Lesson 13 Study Guide Big Bushy Mustache Spelling Words 1. slice 2. dodge 3. city 4. huge 5. nice 6. space 7. gem 8. price 9. cage 10. fudge 11. central 12. fireplace 13. gentle 14. gymnast 15. celebrate Genre: is a story that could really happen. Look for: *Characters who do things that real people do. *Plot that is realistic © A. Johnson
Title: Big Bushy Mustache Author: Gary Soto Illustrator: Joe Cepeda Genre: Realistic Fiction
Grammar Skill: Plural Possessive Nouns: more than one person shows ownership **It tells who or what something belongs to.** An apostrophe ( ‘ ) is used after a plural noun to form a possessive noun.
Example: teachers’ classrooms
Comprehension Skill: Fiction and Nonfiction *Two main kinds of writing.
Characters
Plot
Fiction
Made-Up
Made Up
Nonfiction
Real
Real
Comprehension Questions: 1. 2. 3. 4.
What genre is “Big Busy Mustache”? What is Ricky’s MAIN problem in the story? Why does Ricky take the mustache home? What happens JUST AFTER Ricky asks his mother to look at his mustache? 5. Why doesn’t Ricky tell his father about the lost mustache during dinner? 6. Which idea BEST shows that Ricky is worried about telling his teacher he lost the mustache? 7. Where does Ricky’s mother get the mustache she gives to him at the end of the story? 8. How does Ricky feel when he puts on his mustache? 9. What lesson do you think Ricky learns in this story? Use ideas from “Big Bushy Mustache” to help you tell the lesson Ricky learns.
High Frequency Words wear woman
tough shoes
young
wash
above
Vocabulary wilting– when a plant does not get enough water and its leaves
start to droop. flitted– if something moves quickly from place to place without stopping. swirling– something that moves round and round quickly trance– someone who seems to be asleep with their eyes open route– to go the same way every time semblance– when you make a drawing that looks a lot like someone distraught– the person is very, very unhappy improvise– to make something up as you sing a song or tell a story
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