Night of the Ninjas
Chapter 1
Vocabulary
disappeared
lose
Morgan
le Fey
magic
pretending
usual
heart
chirped
through
shadows
library
admit
plain
piece
Night of
the Ninjas
Chapter
1
Name
_______________ Date ____________
1.
Jack and Annie were walking home from the ____________.
2.
The path went right by ____________ Creek Woods.
3.
She took off into the _____________.
4.
But Annie _____________ among the trees.
5.
He was _____________ to lose hope.
6.
And there had not been one ____________ of Morgan le ____________.
7.
Nor had there been one sign of her _________ tree house.
8.
Oh, she’s ____________ as usual, Jack thought.
9.
But his ____________ started to race.
10.
Night was falling fast. Crickets
________ loudly.
11.
It was hard to see through the __________.
12.
Annie’s _________ came from above.
13.
Annie ___________ from the window of the tree house.
14.
High above the____________ it was still light.
15.
Annie sat in the ____________. Books
were __________ everywhere.
16.
On the floor the __________ M glowed in the _________ light.
13.
But there was no ____________ of Morgan herself.
13.
“Maybe she went to the __________ to get some more books,” said
Annie.
14.
A little ________ ran out from behind a ___________ of books.
15.
The mouse sat on the ___________ of the M.
16.
Jack had to ____________ the mouse was cute.
17.
Annie slowly ____________ out her hand.
18.
“Just because the ____________ is in the tree house doesn’t
_______________ it’s magic.
19.
Jack looked ___________ again. He
saw a ______________ of paper on the floor.
20.
“A note,” said Jack. “It
must be from _________________. I
think she’s in big __________________!”
Night
of the Ninjas
Journal
Response
Draw
the tree house. Use Jack and Annie’s
eyes and draw what they saw in the tree house.
Label your drawing.
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Night
of the Ninjas
Journal
Response
What
was the problem in the chapter. Tell
what Jack and Annie found and tell why this was a problem.
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The Problem
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Story Map
Chapter
1
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Setting: |
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Problem |
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Events
– what happened |
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Questions:
Work
with your partner. Write 3
questions to share with the group.
1.
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2.
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3. __________________________
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Journal
Response
Homework
- Tarea
Name
____________ Date __________
Read
the chapter.
Think about your reading. Close
your eyes and get a picture of the characters and setting and events.
What connections can you make? What
did you think about the story?
When
I read this chapter, I thought
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Ninja
Word Board
These
are the new words I learned in the story.
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are the words I had trouble reading.
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Night of the Ninjas
Chapter
2
Journal
Name
____________ Date __________
Read
the chapter again. Look for the
clues that Annie and Jack found in the tree house.
List the clues and tell what each one means.
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Clues
Morgan Left |
Meaning
of the Clues |
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Night of the Ninjas
Journal
Look
at page 11 in the story. Then,
tell what was in the picture in the book Annie and Jack found.
1.
Draw your plan.
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Write
about the picture.
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Night
of the Ninjas
Chapter
2
Name
__________________ Date _______________
1.
Jack showed Annie the ___________ of paper.
2.
“Maybe the ____________ was starting to make her _____________ or
something,” said Annie.
3.
“I wonder if she left any other ___________.”
He ___________ around the tree house.
4.
He felt a _____________ go down his spine.
5.
Jack went over to the ___________ and picked it up.
6.
He held it near the ______________.
7.
Light from the setting sun was _________________ on the page.
8.
In the picture were trees with _____________ flowers.
9.
The trees were on the side of the _____________.
10.
Two ____________ were also in the picture.
They word ___________ clothes.
11.
They had black _____________ over their faces.
12.
And long _____________ strapped to their backs.
13.
“Morgan must have left the book open to this page for a
_____________,” said Jack.
14.
“Yes, Morgan’s in ____________.
She needs us ________,” said Annie.
15.
“But we should read this
__________ first,” said Jack. “So
we’ll be __________.”
16.
Annie held the book out of ___________.
17.
But Annie ___________ at the picture.
