companion teaching activities to the newspaper serialized...

Teaching Activities written by

JENNIFER WIRTHWEIN

School District of Washington,

Washington, Mo.

Companion Teaching Activities to

the Newspaper Serialized Story

Serial Story by Carolyn Mueller, www.carolynelizabethmueller.com

Illustrations by Christopher Grant, www.timidlion.com

Design by Beth Sharpe, www.bethsharpe.com

Produced by the Missouri Press Foundation, www.mopress.com. ©2016

January2016

DearEducator,

Thankyouforchoosingtoembarkonthisreadingjourneywithyourstudents!Ourgoalinthisproject

istohavechildrenreadingandlearninginsidetheircommunitynewspapers.

Missourinewspaperswillpublish“NightattheCapitol”inprintandelectroniceditionsthroughoutthe

winterandspringof2016.Ifyouaren’tsureifyournewspaperhasplanstopublishthestory,contact

thepublisheroreditor.ThestoryisavailabletoallMissourinewspapersatnocost.

ThequestionsinthisguidearealignedtoMissouri’sLearningStandards.Thestandardsarewrittenina

studentfriendlywaytoallowyoungreaderstoclearlyunderstandandstatethepurposeofthe

learningactivities.

Wehopeyourstudentsenjoytheir“NightattheCapitol,”andthatthiscompanionteacherguide

servesasavaluableresourceforexpandingthelearningopportunitieswhilehelpingyoumeetyour

educationalgoals.

HappyReading!

DawnKitchell

MissouriPressFoundation&Association

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ChapterOne:NightattheCapitol

Vocabulary

Writethedefinitionsforthefollowingwords.

Rotunda:

Depictions:

Miniscule:

Replica:

*Impression:

*Star:

MultipleMeaningWords*Thesevocabularywordsaremultiplemeaningwords

Impression-a.)Myfirstimpressionisthatshewasshy.b.)Herbootsleftanimpressionintheleaves.Which

definitionofimpressionisusedinthefirstparagraphofchapterone?AorB

Start-a.)Thesmalltwigswereusedtostartthefire.b.)Hewokefromhisnightmarewithastart.Which

definitionofstartisusedinthispassagefromchapterone,“Charliegaveastart.”AorB

Comprehension

1. WhyisCharliedisinterestedinthefieldtriptotheMissouriStateCapitol?Whatwordsdoesheuseto

describethefieldtrip?

2. CharliedoesnotfeellikeaMissourian.Findtwoquotesfromthetextthatsupportthisbelief.

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3. Mr.Priddyisdescribedashavingatwinkleinhiseye.Whatdoesthatexpressionmean?

4. HowdidMr.PriddytrytogetCharlieinterestedinthefieldtrip?

5. Makeaprediction:WillCharlieenjoyhisfieldtrip?Supportyourpredictionwithtextevidence.

ResearchExtension

ToseeThomasHartBenton’smural,visit:benton.truman.edu.Thinkaboutthefollowingquestionsasyouview

themural:Whatwordswoulddescribethepainting?Whichobjectsseemclosertoyouandfurtheraway?What

colorisusedthemostinthispainting?Whatinterestsyouthemostaboutthisworkofart?Whatquestions

wouldyouasktheartistiftheywerehere?Describethetoneandthemoodofthepainting.Writeaone

paragraphreflectionthatdescribesyourreactiontothemural.

TolearnabouttheMissouriStateCapitol,visit:https://mostateparks.com/page/55186/missouri-state-capitol

LearningStandards:Icanunderstandvocabularyincontext.Icananalyzeanddrawconclusions.Icanusetext

evidencetosupportmyanswer.

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ChapterTwo:NightattheCapitol

Vocabulary

Writethedefinitionofthefollowingwords.

Outlaw:

Depict:

Contributions:

Whimsy:

Inundated:

WordChoice

“Charlieshuffledovertoabustnearthestaircase.”Theauthorusestheword“shuffled”tohelpthereader

visualizehowCharliemoved.ShuffledshowsCharlie’sattitude,aswell.Forexample,ifCharlie“skipped”overto

thebust,itwouldshowaneagernessandenthusiasm.Rewritetheoriginalsentenceusingadifferentverbfor

shuffled.Howdoesthisnewverbchangethesentence?

