Mrs. Frisby and the Crow

Author: Robert C. O’BrienIllustrator: Barbara Lanza

Ms. Sheida - Fourth GradeRisks and Consequences

OUR PROMISE TO EACH OTHER

When we care about each other and our classroom, we share what we have, listen

carefully, help each other learn, work hard, and have fun together.

We understand that everyone makes mistakes, that we stand up for ourselves and others, and

when someone asks us to stop, we stop.

This is who we are, even when no one is watching!

Vowels and Vowels and ConsonantsConsonants

What is a vowel?What is a consonant?

What is a vowel pattern?

Use the Sound/Spelling Cards

Write the Word.Find the Vowel

Patterns.

How many syllables? Split into syllables.

List the S/S Cards for each Vowel

Pattern.

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Patterns.

How many syllables? Split into syllables.

List the S/S Cards for each Vowel

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Patterns.

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Patterns.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

What are synonyms?

What are antonyms?

Brainpop Jr. – Syn. and Ant.

What is a Thesaurus?

(Pass around thesaurus & dictionary)

Word Knowledge

1: wrap wrapped wrapping

2: caught stalked squawking gnawing

3: nervous treacherous dangerous enormous

4: Mom wrapped the sandwich.

5: Jeremy was caught in a trap.

6. Mrs. Frisby was in dangerous territory.

Word Knowledge

wrapping

wrap is a root word.

wrapped

A root word is the word that has the main meaning that can then be changed by adding prefixes (beginnings) or suffixes (endings).

When the suffix –ed is added to wrap the final consonant, p, is doubled.

When the suffix –ing is added to wrap the final consonant, p, is doubled.

Word Knowledge These words contain the sound /aw/.

squawking

caught

stalked

gnawing

Word Knowledge These words all have a root word plus the

suffix –ous which is pronounced /u//s/. The suffix –ous means “full of”

dangerous

nervous

treacherous

enormous

Word Knowledge These words contain short-vowel

sounds.

bottomless

victims pasture

shrubs

silver

Word Knowledge – Sentences

•Identify the doubled consonant.

Mom wrapped the sandwich.

- Double p in wrapped• What suffix causes the doubling?- ed forms a past tense verb

Word Knowledge – Sentences

• Identify the word with the /aw/ sound.

Jeremy was caught in a trap.

- caught

Word Knowledge – Sentences

Identify the word with the -ous ending.

Mrs. Frisby was in dangerous territory.

- dangerous

What are other words with the –ous ending?

Word Knowledge – Sentences

•Identify the words with short vowel sounds.

Silver can be used to make coins.

- silver, can

Word Knowledge

1: wrap wrapped wrapping

2: caught stalked squawking gnawing

3: nervous treacherous dangerous enormous

4: Mom wrapped the sandwich.

5: Jeremy was caught in a trap.

6. Mrs. Frisby was in dangerous territory.

Nouns• A noun names a person: Jennifer is eating an apple at home.

• A noun names a place: Jennifer is eating an apple at home.

• A noun names a thing: Jennifer is eating an apple at home.

Is the noun a person, place, or thing?

1. The crow was tied.2. The yard was far away.3. Then the owl came out to hunt.4. Mrs. Fitzgibbon lives nearby.5. The mouse went toward the farmyard.6. Jeremy flew away to the woods.

Common Nouns vs. Proper Nouns

Brian P. Cleary Book

Brainpop and Jr.

Common/Proper Match

R/W Workbook p. 15 – 16“Nouns”

• Schoolhouse Rock lyrics (highlight in 2 colors)

• Schoolhouse song and video clip• Noun Activities (Parts of Speech

Folder)

Context Clues When you are reading a story and come across a word you do not know, use it’s context – the information, words, and sentences around the unfamiliar word – to find out its meaning.

Context clues help you figure out the meaning of a word!

Video Clip (Comprehension Strategies)

How can we figure out the meaning of a word?

apposition – the definition of a word is found between two commas.

prefix base word (Show word structure posters) suffix context clues – help you figure out the meaning

of a word, by using the other words in the sentence as clues.

I felt very apathetic, uninterested, about watching the movie because I had already seen

it many times.

Objective:Today we will learn new

words so that we can better understand what we read.

