Lewis and Clark and Me: A Dog’s Tale

Lewis and Lewis and Clark and Me:Clark and Me:

A Dog’s TaleA Dog’s Tale

By Laurie MyersBy Laurie MyersIllustrated by Michael DoolingIllustrated by Michael Dooling

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SummarySummaryYou have probably never

heard the story of Lewis and Clark’s journey told from the point of view of a dog. But Seaman is no ordinary dog. He tells his version of Lewis and Clark’s famous journey from his first meeting with the explorers to the moment when he was almost traded to the Native Americans.

Study SkillsStudy Skills• Genre: Historical Fantasy• Comprehension Skill: Author’s

Purpose• Comprehension Strategy:

Answer Questions• Comprehension Review Skill:

Cause and Effect• Vocabulary: Word Endings

Question of the WeekQuestion of the WeekTE 40mTE 40m

•What did Lewis and Clark learn on their journey?

Genre: Genre: Historical FantasyHistorical Fantasy• Historical Fantasy is based on real

events in history, but it is a story that could never really happen-in this case, because a dog can’t write. As you read look for the facts on which this story is based.

Click on Genre to learn more about different genres and Realistic Fiction.

Comprehension Skill Comprehension Skill TE 40/65aTE 40/65a

• Author’s Purpose is the author’s reason or reasons for writing this story.

• Authors don’t usually tell you this. You have to figure the reasons out.

• It might be to inform or teach, to entertain, to express their feelings, and to persuade or convince you.

Practice Author’s PurposePractice Author’s Purpose

• Let’s read p. 54 and decide the author’s purpose for including the last paragraph on that page.

to inform because the paragraph gives information about Newfoundland dogs

Comprehension Strategy – Comprehension Strategy – Answer QuestionsAnswer Questions

•Good readers know where to look for the answers to questions.

•They know sometimes the answer to a question is in one place or in several places.

•They know sometimes they may have to use what they know to answer a question.

Comprehension Skill ReviewComprehension Skill Review – –CauseCause and Effect and Effect TE 49 TE 49

• An effect is something that happens.• A cause explains why it happens.• Writing may include clue words such as

because, in order to, so, and as a result to link causes and effects.

• If these words are missing, readers need to think about cause-and-effect relationships on their own. Practice Book p.16

Vocabulary Strategy for Endings Vocabulary Strategy for Endings TE 42-43TE 42-43

•Sometime when you are reading you may come across a word you don’t know. •Look at the end of the word. Does it have

–ed or –ing?•The ending –ed is added to a verb to make it past tense.•The ending –ing is added to a verb to make it tell about present or ongoing actions. The •The ending may help you figure out the meaning of the word.

Let’s Practice Word Endings Let’s Practice Word Endings TE65cTE65c

verb with ending base word verb with new ending

crossing

blinked

Vocabulary- Say It!Vocabulary- Say It!docks

migratingscanscentwharf

yearned

docksdocks• platforms built on platforms built on

the shore or out the shore or out from the shore; from the shore; wharves; pierswharves; piers

migratingmigrating•going from one going from one region to another region to another with the change in with the change in seasonsseasons

scanscan•to glance at; to glance at; look over hastilylook over hastily

scentscent•a smella smell

wharfwharf•platform built on the platform built on the shore or out from the shore or out from the shore beside which shore beside which ships can load or ships can load or unload unload

yearnedyearned•felt a longing or felt a longing or desiredesire

I can see the pioneers with all their goods, waiting on the wharf.

The pioneers load their belongings onto flatboats tied to the docks.

As they traveled, pioneers would scan the country for food and Indians.

Pioneers saw endless herds and flocks of animals migrating.

Comprehension Review SkillComprehension Review Skill• Author’s Purpose is the author’s

reason or reasons for writing this story. • Authors don’t usually tell you this. You

have to figure the reasons out. • It might be to inform or teach, to

entertain, to express their feelings, and to persuade or convince you.

Day 2Day 2 -- Question of the Question of the Day – Pg. 44-53Day – Pg. 44-53

•Why do you think the author chose to write this story from a dog’s point of view?

Lewis & Clark & MeLewis & Clark & Mep. 46-47p. 46-47

• The author tells this story from Seaman’s point of view. Why do you think she does this?

• If you were Captain Lewis, would you choose Seaman to go with you on this trip?


