Comprehension & THEME stuff!

1. Reading Comprehension:
(you do not have to write the questions!)

First:  Read/Listen to The Coal Thief and answer the questions:
1. What is the main character's name?
2. When Papa caught Georgie stealing Georgie “felt _______________ curl his toes”.
3. What is "black gold?"
4. Which characteristic best describes Harley? a. kind b. cowardly c. brave
5. Which characteristic does NOT describe Papa? a. cowardly b. kind c. hard working
6. Where was the train coming from?
7. What influenced Georgie to steal the coal?
8. Write 3+ sentences: What type of character is Georgie? Give examples from the text.
9. What kind of lesson did Georgie learn?
10. Give me a pice of advice based on what Georgie learned.
11. Why did I choose to underline 3 questions^^^

Second: SOCIAL STUDIES! Read/Listen to Knots on a Counting Rope and answer questions:
1. What is better than a promise?
2. How does a storm "cry" someone's name?
3. What is not good for a child to be born without?
4. What does this mean, "the wind was crying like a bobcat?"
5. What does this mean, "the night came as quiet as soft falling snow?"
6. What was the grandmother's blessing? (What did she say?)
7. What gave the baby the strength to live?
8. What is wrong with the boy?
9. What did the boy teach Rainbow to do?
10. What does "you rode like the wind" mean?
11. How does the boy "see?"
12. Why do they tie knots in the rope?
13. What does grandfather mean at the end of the story when he says, "My love will always surround you?"

2. Take an AR TEST(<<<CLICK) on the two stories you've read! 

3. Language Arts
LESSON 3 SPELLING-SPELLINGCITYGAMES
LESSON 3 SPELLING- QUIZLET
Adjective Practice
Nouns, Adjectives, Linking Verbs
Verbs in Space
Grammar Gorillas
Magical Capitals
Noun Explorer

4. Extensions to Knots on a Counting Rope
Go to http://sweetgrasstraditions.tripod.com/customs.html to learn more about Native American Naming Traditions. Describe how these compare to those in the book Knots on a Counting Rope. Go to http://www.vangelis.com.au/names.asp and click on the first initial of your name. Find out information about what your name means.

Go to http://www.intersurf.com/~rcollins/names.html and read about many fascinating facts about the naming practices in Colonial America. What were the three most popular names for girls? What was the popular custom described that was used in Virginia and New England? Describe the ritual called “nomination” used by Quakers in Colonial Pennsylvania and Delaware. Why did the custom of Americanized names in the “Back Country” cause problems?

5. ANNABEL LEE! FINISH WATCHING THE VIDEO! 
Make a chart on how it is SAME AND DIFFERENT than the poem. (compare and contrast)