Lewis and Clark and Me : A Dog’s Tale

1. Lewis and Clark and Me : A Dog’s Tale Unit 1 Week 2 Kristi Goggans – Fourth Grade

2. Genre – Historical Fantasy • Historical Fantasy is based on real events in history but it is a story that could never really happen – in this case, because a dog can’t write.

3. Vocabulary Strategy – Word Endings Sometimes when you are reading, you may come across a word you don’t know. Look at the end of the word. Does it have –ed or – in? • Put your finger over the –ed or –ing ending. • Look at the base word. Do you know what the base word means? • Try your meaning in the sentence. Does it make sense?

4. Comprehension Skill – Author’s Purpose (PIE) • The author’s purpose is the reason or reasons the author has for writing. • An author may write to persuade, to inform, to entertain, or to express ideas or feelings.

5. Comprehension Strategy – Answer Questions • Good readers know where to look for the answers to questions. They know that sometimes the answer to a question is in one place. Other times it is in several places. They know that sometimes they must use what they’ve read plus what they know to answer a question. This is what you usually have to do to answer a question about the author’s purpose.

6. Docks Migrating Scan Scent Wharf Yearned Vocabulary Words

7. Docks • Platforms built on the shore or out from the shore

8. Migrating • Going from one region to another with the change in the seasons

9. Scan • To glance at; To look over quickly

10. Scent • A smell

11. Wharf • Platform built on the shore or out from the shore beside which ships can unload or load

12. Yearned • Felt a longing or desire

13. What made Seaman want to go with Lewis? • Seaman did not like living on the wharf. • Seaman wanted to do something new. • Lewis scratched Seaman’s neck.

14. What is the author’s purpose for including details about the paws of Newfoundland dogs? • To prove that these dogs are good swimmers. • To persuade Lewis to pick a different type of dog. • To show how these dogs are related to ducks.

15. According to the story, the best way for Lewis to travel west was by -- • boat • train • wagon

16. In this story, what does Seaman enjoy most? • Meeting the Indian’s dog • Protecting the Explorers • Pleasing Lewis

17. From the information in the story, it is clear that --- • Newfoundland dogs can hunt in water • Lewis and Clark had never seen squirrels • Waterfronts are good places to buy dogs

18. What is the most likely reason the author tells the story from the dog’s point of view? • To describe how difficult the journey was • To make the events seem real • To capture the reader’s interest

19. How were Seaman’s original owner and Lewis alike? • They were explorers. • They admired the dog. • They spoke several different Indian languages.

20. Why might the Indian have wanted to trade beaver skins for Seaman? • He saw Seaman save a drowning man. • Lewis was mistreating Seaman. • He thought Seaman was extraordinary.

21. What is the author’s purpose for telling what the Indians called horses? • To explain why the Indians called Seaman a bear-dog. • To point out why Indians were afraid of horses. • To show that the Indians knew very few words.

22. Based on the story, you can tell that MOST of the Indians that Lewis and Clark met --- • Were unfriendly toward explorers. • Did not speak English. • Wanted to go with the explorers.

23. Why did Seaman feel that he and Lewis “fit together?” • They care about each other and do not want to be separated.

24. Briefly describe Seaman’s character. • Seaman was loyal, obedient, and hard-working.