary/Glossary

* Some words have more than one Some words have more than one meaning.meaning.

* Sometimes readers need to Sometimes readers need to check a check a dictionary dictionary oror glossary glossary to to find the meaning that makes find the meaning that makes sense for the sentence.sense for the sentence.

Let’s Practice Let’s Practice Dictionary/Glossary Skills Dictionary/Glossary Skills

te231te231Please describe the steps you use to find the meaning of a word in a dictionary.

Remember that some words have multiple meanings, and you must choose the meaning that makes sense for the context in which the word appears.

Use a dictionary to determine the meaning for drifting as it is used on page 213.

Day 2 - Question of the Day

What were working conditions like for Marven at the logging camp?

Comprehension Strategy Comprehension Strategy Practice Practice Monitor and Fix Monitor and Fix

upup If you don’t understand or remember what If you don’t understand or remember what

you have read, you may need to reread you have read, you may need to reread part of the selection more carefully or part of the selection more carefully or scanscan it to locate specific information. it to locate specific information.

You may need to look for judgment words You may need to look for judgment words to help better identify to help better identify facts and opinionfacts and opinion. .

Let’s practice by rereading p. 227 Let’s practice by rereading p. 227 paragraph 1 and distinguish between paragraph 1 and distinguish between statements of fact and opinion.statements of fact and opinion.

Vocabulary - Say ItVocabulary - Say It

cordcord

dismaydismay

grizzly (bear)grizzly (bear)

flapjacksflapjacks

immenseimmense

payrollpayroll

depotdepot

snowshoessnowshoes

More Words to More Words to KnowKnow

lumberjacklumberjack

silhouettessilhouettes

Day 3 - Question of the Day

How do Marven and the lumberjacks make sure their jobs are well done?

Day 4 - Question of the Day

How can you use e-mail to get information for school projects?

Weekly Fluency Check Weekly Fluency Check --

Volume of Voice Volume of Voice TE 239aTE 239a● You will need to match your voice You will need to match your voice

volume to the size of the room or volume to the size of the room or group you are reading to. group you are reading to.

● Go to page 231 and let’s read Go to page 231 and let’s read paragraphs 1-3. Be sure to raise paragraphs 1-3. Be sure to raise and lower your voice when you and lower your voice when you see clue words such as see clue words such as whispered and gasped.whispered and gasped.

Review PagesReview Pages 216 -224 216 -224

1. Which job do you think would be more difficult for a ten-year old: keeping a payroll or waking the lumberjacks? Explain

2. What causes Jean Louis to open one eye?

3. What facts have you learned about lumberjacks and Marven’s work in the lumber camp?

Review Review Pages 226-233Pages 226-233

1. Describe the steps Marven took to organize the chits? What are chits?

2. If Marven gave you his word that he would do something, would you trust him? Why or Why not?

3. How is this selection like other biographies you have read? How is it different?

More Review More Review Pages 226-233Pages 226-233

4. Marvin has a problem about what to eat at breakfast. (p. 224) What would you do to understand why he has this problem?

5. The author describes the lumberjacks as “biggest and wildest” (p. 218). What else does she tell you about them to prove her point.

Fun StuffFun Stuff

More on More on Marven of Marven of the Great North the Great North WoodsWoods

Web Quest Spelling Hangman Spelling Hangman Spelling Words in Spelling Words in

ABC Order ABC Order On Line Reading TestOn Line Reading Test On Line Spelling TestOn Line Spelling Test

CordCord

A unit of measurement for measuring wood.

depotdepot

A railroad or A railroad or

bus stationbus station

flapjacksflapjacks

pancakespancakes

snowshoessnowshoes

Shoes with Shoes with woodenwooden

frame and strips frame and strips ofof

leather stretchedleather stretched

acrossacross

payrollpayroll

List of persons to List of persons to be paid and the be paid and the amount that each amount that each one is to receive.one is to receive.

dismaydismaySudden helpless fear Sudden helpless fear of what is about to of what is about to happen or what has happen or what has happened.happened.

grizzly grizzly ((bearbear))

A large gray or A large gray or brownish bear of brownish bear of western North western North America.America.

immenseimmense

Very large; huge; Very large; huge; vastvast

LumberjacLumberjackkPerson whose Person whose work is cutting work is cutting down trees and down trees and sending the sending the logs to the logs to the sawmill.sawmill.

silhouettesilhouettess

Dark images; Dark images; outlines outlines against a against a lighter lighter background.background.

The lumberjack The lumberjack cut a cord of cut a cord of wood.wood.

The lumberjack The lumberjack cut a cut a cordcord of of wood.wood.

A good boss will A good boss will never forget the never forget the payroll for payroll for his/her his/her employees.employees.

A good boss will A good boss will never forget the never forget the payrollpayroll for for his/her his/her employees.employees.

When I saw the When I saw the car accident I was car accident I was in great dismay .in great dismay .

When I saw the When I saw the car accident I was car accident I was in great in great dismaydismay..

The teacher was in The teacher was in immense pain when immense pain when he hit his foot.he hit his foot.

The teacher was in The teacher was in immenseimmense pain when he pain when he hit his foot.hit his foot.

The grizzly bear The grizzly bear scared the campers in scared the campers in the woods.the woods.

The The grizzly beargrizzly bear scared the scared the campers in the campers in the woods.woods.

The lumberjack The lumberjack wanted to cut down wanted to cut down the trees.the trees.

The The lumberjacklumberjack wanted to cut wanted to cut down the trees.down the trees.

The silhouettes of the girls’ profiles looked beautiful against the dark background.

TheThe silhouettessilhouettes of the of the girls’ profiles looked girls’ profiles looked beautiful against the beautiful against the dark background.dark background.

Describe a JobDescribe a Job TE 239gTE 239gUse with Writing Transparency 9aUse with Writing Transparency 9a

Let’s look at an example of a Let’s look at an example of a jobjob descriptiondescription..

What writing traits do you see?What writing traits do you see? What important details do you What important details do you

see?see? What do you notice about each What do you notice about each

separate task?separate task? What time order words do you What time order words do you

see?see?

Writing AssignmentWriting Assignment te239gte239g

After looking at the job After looking at the job description for “Taking Care description for “Taking Care of Fifi” transparency, lets of Fifi” transparency, lets write our own job description.write our own job description.

Remember the writer of a job Remember the writer of a job description must make sure description must make sure to tell facts and not to to tell facts and not to express opinions.express opinions.

This Week’s Word Wall WordsThis Week’s Word Wall Words

Click and type your own words for this week:

Spelling WordsSpelling WordsDigraphs Digraphs ng, nk, ph, whng, nk, ph, wh

amoamongng thithink nk blablanknk gragraphph youyoungng ThaThanknksgivisgivingng

whwheeleel nenephphewew belobelongng whwhiskersiskers whwhisperisper

DigraphsDigraphs ng, nk, ph, wh ng, nk, ph, wh

eleelephphantant

whwhiteite shrishrinknk whwharfarf trutrunknk

strostrongng bliblinknk chuchunknk skuskunknk

CHALLENGECHALLENGE

strengthenstrengthenbankruptbankruptphantomphantomwhimsicalwhimsicalwhateverwhatever

Let’s review our Spelling words.

Watch carefully because they will flash on the screen for just a moment.

We can clap as we spell the word, or we might just practice reading the words.

Thanksgiving

among

think

blank

graph

young

wheel

nephew

belong

whiskers

whisper

elephant

white

shrink

wharf

trunk

strong

blink

chunk

skunk

GREAT JOBGREAT JOBLumberjacks!!!Lumberjacks!!!