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Black Cowboy, Wild Horses A True Story. Mrs. Williams. Dakota Dugout. bluff: n. A high cliff or bank. From the top of the bluff, he could see the entire valley. . herd : n. A group of animals of a single kind. A herd of wild horses galloped across the plain. .
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Black Cowboy, Wild HorsesA True Story Mrs. Williams
bluff: n. A high cliff or bank. From the top of the bluff, he could see the entire valley.
herd: n. A group of animals of a single kind. A herd of wild horses galloped across the plain.
mares: n. A female horse. Some of the mares were followed by their colts.
milled: v. To move around in confusion. The impatient crowd milled in front of the theater doors.
mustangs: n. A wild horse of the plains of western North America. Joe could not ride as fast as the herd of mustangs.
ravine: n. A narrow, deep valley, usually formed by the flow of water. A small stream trickled at the bottom of the ravine.
remorse: n. A feeling of regret or guilt for having done something wrong. Jennie felt remorse for the trouble she had caused her sister.
skittered: v. To move lightly and quickly, especially with many changes of direction. The mice skittered across the floor.
stallion: n. An adult male horse. Lizzie rode a black stallion at the horse show.
Galloping Free This selection is about another person who lived long ago in the American West – a cowboy famous for his skill at catching wild horses. Why would it be hard to catch wild horses? What do you think it was like to be a cowboy in the 1870s?
Black Cowboy, Wild Horses (R5-S2C1-PO1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) We can analyze and infer a characters traits and actions by answering questions.
Making Judgments We do
Extreme Partner Reading • (R5-S1C5-PO1) We can read with fluency and appropriate rhythm, pacing, and expression by choral reading. You are going to be working in your groups to take the Selection Test.