“Verygood,Ben!”Charlie’steachergushed.Whatdoesgushedmean?HowdoesitportrayCharlie’steacher’s

attitude?

Comprehension

1. CharliestatesthatMr.Priddy’senthusiasmwascontagious.Findtextevidencethatsupportsthis

statement.

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2. Makeaprediction.DoyouthinkCharliewillbreakawayfromthegroupandexploreonhisown?Why?

3. WhatdidthestudentsseeintheHallofFamousMissourians?

ResearchExtension

IntheHallofFamousMissourians,thestudentssawLauraIngallsWilder,MarkTwain,WaltDisneyand

StanMusial.Chooseoneofthoseindividualstoresearch.Find5-10factsabouttheirlifeandtheir

contributions.WhydoyouthinktheywerechosentobehonoredattheMissouriStateCapitalbuilding?

ToseeaninteractivemapoftheHallofFamousMissourians,visit:

http://www.house.mo.gov/famous.aspx

LearningStandards:Icanunderstandvocabularyincontext.Icanusewordchoicetosetatone.Ican

analyzeanddrawconclusions.Icanusetextevidencetosupportmyanswer.

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ChapterThree:NightattheCapitol

Vocabulary

Writethedefinitionsofthefollowingwords.

Flanked:

Pillars:

Proceedings:

Relevance:

MultipleMeaningWords

TheauthorstatestheCharliewasstirredbythesuddensensationofquiet.Stirredcanhavemorethanone

meaning.Writeasentencethatusestheverbstirredinadifferentway.

WordChoice

“…andhisstomachrumbledwithhunger.”Theuseoftheword“rumbled”createsamoredramaticpicture

thansimplysaying“growled.”RewritethesentencewithadifferentverbthatportraysCharlie’shunger.

“…theywouldn’tnoticethecurious11-year-oldboytrailingthem.”Theuseofthewordtrailingexplainshow

Charliewasfollowingthegroup.Whatotherverbscouldyouuseinsteadoftrailing?

Comprehension

1. WhydoesCharlieleavehisfieldtriptoexploreonhisown?

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2. Whydoeshechoosetofollowaparticulargroupofpeople?Whatwasheexpectingtosee?

3. WhatcausedCharlietofallasleepintheSenateChamber?

4. FindtextevidencethatsupportsthefactthatCharlieispanickedwhenhewakesup.

5. WhatvoicesdoesCharliehearattheendofthischapter?

LiteraryTechniques:Imagery

Imageryistheuseofverydescriptivewriting(usuallyinvolvingthefivesenses)thathelpsthereaderhaveaclear

imageintheirmind.Theauthorusesalotofimageryinthischapter.Findanexampleandwriteitbelow.

ResearchExtension

UseasearchenginetolocateimagesoftheMissouriSenateChamber.Howwouldyoudescribethisroomto

someonewhocouldn’tseeit?Remembertobeverydescriptive.

FormoreinformationabouttheMissouriSenate,visit:http://www.senate.mo.gov/

LearningStandards:Icanunderstandvocabularyincontext.Icanusewordchoicetosetatone.Icananalyze

anddrawconclusions.Icanusetextevidencetosupportmyanswer.Icanidentifyandutilizeliterary

techniques.

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ChapterFour:NightattheCapitol

Vocabulary

Writethedefinitionsofthefollowingwords.

Secession:

Preserve:

Dignity:

Fitful:

Mannequins:

MultipleMeaningWords

Charliesurveyedthescene.Inthissentence,surveyedisusedasaverb.Surveycanalsobeusedasanoun.Write

asentencethatuses“survey”asanoun.

WordChoice

Theauthorstatesthe“minersheavedandhauledtheircoal.”Heaveandhaularestrongverbsthatpaintavivid

image,insteadofsimplysayingtheminers“moved”theircoal.Findanotherexampleofastrongverbinthis

chapter.

LiteraryTechnique:Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeiaistheuseof“sound”words,suchasbuzz,bang,pop.Inthischapter,theauthoruses

onomatopoeia,suchastheword,“Whack!”Whatotherexamplesofonomatopoeiacanyoulist?Whydo

authorsuseonomatopoeia?

