Marven of the Great North Woods

Fact or Opinion?

Identify the clue words in the following sentences to help you understand if it is a fact or opinion.

The immense forest should be cut down to make space for new homes.

The immense mansion measured 5,000 square feet in size.

Ms. Kaplan

An immense crowd of over 250,000 people marched for women's rights in Chicago.

Those with immense wealth are the best to lead a country.

IMMENSE

Many people are dismayed after the election of a new president. Why are some dismayed and others not?

very large; huge; vast

Marven of the Great North Woods

GRIZZLY

DISMAY

sudden helpless fear of what is about to happen or what has happened

a large, gray or brownish bear of western North America

If you were hiking in the woods and encountered a grizzly bear, what would you do?

Talk with a partner about what each of you would do, then watch the video

by Kathryn Lasky

Genre: Biography

a story of a real person's life as told by someone else

Essential Question:

What is the value of

a job well done?

CORD

measure of quantity for cut wood, equal to 128 cubic feet. A pile of wood 4 feet wide, 4 feet high, and 8 feet long is a cord.

PAYROLL

Similie

Stacking a cord of wood is like assembling a puzzle.

Watch the video and discuss how both activities are similar.

An employee or worker in charge of payroll has an important job in making sure all employees are paid the right amount and on time.

Why is their job so important for other workers?

What would happen if the payroll worker didn't do his or her job?

How could this affect the other workers and their families?

list of persons to be paid and the amount that each one is to receive

SILHOUETTES

dark images outlines against a lighter background

How does the Silhouettes dance group inspire people through their dancing?

LUMBERJACK

person whose work is cutting down trees and sending the logs to the sawmill; woodsman; logger

Lumberjacks need many different tools to perform their jobs successfully. Identify some of these tools and explain how and why they they are beneficial to a lumberjack.

A ________ is beneficial to a lumberjack because ________.