Mrs. Frisby and the Crow Vocabulary Words

• treacherous• prospect• fierce• ineffectively• dubiously• authoritative• alarmingly

treacherous “Use context clues”

1. Mrs. Frisby undertook a treacherous journey to bring Timothy some medicine.

2. The high winds and heavy snow made the mountain road treacherous.

treacheroustreacherous- not safe because of - not safe because of hidden dangers (page 20)hidden dangers (page 20)

treacherous

Definition: not safe because of hidden dangers

Suffix: -ous, means “full of”, when added to the end of a word, it makes the word an adjective

Synonym: unsafe, dangerous

Antonym: safe, trustworthy

Part of Speech: adjective

prospect “Use context clues”

1. Mrs. Frisby was frightened by the prospect of walking through the woods alone at night.

2. Bobby was nervous about the prospect of starting at a new school.

prospectprospect a future possible event; something that could happen

prospectDefinition: something that could happen in the future

Synonym: anticipate, expect, possible

Antonym: unlikely, impossible

Part of Speech: noun

fierce “Use context clues”

1. The small kitten pretended to be fierce.

2. The fierce twister blew the roof off the farmhouse.

fierce- fierce- wild or threatening wild or threatening in appearancein appearance

fierceDefinition: wild or threatening in appearance

Synonym: dangerous, violent, menacing

Antonym: tame, calm

Part of Speech: adjective

ineffectively “Use context clues”

1. The crow was sitting on the fence, pecking ineffectively at the string tried to his legs.

2. The birds pecked ineffectively at the empty feeder.

ineffectivelyineffectively – useless; in vain

ineffectively

Definition: uselessly, not working nor producing results

Prefix: “ in- “ is the prefix, which (for this word) means “NOT” or “the opposite of”

Suffix: -ly

Synonym: inept, inefficiently, unsuccessfully

Antonym: effectively, efficient, successfully

Part of Speech: adverb

dubiously “Use context clues”

1. “Come down here,” she said. I’ll get the string off.” “How?” said the crow dubiously.

2. “I don’t think I can do that,” said Jack. dubiously.

dubiouslydubiously – filled with doubt (page 25)– filled with doubt (page 25)

dubiously

Definition: filled with doubt

Base + Suffix: dubious + -ly

Synonym: doubtful, uncertain, unsure

Antonym: certain, sure

Part of Speech: adverb

authoritative “Use context clues”

1. “Don’t argue. I have only a few minutes.” Mrs. Frisby said this in a voice so authoritative that the crow fluttered down immediately.

2. “No Talking!” the librarian said in an authoritative voice.

authoritativeauthoritative – having the – having the power to influence others(page power to influence others(page 25)25)

authoritative

Definition: having the power to influence others

Base + Suffix: authority + ative

Synonym: assertive, commanding

Antonym: weak

Part of Speech: adjective

alarmingly “Use context clues”

1. The crow banked alarmingly, and for a moment Mrs. Frisby was frightened.

2. The branch fell alarmingly, scaring the hikers around the campfire.

alarminglyalarmingly – filled with a sense – filled with a sense of danger (page 28)of danger (page 28)

alarminglyDefinition: filled with a sense of danger

Suffixes: -ing and -ly

Synonym: dangerously, unsafely, harmfully

Antonym: carefully, safely

Part of Speech: adverb

Mrs. Frisby and the Crow – Vocabulary Words

• treacherous - not safe because of the hidden dangers

• prospect- a future possible event; something that could happen

• fierce - wild or threatening in appearance• ineffectively - useless• dubiously – filled with doubt• authoritative – having the power to

influence others• alarmingly – filled with a sense of danger

Match - Up

• _____ not safe because of the hidden dangers

• _____ filled with a sense of danger• _____ wild or threatening in appearance• _____ useless: in vain• ______ a future possible event;

something that could happen

treacherous

alarminglyfierceineffectively

prospect

What do these words have in common?

great great rightright blueblue wastewastegrategrate writewrite blewblewwaistwaist

These words are homophones. Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and usually different spellings.Let’s read each pair and give the meaning of the words.Now, let’s put the words in sentences.

Subject – Verb Agreement

Subject Verb (past, present, future)

I was – am – will be eating lunch.

You were – are – will be

eating lunch.

He was – is – will be eating lunch.

She was – is – will be eating lunch.

We were – are – will be

eating lunch.

They were – are – will be

eating lunch.

It was – is – will be eating lunch.

Add the correct form of “to be”1. They said you _________ at the

library yesterday.

2. Mrs. Roberts _________ take the class to the museum.

3. We __________ reading quietly.

4. John said they _________ arriving tomorrow morning.

Elements of Fantasy Mrs. Frisby and the Crow is a fiction story.