18.
She ___________ up the mouse. Then
she put it in the __________ of her sweatshirt.
19.
The tree house started to _______.
20.
Then ___________ was still. Absolutely still.
Except for the sound of ___________ water.
Chapter
2
Sequence
of Events
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The
wind blew harder and the tree house started to spin. |
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Jack
showed Annie the piece of paper that said, “Help me, under a spell.” |
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The
book showed trees, white flowers, a rushing stream and ninjas. |
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Jack
picked up the book and held it to the light in the window. |
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Annie
pointed at the picture and said, “I wish I could go here.” |
Sequencing
Name
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Night
of the Ninjas
Homework
– Tarea
READ
THE CHAPTER, THE OPEN BOOK PAGES 10-13.
Write
3 questions about the chapter to share with your group tomorrow.
Lee
el capitulo, El libro abierto, paginas 10-13.
Escribe 3 preguntas en que tu quieres compartir con su grupo manana.
1.
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2.
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3.
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Night
of the Ninjas
Chapter
3
Vocabulary
already
peeked
pouch
grove
nearby
rushed
downhill
valley
exactly
crouched
enemy
historians
centuries
spies
Japan
windowsill
toward
wildly
Journal
Night
of the Ninjas
Chapter
3
Name
_______________ Date ____________
Draw
and tell what Annie and Jack saw from the window of the tree house.
Pages 14-15
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Night
of the Ninjas
Chapter
3
Name
________________ Date __________
1.
Annie was _________ looking out the window.
2.
The tree house was in a tree with white ___________.
3.
The tree was in a ____________ of trees on the side of a _____________.
4.
Nearby a __________ stream rushed ___________________.
5.
Two __________ were standing on
rocks near the water.
6.
They were staring at the ____________ below.
7.
One ninja was ____________. The
other was __________.
8.
They wore black ___________ and ___________.
9.
They had black __________ around their heads.
10.
And ____________ strapped to their backs.
11.
Jack _____________ below the window.
13.
“They might think we’re some kind of ____________,” Jack said
quietly.
14.
Very little is known about the ___________ warriors called ninjas.
13.
_____________ believe that ninjas lived in _____________ between the 14th
and 17th ___________.
14.
Both ____________ and women were ninjas.
15.
“We’re in
16.
Jack opened his _____________. He
pulled out his _______________ and pencil.
17.
Jack peeked over the ______________.
18.
“Where’s the _______________ book?”
19.
He and Annie ___________ the top of the rope _____________.
20.
The tall ninja ___________ at the tree trunk.
21.
They climbed just like ___________!
21.
The ninjas ___________ into the tree house.
22.
______________ one made a sound.
Chapter
3
Retell
what you learned about ninjas. Read
page 16. Write the facts in the
space below.
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Chapter
3
What
was the problem in the chapter?
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What
did Jack and Annie do to get away from the problem?
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Morning
Message #1
Ko-Ni-Chi-Wa
children,
Our names are Jack and Annie. You
read about our adventures in the Thanksgiving story.
Now, we have a different adventure.
We are going back in time to old
Love,
Jack and Annie
Morning
Message #2
Chapter
3
Dear
Children,
Please be very quiet. We
just landed in old
Jack and Annie
Homework
– Tarea
CONNECTIONS
Name
_____________ Date _____ _________
Read the chapter.
Close your eyes and see what Jack and Annie see.
Then, think about yourself doing what they are doing.
What do you think about this chapter?
Tell about your thoughts.
Lee el capitulo.
Cierra tus ojos y ver, mentalmente, que Jack and Annie veian en el
cuento. Luego, piensa.
Imaginate a ti mismo en el lugar de ellos haciendo las mismas cosas.
Que piensas sobre este capitulo?
Cuenta sobre tus pensamientos.
In
this chapter I thought, (En este capitulo, pense)
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Night
of the Ninjas
Chapter
4
Vocabulary
iron
spikes
claws
piercing
frozen
stares
nodded
once
neither
couldn’t
tossed
pointed
captured
wondered
touch
gasped
chance
sighed
streaked
twilight
wading
shivering
swirled
calmly
The
Night of the Ninjas
Chapter
4
Reading
Cloze
1.