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Comprehension

1. WhatwerethevoicesthatCharlieheard?

2. WhydidCharlieaskthesoldiertopinchhim?

3. DoyouthinkCharlieisdreaming?Whyorwhynot?Usespecificdetails.

Researchextension

CharlieencounterssoldiersfromtheCivilWar,WorldWarIandWorldWarII.CreateaKWL(know,wantto

know,learned)chartforoneofthesewars.ListatleastfivefactsfortheWcolumn.Findareliablesourceand

completetheLcolumn.

LearningStandards:Icanunderstandvocabularyincontext.Icanusewordchoicetocreateanimage.Ican

locatereliablesourcesforresearch.Icanusetextevidencetosupportmyanswer.Icanidentifyandutilize

literarytechniques.

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ChapterFive:NightattheCapitol

Vocabulary

Writethedefinitionforeachvocabularyword.

Sheathed:

Shroud:

Confound:

Abolish:

Rations:

Traitorous:

Commiserated:

Grit:

Reverie:

MultipleMeaningWords

Theauthorusesthephrase“gravedanger.”Inthisexample,graveisusedasanadjective.Itcanalsobe

usedasanoun.Writeasentencethatusesgraveasanoun.

WordChoice

Theauthorusesstrongverbs,suchas“trudging”and“devoured”inthischapter.Devouredshowshow

hungryCharliewas.Listsynonymsandantonymsfordevoured.

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Comprehension

1. Whatallowsthepaintingsanddioramastocomealiveatnight?

2. WhatdoesJebmeanwhenhesays,“Idon’tthinkyouquitegotallyourbiscuitsinthefryer?”How

doyouknow?

3. WhatisthepurposeofMorseCode?

4. WhydidCharliebegintothinkthatMissouriansweretougherthanhethought?

ResearchExtension

TolearnmoreaboutMorsecode,visit:http://nrich.maths.org/2198

Summarizethefivemostimportantfactsinthearticle.

Next,createamessageforaclassmateusingMorsecode.Didtheydecipheryourmessagecorrectly?

ForaMorsecodegame,visit:https://www.nsa.gov/kids/games/gameMorse.htm.

LearningStandards:Icanunderstandvocabularyincontext.Icanusesynonymsandantonyms.Icansummarize

keydetailsinresearch.Icanusetextevidencetosupportmyanswer.Icanidentifyandutilizeliterary

techniques.

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ChapterSix:NightattheCapitol

Vocabulary

Writethedefinitionofeachvocabularyword.

Bartering:

Hefty:

Transcribing:

WordChoice

Adverbs:Theauthorstatestheironsmith“dutifully”swung.Dutifullydescribeshowheswung.Whatother

adverbscouldbeused?Howwouldtheychangethemeaningofthesentence?

Comprehension

1. HowdidCharliefeelaboutseeingthemuralcometolife?Howdoyouknow?

2. HowdidCharliecomparethewomanatthetypewritertothewomanbakingbread?

3. WhydoyouthinkthesoldierswerelookingforJesseJames?

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4. IfyouwereCharlie,whatwouldyouaskthesoldiers?Why?

ResearchExtension:

AsCharlieistouringwithJeb(aConfederatesoldier)andWill(aUnionsoldier),heexperiencessomearguing

andtensionastheydiscusstheCivilWar.IntheCivilWar,whichstateswereUnionandwhichwere

Confederate?WhatwerethegoalsfortheUnionandtheConfederatearmies?

TolearnmoreabouttheCivilWar,visit:https://kidskonnect.com/history/civil-war/

LearningStandards:Icanunderstandvocabularyincontext.Icanuseadverbsinmywriting.Icanresearchfor

mainideasandsupportingdetails.Icanusetextevidencetosupportmyanswer.Icanmaketext-to-self

connections.

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ChapterSeven:NightattheCapitol

Vocabulary

Writethedefinitionforeachvocabularywordbelow.

Resides:

Depicts:

Jabber:

Manifested:

Collectively:

LiteraryTechnique:Imagery

Imageryistheuseofdescriptivewritingthatcreatesanimageinthereader’smind.Itusuallyinvolvesthefive

senses.Thephrase,“dimbuzzofexitlights”isanexampleofimageryinthischapter.Writeanotherexampleof

imageryusedinthischapter.

