The Spanish-American War

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The Spanish-American War

• What is the main purpose of this passage?
• Why did the United States declare war against
  Spain?
• What is the most interesting thing you have
  learned from this passage?
• What would you say is your personal listening
  preference, fiction or nonfiction?

2
Question of the Day

• Day 1 What kind of kernel does the colonel eat
  at the movies?
• Day 2 What is a favorite time of day when
  family members tell each other stories?
• Day 3 Chita cherishes her fathers old hat, belt
  and medal. What objects from your familys past
  do you think are special? Why?

3
Question of the Day

• Day 4 Write one simile and one metaphor that
  describes a regular family or community event.
• Day 5 Could Papa have been telling the truth
  about sleeping in the eagles nest on top of a
  steep hill?

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Vocabulary

• colonel- a person with certain rank, or position
  in an army
• soldier- a person who serves in the army
• urgent- in need of immediate action or attention
  pressing
• brambles- prickly plants or bushes

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Vocabulary

• stumbling- moving in an unsteady way
• outstretched- extended stretched forward
• weary- tired