Grade 4-I2

  "Lewis and Clark and Me" Story Summary In 1803, Lewis and Clark were planning to explore the Louisiana territory after being asked by the USA's third leader, President Jefferson. Meriwether Lewis buys a dog named Seaman from a dog seller. Mr. Lewis tells the dog seller that he's heading west which is up the Missouri River. The seller knows the Mississippi River, but not the Missouri River. The two rivers are connected. The dog seller tells Mr. Lewis that the dog has webbed feet. Mr. Lewis bought the dog with webbed feet called Seaman for twenty US dollars. Mr. Lewis wrote that Seaman is a Newfoundland dog in his journal. While Lewis, Clark, and their crew were in the Ohio River, Seaman helped them catch fish and squirrels. There were hundreds of squirrels that were attracted to the hickory nuts near the Ohio River. Seaman's webbed feet made it easy for him to swim in the water to catch dinner for the crew. After that, Seaman continued to help Captain Lewis and h...

 Hello everybody, we hope to have a wonderful week. We will be going over more grammar points, the story, and more vocabulary this week. Grammar: (CVC) : https://wordwall.net/resource/17636871                                https://wordwall.net/resource/18694169 Vocabulary:  https://wordwall.net/resource/68572922 YouTube clip for library scene of "Because of Winn Dixie": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJG9UZVOBqU "Because of Winn Dixie" RS video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BpZTpXDh-U Vocabulary Words and Definitions 1 sequence (n.): the order in which things happen   2 summarize (v.): to tell a story or report again using fewer words   3 point of view (phr.): an opinion or perspective on something   4 realistic fiction (n.): a story which is made up, but the events in it could happen in reality   5 genre (n.): type of; kind of (like a story, mov...

 Hello everyone, welcome back to school for the new semester. I hope that we all have a wonderful semester together. Winn Dixie Story Video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpsE_7oLdAU Winn Dixie Story Summary: The first story will be about a girl named Opal, whose father is a preacher, and her dog Winn Dixie. They go on adventures together, and they visit the library to borrow some books. While Opal is in the library, Winn Dixie is looking through a window outside. When the librarian, Miss Franny, sees the shadow of Winn Dixie, she thinks that it is a bear. After Opal tells her that it's her dog, the librarian tells an old story of when a bear came into the library.  She threw a large book, War and Peace , at it and the bear took a book with it. They all laugh at the story, but Miss Franny is the only one who recalls the bear because her friends have  passed away. Later on, Opal's classmate, Amanda, wants to read an advanced book because Johhny Tremain is too easy ...