Illustrated by Tony Fucile
Language Arts
Writing Prompts:
1. Tell about a time when you compromised.
2. Tell about a time when you wished you would be left alone.
3. What is a pet you wish you could have? Why?
4. Tell about a time when you were jealous. What happened?
Vocabulary:
companion, gray matter, jealous, longs for/longing, inquire, furthermore, unremarkable, incapable, virtually, spectacular, desperate, extraordinary, venture, accomplishment, journey, tolerate, baffled, forth, compromise, outrageous, especially, enchantment, bonanza, bargain
There are many activities that can be done with the above words.
1. Add them to the word wall
2. Syllabicate them
3. Let them be the spelling words
4. Write a story that uses all the words (individually or as a group)
5. Give an award to the three people who use the new words the most in their daily language (use a chart to keep score)
6. Create advertisements that use the words and discuss the purpose of advertisements. Add propaganda to the list of new words
Social Studies
Have the students spin the globe then use their finger as Gollie did to find a place to research. Discover all the facts about the place and the culture of the people. Create PowerPoints or paper videos about the place. Act out what it might be like to live in the place just as Gollie did with the Andes Mountains.