The ninjas pulled _____________ bands off their hands.
2.
The bands had ____________ like ____________ on them.
3.
The ninjas __________ at Jack and Annie with dark, _________________
eyes.
4.
Jack felt ______________ under their stares.
5.
The _________ ninja took the note from her.
6.
The two ninjas __________ at each other.
7.
Finally, the short ninja ___________ once.
8.
The short ninja ____________ the rope ladder back out of the tree
house.
9.
The tall one __________ down the ladder.
10.
The short ninja ___________ down the ladder.
11.
He went ____________ over hand.
12.
His feet didn’t ___________ the rungs of the ladder.
13.
They were like ____________ dropping from webs.
14.
“Now’s our __________ to leave,” said Jack.
15.
Jack put his _____________ and the ninja book into his pack.
16.
Jack __________ Annie and the ninjas on the ground.
17.
The sky was ___________ with red and gold.
18.
He led them through the _______________.
19.
The ninjas stopped near the ___________ water of the wide
_______________.
20.
The water ____________ as it raced downhill.
21.
Then he and the short __________ stepped into the ____________ stream.
22.
They started ________________ across.
23.
Jack took a deep _____________.
24.
“YIKES!” they both __________________ and jumped out.
25.
It was the _________ water Jack had ever felt.
26.
It was colder than ___________.
27.
“Me, neither,” said Jack. “I’ll
have a _____________ attack.
28.
The tall ninja ______________ Jack.
29.
But the ninja ____________ Jack high into the air.
30.
And put him on his _____________.
31.
The short ninja put Annie on his ___________.
32.
Then the two ninjas stepped into the ___________ again.
33.
The icy __________ waters ___________ around them.
24.
But the ninjas moved through the stream as ____________ as two sailing
ships.
The
Night of the Ninjas
Chapter
4
Retelling
and sequencing
Draw
the scene when the two ninjas took Jack and Annie to the stream.
Label the pictures in your drawing plan.
Then, write about what happened to them, beginning, middle and end.
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Crossing the Stream
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The
Night of the Ninjas
Chapter
4
Opinion
Who
do you think was braver, Jack or Annie? Tell
why you think this character is braver. Tell
what they did in the story to prove your opinion.
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Night
of the Ninjas
Homework
– Tarea
Chapter
4
What
was your favorite part of this chapter? Draw
and tell what you think. Cual
parte
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Night
of the Ninjas
Chapter
4
Vocabulary
iron
spikes
claws
piercing
frozen
stares
nodded
once
neither
couldn’t
tossed
pointed
captured
wondered
touch
gasped
chance
sighed
streaked
twilight
wading
shivering
swirled
calmly
The
Night of the Ninjas
Chapter
4
Reading
Cloze
1.
The ninjas pulled _____________ bands off their hands.
2.
The bands had ____________ like ____________ on them.
3.
The ninjas __________ at Jack and Annie with dark, _________________
eyes.
4.
Jack felt ______________ under their stares.
5.
The _________ ninja took the note from her.
6.
The two ninjas __________ at each other.
7.
Finally, the short ninja ___________ once.
8.
The short ninja ____________ the rope ladder back out of the tree
house.
9.
The tall one __________ down the ladder.
10.
The short ninja ___________ down the ladder.
11.
He went ____________ over hand.
12.
His feet didn’t ___________ the rungs of the ladder.
13.
They were like ____________ dropping from webs.
14.
“Now’s our __________ to leave,” said Jack.
15.
Jack put his _____________ and the ninja book into his pack.
16.
Jack __________ Annie and the ninjas on the ground.
17.
The sky was ___________ with red and gold.
18.
He led them through the _______________.
19.
The ninjas stopped near the ___________ water of the wide
_______________.
20.
The water ____________ as it raced downhill.
21.
Then he and the short __________ stepped into the ____________ stream.