Comprehension

1. DescribeMissouri’sStateSeal.

2. Whatdothebearsandcrescentmoonsymbolize?

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3. WhatisthemottoofthestateofMissouri?

4. Howdidthesealbecomecursed?

5. Whatdoyouthinkhappenedtothesealinthisstory?Whyisitmissing?

ResearchExtension

TheMissouriSealisveryimportantandsymbolic.Ifyouweregoingtocreateanofficialsealforyourclass,what

symbolswouldyouchoose?Whatmottowouldyouchoose?Why?Howdoesyoursealandmottocompareto

yourclassmates’andyourteacher’sideas?Drawyoursealbelow.

ToviewtheMissouriseal,visit:http://www.sos.mo.gov/symbol/seal

LearningStandards:Icanunderstandvocabularyincontext.Icanidentifyimagery.Icanunderstandanduse

symbols.Icanusetextevidencetosupportmyanswer.Icanmaketext-to-selfconnections.

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ChapterEight:NightattheCapitol

Vocabulary

Writethedefinitionofeachvocabularywordbelow.

Remnants:

Banter:

Tentatively:

LiteraryTechnique:Idioms

Idiomsareexpressionsthatdon’ttranslateliterallywordforword,suchas“rainingcatsanddogs.”Listthree

idiomsbelow.

Inthischapter,theidiom“upacreek”isused.Whatdoesitmean?

Comprehension

1. WhatcluedoesCharliehaveaboutwhostoletheseal?Wheredidhefindit?

2. Charlieissupposedtomeetthesoldiersat0300.Theyareusingmilitarytime.Whattimeis0300?

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3. WhodidCharliemeetwhilelookingforthethief?

4. HowisCharlie’sopinionofMissouribeginningtochange?

5. ListtwofactsyouhavelearnedaboutMissourihistorywhilereadingthisstory.

ResearchExtension

TolearnmoreaboutJackBuck,visit:http://shs.umsystem.edu/historicmissourians/name/b/buck/index.htmlIf

youwereMr.Priddy,howwouldyoudescribeBuckandhisaccomplishmentstoatourgroup?Writeyourscript

below.

LearningStandards:Icanunderstandvocabularyincontext.Icanidentifyanddecipheridioms.Icanwritefora

specificpurposeandaudience.

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ChapterNine:NightattheCapitol

Vocabulary

Writethedefinitionofeachvocabularywordbelow.

Uproariously:

Frontier:

Incredulously:

Trackers:

Comprehension

1. WhatwasScottJoplinbusydoingwhenCharlietriedtoquestionhim?

2. WhatcluesdidWaltDisneygive?

3. WhywasLauraIngallsWilderusedtobeingobservant?Whatdetailsdidsheobservethathelped

Charlie?

4. WhatadvicedidWildergiveCharlie?

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5. Specifically,whydidWilderbelievetheNativeAmericanscouldhelpCharliefindtheseal?

ResearchExtension

ScottJoplinwasafamousmusicianknownforragtimemusic.Youcanlistentohismusichere:

http://www.last.fm/music/Scott+JoplinFormoreinformationaboutScottJoplin,visit:

http://www.classicsforkids.com/activitysheets/February2013.pdf

Whattypesofmusicarecurrentlypopular?Howdotheycompareandcontrastwithragtimemusic?

LearningStandards:Icanunderstandvocabularyincontext.Icanidentifymainideaandsupportingdetails.

Icancompareandcontrast.Icanmaketext-to-worldconnections.

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ChapterTen:NightattheCapitol

Vocabulary

Writethedefinitionofeachvocabularywordbelow.

Placard:

Rudimentary:

Miniscule:

Convened:

LiteraryTechniques

Findanexampleofonomatopoeiaandimageryusedinthischapter.Writethembelow.

Comprehension

1. WhyweretheNativeAmericansfighting?

2. HowdoesCharlieconvincetheNativeAmericanstohelphimcatchthethief?

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3. HowdoesMachkdecidewhichwaythethiefwent?

