Guiding Comprehension

Vocabulary • Word
Structure

Find the word echoed on
p. 118, paragraph 4. Use word structure to figure out the word.

Echoed is echo + -ed. It means "repeated."

then… use the vocabulary instruction on
p. 119.

If… students are unable to determine the meaning of the word,

Word Structure

Imagery • Inferential

What sounds do you hear as
you read pp. 118–119?

Possible response: The farmer's voice echoing off the cliffs and the river roaring below.

Use the keywords eagles or birds of prey to get information about the general characteristics of eagles.

VOCABULARY STRATEGY

Word Structure

TEACH

Explain that when we come across words we don't know, we should look carefully at the word to see how to figure out its meaning.

First, look at the word. Look at
the word parts. Does it have
an -ed ending? Many times, the
letters -ed at the end of a word
mean it is a verb in the past
tense.
See if you know the meaning of
the base word. Remember that
in some base words a final e is
dropped, a y is changed to i, or
a final consonant is doubled.
Try the meaning in the sentence to see if it makes sense.

MODEL I read that the man's
shouts echoed off the cliffs. What is echoed? I see the -ed at the end of the word. If I cover up ed, I get the word echo. I think echo means "to repeat." Let me try it in the sentence: His shouts repeated off the cliffs. It makes sense!

PRACTICE AND ASSESS

Have students look through
pp. 118–119 and identify other words ending in -ed. Encourage them to use word structure to figure out words they don't know. To assess, check that meanings students use are correct.

Imagery and Sensory Words

Authors often use special words
and phrases to "paint" a word
picture so readers can use their senses to understand what is happening. Encourage children to look for imagery and sensory words
as they read. When they encounter
such words and images, have them
close their eyes and try to picture
what the words show. To assess, have children locate and explore examples of imagery and sensory words in Fly, Eagle, Fly!

"Fly, Eagle, Fly! An African Tale"
retold by Christopher Gregorowski

Student Edition
Unit 4, pp. 116–129

This is a folk tale, a story or legend from another land that is handed down from one generation to the next.

One day a farmer went to search for a lost calf. He looked and called by the river and in the reeds. He searched the hillside, the valley, and the forest. Finally he began to climb the mountain. His voice echoed. Nothing. He looked in a gully to see if the calf was hiding there. Instead, on a rocky ledge, he saw something very strange. It was the day-old chick of an eagle, the king of birds. The farmer gently picked up the frightened baby bird. He would take it home. "We shall train it to be a chicken," he said.
The baby bird got along with the chickens. It learned to scratch in the dirt for food. But it began to look different as it grew older. One day a friend came by. He saw the bird with the chickens and said that it was an eagle. The farmer smiled. It was a chicken, he insisted.
The friend asked to show he was right. He caught the bird. Holding it high above his head, he told the bird it was an eagle. "You belong not to the earth but to the sky. Fly, eagle, fly!" he said. The bird stretched out its wings. Then it looked down and saw the chickens scratching. It jumped to the ground. The farmer laughed.
The next day the friend came back to try again. He asked for a ladder and took the bird with him to the top of the tallest hut. Again the friend told the eagle, "Fly, eagle, fly!" Again the bird scrambled back to the chickens. The farmer laughed even harder.
Very early the next day, before it was light, the friend woke the farmer. This time, he begged, they would go to the mountain. They would let the eagle see the sunrise. The farmer finally agreed. The two friends walked until the path grew narrow. They began to climb. The friend found a ledge and carefully set down the bird. He talked to the bird about the sun. "When it rises, rise with it," he said. Sunlight began to fill the sky. "Fly, eagle, fly!" he called one last time.
The bird slowly stretched its neck. It straightened its wings. It leaned forward, and its claws clutched the rock. Then, as the wind rose, the eagle leaned forward even more and was carried up into the sky. It disappeared, never to live with the chickens again.

From Fly, Eagle, Fly! Text copyright © 2000 by Christopher Gregorowski. Reprinted with permission of Margaret K. McElderry Books, an Imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division. All rights reserved.



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	Supporting Phonics There are three different ways to pronounce the ending -ed. Point out the following patterns: -ed sounds like /d/ when added to a verb ending in b, g, m, n, or w (bobbed, begged); -ed sounds like /d/ when added to verbs ending in t or d (wanted, ended); -ed sounds like /t/ when added to verbs ending in k, p, or s (checked, passed). Have students read through pp. 118–119 and identify the -ed words and sort them into categories based on pronunciation. Listen while they practice saying the words. Living Facts Eagles can live to be 30 or more years old in the wild, and even longer in zoos. Eagles generally return to the same nest year after year, adding to it every year. Female eagles lay one group of eggs per year; each group has between 2–3 eggs. Baby eagles remain in the nest for 10–12 weeks, and they are ready to fly at about 3 months old. Once the eagle chicks are flying, their parents continue to hunt and protect them for some time. Many young eagles, however, never make it past their first year—starvation, disease, bad weather, and accidents kill many of them.

"Fly, Eagle, Fly! An African Tale" retold by Christopher Gregorowski

"Fly, Eagle, Fly! An African Tale"
retold by Christopher Gregorowski