22.
They started ________________ across.
23.
Jack took a deep _____________.
24.
“YIKES!” they both __________________ and jumped out.
25.
It was the _________ water Jack had ever felt.
26.
It was colder than ___________.
27.
“Me, neither,” said Jack. “I’ll
have a _____________ attack.
28.
The tall ninja ______________ Jack.
29.
But the ninja ____________ Jack high into the air.
30.
And put him on his _____________.
31.
The short ninja put Annie on his ___________.
32.
Then the two ninjas stepped into the ___________ again.
33.
The icy __________ waters
___________ around them.
24.
But the ninjas moved through the stream as ____________ as two sailing
ships.
The
Night of the Ninjas
Chapter
4
Retelling
and sequencing
Draw
the scene when the two ninjas took Jack and Annie to the stream.
Label the pictures in your drawing plan.
Then, write about what happened to them, beginning, middle and end.
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Crossing the Stream
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The
Night of the Ninjas
Chapter
4
Opinion
Who
do you think was braver, Jack or Annie? Tell
why you think this character is braver. Tell
what they did in the story to prove your opinion.
___________________________________________
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Night
of the Ninjas
Homework
– Tarea
Chapter
4
What
was your favorite part of this chapter? Draw
and tell what you think. Cual
parte
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Night
of the Ninjas
Chapter
4
Vocabulary
iron
spikes
claws
piercing
frozen
stares
nodded
once
neither
couldn’t
tossed
pointed
captured
wondered
touch
gasped
chance
sighed
streaked
twilight
wading
shivering
swirled
calmly
The
Night of the Ninjas
Chapter
4
1.
The ninjas pulled _____________ bands off their hands.
2.
The bands had ____________ like ____________ on them.
3.
The ninjas __________ at Jack and Annie with dark, _________________
eyes.
4.
Jack felt ______________ under their stares.
5.
The _________ ninja took the note from her.
6.
The two ninjas __________ at each other.
7.
Finally, the short ninja ___________ once.
8.
The short ninja ____________ the rope ladder back out of the tree
house.
9.
The tall one __________ down the ladder.
10.
The short ninja ___________ down the ladder.
11.
He went ____________ over hand.
12.
His feet didn’t ___________ the rungs of the ladder.
13.
They were like ____________ dropping from webs.
14.
“Now’s our __________ to leave,” said Jack.
15.
Jack put his _____________ and the ninja book into his pack.
16.
Jack __________ Annie and the ninjas on the ground.
17.
The sky was ___________ with red and gold.
18.
He led them through the _______________.
19.
The ninjas stopped near the ___________ water of the wide
_______________.
20.
The water ____________ as it raced downhill.
21.
Then he and the short __________ stepped into the ____________ stream.
22.
They started ________________ across.
23.
Jack took a deep _____________.
24.
“YIKES!” they both __________________ and jumped out.
25.
It was the _________ water Jack had ever felt.
26.
It was colder than ___________.
27.
“Me, neither,” said Jack. “I’ll
have a _____________ attack.
28.
The tall ninja ______________ Jack.
29.
But the ninja ____________ Jack high into the air.
30.
And put him on his _____________.
31.
The short ninja put Annie on his ___________.
32.
Then the two ninjas stepped into the ___________ again.
33.
The icy __________ waters ___________ around them.
34.
But the ninjas moved through the stream as ____________ as two sailing
ships.
The
Night of the Ninjas
Chapter
4
Retelling
and sequencing
Draw
the scene when the two ninjas took Jack and Annie to the stream.
Label the pictures in your drawing plan.
Then, write about what happened to them, beginning, middle and end.
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Crossing the
Stream
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The
Night of the Ninjas
Chapter
4
Opinion
Who
do you think was braver, Jack or Annie? Tell
why you think this character is braver. Tell
what they did in the story to prove your opinion.
