Mrs. Frisby and the Crow Author: Robert C. O’Brien Illustrator: Barbara Lanza

1. Mrs. Frisby and the CrowAuthor: Robert C. O’BrienIllustrator: Barbara Lanza Ms. Sheida - Fourth Grade Risks and Consequences

2. OUR PROMISE TO EACH OTHER When we care about each other and our classroom, we share what we have, listen carefully, help each other learn, work hard, and have fun together. We understand that everyone makes mistakes, that we stand up for ourselves and others, and when someone asks us to stop, we stop. This is who we are, even when no one is watching!

3. Vowels and Consonants • What is a vowel? • What is a consonant? • What is a vowel pattern? • Use the Sound/Spelling Cards

8. What are synonyms? What are antonyms? Synonyms and Antonyms What is a Thesaurus? (Pass around thesaurus & dictionary) Brainpop Jr. – Syn. and Ant.

10. Word Knowledge 1: wrap wrapped wrapping 2: caught stalked squawking gnawing 3: nervous treacherous dangerous enormous 4: Mom wrapped the sandwich. 5: Jeremy was caught in a trap. 6. Mrs. Frisby was in dangerous territory.

11. Word Knowledge wrap is a root word. A root word is the word that has the main meaning that can then be changed by adding prefixes (beginnings) or suffixes (endings). wrapped When the suffix –ed is added to wrap the final consonant, p, is doubled. wrapping When the suffix –ing is added to wrap the final consonant, p, is doubled.

12. Word Knowledge These words contain the sound /aw/. caught stalked squawking gnawing

13. Word Knowledge These words all have a root word plus the suffix –ous which is pronounced /u//s/. The suffix –ous means “full of” nervous treacherous dangerous enormous

14. Word Knowledge These words contain short-vowel sounds. victims pasture bottomless shrubs silver

15. Word Knowledge – Sentences Mom wrapped the sandwich. • Identify the doubled consonant. - Double p in wrapped • What suffix causes the doubling? - ed forms a past tense verb

16. Word Knowledge – Sentences Jeremy was caught in a trap. • Identify the word with the /aw/ sound. - caught

17. Word Knowledge – Sentences Mrs. Frisby was in dangerous territory. Identify the word with the -ous ending. - dangerous What are other words with the –ous ending?

18. Word Knowledge – Sentences Silver can be used to make coins. • Identify the words with short vowel sounds. - silver, can

19. Word Knowledge 1: wrap wrapped wrapping 2: caught stalked squawking gnawing 3: nervous treacherous dangerous enormous 4: Mom wrapped the sandwich. 5: Jeremy was caught in a trap. 6. Mrs. Frisby was in dangerous territory.

20. Nouns • A noun names a person: Jennifer is eating an apple at home. • A noun names a place: Jennifer is eating an apple at home. • A noun names a thing: Jennifer is eating an apple at home.

21. Is the noun a person, place, or thing? • The crow was tied. • The yard was far away. • Then the owl came out to hunt. 4. Mrs. Fitzgibbon lives nearby. 5. The mouse went toward the farmyard. 6. Jeremy flew away to the woods.

22. Common Nouns vs. Proper Nouns Brian P. Cleary Book Brainpop and Jr. Common/Proper Match

23. R/W Workbook p. 15 – 16“Nouns” • Schoolhouse Rock lyrics (highlight in 2 colors) • Schoolhouse song and video clip • Noun Activities (Parts of Speech Folder)

24. Context Clues • When you are reading a story and come across a word you do not know, use it’s context – the information, words, and sentences around the unfamiliar word – to find out its meaning. • Context clues help you figure out the meaning of a word! Video Clip (Comprehension Strategies)

25. How can we figure out the meaning of a word? • apposition – the definition of a word is found between two commas. • prefix • base word (Show word structure posters) • suffix • context clues – help you figure out the meaning of a word, by using the other words in the sentence as clues. I felt very apathetic, uninterested, about watching the movie because I had already seen it many times.

