A Peddler’s Dream

Genre: Historical FictionAuthor’s Purpose: Entertain, Inform

Skill: Plot

By: Janice ShefelmanIllustrated by:

Tom ShefelmanCompiled by Terry Sams, Piedmont

SummarySummary

      Solomon Joseph Azar left his home

in the mountains of Lebanon and came to the United States to seek his fortune.  A man from the old country gave him advice - to become a peddler.  Not long after he began peddling his wares, he was robbed.  A farm family took him in.  He exchanged work for food - until one day he got a job in a dry goods store in town.  This was not the end of Solomon's troubles, but he never gave up on his dream.

Listen to a summary by a child:

Genre: Genre: Historical FictionHistorical Fiction Historical FictionHistorical Fiction is fiction that

takes place in the past. The author makes up the

characters and events, but the characters and events seem real.

The setting is important, and the problems and events are based on things that really did or could have happened during the time period.

Comprehension Skill: Comprehension Skill: PlotPlot

•A story’s plot is the important parts of the story.

•The plot can be a series of events that center on a problem or conflict.

•The parts of a plot are the conflict, or problem, the rising action, the climax, and the resolution, or outcome.

Plot quiz Plot PowerPoint Practice

Comprehension Skill Review –Comprehension Skill Review –Visualizing Visualizing

• When we visualize while reading, we create pictures in our minds.

• Visualizing helps us to relate to the characters in a text.

• We imagine what things look like, smell, sound, taste, and feel.

Vocabulary Skill Review :Vocabulary Skill Review :Antonyms Antonyms

Click on the title to practice this skill.

Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings.

Many writers create sentences in which a known word may be used as a clue to the meaning of an antonym.

Examples : Because I was too tired to run, I slowly

trudged up the pier. To earn money, I began peddling my

paintings, selling them to people in the park.

Research Skill - GraphsResearch Skill - Graphs

Weekly Fluency Check -Weekly Fluency Check -Read with Expression Read with Expression TE 493dTE 493d

● Students should read with expression.Students should read with expression.● For example, they should change the For example, they should change the

tone of voice to match the character tone of voice to match the character speaking.speaking.

● In the passage below, the tone changes In the passage below, the tone changes from serious when Solomon encounters from serious when Solomon encounters thieves, to much more relaxed when he thieves, to much more relaxed when he meets Mr. Lindheimer. meets Mr. Lindheimer.

● Go to pages 482 - 483, beginning with Go to pages 482 - 483, beginning with “One dold rainy . . .”“One dold rainy . . .”

Figurative Language – Figurative Language – DialogueDialogue

Dialogue is a conversation between two or Dialogue is a conversation between two or more characters in a story.more characters in a story.

Quotation marks go around the words Quotation marks go around the words spoken by the characters. spoken by the characters.

Dialogue helps to move the story forward.Dialogue helps to move the story forward. Dialogue helps the reader understand Dialogue helps the reader understand

more about the characters and events.more about the characters and events.

Mr. Lindheimer says, “I could use more help Mr. Lindheimer says, “I could use more help around this place.”around this place.”

Review Pages 486-4871. How does Solomon feel as he travels across the ocean?2. Why does he travel to America?3. What job does he do upon his arrival in America?4. What event occurred during his

first job?5. What is Solomon’s dream?

Review Pages 488-490

1. How does Mr. Hart help Solomon?

2. How does the setting change from the original story? Why?

3. What did he do to improve Hart’s Dry Goods?

4. What is the climax of this story?

Writing AssignmentWriting Assignment

Choose a famous Choose a famous immigrant to the United immigrant to the United States. use reference States. use reference sources to find out about sources to find out about his or her life, and take his or her life, and take notes on the information notes on the information you find.you find.

SummarySummaryHear a summary of this Hear a summary of this week’s story.week’s story.

What was it like to come What was it like to come to America a 100 years to America a 100 years ago?ago?

Fun StuffFun Stuff

What was it like to come to America What was it like to come to America a hundred years ago?a hundred years ago?

Vocabulary Practice Vocabulary Practice Spelling HangmanSpelling Hangman Ellis Island Ellis Island American Immigration Home PageAmerican Immigration Home Page History HappensHistory Happens Reading TestReading Test

Say It!bound

fortune

mission

peddling

purchased

quarters

trudged

More Words to Knowbetrothed

calicodowry

merchandisewares

Vocabulary SupportVocabulary Support

Arabic Words and NamesArabic Words and NamesSolomon Azar (a zar)Solomon Azar (a zar)ammamm - a term of respect - a term of respectquashaat (kwa shat) packquashaat (kwa shat) packbaklawa (bak la wa) a sweet pastrybaklawa (bak la wa) a sweet pastryHabibati (ha be ba te) my dearHabibati (ha be ba te) my dear

German Name, Phrase and WordGerman Name, Phrase and WordMr. Lindheimer (lint hi mer)Mr. Lindheimer (lint hi mer)Wer ist er? (ver ist er) Who is he?Wer ist er? (ver ist er) Who is he?und (unt) andund (unt) and

Content-Area VocabularyContent-Area Vocabulary

immigrants – people who immigrants – people who enter a foreign country to liveenter a foreign country to live

ports of entry – cities or ports of entry – cities or towns where immigrants can towns where immigrants can enter a countryenter a country

graph – a line or diagram graph – a line or diagram showing how one quantity showing how one quantity compares to others.compares to others.

missionmission a center or a center or headquarters headquarters for religious or for religious or social worksocial work

peddlingpeddling

carrying from carrying from place to place to place to place to

place to sellplace to sell

fortunefortune money and money and possessions amassed possessions amassed

quartersquarters a place to a place to live and staylive and stay

purchasedpurchased

bought withbought with moneymoney

trudgedtrudged walked walked with effortwith effort

boundbound

tied tied togethertogether

calicocalico

cloth with cloth with printed printed patternspatterns

merchandisemerchandise

goods for goods for salesale

betrothed betrothed engaged to engaged to be marriedbe married

dowrydowry money or money or property a woman property a woman brings to a man brings to a man when they when they are marriedare married

wareswares

articles for articles for salesale

Maria rented new quarters upon her arrival in Austria.

Maria rented new quarters upon her arrival in Austria.

Kaye went to the market to purchase food for her dinner date.

Kaye went to the market to purchase food for her dinner date.

Last Monday morning she got ready and trudged into work.

Last Monday morning she got ready and trudged into work.

In New York City, many people make a living by peddling goods on the street.

In New York City, many people make a living by peddling goods on the street.

Beth had inherited a small fortune from her Uncle Larry.

Beth had inherited a small fortune from her Uncle Larry.

They found the flowers bound together on the table.

They found the flowers bound together on the table.

We went to the mission to get food for the immigrants.

We went to the mission to get food for the immigrants.

Spelling Words Words with kn, gn, wr, mb

wreathlambcomblimbthumb

climbwrenwrenchwreckwrist

Spelling WordsWords with kn, gn, wr, mb

writingassigndesignsignkneel

knobknitknowknotunknown

Word Wall WordsWord Wall Words

Click to add your word wall words.Click to add your word wall words.

Let’s review our words. Watch carefully because they will flash on the screen for just a moment. We will clap as we spell the word.

wreath

lamb

comb

limb

thumb

wren

wrist

wreck

wrench

climb

writing

assign

design

sign

kneel

knob

knit

know

knot

unknown

GREAT GREAT JOB!JOB!