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Night
of the Ninjas
Homework
– Tarea
Chapter
4
What
was your favorite part of this chapter? Draw
and tell what you think. Cual
parte
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The
Ninjas
Chapter
4
Description
of Characters
Work
with your partner. Complete the
graph
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WHAT
THEY LOOKED LIKE |
HOW THEY MOVED |
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Chapter
4
Vocabulary
Cloze
Name
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tossed
claws
frozen
captured shivering
wading
wondered
touch
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1.
When the oven is on you should not _________ it because it is hot.
2.
I like to ______________ the ball for Miss Dolly.
3.
The water was so cold that is was _____________.
4.
Karina _______________ what time we would eat lunch.
5.
The cat has very long _____________ on her paws.
6.
The mouse in our room was ____________ on Monday.
7.
After _____________ in the cold water, Narciso was ______________
because he was cold.
Night
of the Ninjas
Chapter
6
Vocabulary
shallow
lowered
silently
slope
plenty
squishy
valley
torches
appeared
disappeared
moonlight
secret
mysterious
motioned
entrance
Night of
the Ninjas
Chapter
5
Name
________________ Date ___________
1.
The water grew ____________ again.
2.
Then they were on ____________ land.
3.
The ninjas _______ Jack and Annie to the ground.
4.
A full moon was __________ in the sky.
5.
They went _____________ up the ____________ between the rocks.
6.
Jack wasn’t ____________ of the ninjas now.
7.
The ninjas moved _______________. But
Jack and Annie made _____________ of noise.
8.
They ___________ as they climbed the _____________ hillside.
9.
Their wet ___________ made ___________ sounds.
10.
Jack could see their eyes __________ around.
11.
Jack saw _________ flaming in the mist.
12.
Jack was too out of __________ to speak.
13.
Wind ___________ the branches.
14.
The ninjas moved like ___________ through the forest.
15.
They appeared and _____________, through moonlight and _____________.
16.
He turned the pages until he came to a _________________ of a cave.
17.
Sometimes ninjas held _______________ hidden in mountain ___________ to
plan _____________ missions.
18.
Ninjas took ___________ from a ninja ___________.
19.
The master was a ____________ wise person who knew many _____________
of nature.
20.
Just then the two ninjas ___________.
21.
The short ninja ___________ for Jack and Annie to follow.
22.
In the shadows was the __________ of a dark cave.
Chapter
5
Journal
Response
Draw
and tell what Jack, Annie and the ninjas saw in the valley. P. 29-30.
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Use your chart about the ninjas. Add
what you learned about the ninjas of old
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What I Learned About Ninjas |
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*copy what you wrote on your other chart.
Night
of the Ninjas
Complete
the chart showing what you could hear and see in this chapter.
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Things I Could See |
Things I Could Hear |
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Chapter
5
Write
three questions for the class. Bring
this paper with your questions tomorrow.
Escribe
3 preguntas para nuestra clase. Debes
traer esta hoja con tus preguntas contigo manana.
1.
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2.
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3.
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Night
of the Ninjas
Homework
– Tarea
MY FAVORITE PART
MI PARTE FAVORITO
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Night
of the Ninjas
Chapter
6
VOCABULARY
darkness
dozens
flickering
figure
bowed
poked
pouch
stared
moment
sparkled
perhaps
worthy
appeared
samurai
fierce
strapped
beware
mercy
nature
Night of
the Ninjas
Chapter
6
Name
________________ Date ________________
1.
Jack and Annie went into the ____________.
2.
They followed the ninja through the ____________.
3.
The back of the cave was ___________ with ______________ of candles.
4.
Shadows ______________ on the walls.
5.
In the ____________ light, Jack saw a dark __________ sitting on a
woven mat.
6.
The ninja ____________ to the master.
7.
The ____________ stared at Jack and Annie.
8.
Jack and Annie sat on the cold, _______ floor.
9.
The mouse poked its head out of Annie’s ___________.
Night
of the Ninjas
Chapter
6 Page 2
10.
The master ___________ at the mouse for a moment.
11.
“We’re trying to help our ____________ Morgan le Fay,” said Jack.
“She left us a _________.”
12.
