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Contents Section 1 1. The Carolers of Bethlehem Center Plot; Roots... 1 2. Ola and the Wooden Tub... 5 3. Dangerous Errand... 9 4. Poetry: The Wolf; Escape at Bedtime Mood... 13 5.

1 Contents Section 1 1. The Carolers of Bethlehem Center Plot; Roots Ola and the Wooden Tub Dangerous Errand Poetry: The Wolf; Escape at Bedtime Mood Quiz 1; Extra ctivity Section 2 6. I-ho Ch üan R Is for Remarkable Putting Fear to Flight Connotation Poetry: It Couldn t Be Done Quiz 2; Extra ctivity Section The Baker s Neighbor Folktale dvertising for a Thief The Sari With the Silver Border Poetry: The Flies and the Honey Pot Paradox Self Check LightUnit Test Root Chart Literary Terms Glossary... 56

2. Write the alliterative phrase from the first line. 3. Describe what you see when you read the words The gray wolf sits on the world s far rim. 4.

2 4. Poetry: The Wolf; Escape at Bedtime Introducing the Poems Poets use descriptive words and figurative language to create mental images. These images help you to see and feel what is happening in the poem. Read The Wolf (page 120). fter you read it, initial the line. Complete each exercise about The Wolf. 1. Write two onomatopoeic words from the first stanza that help you hear sounds. 2. Write the alliterative phrase from the first line. 3. Describe what you see when you read the words The gray wolf sits on the world s far rim. 4. Underline the word and number that complete the sentence. The poem ends with a couplet, triplet that repeats lines from Stanza 1, 2. Mood Mood is the feeling that writing creates. The author s words help the reader to experience certain feelings and emotions. Descriptive words, along with details of the setting, especially help to set the mood. The words used in The Wolf create a lonely mood. There in the night, alone, apart, Singing the song of his lone, wild heart. B Complete the exercise. 5. Study these words from The Wolf : pale, wild, wail, howls, shuns, gloom, lean, ragged. Circle the letters of three words that describe the mood of the poem. a. lonesome b. busy c. mournful d. dismal e. merry f. exhilarating 13

Why did the child get out of bed? 9. In the last stanza what happened to the child? 10. Which sentence best explains the phrase the pail by the wall would be half full of water an

3 Lesson 4 Read Escape at Bedtime (page 121). fter you read it, initial the line. C nswer each question by circling the letter or writing the answer. 6. What is the rhyme scheme of the first stanza of Escape at Bedtime? a. abcb b. aabb c. abab d. abba 7. Based on the introduction in the reader, who is telling the story? 8. Why did the child get out of bed? 9. In the last stanza what happened to the child? 10. Which sentence best explains the phrase the pail by the wall would be half full of water and stars? a. The water in the pail reflected the stars. b. The stars floated in the water pail near the wall. c. The child imagined that a falling star landed in the water bucket. 11. What word describes the mood of the last two lines in the poem? a. happy b. tired c. mournful d. frightening The rhythm in Escape at Bedtime is a light, skipping rhythm that helps set the mood of the poem. The poet mostly used poetic feet that have three syllables per foot. The first two syllables in each foot are unaccented, and the last one is accented. D Scan the meter of each line. The first two lines are done for you; notice that the first line begins with an iambic foot. 12. They saw / me at last, / and they chased / me with cries, nd they soon / had me packed / in to bed; But the glo / ry kept shin / ing and bright / in my eyes, nd the stars / go ing round / in my head. E Read the poem aloud to your teacher. 14

4 Lesson 4 Looking Back F Write the definition of each root and a word that contains it. 13. mim Example word 14. scrib/script Example word 15. vid/vis Example word G Write the letter of each term beside its definition. 16. the point in a story when the conflict is at its strongest a. alliteration 17. the solution to the conflict in a story b. climax 18. the repetition of an initial consonant sound in words near each other c. conflict 19. the struggle characters in a story face d. resolution Complete the following two exercises with vocabulary words from the box. deft dismal fortify laden plague prescribe wares H Cross out an incorrect word in each sentence and write a vocabulary word to replace it. 20. In the Korean open markets, buyers examine each merchant s purchases. 21. With his paintbrush Frank added a clumsy stroke to his masterpiece. 22. Millions of Europeans died of the Black fortune in the 1300s. I Write the vocabulary word that is a synonym of the other words in the group. 23. loaded, burdened, 24. bleak, dreary, 25. strengthen, brace, J Complete the memory verse. 26. Be and of a good ; be not, neither be thou : for the thy is with thee whithersoever thou. Joshua 1:9 15

5 5. Quiz 1; Extra ctivity To prepare for Quiz 1, study the following items: lliteration Vocabulary words from Lessons 1, 2 Memory verse: Joshua 1:9 When you are ready, ask your teacher for Quiz 1. Extra ctivity: crostic Use each clue to write the name of the character from the Bible who showed courage. Look up the verses if you need help. 1. spy who said God would help them enter the land (Numbers 13:30) 2. The man who led the Israelites out of Egypt when he was eighty years old (Exodus 7:7) 3. boy who left his mother and served God in the temple (1 Samuel 2:18) 4. The woman who left her own country to stay with her mother-in-law (Ruth 1:16) 5. The man who left home without knowing where God would take him (Hebrews 11:8) 6. The man who went into battle with an army of three hundred men (Judges 7:7) 7. The queen who risked her life to save her people (Esther 5:2) C O U 4 R 5 6 G 7 E 16

A Song: Absent from thee I languish still. By John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester

A Song: Absent from thee I languish still By John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester 1647-1680 A Song: Absent from thee I languish still What do we understand from the title of the poem? Absent from thee I languish