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Fly Eagle, Fly!. Retold by: Christopher Gregorowski Illustrated by: Niki Daly Genre: Folk Tale Comprehension Skill: plot and theme. Words to Know. Coaxed – talked into doing something by using gentle words and kindnesses Frightening – scary Nudged – pushed gently or lightly. VOCABULARY.
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Fly Eagle, Fly! Retold by: Christopher Gregorowski Illustrated by: Niki Daly Genre: Folk Tale Comprehension Skill: plot and theme
Words to Know • Coaxed – talked into doing something by using gentle words and kindnesses • Frightening – scary • Nudged – pushed gently or lightly
VOCABULARY • Clutched • Echoed • Gully • Reeds • Scrambled • Valley
Clutched • Grasped something tightly
echoed • Heard again
gully • A ditch made by heavy rains or running water
reeds • Tall grasses that grow in wet places
scrambled • To make your way, especially by climbing or crawling quickly
valley • A region of low land that lies between hills or mountains
Vocabulary Comprehension 1. If your voice echoed, did you hear it again? 2. Is a valley lower or higher than a mountain’s peak? 3. Would you be more likely to find a gully in the mountains or in the desert? • Are reeds small trees? • If you clutched something to your body, what did you do? • What does scrambled mean?
Complete the sentences with a vocabulary word. • We stood on the side of the cliff and looked below into the _______. • The rain caused the ______to overflow. • When we yelled into the cave, it _______ back at us. • The mouse ___________ back into his hole when he saw the cat. • The cattails, or ______, were growing in the marsh. • I _______ my dollar bill so I wouldn’t lose it!