Letters from Rifka

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Letters from Rifka

• Week 2

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By Karen Hesse
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• Other books by Karen Hesse

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tilting

• Base word ending
• Tilt ing
• Tipping
• The boat began tilting as the left side filled
  with water.

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precious

• - ci /sh/ Chunk
• Pre- cious
• Valuable, dear
• Mrs. Abbot carefully placed her precious ring in
  the safe.

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smear

• Blend
• Spread
• The mother was angry as she watched her
  two-year-old smear paint on the carpet.

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fragile

• -gile /jul/ Chunk
• Fra - gile
• Delicate
• Armand wrapped the fragile glass dish in
  newspaper before he closed the box.

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properly

• Base word ending
• Proper ly
• Correctly
• My dad watched me brush my teeth to make sure I
  did so properly.

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mild

• Blend
• Gentle
• Pamela made sure the waves in the ocean were mild
  before she let her daughter swim.

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drifted

• Base word ending
• Drift ed
• Floated
• Adam picked up the leaves, threw them in the air,
  and watched as they drifted to the ground.

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chattered

• Base word ending
• Chatter ed
• Talked continuously, babbled
• The guest speaker was angry when people chattered
  during his speech.

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Cause and Effect

• Why did Rifkas family leave Russia?

• What happened because Rifkas family had typhus?

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What we know about Rifkas family
Bubbe Ruth

• Papa, Mama Uncle Avrum, Aunt Anna

Hannah Tovah
? ? ? Nathan Saul Rifka
Nebrot
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TEAMWORK

• Read pages 37-38 aloud with partners.
• Read pages 39-40 silently.

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My family was treated poorly in Russia.
Where are you from?
Why did you leave home?
An interview with Rifka
Berdichev
Where are you going?
America
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DAY TWO
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Match a word on the left with a word on the
right. Tell why they go together.

• Tilting Lipstick
• Precious Memories
• Smear Weak
• Fragile Chair

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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• Papas dark eyes have lost there spark since the
  typhus and Mamas long black hair do not shine as
  it once done. (6)

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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• Papas dark eyes have lost their spark since the
  typhus, and Mamas long black hair does not shine
  as it once did. (6)

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Ringworm of the scalp
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What we know about Rifkas family
Bubbe Ruth

• Papa (Ethel), Mama (Beryl) Uncle Avrum,
  Aunt Anna

Hannah Tovah
Isaac Asher Reuben Nathan Saul Rifka
Nebrot
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TEAMWORK

• Read pages 43-44 aloud with partners.
• Read pages 45-46 silently.

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DAY THREE
Belgium
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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• I am from ukraine I whispered. I am going with
  my family to America (6)

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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• I am from Ukraine. I whispered. I am going
  with my family to America.
• (6)

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Match a word on the left with a word on the
right. Tell why they go together.

• Properly Birds
• Mild Chores
• Drifted Breeze
• Chattered Snow

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TEAMWORK

• Read pages 51-52 aloud with partners.
• Read pages 53-55 silently.

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Star of David
Tallis (prayer shawl)
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DAY FOUR
Gardens in Belgium
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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• When I finish, I set my star on the red desk
  beside mamas locket and the sunlight falled on
  them both. (5)

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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• When I finished, I set my star on the red desk
  beside Mamas locket, and the sunlight fell on
  them both. (5)

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The tall stack of cards was ___ and I thought it
would fall any minute.
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The tiny dog seemed ___, as if it would break if
you petted it too hard.
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My little sister ___ on and on at the dinner
table about what she did at school that day.
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The locket Grandma gave me before she died is my
most ___ possession.
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TEAMWORK

• Read pages 61-62 aloud with partners.
• Read pages 63-65 silently.

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DAY FIVE
Canal and windmill in Belgium
Belgian countryside
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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• my uncle drove a cart I said, jabbering nervously
  as he walk me through the streets of antwerp (7)

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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• My uncle drove a cart, I said, jabbering
  nervously as he walked me through the streets of
  Antwerp. (7)

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What we know about Rifkas family
Bubbe Ruth

• Papa (Ethel), Mama (Beryl) Uncle Avrum,
  Aunt Anna

Uncle Zeb (deceased)
Hannah Tovah
Isaac Asher Reuben Nathan Saul Rifka
Nebrot
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The snow ___ slowly down from the clouds.
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Were hoping the weather will be ___ this weekend
because when its really cold we cant go camping.
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My little sister tried to put on lipstick but all
she did was ___ it all over her face.
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If I dont do my chores ___, my mother makes me
do them over again.