The woman ninja’s eyes ________________.
13.
“Perhaps I can help you,” he said.
“But first you must _______________ yourselves ____________ of my
help.”
14.
Just then, the tall ninja ____________.
15.
He made a __________ to the master.
16.
“We must go now,” he said. “The
____________ are close.”
17.
He knew that the samurai were ___________ Japanese fighters.
18.
“Were they the ones in the ___________?” Jack asked.
“The ones with the ______________?”
Night
of the Ninjas
Chapter
6 Page 3
19.
“Yes, our family is at __________ with them,” said the master.
20.
The master _____________ on his sword.
21.
“Yes, you must go alone. And
__________ of the samurai.”
22.
“They will ask you no _______________.
They will show you no ________________.”
23.
“But you have seen the way of the __________.”
24.
“ Remember __________ things,” said the master.
25.
Use _________. Be
____________. Follow _________..
26.
Before he could ask, the __________ bowed.
Then he ____________ into
the shadows.
27.
The tall one ___________ at the pine forest.
28.
Then they too ___________ into the darkness.
Night
of the Ninjas
Chapter
6 – Sequencing
Directions:
Read the chapter. Then,
copy 5 sentences from the story, from the beginning to the end. Write the
sentences in the boxes. Then, cut
them apart and glue them in order.
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the sentences you copied here.. IN ORDER.
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Chapter
6 Journal
Draw
a plan to show why the ninjas had to quickly leave the cave.
Then, write about your plan.
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Leaving the Cave
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Night
of the Ninjas
Chapter
6 Homework – Tarea
Pretend
you are Jack or Annie. Describe
the cave and the ninjas they saw. Draw
your picture. Label the things in
your picture, then write.
Imaginate que tu eres Jack o
Annie. Describe la cueva y las
ninjas que ellos veian. Dibuja la
escena. Nombra las cosas en su
dibujo, luego escribe.
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Night
of the Ninjas
Chapter
6
Group
Activity.
Work
with your group. Read the chapter.
Talk about what is happening in the chapter and what you think.
Then, write 5 questions for the class to answer.
1.
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2.
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3.
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4.
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5.
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ADDITIONAL
ACTIVITIES- Projects CHAPTER 6
1.
Talk about your favorite part of the story with a partner.
2.
Write/draw your favorite part
3.
Talk about the story elements in this chapter.
·
Characters
·
Problem
·
Setting
·
Sequence
of events
·
Ending
4.
Write a letter to Jack and Annie. Tell
them what they should do now to solve their problem
5.
Draw a map showing Jack and Annie how to get back to the magic tree
house.
6.
Find adjectives to describe the nouns in the chapter.
(dark figure, flickering light)
Alphabetical
Order
Name _________________ Date ___________
1.
flickering
____________________
2.
woven
____________________
3.
message
____________________
4.
shadows
____________________
5.
bowed
____________________
6.
stared
_____________________
7.
hard
_____________________
8.
master
_____________________
9.
sparkled
_____________________
10.
prove
_____________________
Chapter
6
Activity:
MAKE A PUZZLE
Materials:
The book, construction paper, crayons, markers, scissors, small plastic
bag.
Directions:
1.
At the top of the paper, write the title of the chapter.
2.
Draw a picture of a scene from the chapter.
3.
Cut apart your picture into puzzle pieces.
4.
Put your pieces in a plastic bag.
5.
Have a partner try to put your puzzle together.
Chapter
7
Vocabulary
guess
stuff
whispered
sweatshirt
hood
strings
tightly
headed
east
confused
direction
compass
ground
inches
giant
bamboo
armor
warriors
gleaming
Chapter
7 Characterization
Use
the boxes to describe how Jack and Annie felt in the beginning, middle and end
of the chapter. Draw.
Write. Why?
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Night
of the Ninjas
Chapter
7
Name
_________________ Date ______________
1.
Jack and Annie __________ still for a moment.
2.
Annie spoke first. “Well,
I ___________ the tall ninja was ____________ to the east,” she said.
