Name:______________________
Date:____________________ D. Thomassen 2006 "Pipiolo and the
roof dogs" by Brian Meunier Pages 116-133 in Treasures
Genre: Fantasy (tells a story about characters and events that
could not exist in real life) Directions: After reading this text,
complete the following organizer parts. Remember to reread any part
of the story that confused you. You are a great reader. Part I:
Vocabulary Preinstruction: Vocabulary Word: How it is used in this
story: celebration And Pipiolo and I howled right along with them
in their symphony of celebration. fragrance Every day, Pipiolo and
I would dig up another fragrance and share it with the roof dogs.
variety We worked hard to find a good variety, sometimes
overlooking the very pungent for the rare and unusual. cooperation
He spoke of freedom, courage, cooperation, and action. transformed
And when he was through barking, they were transformed. moistened
canceled theory Closing my eyes, I could smell the roof dogs
racking through the fields, exhilarated by the first touch of soft
earth beneath their paws, their fur moistened by the tall grass. El
Presidente called an emergency meeting and even canceled school
Everyone had a theory, but most agreed that it had to have been
some kind of supernatural event.
1. visual (Follow along with your eyes as I spell it out loud)
2. auditory (Hear the parts /p/ /ea/ /ch/) 3. kinesthetic (trace
with eyes, write it on the table, hand, etc.) 4. phonics (break the
word apart)discuss prefixes, suffixes, roots, compounds,
phonograms, double vowels, silent e. 5. meaning (give the
definition and/or an example) 6. give an example. I will be working
with this group, meanwhile, this group will be at computers.
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II: Comprehension
1. As you read this fantasy story, fill in any information you
learn about the setting, main characters, plot, problem, and,
finally, the climax (solution):What is the setting of this story
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the problem in this story?
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characters? Write down something important about each character.
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What was the solution to the problem (usually the solution is
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2. In the text it says, "We would spend our days sniffing in the
mountains, exploring all the wonderful aromas the world had to
offer." Another word for aromas is areas smells weather foods 3.
Why did Lupe feel sorry for the "roof dogs"?
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I tossed a piece to each angry roof dog. Effect:
5. What was the effect caused by Pipiolo watching the only
television in the village? Write the effect in the space provided.
Next, draw a sketch of the effect. Cause: Pipiolo watched the only
television in the village. Effect: Effect Sketch:
6. Pipiolo most likely jumped in front of the truck because he
wanted to give the dogs in the back of the truck a chance to jump
out. he wanted Lupe to grab some of the oranges. he wanted to give
Chulita another chance to jump to freedom. he wanted to scare the
driver with loud barking. 7. In the text it says, "The mysterious
disappearance of the roof dogs was the biggest event ever to happen
in San Pablo Etla. El Presidente called an emergency meeting and
even canceled school. Everyone had a theory, but most agreed that
it had to have been some kind of supernatural event." Imagine you
are discussing the strange roof dog disappearance with a fellow
villager. Write down a theory you might have created to explain the
odd disappearance (you need to pretend that you do not know what
happened to the dogs).
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early to take the long route to school, through the neighboring
village of Viquera." Predict why Lupe took a longer route to get to
school.
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proper ordering by placing a 1 in front of the event that occurred
first, a 2 in front of the event that occurred second and so on:
_____Pipiolo watched a Juan Wayne movie. _____Lupe found Pipiolo
_____Pipiolo and the roof dogs headed for the mountains. _____The
roof dogs jumped into a truck full or oranges.
_____Villagers came up with theories about the missing dogs. __
___Pipiolo barked and the roof dogs leaped from house to house.
_____Lupe tossed pieces of dirt to the roof dogs in her village.
_____The roof dogs howled in celebration. 10. What was the author's
purpose in writing this story? The author wanted to persuade the
reader to buy a dog. The author wanted to provide information about
San Pablo Etla. The author wanted to entertain the reader with a
story about a heroic dog. The author wanted to provide information
on southern Mexico villages.
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III: Compare and Contrast Analogies: We use analogies to identify
relationships between pairs of concepts (Marzano 2001). Examples:
happy is to sad as big is to small Directions: Complete these
analogies that were created from the text you just read.
smell is to nose as see is to_______________ Harriet Tubman is
to slaves as Pipiolo is to _______________ dogs are to quadrupeds
as _______________is to bipeds puppy is to dog as _______________
is to cat setting is to _______________as main character is to
Pipiolo moist is to _______________as cold is to hotPart IV:
Fluency Practice: Follow the four-step fluency practice steps: 1.
Read the following excerpt from the text to your teacher. You must
focus on pronouncing each word correctly. Take your time and do a
great job. Your teacher will then discuss any words that may have
been difficult for you. Record your time in the space provided. 2.
Read the following excerpt from the text to yourself. Record your
second time in the space provided. Ask yourself: Do I understand
what happened in the text? 3. Read the following excerpt from the
text to a classmate. Record your third time in the space provided.
Ask yourself: Is my fluency speed improving?
4. Read the following excerpt from the text to a parent or
sibling. Have them sign in the space provided. This will let your
teacher know that you completed the fourth step of your fluency
practice. Fluency Goal: Your fluency goal for this excerpt is to
cut your time in half from your first reading to your fourth
reading. If you do not complete your goal, you need to continue
reading this excerpt until you accomplish that goal. When you have
reached your goal, write down the main idea (one sentence) of your
excerpt on the line provided. You will read this excerpt to your
teacher one final time.
I had never heard Pipiolo bark so long and so eloquently. He
spoke of freedom, courage, cooperation, and actionand of all the
smells yet to be experienced. The roof dogs and I were transfixed.
And when he was through barking, they were transformed. At his
command, they all sat down to wait. I must have fallen asleep,
because suddenly I awoke to the tang of ripe oranges, followed by
the familiar sound of a truck grinding its gears as it climbed
along the long, steep road to our village. Pipiolo barked, and the
roof dogs stood up and began to leap from house to house toward the
last two roofs at the end of the village. All, that is, except for
Chulita, who shivered, frozen with terror. The truck stopped at
Tienda Soliz to make the delivery of oranges, then drove on to the
end of the village to turn around. Pipiolo barked again, and the
dogs all jumped down onto the pile of oranges in the back of the
truck.172 words
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Second Read:__________
Third Read:__________
Fourth Read:__________
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Summary Sheet Fiction
1999 by Sopris West
Directions: Summarize the text you just read using the following
procedure. Steps 1-3 will help you with your topic sentence. Steps
4-5 will help you get started on your summary paragraph. 1.
Identify what you will be summarizing. Be specificuse names and
titles. The story Princess Harimau and the Tiger 2. Use one of
these words (verbs) to help you organize your summary: tells,
lists, describes, explains, compares, gives, shows 3. Finish your
thought: The story Princess Harimau and the Tiger tells the story
of a Princess and her friendship with her pet tiger named Shiva. 4.
Create a beginning-middle-end outline: Make a list of the important
events you would like to include in your summary. (Use transition
words: first, next, then, after that, finally..) Beginning
(characters, setting) Middle (problem, events) End (solution to the
problem) 5. Use your Beginning-Middle-End outline to write the
summary paragraph:
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