Lesson 20: Starry River of the Sky

Find one word from the text that you can’t understand. Write the word. Use context clues to guess the meaning and write your guess down. Check the definition in a dictionary. Put a check next to the definition if you are correct. Fix the definition if you need to add more or change it. Reread the sentence from the book that has the word in it. Write the word in a new sentence.

By the end of the last paragraph on page 183, Rendi found himself unable to speak, and tears filled his eyes. Does his reaction make sense to you? Tell why or why not. Give at least two reasons to support your response, using evidence from any part of the book we have read so far.