Lesson Plans for Weasel
| Vocabulary | Reading | Comprehension Questions | Skill Worksheets | English Lesson | Extra Activities | |
| Day1 | rouse beckon Worksheet 1 page 1 |
Read in Small Groups | Chapters 1-2 |
Analogies
page 2-3 |
Plural Nouns page 3-4 |
Setting Questions about Ohio |
| Day 2 |
dignify molt Worksheet 2 page 4-5 |
Audio Chapters 3-4 |
Chapters 3-4 |
Following Directions - Medicine Bags |
Plural Nouns page 5-6 |
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| Day 3 |
fester hectic Worksheet 3 page 7 |
Audio
Ch 5 Partner Read Ch 6 Chapters 5-6 |
Chapters 5-6 |
Prefixes page 8-9 |
Plural Nouns page 10 |
Discussion of Wild Game in Ohio |
| Day 4 |
obligation civilized Worksheet 4 page 10-12 |
Audio Chapters 7-8 |
Chapters 7-8 |
Suffixes page 12-14 |
Plural Nouns page 14-15 |
Plural Word Cards |
| Day 5 | crude mockery Worksheet 5 page 15-16 |
Audio Chapters 9-10 |
Chapters 9-10 |
Homonyms page 16-17 |
Singular Possessives page 17-18 |
Prejudice Activity |
| Day 6 | addle predicament Worksheet 6 page 19 |
Audio Chapters 11-12 |
Chapters 11-12 |
Predictions page 19-21 |
Plural
Possessives page 21-22 |
Vocabulary BINGO |
| Day 7 |
falter intricate Worksheet 7 page 22-23 |
Audio
Ch 13 Partner Read Ch 14 Chapters 13-14 |
Chapters 13-14 |
Outlining page 23-25 |
Plural
Possessives page 25-27 |
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| Day 8 | brood solemn Worksheet 8 page 27-28 |
Read
in Small Groups Chapters 15-16 |
Chapters 15-16 |
Inferences page 29 |
Comparative
and Superlative Adjectives and
Adverbs page 30-31 |
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| Day 9 |
contrary festivities Worksheet 9 page 31-32 |
Audio Chapters 17-19 |
Chapters 17-19 |
Metaphors and Similes page 32-33 |
Irregular Comparative
and Superlative Adjectives and
Adverbs page 33-34 |
Vocabulary BINGO |
| Day 10 |
Vocabulary Test page 35 |
English Skills Test page 36 |
Weasel Lesson Plans
Day 1
rouse
page 2 - Duffy and Winston were fully roused by then and began barking wildly.
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beckon
page 6 - Again, no answer, just the beckoning hand.
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Which definition of roused (1 or 2) is used in this sentence from Weasel?
Rule 1 - To form the plural of most nouns you simply add an s to the end of the noun.
Rule 2 - If the noun ends in sh, ch, x, s, or z add es to make it plural.
Day 2
Page 13 - With the hat and the way he sat so straight and looked so serious, he was pretty near as dignified as Mr. Jackson himself.
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molt - To shed periodically part or all of a coat or an outer covering, such as feathers, cuticle, or skin, which is then replaced by a new growth.
Page 16 - You know how when a weasel is halfway into its molt, it show part of its white winter coat and part of it brown summer coat?
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Rule 3 - If a noun ends in a consonant
plus y, the y changes to i before
es is added. Note: If the noun ends in a vowel plus y,
just add s.
Rule 4 - Most of the words
that end with f, ff, or fe are made plural by changing
the ending to -ves.
Day 3
Page 22 - If we can heal the festering around the wound, Pa will be well again.
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hectic
Page 28 - It did seem that Pa's face was a more normal color, and the hectic red spots on his cheeks were gone.
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Rule 5 - Words that end in o are usually made plural by adding s.
Rule 6 - Some words are the same in both the singular and the plural forms.
Day 4
Page 31 - If a man's going to keep animals to work for him and feed him, he's got an obligation to treat them right.
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civilized
Page 41 - Pa said the difference between savages and civilized men was that civilized men buried their dead.
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Day 5
page 49 - When I opened my eyes, I was half sitting, half lying on a dirt floor in the corner of a crude cabin.
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mockery - A specific act of ridicule or derision.
page 52 - Weasel's voice filled with mockery.
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Weasel feels he is right in killing the Shawnee and hurting Ezra because he disagrees with Weasel's way of thinking. Is Weasel correct in his way of thinking? Why or why not?
Divide the students in the classroom randomly
into two groups by one of the following (color of clothing, what they ate for
breakfast, etc.). Without giving any justification, tell the first group that
they will get candy. Don't respond to the other students cries of unfairness
or questioning. Discuss the feelings of discriminating.
Day 6
page 59 - I blessed the whiskey for addling a man's wits and making him careless.
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predicament - A situation, especially an unpleasant, troublesome, or trying one, from which rescue is difficult.
page 64 - For a moment I felt surprised that the river was still flowing along, unaware of my predicament and uncaring.
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Day 7
Page 73 - Pa faltered and didn't seem to know what to say next.
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intricate - Having many complexly arranged elements
Page 82 - We nodded, picturing the soft leather slippers with intricate designs make of bead and what Mama had told us were porcupine quills.
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Day 8
Page 91 - "Nathan, I hate to see you wasting your time brooding about that no-good excuse for a human being."
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solemn - Somberly or gravely impressive.
Page 98 - At last the day dawned, gray and solemn, and I figured Weasel would most likely be home by now and fixing to sleep.
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Day 9
Page 105 - I expect it was like that every year, but I'd never found it so contrary before.
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festivities - The proceedings or events of a festival
Page 110 - But when the store's trading began to slow down, Mr. Whitefield stepped outside and announced that the festivities would be held right out in the street in front of the store, seeing as how it was such a fine day.
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Day 10