Lesson 1: Starry River of the Sky
Assignment 1
Super Sentences
Use the definition and graphic organizer to plan and write Super Sentences for whimpering and noxious. You can choose to capture key details from today’s reading, or you can choose to write your sentences using a different topic. Make sure each sentence has a subject and verb and at least two additional details.
whim · per · ing closed, r-controlled, suffix
Whimpering can be a noun or a verb. In our book, whimpering is used as a verb and means making weak or feeble sounds which express fear, pain, or discontent.
| Verb | When | ||||
| Subject | whimpering | Where | |||
| How | Why | ||||
nox · ious closed, suffix
Noxious is an adjective that means harmful, poisonous, or extremely unpleasant.
| Verb | When | ||||
| Subject | noxious | Where | |||
| How | Why | ||||
Assignment 2
Written Response
The author uses figurative language in many places in today’s reading to help us understand how characters are feeling or visualize how they look or how they are behaving. Choose one example of figurative language from the list below, and then tell what that figurative language is really describing. Here is the list you may choose from:
“Rendi’s muscles were as soft as uncooked tofu…” (p. 8)
“…his face as friendly as an angry tiger…” (p. 8)
“…a small figure ran in like lightning…” (p. 9)
“…looking at her as if she were a worm in a half-eaten peach…” (p. 9)
“She stood still as a carved statue…” (p. 10)