The genre is fantasy.

Things happen that could NOT happen in real life.

People, animals or objects are able to do things they cannot do in the real world.

Story has creatures that do not exist in real life.

Story takes place in a make-believe world that does not really exist.

Famous Fantasy Books

Mrs. Frisby and the Crow

• Genre- Fantasy• Point of View- Third Person• Author’s Purpose- Entertain

This fantasy tale features a mouse named Mrs. Frisby, who travels through the territory of a vicious cat to get medicine to her son.

After spying a young crow entangled in some shiny silver string, Mrs. Frisby is faced with another dilemma. Knowing that the crow might be caught by the cat, Mrs. Frisby could further risk her life to set him free or she could continue on her way. Can Mrs. Frisby save the crow and herself?

Clues, Problems, Wonderings

Let’s browse the story Mrs. Frisby and the Crow and look for clues about the story, problems you may have while reading the story, and

wonderings you have about the story.

Fiction stories should NOT be browsed in their entirety so as not to give away the ending. We will browse the first few pages of the story.

We want to write our findings in note form.

CLUES PROBLEMS WONDERINGS

Reading the Story…

• Mrs. Frisby and the Crow Story.notebook

Big Ideas

Sometimes it is necessary to risk one’s own safety to help another in danger.

Some risks have a purpose, while others are foolish.

The consequences of taking some risks can be deadly.

Cause and Effect Cause and Effect relationships help

readers understand why events happen in a certain way.

A cause is why something happens. The effect is what happens (because of the cause).

Signal Words: because, so, if, then, thus, since, for,

therefore

The CAUSE is why something happens. It makes something happen, like this bowling ball

makes the pins fall. The pins fall because the ball hits them.

The EFFECT is what happens. The ball hits the pins,

so they fall down.

R/W Workbook p. 9 - 10“Cause and Effect”

• Cause and Effect Powerpoints• Cause and Effect Notebook Files

(Unit 1 – Workbook)

Compare and ContrastWe will identify how things are alike and

different. – Alike = Compare– Different = Contrast

• We will point out similarities and differences between Mrs. Frisby and the Crow.

COMPARE and CONTRAST

* To compare means to * To contrast means to

tell how things, events, tell how things, events,

or characters are alike. or characters are different.

Mrs. Frisby Crow

Both

Mrs. Frisby Crow

Both

R/W Workbook p. 9 - 10“Compare and Contrast”

- Compare and Contrast Powerpoint - Compare and Contrast Stories (Audio)

treacherous

Definition: not safe because of hidden dangers

Suffix: -ous, means “full of”, when added to the end of a word, it makes the word an adjective

Synonym: unsafe, dangerous

Antonym: safe, trustworthy

Part of Speech: adjective

prospectDefinition: something that could happen in the future

Synonym: anticipate, expect, possible

Antonym: unlikely, impossible

Part of Speech: noun

fierceDefinition: wild or threatening in appearance

Synonym: dangerous, violent, menacing

Antonym: tame, calm

Part of Speech: adjective

ineffectively

Definition: uselessly, not working nor producing results

Prefix: “ in- “ is the prefix, which (for this word) means “NOT” or “the opposite of”

Suffix: -ly

Synonym: inept, inefficiently, unsuccessfully

Antonym: effectively, efficient, successfully

Part of Speech: adverb

dubiously

Definition: filled with doubt

Base + Suffix: dubious + -ly

Synonym: doubtful, uncertain, unsure

Antonym: certain, sure

Part of Speech: adverb

authoritative

Definition: having the power to influence others

Base + Suffix: authority + ative

Synonym: assertive, commanding

Antonym: weak

Part of Speech: adjective

alarminglyDefinition: filled with a sense of danger

Suffixes: -ing and -ly

Synonym: dangerously, unsafely, harmfully

Antonym: carefully, safely

Part of Speech: adverb

R/W Workbook p. 11 – 12“Story Elements”

• Brainpop Jr. – Characters, Setting, Plot

• Notebook Files – Story Elements (Unit 1 – Workbook)

Vocabulary Development

1. The principal’s _______ voice quieted the crowd.

2. The _______ of the eagle’s wings startled him.

3. The worm _______ tried to escape from the bird.

4. John saw the _______ headlights of the car.

fierce glaring flapping ineffectively

R/W Workbook p. 13 – 14“Vocabulary

Development”

Additional Materials…

• Inquiry Journal p. 8• Inquiry Journal p. 11

• Send home, “Home Connection”