3.
“I need to write some ____________ down.”
4.
“Look, Jack,” ________ Annie.
5.
She had pulled her ______________ hood over her head and tied the
strings _________________.
6.
She did look like a ____________ - a very _________ one.
7.
He pulled his ___________ up, too.
8.
Jack put his _____________ away.
9.
They ____________ between trees.
10.
Jack got ______________. Were
they going in the right ____________________?
Night
of the Ninjas
Chapter
7 Page 2
11.
They both ____________ at the woods around them.
12.
“Do you think we are still going ___________?” Jack asked.
13.
“We can’t just ___________,” said Jack.
“We have to know for ______________.”
14.
Just then the ____________ words came back to Jack.
15.
He remembered something in a _____________ book.
16.
“I’ve got it! First we
need a _____________,” he said.
17.
“Great, now we just need a _____________ with ____________________,”
said Jack.
18.
“Now push the stick into the __________,” Jack said.
19.
“The stick’s ____________ looks like it’s more than six
_____________,” said Jack.
20.
“Okay. Then that means
the _______________ pointing ______________,” said Jack.
21.
Soon they were out of the pine _____________ and walking down a rocky
_________________.
22.
Finally, they rested against a ____________ rock.
23.
Annie __________ over the rock, down the mountain.
24.
His ____________ nearly stopped.
25.
There were ___________ of fire coming up the ________________.
The ________________!
26.
It was a picture of ______________ wearing bamboo _______________.
27.
A _____________ was coming toward them.
28.
In the _________________, his __________ armor was shining.
29.
His two ________________ were gleaming.
Night
of the Ninjas
The
Problem Chapter 7
Homework
– Tarea
Tell
what the problem at the end in the chapter.
Draw the picture and name the parts.
Include the scene.
Cuenta
sobre el problema en el fin
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My Favorite Part
Chapter
7
Name
__________________ Date _____________
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My
favorite part of the chapter was _______________
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It
was my favorite part because
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Word
Graph
Chapter
7
Read
the chapter.
Look for the words in the word graph.
Count how many times the words were used. Color the graph to show the
word count.
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Chapter
7 Activity
Materials:
Index cards, markers, pens, paper strip 2”
X 2”.
Directions:
1.
Write the title of the chapter on one index card.
2.
Choose 4 things that happened in the chapter from the beginning to the
end.
3.
On each card, write one event and draw a picture of the event.
4.
Write/label the event on each card.
5.
Arrange the cards in order on the paper strip.
Leave a space between each card. Put the title card on top.
6.
Glue the cards when you are sure the events
are in the right order.
7.
Tell the story sequence to a partner.
Tell the story sequence to your family tonight for homework.
Source:
Independent Reading Response Activities (Scholastic).
Page 33
Night
of the Ninjas
Chapter
7 Activity
Materials:
The book, two 2inch by 18 inch paper strips, each a different color,
marker, scissors, plastic bags.
Directions:
1.
Read the chapter.
2.
Find a sentence from the story you like.
3.
With a marker, write the sentence on a paper strip.
4.
Cut apart the strip between each word.
5.
Shuffle the words and then arrange them in order without looking at the
sentence in the book.
6.
Shuffle the words again. Put
them in the plastic bag.
7.
Have your partner try to put the words in order.
8.
Repeat these steps with a different sentence
Night
of the Ninjas
Chapter
7
Independent Reading Response
When
I read this chapter, I thought
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
It
made me feel ________________ because ____________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
I
wonder ___________________________
Night
of the Ninjas
Chapter
8
VOCABULARY
pressed
squeezed
solid
quiet
forever
great
icy
grove
shone
either
crashing
swirled
current
knocked
chattering
scampered
hurried
shores
bridge
Chapter
8
Name
_______________ Date ________
1.
Jack and Annie _____________ together.
2.
They were _________________!
3.
Jack ______________ against the rock
4.
The ______________ stepped closer and closer.
5.
He looked to the _____________. He
looked to the _______________.
6.
Jack held his _________________.