26. Objective: • Today we will learn new words so that we can better understand what we read.

27. Mrs. Frisby and the Crow Vocabulary Words • treacherous • prospect • fierce • ineffectively • dubiously • authoritative • alarmingly

28. treacherous “Use context clues” 1. Mrs. Frisby undertook a treacherous journey to bring Timothy some medicine. 2. The high winds and heavy snow made the mountain road treacherous. treacherous- not safe because of hidden dangers (page 20)

29. treacherous • Definition: not safe because of hidden dangers • Suffix: -ous, means “full of”, when added to the end of a word, it makes the word an adjective • Synonym: unsafe, dangerous • Antonym: safe, trustworthy • Part of Speech: adjective

30. prospect“Use context clues” 1. Mrs. Frisby was frightened by the prospect of walking through the woods alone at night. 2. Bobby was nervous about the prospect of starting at a new school. prospect a future possible event; something that could happen

31. prospect • Definition: something that could happen in the future • Synonym: anticipate, expect, possible • Antonym: unlikely, impossible • Part of Speech: noun

32. fierce “Use context clues” 1. The small kitten pretended to be fierce. 2. The fierce twister blew the roof off the farmhouse. fierce- wild or threatening in appearance

33. fierce • Definition: wild or threatening in appearance • Synonym: dangerous, violent, menacing • Antonym: tame, calm • Part of Speech: adjective

34. ineffectively “Use context clues” 1. The crow was sitting on the fence, pecking ineffectively at the string tried to his legs. 2. The birds pecked ineffectively at the empty feeder. ineffectively – useless; in vain

35. ineffectively • Definition: uselessly, not working nor producing results • Prefix: “ in- “ is the prefix, which (for this word) means “NOT” or “the opposite of” • Suffix: -ly • Synonym: inept, inefficiently, unsuccessfully • Antonym: effectively, efficient, successfully • Part of Speech: adverb

36. dubiously “Use context clues” 1. “Come down here,” she said. I’ll get the string off.” “How?” said the crow dubiously. 2. “I don’t think I can do that,” said Jack. dubiously. dubiously– filled with doubt (page 25)

37. dubiously • Definition: filled with doubt • Base + Suffix: dubious + -ly • Synonym: doubtful, uncertain, unsure • Antonym: certain, sure • Part of Speech: adverb

38. authoritative “Use context clues” 1. “Don’t argue. I have only a few minutes.” Mrs. Frisby said this in a voice so authoritative that the crow fluttered down immediately. 2. “No Talking!” the librarian said in an authoritative voice. authoritative– having the power to influence others(page 25)

39. authoritative • Definition: having the power to influence others • Base + Suffix: authority + ative • Synonym: assertive, commanding • Antonym: weak • Part of Speech: adjective

40. alarmingly “Use context clues” 1. The crow banked alarmingly, and for a moment Mrs. Frisby was frightened. 2. The branch fell alarmingly, scaring the hikers around the campfire. alarmingly– filled with a sense of danger (page 28)

41. alarmingly • Definition: filled with a sense of danger • Suffixes: -ing and -ly • Synonym: dangerously, unsafely, harmfully • Antonym: carefully, safely • Part of Speech: adverb

42. Mrs. Frisby and the Crow – Vocabulary Words • treacherous - not safe because of the hidden dangers • prospect-a future possible event; something that could happen • fierce- wild or threatening in appearance • ineffectively -useless • dubiously– filled with doubt • authoritative– having the power to influence others • alarmingly– filled with a sense of danger

43. Match - Up • _____ not safe because of the hidden dangers • _____ filled with a sense of danger • _____wild or threatening in appearance • _____ useless: in vain • ______a future possible event; something that could happen alarmingly ineffectively fierce treacherous prospect

44. What do these words have in common? • great right blue waste • grate write blew waist • These words are homophones. • Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and usually different spellings. • Let’s read each pair and give the meaning of the words. • Now, let’s put the words in sentences.

45. Subject – Verb Agreement

46. Add the correct form of “to be” 1. They said you _________ at the library yesterday. 2. Mrs. Roberts _________ take the class to the museum. 3. We __________ reading quietly. 4. John said they _________ arriving tomorrow morning.

47. Elements of Fantasy • Mrs. Frisby and the Crow is a fiction story. The genre is fantasy. • Things happen that could NOT happen in real life. • People, animals or objects are able to do things they cannot do in the real world. • Story has creatures that do not exist in real life. • Story takes place in a make-believe world that does not really exist.

48. Famous Fantasy Books

49. Mrs. Frisby and the Crow • Genre- Fantasy • Point of View- Third Person • Author’s Purpose- Entertain This fantasy tale features a mouse named Mrs. Frisby, who travels through the territory of a vicious cat to get medicine to her son. After spying a young crow entangled in some shiny silver string, Mrs. Frisby is faced with another dilemma. Knowing that the crow might be caught by the cat, Mrs. Frisby could further risk her life to set him free or she could continue on her way. Can Mrs. Frisby save the crow and herself?

50. Clues, Problems, Wonderings Let’s browse the story Mrs. Frisby and the Crow and look for clues about the story, problems you may have while reading the story, and wonderings you have about the story. Fiction stories should NOT be browsed in their entirety so as not to give away the ending. We will browse the first few pages of the story. We want to write our findings in note form.