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Vocabulary
Plot
Setting
Theme
Compare and Contrast
100
Define prairie Jack and Annie visited the prairie.
Prairie - A prairie is an area of low land covered in grasses and herbs, and with few trees. Most of the Great Plains is considered prairie.
100
Define plot.
Plot is the order of events in a story (problem and solution).
100
Define setting
Setting is where the story takes place.
100
Define theme
The theme is the message or lesson taught in the book.
100
Define compare
Find the similarities
200
Define warrior Then the cup was handed over by a fearsome warrior.
Warrior - A soldier is a person who has enlisted with the armed forces of a sovereign country. A pre-modern soldier is also called a warrior.
200
What happens at the beginning of the story?
Jack and Annie are sent to the prairie to find a gift to complete their mission. They must save Teddy from a spell. Jack and Annie travels by way of the magic tree house.
200
What is the setting of "Buffalo Before Breakfast"?
The story takes place on the prairie.
200
Why is it important for stories to have a theme?
Without a theme, the story has no purpose. Stories with a theme are teaching the reader a lesson.
200
Define contrast
Find the differences.
300
Define quiver of arrows The warrior had a quiver of arrows.
Quiver of Arrows - A quiver is a container for arrows
300
How did the story end?
Jack and Annie made new friends and found out more about life among the Lakota tribe. Jack and Annie completed their mission by finding a gift from the prairie blue. Jack and Annie went back home to Frog Creek, Pennsylvania.
300
Why is the setting important in the story?
The setting helps the reader picture the story and understand the plot better.
300
True or False. Theme can be the central topic of the story or text.
True
300
Compare and contrast Jack and Annie's mission in “Buffalo Before Breakfast” to their mission in “Revolutionary War on Wednesday”. Provide two similarities and two differences for each book.
In “Buffalo Before Breakfast” and in “Revolutionary War on Wednesday” their mission was to find something from another place. They both traveled by using the magic tree house for both missions. They had to find different objects in both stories. The settings of their missions were different.
400
Define stampede The buffalo stampeded across the open grass.
Stampede – A sudden frenzied rush of panic-stricken animals.
400
What is the problem and solution of the story?
The problem in "Buffalo Before Breakfast" was Teddy was under a spell and Jack and Annie must find gifts to help save him. The solution was Jack and Annie traveled to the prairie to find the gift of prairie blue to save Teddy.
400
How did Jack and Annie know they arrived before the white settlers?
Jack and Annie saw thousands and thousands of buffalo (bison) on the prairie. If the settlers had come first there would not have been nearly as many buffalo there.
400
How does the reader find the theme of the story?
The reader should ask himself/herself what they learned from the story. The reader should ask if what he or she learned was a good lesson to live by. The reader should look for the main idea of the story.
400
Compare and contrast the setting in “Buffalo Before Breakfast” to their mission in “Revolutionary War on Wednesday”. Provide at least two similarities and two differences.
“Buffalo Before Breakfast” 1. Prairie 2. Lakota Tribe 3. Clear day “Revolutionary War on Wednesday” 1. Pennsylvania 2. Patriots 3. Winter storm Same: 1. Jack and Annie met a new group of people. 2. The setting was the current home of the Patriots and Lakota Tribe. 3. Both stories took place outside.
500
Define sacred The Indians passed around the sacred pipe from one person to another.
Sacred - made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use
500
Give a complete, detailed summary of the plot in "Buffalo Before Breakfast ".
Jack and Annie visited the tree house and found a note. Jack and Annie traveled to the prairie to find a gift from the prairie blue. Jack and Annie met Black Hawk and Grandmother. Black Hawk tried to show them how to hunt buffalo. After nearly getting hurt, Black Hawk, Jack, and Annie return back to camp and tell Grandmother. Jack and Annie learned about the Lakota Tribe and how they live and learn (hunt, school, sewing, sacred pipe, and The Great Spirit). Jack and Annie received an eagle's feather from Grandmother as a gift and they left to go home the next morning.
500
In detail describe the scene of "Buffalo Before Breakfast ".
"Buffalo Before Breakfast" seemed to take place on a calm day (there was no rain or snow). The story took place on the open prairie among the Lakota tribe before the white settlers had come. The story took place during one day.
500
What is the theme of "Buffalo Before Breakfast"?
The theme of "Buffalo Before Breakfast" is all things are related.
500
What is the 3rd grade "I Can" statement for this week?
I can compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author using similar characters.