1. Black Cowboy, Wild HorsesA True Story Mrs. Williams

3. Dakota Dugout

4. bluff: n.  A high cliff or bank. From the top of the bluff, he could see the entire valley. 

5. herd: n.  A group of animals of a single kind. A herd of wild horses galloped across the plain. 

6. mares: n.  A female horse. Some of the mares were followed by their colts.   

7. milled: v.  To move around in confusion. The impatient crowd milled in front of the theater doors. 

8. mustangs: n.  A wild horse of the plains of western North America. Joe could not ride as fast as the herd of mustangs. 

9. ravine: n.  A narrow, deep valley, usually formed by the flow of water. A small stream trickled at the bottom of the ravine. 

10. remorse: n.  A feeling of regret or guilt for having done something wrong. Jennie felt remorse for the trouble she had caused her sister. 

11. skittered: v.  To move lightly and quickly, especially with many changes of direction. The mice skittered across the floor. 

12. stallion: n.  An adult male horse. Lizzie rode a black stallion at the horse show. 

13. Galloping Free This selection is about another person who lived long ago in the American West – a cowboy famous for his skill at catching wild horses. Why would it be hard to catch wild horses? What do you think it was like to be a cowboy in the 1870s?

14. Day 1

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17. We do.

18. Day 2

21. Black Cowboy, Wild Horses (R5-S2C1-PO1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) We can analyze and infer a characters traits and actions by answering questions.

23. Day 3

24. Making Judgments We do

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26. You do

27. Day 4

28. Extreme Partner Reading • (R5-S1C5-PO1) We can read with fluency and appropriate rhythm, pacing, and expression by choral reading. You are going to be working in your groups to take the Selection Test.