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Coyote School News

Coyote School News. Compiled by: Terry Sams PES. Written and Illustrated by: Joan Sandin Meet the Author. Summary.

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Coyote School News

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  1. Coyote School News Compiled by: Terry Sams PES Written and Illustrated by: Joan Sandin Meet the Author

  2. Summary Ramon Ernesto Ramirez grew up on a ranch in the southwestern United States in the 1930’s. His life was the same as ours in some ways. He went to school every day, he had to do chore before he could play, and he celebrated holidays with his family.But his life was different, too. Because he lived on a ranch, he helped round up and brand the cattle.

  3. Genre: Historical Fiction • Historical Fiction is set in the past. It is a story in which some of the details are factual but in which others are made up or are loosely based on history. Look for the factual details as you read.

  4. Comprehension Skill Tested –Draw Conclusions TE 187A • When you draw conclusions, you use details and what you already know to form opinions or make decisions about characters and events.

  5. Fun Stuff • Coyote School Site • Vocabulary Cards

  6. Review Questions • Why do the students like Miss Byers? • How are Monchi and Miss Byers alike? • How is Tucson different from Monchi’s community? • Why is it difficult for Monchi to choose between the Attendance Award and the roundup?

  7. Vocabulary - Say It • spurs • coyote • dudes • roundup • bawling

  8. bawling crying out in a noisy way

  9. spurs metal points or pointed wheels, worn on a rider’s boot heels for urging a horse on

  10. coyote a small, wolf-like mammal living in many parts of North America

  11. dudes people raised in the city, especially easterners who vacation on a ranch

  12. roundup the act of driving or bringing cattle together from long distances

  13. Guests on the ranch are called dudes.

  14. Guests on the ranch are called dudes.

  15. We went with the cowhands on a roundup.

  16. We went with the cowhands on a roundup.

  17. With just a touch of the spurs, a horse moves faster.

  18. With just a touch of the spurs, a horse moves faster.

  19. A coyote was howling in the distance.

  20. A coyote was howling in the distance.

  21. The cattle were mooing, and the calves were bawling.

  22. The cattle were mooing, and the calves were bawling.

  23. Spelling WordsIrregular Plurals • loaves • hoofs • tornadoes • banjos • patios • beliefs • cuffs • sheep • radios • moose

  24. Spelling WordsIrregular Plurals • halves • roofs • cliffs • leaves • lives • themselves • potatoes • teeth • videos • sheep

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