THE HORNED TOAD PRINCE BY JACKIE MIMS HOPKINS

THE HORNED TOAD PRINCE BY: JACKIE MIMS HOPKINS Grade 4. 4 Reading Street Student Edition pgs. 116 -131

SELECTION VOCABULARY: Directions: Rate each word 1 -4. bargain favor lassoed offended I’ve never heard of it. I’ve seen or heard it. bargain 1 2 favor 1 2 offended 1 2 prairie 1 riverbed shrieked WORD lassoed prairie riverbed shrieked I know it a I know it & bit. can use it correctly. 3 4 3 4 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

BARGAIN An agreement to trade or exchange; a good deal.

USED IN THE TEXT… Pg. 125 “Now, Reba Jo, ” said her daddy, “if you strike a bargain in these parts, a deal’s a deal. ”

BARGAIN With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above.

WITH YOUR ELBOW BUDDY… DISCUSS A TIME WHEN YOU MADE A BARGAIN.

FAVOR An act of kindness

USED IN THE TEXT… Pg. 124 “Reba Jo admitted that the horned toad had done her a favor and in return she had promised to feed him some chili, …. ”

FAVOR With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above.

LASSOED A long rope with a loop at the end to catch an animal

USED IN THE TEXT… Pg. 118, Paragraph 3 “She lassoed cacti, water buckets, fence posts, and any unlucky critter that crossed her path. ”

LASSOED With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above.

OFFENDED Hurt someone’s feelings; upset.

USED IN THE TEXT… Pg. 129, Paragraph 1 “Many, many years ago when I came to this country, I offended the great spirit of the arroyo. ”

OFFENDED With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN OFFENDED, FROM WHAT SOMEONE HAS SAID ABOUT YOU?

PRAIRIE A large area of level or rolling land with grass, but few or no trees.

USED IN THE TEXT… Pg. 118, Paragraph 1 “Reba Jo loved to twang her guitar and sing while the prairie wind whistled through the thirsty sagebrush. ”

PRAIRIE With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above.

RIVERBED The channel or bed in which a river flows.

USED IN THE TEXT… Pg. 119, Paragraph 1 “One blustery morning, as she was riding the range looking for something to lasso, Reba Jo came upon a dry riverbed. ”

RIVERBED With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above.

SHRIEKED To make a loud, sharp, shrill sound

USED IN THE TEXT… Pg. 127 “You’ve gotta be kiddin!” shrieked Reba Jo.

SHRIEKED With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above.

GOT VOCAB? NOW…LET’S SEE WHAT YOU’VE LEARNED! Clue My father showed an act of kindness, when he repaired my bicycle. Vocabulary Words offended bargain favor

FANTASTIC!

GOT VOCAB? NOW…LET’S SEE WHAT YOU’VE LEARNED! Clue Tree is to forest as Grass is to ______ Vocabulary Words riverbed prairie favor

FANTASTIC!

GOT VOCAB? NOW…LET’S SEE WHAT YOU’VE LEARNED! Clue Laughed is to cried as Whispered is to ______ Vocabulary Words offended shrieked lassoed

FANTASTIC!

GOT VOCAB? NOW…LET’S SEE WHAT YOU’VE LEARNED! Clue The store clerk offered an agreement to trade a comic book for another. I thought it was a great deal. Vocabulary Words offended bargain favor

FANTASTIC!

GOT VOCAB? NOW…LET’S SEE WHAT YOU’VE LEARNED! Clue I was able to catch the reddishbrown calf with my rope. Vocabulary Words lassoed prairie shrieked

FANTASTIC!

GOT VOCAB? NOW…LET’S SEE WHAT YOU’VE LEARNED! Clue Remembered is to recalled as Angered is to ______ Vocabulary Words offended shrieked lassoed

FANTASTIC!

GOT VOCAB? NOW…LET’S SEE WHAT YOU’VE LEARNED! Clue Train is to track as River is to ______ Vocabulary Words prairie lasso riverbed

FANTASTIC!

USING CONTEXT CLUES To better understand the selected vocabulary, read Tall Paul on page 115. Use the context clues to find the meanings of each vocabulary word.

I HOPE YOU ENJOY READING…