Pushing Up the Sky
by Joseph Bruchac
illustrated by Teresa Flavin
Genre: Drama
Comprehension Skill - Literary Elements
Comprehension Strategy - Inferring
Vocabulary:
antlers- bony, branching growths on the head of male deer, elk or moose
imagined- made a picture or idea of something in your head
languages- human speech, spoken or written, of different groups or countries
narrator- the person who tells a story
overhead- over the head; on high; above
poked- pushed with force against someone or something
Spelling -
Prefixes un-, re-, dis-, and mis-
1. unhappy
2. recall
3. disappear
4. unload
5. mistake
6. misspell
7. dislike
8. replace
9. mislead
10. disagree
11. rewrite
12. unroll
13. unknown
14. dishonest
15. react
16. unfortunate
17. discourage
18. uncomfortable
19. recycle
20. mispronounce
by Joseph Bruchac
illustrated by Teresa Flavin
Genre: Drama
Comprehension Skill - Literary Elements
Comprehension Strategy - Inferring
Vocabulary:
antlers- bony, branching growths on the head of male deer, elk or moose
imagined- made a picture or idea of something in your head
languages- human speech, spoken or written, of different groups or countries
narrator- the person who tells a story
overhead- over the head; on high; above
poked- pushed with force against someone or something
Spelling -
Prefixes un-, re-, dis-, and mis-
1. unhappy
2. recall
3. disappear
4. unload
5. mistake
6. misspell
7. dislike
8. replace
9. mislead
10. disagree
11. rewrite
12. unroll
13. unknown
14. dishonest
15. react
16. unfortunate
17. discourage
18. uncomfortable
19. recycle
20. mispronounce