4. DoyouthinkCharlieandMachkwillfindthethief?Whyorwhynot?

ResearchExtension

Inthischapter,theNativeAmericansarereenactingtheIndianAttackontheVillageofSt.Louisin1780.Toread

moreaboutthisbattle,visit:http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2013/03/25/revolutionary-war-battlefield-lies-beneath-

future-ballpark-village-site/

Afteryoureadthearticle,summarizetheeventsofthebattle.HowisthisbattleconnectedtoBallparkVillage?

LearningStandards:Icanidentifyvocabularyincontext.Icanidentifyimageryandonomatopoeia.Icanusetext

evidenceandsummarizekeydetails.Icanmaketext-to-textconnections.

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ChapterEleven:NightattheCapitol

Vocabulary

Writethedefinitionofthevocabularywordslistedbelow.

Muffled:

Ambush:

Bravado:

Proceeds:

*Whichofthesevocabularywordsisamultiplemeaningword?

Comprehension

1. WhatsignsofastruggledidCharlienotice?

2. Whatisthe#1ruleoftracking?Why?

3. Whowasthethief?Howdidtheauthorforeshadowthisresult?

4. DescribeJesseJames’attitude.Usespecifictextevidence.

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5. Makeaprediction:DoyouthinkJesseJameswillsurrendertheseal?Why?

ResearchExtension:

VisitthefollowingsitetolearnabouttherequirementsforMissouri’sgovernor:

http://www.mo.gov/government/guide-to-missouris-government/office-of-the-governor/Whatarethe

responsibilitiesofagovernor?WhoisthecurrentgovernorofMissouri?Howcanyoucontactthem?

LearningStandards:Icanidentifyvocabularyincontext.Icanidentifymultiplemeaningwords.Icanusetext

evidenceandsummarizekeydetails.Icanmaketext-to-textandtext-to-worldconnections.

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ChapterTwelve:NightattheCapitol

Vocabulary

Writethedefinitionsofthevocabularywordslistedbelow.

Infamous:

Standstill:

Guerilla:

Ricocheted:

Stockade:

Commend:

LiteraryTechnique:Homophones

Homophonesarewordsthatsoundthesame,butarespelleddifferently.“Guerilla”isahomophonefor

“gorilla.”Listthreeadditionalhomonyms:

Comprehension

1. ExplainhowThomasJeffersonsavedtheseal.

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2. WhatcomplimentdidJeffersongiveCharlie?

3. WhydidCharliefeelluckytobeaMissourian?

4. WhywasMr.Priddynotsurprisedtoseethesoldiersalive?Howdidtheauthorforeshadowthiswould

happen?

ResearchExtension

ThomasJeffersonisoneofthemostquotedpresidents.Visitthefollowingsitetoreadmorequotes:

http://www.notable-quotes.com/j/jefferson_thomas.htmlWhichquotedoyoulikethebest?Why?

LearningStandards:Icanidentifyvocabularyincontext.Icanidentifyhomophones.Icanusetextevidenceand

summarizekeydetails.Icanmaketext-to-selfconnections.

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ChapterThirteen:NightattheCapitol

Vocabulary

Writethedefinitionforeachwordlistedbelow.

Authenticate

Fortitude

Utmost

Comprehension

1. Whyisthestatesealsoimportant?Whatpurposedoesitserve?

2. Charliereturnedthesealgentlytoitshome.WhatdoesthisactionrevealaboutCharlie?Howdoes

Charliefeelabouttheseal?

3. WhatcomplimentsdidCharliereceivefromMachkandthesoldiers?

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4. FindaquotethatsupportsthefactthatCharliehaschangedhisattitudeaboutMissouri.

5. AfterspendinganightintheCapitol,doyouthinkCharliewouldmakeagoodtourguide?Whyorwhy

not?

ResearchExtension:

CreateanagendaforaclassfieldtriptotheMissouriCapitolbuilding.Writeascriptforoneoftheexhibitsinthe

building,explainingitshistoryandimportancetoMissouri.Howwouldyoumakethefieldtripexcitingfor

reluctantstudents,likeCharlie?WhatotherfieldtripscouldyoutaketolearnaboutMissourihistory?

LearningStandards:Icanidentifyvocabularywords.Icanusetextevidence.Icanwriteforaspecificpurpose

andaudience.Icanmaketext-to-worldandtext-to-selfconnections.