Our story for this week and next week is a Historical Fiction
story, where fictional characters take part in an event that actually took
place in the past...The American Revolution. Boston in 1774 is a difficul time:
The British king has closed the ports, people have no money, and British
soldiers occupy the city. On a snowy, winter day, Henry Price and his siblings
want to have some fun. They rush to the Boston Commons to sled in the snow with
Henry's new sled, a birthday present from his father. However, there are
British soldiers all over the hills. Henry tells the British general that the
children want to sled. He understands that sledding is important to the
children, so he orders his men to move. The children end up having fun.
This week we're working on drawing conclusions...using clues
from the story to arrive at a new understanding about the characters or events
in the story. For example, when Henry walks up to General Gage and asks him to
have his soldiers move their tents and supplies so they can go sledding, we
came to the conclusion that Henry is brave and courageous.
Here is the vocabulary power point for this week, along with our
vocabulary game-ENJOY!
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