HOW NIGHT CAME FROM THE SEA A STORY

HOW NIGHT CAME FROM THE SEA A STORY FROM BRAZIL RETOLD BY: MARY-JOAN GERSON ILLUSTRATED BY: CARLA GOLEMBE Grade 4. 3 Reading Street Student Edition pgs. 378 -391

Team Talk With your partner…discuss what you know about myths. A myth is… An old story shared by word of mouth that often explains something that occurs in nature, such as thunder.

Brilliant Pg. # 382 And finally even the brilliant colors worn by the dancers at the festivals burned through her drooping lids. Definition: Shining brightly, sparkling brilliant Sally adores the brilliant colors she observed at the hot air balloon festival.

Fluency with Friends With your partner…discuss objects you would describe as being brilliant in color. With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above. Don’t forget to also use a WOTD/WOW.

Chorus Pg. # 385 The servants had never heard this strange chorus of night screeching before, and they shook with fear. Definition: Singers or speakers who perform as a group chorus Our class loves to hear the chorus sing Christmas songs.

Fluency with Friends With your partner…discuss different situations you may hear a chorus perform. With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above. Don’t forget to also use a WOTD/WOW.

Coward Pg. # 385 “Coward!” said the third, trying to sound brave. Definition: Person who lacks courage or is easily made afraid. coward In order to act as the lion, you must be a believable coward.

Fluency with Friends With your partner…discuss a character in a book or movie that you think is a coward. With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above. Don’t forget to also use a WOTD/WOW.

Gleamed Pg. # 380 The light jumped from the coconuts at the top of the palm trees, and it gleamed from the backs of the alligators wading at the edge of the sea. Definition: Flashed or beamed with light gleamed It was amazing to watch as the sun gleamed through the forest trees.

Fluency with Friends With your partner…discuss a time you have seen light gleam through something. (gleamed) With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above. Don’t forget to also use a WOTD/WOW.

Shimmering Pg. # 381 …the shimmering sand of the beach, the rows and rows of cocoa and sugarcane baking in the sunlight, … Definition: Gleaming or shining with a flickering light shimmering Ellie couldn’t take her eyes off the shimmering ocean water as the morning sun rose high into the sky.

Fluency with Friends With your partner…discuss objects you would describe as shimmering in the sunlight. With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above. Don’t forget to also use a WOTD/WOW.

Selection Vocabulary: brilliant chorus gleamed coward shimmering Click PLAY when you’re ready for a review!

BRILLANT Shining brightly, sparkling

CHORUS Singers or speakers who perform as a group.

COWARD Person who lacks courage or is easily made afraid.

GLEAMED Flashed or beamed with light.

SHIMMERING Gleaming or shining with a flickering light.

Now, try a vocabulary review!

What words did you discover? Vocabulary Words Fill in the Blank While admiring the night sky, the bright moon light _____ down towards my face. brilliant chorus coward gleamed shimmering

What words did you discover? Vocabulary Words Fill in the Blank After the wave reached the coast, the water began ______ on the sand…as it went back out to sea. brilliant chorus coward gleamed shimmering

What words did you discover? Vocabulary Words Fill in the Blank I felt like a _____ , while walking through the rainforest in the middle of the night. brilliant chorus coward gleamed shimmering

What words did you discover? Vocabulary Words Fill in the Blank The toucan’s _____ colors stood out from all the rest. brilliant chorus coward gleamed shimmering

What words did you discover? Vocabulary Words Fill in the Blank After the _____ concert , the audience applauded with glee. brilliant chorus coward gleamed shimmering

gleamed While admiring the night sky, the bright moon light gleamed down towards my face.

shimmering After the wave reached the coast, the water began shimmering on the sand…as it went back out to sea.

coward I felt like a coward, while walking through the rainforest in the middle of the night.

brilliant The toucan’s brilliant colors stood out from all the rest.

chorus After the chorus concert , the audience applauded with glee.

I hope you enjoy reading…