Learning Goals

• Read sight words and functional words
• Read long /e/ word patterns
• Read simple texts
• Identify main ideas, characters, and events from a reading
• State your opinion on a reading
• Use end punctuation

Talk About It

• How is a poem like a song?
• How is a poem not like a song?
• Do you know the names of any poets?
• Do you know the names or words of any poems?

Picture Dictionary
poem	poet	world
eyes	black	treat
people	alive	white
time

Put the above words in alphabetical order.

Make a sentence using one of the above words.

Word Skills

Word Patterns

The letters a, e, i, o, and u are called vowels. Vowels can make a short sound or a long sound.

The short /e/ says /e/ like in Expo.

The long /e/ says /ē/ like in jeep.

The long /e/ sound can be spelled with the letters ee and ea.

Practice reading these long /e/ words.

Find a word above that matches each picture.

1. ____________	2. ____________	3. ____________
4. ____________	5. ____________	6. ____________
7. ____________	8. ____________	9. ____________

Read each sentence. Then cover it up. Try to write it. Use upper case letters correctly. Use periods and question marks correctly.

a. It was good to meet you.

____________________________________________

b. Do you need a cup of tea?

____________________________________________

c. She does not eat beef.

____________________________________________

d. He likes to read by the sea.

____________________________________________

e. I feel weak.

____________________________________________

Use Your Reading Skills

Check Your Understanding

Read each question. Find the best answer in the shaded textbox below. Copy it onto the line.

1. Who was Langston Hughes? __________________________________________

2. What are Langston's poems about? __________________________________________

3. Why do we still need Langston's poems? __________________________________________

4. Where can you find more poems by Langston Hughes? __________________________________________

Talk about these questions with a partner.

5. Why do you think some people like poems?

6. Why do you think some people do not like poems?

Writing

Is each sentence a question or a statement? Add a question mark to the end of the questions. Put a period at the end of the statements.

1.  What book did you read

2. Where did I put my pen

3. This tea was free

4. I cannot see where I am going

5. The cat is up the tree

6. How do you feel

7. Who did you meet

8. He has big feet

9. She lives by the sea

10. Why is he so mean

Attributions

Learning Goals

• Read sight words and functional words
• Read words with blends
• Read simple texts
• Use context clues to figure out words
• Identify main ideas, characters, and events from a reading
• Use end punctuation
• Write complete sentences

Talk About It

• Have you seen any movies about slavery?
• What do you know about what life was like for a slave?
• How do you think Langston's family got free from slavery? Make a guess.

Picture Dictionary
slave	long	wrote
labor	children	husband
sold	safety	respect
marry

Put the above words in alphabetical order.

Make a sentence using one of the above words.

Word Skills

Word Patterns

A consonant is any letter that is not a vowel. For example, the letters b, c, d, f, g, h, and j are consonants. A blend is when two consonants go together and each consonant makes a sound. The letters dr in drip are a blend.

Practice reading these words.

Match each word to a picture.
1. _____________	2. _____________	3. _____________
4. _____________	5. _____________	6. _____________
7. _____________	8. _____________	9. _____________
10. _____________	11. _____________	12. _____________

Read each sentence. Then cover it up. Try to write it. Use upper case letters correctly. Use periods and question marks correctly.

a. The gift was a big sled. _______________________________________________

b. There is a nest in the tree. _______________________________________________

c. Milk is on my list. _______________________________________________

d. Do not jump on the bed. _______________________________________________

e. Stop the car. _______________________________________________

You will see these words in the story. They all have a blend.

Use Your Reading Skills

Check Your Understanding

1. Are these sentences true or false? Circle true or false.

a. sang

b. worked

c. played

Writing

Is each sentence a question or an order? Put a question mark at the end of the questions. Put a period at the end of the orders.

Attributions

Learning Goals

• Read sight words and functional words
• Read long /o/ word patterns
• Write some long /o/ words
• Read simple texts
• Identify main ideas, characters, and events from a reading
• Use context clues to figure out words
• State your opinion on a reading
• Use upper case letters for the beginning of a sentence and the word I
• Write complete sentences
• Write a short paragraph

Talk About It

• Have you heard how some slaves were able to run away from their owners?
• What have you heard?
• Langston Hughes' grandfather helped slaves. Make a guess about how he helped slaves.

Picture Dictionary
help	owner	Canada
jail	law	school
restaurants	vote	daughter
mother

Put the above words in alphabetical order.

Make a sentence using one of the above words.

Word Skills

Word Patterns

The letters a, e, i, o, and u are vowels. Vowels can make a short sound or a long sound.