• At the bottom of p. 48, the author shows an excerpt from one of Captain Lewis’s journals. What is a likely reason the author includes part of Captain Lewis’s journal in the story?

• Why does Seaman choose to ride in the back of the boat?


• Name the base words and meanings for hiring, hunting, and scanned on p. 50.

• On p. 51, what is the author trying to tell you about Seaman when she writes, “It is impossible to describe the urge I felt. It was as strong as anything I had ever known. I had to get those squirrels.”


• The last paragraph on p. 51 describes Seaman’s thoughts as the men guess why the squirrels are crossing the river. What do Seaman’s thoughts tell you about him?


• The author writes on p. 53, paragraph 7, that “… the look of pride on Lewis’s face was better than all the men’s praise added together.” Why is the author telling you this?

• How has Seaman’s life changed since Captain Lewis first stepped on the wharf in 1803?

Day 3Day 3 -- Question of the Day – Question of the Day – Pg. 53-65Pg. 53-65

•How would you describe the bond between Lewis

and Seaman?


• Identify the base words and meanings for listened, staring, and realized on p. 54, paragraph 5.

• Is it reasonable for the Indians to think that Seaman is a bear? Why or why not?


• Why do the Indians call Seaman a “bear-dog”?

• What is the significance of Lewis refusing to trade Seaman for the beaver pelts? Do you own something that is so valuable that you wouldn’t trade it for anything?

• What could the author’s purpose be for using dialogue as well as Lewis’s journal entry in this section of the story?


• What does the map on p. 58-59 show?• Why do you think the author put numbers

on certain spots on the map?• How is this map of the United States

similar to a U.S. map today? How is it different?

Day 4Day 4 -- Question of the Question of the Day - ReviewDay - Review

• What viewpoint, or attitude, do you think the author has about York and Sacagawea and their contributions to the expedition?

Review QuestionsReview Questions1.How is Seaman different from

other dogs?

2.What can you tell most about the Indians Lewis and Clark met in this story?

3.Why do you think the author tells what the Indians called horses?

Journal Entry Journal Entry TE 65g-hTE 65g-h• A journal entry describes

your thoughts and experiences during the day and in your life.

• It is part of a journal, recording daily events over a period of weeks, months, or years.

Writing AssignmentWriting Assignment• Write a journal entry about a

day in your life. • Focus on 2 or 3 important or

interesting events. Don’t try to say everything.

• Reflect on how you felt. Writing a journal is like talking to yourself.

Spelling WordsSpelling Words Long Long aa and and ii

sleighfreightdismayfrightenhighway

traitraisintightthighslight

Spelling WordsSpelling Words Long Long aa and and ii

grainbaitbraidsprayheight

detaileightweighrightsigh

CHALLENGECHALLENGE• eighteen

• mayonnaise• campaign• daylight• twilight

Weekly Fluency Check -Weekly Fluency Check -PausesPauses TE 65aTE 65a

● Good readers pause in certain places as they read to make the reading easy for listeners to follow.

● Periods, dashes, and commas provide clues for pauses.

Research/Study Skill –Research/Study Skill –Skim and Scan Skim and Scan TE 65lTE 65l

• To scan is to move one’s eyes down the page, seeking specific words and phrases. Scanning is used to find out if a resource will answer a reader’s questions.

• Once a reader has scanned a document, he or she might go back and skim it.

Research/Study Skill –Research/Study Skill –Skim and Scan Skim and Scan TE 65lTE 65l

• To skim a document is to read the first and last paragraphs as well as other headings and other organizers as you move down the page.

• Skimming is used to quickly identify the main idea.

• You might also read the first sentence of each paragraph.

Literary Device – Literary Device – Imagery/Sensory Words Imagery/Sensory Words TE Pg. 65bTE Pg. 65b

• Imagery, or sensory words, are words or phrases that help the reader experience the way things look, smell, taste, sound, or feel.

• Imagery can make characters and settings seem real by appealing to the reader’s senses.

• Imagery may help set the mood or dramatize the action.

• Look at p.46, paragraphs 4 and 5, and describe how the words appeal to your senses.

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• Lewis and Clark Internet Game• Web Quest• Journal Entries• Coloring Book• More about Lewis and Clark• Kids Activities• About Sacagawea

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