The short /o/ makes the /o/ sound like in octopus.

The long /o/ makes the /ō/ sound like in no. The long /o/ sound can be spelled with the letters oa, ow, and o_e.

Practice reading these words.

Match each picture to a word from above.

1. _______________	2. _______________	3. _______________
4. _______________	5. _______________	6. _______________
7. _______________	8. _______________	9. _______________

Read each sentence. Then cover it up. Try to write it. Use upper case letters correctly. Use periods and question marks correctly.

a. Throw the dog a bone. _______________________________________________

b. Where did I put my coat? _______________________________________________

c. Look out for the hole in the road. _______________________________________________

d. I need to blow my nose. _______________________________________________

e. Want to go on my boat? _______________________________________________

Use Your Reading Skills

Check Your Understanding

1. Why was Charles Langston put in jail?

Charles Langston was put in jail because _________________________

_____________________________________________________

2. When did the USA make a law against having slaves?

The USA made a law against having slaves in _________________________

3. What did Charles set up for black people?

Charles set up ___________________________________________

4. What did Charles help black people win the right to do?

Charles helped black people win the right to _______________________

5. Fill in this family tree. Use Chapters 2 and 3.

6. Find a word in the poem that rhymes with say.

_____________________________________________________

7. Find a word in the poem that rhymes with dead.

_____________________________________________________

Read the poem again with a partner. Talk about these questions.

8. What does it mean to "let things take their course"?

9. Some people think the world will get better with time. Other people think the world will only get better if we work for change. Who do you think is right?

Writing

Use upper case letters where needed.

1. this soap smells good. _______________________________________________

2. can i have some toast? _______________________________________________

3. i will hang up your coat. _______________________________________________

4. we went out on a boat. _______________________________________________

5. they have a pet goat. _______________________________________________

6. after dinner, i will mow the grass. _______________________________________________

7. she can throw the ball far. _______________________________________________

8. did you get a hole-in-one? _______________________________________________

9. tell me a good joke. _______________________________________________

10. thank you for the rose. _______________________________________________

Attributions

Learning Goals

• Read sight words and functional words
• Read the digraphs ch, sh, and th
• Read simple texts
• Identify main ideas, characters, and events from a reading
• Use upper case letters for proper nouns
• Write complete sentences
• Write a short paragraph

Talk About It

• Do you know any stories about your family from a long time ago?
• How is it helpful to know stories about where you come from?
• Make a guess about who took care of Langston when he was a kid.

Picture Dictionary
lawyer	racism	stories
proud	crystal	stair
splinter	board	carpet

Put the above words in alphabetical order.

Make a sentence using one of the above words.

Word Skills

Word Patterns

A digraph is when two letters make one sound. The letters ch, sh, and th are digraphs. The letters ch make a /ch/ sound like in chin. The letters sh make a /sh/ sound like in ship. The letters th make a /th/ sound like in thumb.

Practice reading the words.

Match each picture to a word above.
1. ________________	2. ________________	3. ________________
4. ________________	5. ________________	6. ________________
7. ________________	8. _______________	9. ________________

Read each sentence. Then cover it up. Try to write it. Use upper case letters correctly. Use periods and question marks correctly.

a. I need to chop this log. _______________________________________________

b. The cop got the thug. _______________________________________________

c. I wish to be good at math. _______________________________________________

d. Why is there a fish in the bath? _______________________________________________

e. You can have the last chip. _______________________________________________

You will see these words in the story. They all have digraphs.

Use Your Reading Skills

Check Your Understanding

1. Who was Langston's dad? __________________________________________

2. When was Langston born? __________________________________________

3. Why did James leave the USA? __________________________________________

4. Who took care of Langston? __________________________________________

5. What made Langston proud of who he was? __________________________________________

Read the poem with a partner. Talk about these questions.

6. The mother in the poem says her life has been like a staircase. What do the stairs look like? What do you think this says about her life?

7. Can you find a word in the poem that rhymes with stair?

Writing

Use upper case letters where needed.

1. we will stay with beth in japan. _______________________________________________

2. have you been to iran? _______________________________________________

3. i grew up in kenya. _______________________________________________

4. tash and sam had a baby. _______________________________________________

5. did you hear meg got a new job? _______________________________________________

6. tim took a trip to finland. _______________________________________________

7. bill moved to toronto. _______________________________________________

8. i want to lie by the sea in mexico. _______________________________________________

9. you got a call from seth. _______________________________________________

10. my dog is named huck. _______________________________________________