7.
Oh brother, _______________ Jack. This
was __________________.
8.
Jack tried to be as _____________ as the rock.
9.
As _______________ as the rock.
10.
As ______________ as the rock.
Page
2
Chapter
8
11.
The _______________ warrior was gone.
12.
He felt ______________ - he was getting more and more like a
______________ every minute.
13.
Down the ____________ between the rocks.
14.
Until they came to the wide, __________ stream.
15.
Jack looked ____________ the stream to the dark ____________ of trees.
16.
Moonlight ____________ on their pale flowers.
17.
The water was _____________ and rushing over the rocks.
18.
He took a deep ______________ and stepped into the stream.
19.
The _____________ water ___________ up to his knees.
20.
The ___________ knocked him over.
Page
3
Chapter
8
21.
“N-not really,” said Jack, his teeth _________________.
22.
Peanut climbed out of Annie’s _____________ pouch and _____________
to the ground.
23.
The mouse _____________ away.
24.
In the moonlight Jack saw the little ___________.
25.
It was running _______________ the grass along the stream.
26.
A ____________ branch had fallen across a _____________ part of the
stream.
27.
It _____________ both shores.
28.
“Peanut’s going over a ________________!” said Annie.
29.
“Wait!” cried Jack. “We
can’t go on that ______________.”
Night
of the Ninjas
Chapter
8 Journal
Compare
and Contrast
Name
_________________ Date _______________
Tell
how Jack and Annie felt at the beginning and the end of the chapter.
How did their feelings changed. Draw
a picture and then use the story to find the evidence to show how they felt.
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Jack
and Annie in the Beginning |
Jack
and Annie at the End |
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My Picture |
My Picture |
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Chapter
8
ACTIVITY NOUNS
*Students
will identify nouns signifying a person, place or thing in the chapter.
MATERIALS:
Book, noun flip book sheet (*page 77), scissors, pencil, crayons or
markers.
DIRECTIONS:
1.
Fold the paper along the dotted line.
2.
Cut the paper along the solid, heavy lines.
3.
Under the Person flap, draw a picture of a CHARACTER, from the chapter.
WRITE the character’s name below the picture.
4.
Under the PLACE flap, draw a picture of a place from the chapter.
WRITE the name of the place under the picture.
5.
Under the THING flap, draw a
picture of a THING from the chapter. Write
the name of the thing below the picture.
6.
On the BACK of the flip book, WRITE your NAME and the TITLE OF THE
CHAPTER.
SOURCE:
Independent Reading Response Activities (Scholastic) Pages 76 and 77.
Chapter
8
Activity STORY CUBE
Objective:
Students will identify the story elements in the chapter and make a
story cube displaying the elements.
MATERIALS:
Book,
story cube sheet (page 71), pencil, crayons or markers, scissors, glue or
tape.
DIRECTIONS:
Fill
in each numbered square as follows:
1. Write the TITLE of the
chapter, the AUTHOR, and your NAME.
2. Draw the main
characters.
3. Draw the main setting of
the story.
4. Draw a picture to show
the problem in the story.
5. Draw a picture to show
the solution to the problem.
6. Draw your favorite part
of the chapter.
·
Cut the
cube along the SOLID lines.
·
Fold
along the DASHED lines.
·
Glue
or tape together to form a cube.
SOURCE:
Independent
Reading Response Activities (Scholastic) pages 70-71.
Night
of the Ninjas
Chapter
8
HOMEWORK – TAREA
Read
the chapter. Talk with someone in
your family about the story. Tell
them what happened in the chapter, beginning, middle and end.
Then, draw and write what happened.
Use the form on page 63 BUT DO NOT FOLD IT.
Lee
el capitulo. Habla con alguien en
su familia sobre el cuento. Discute
con ellos que paso en el capitulo, comienzo, medio, y fin.
Luego, dibuja y escribe los sucesos.
Materials:
Book, crayons, pencils.
Form
Page 63
Chapter
9
VOCABULARY
vanished
second
pretend
teeny
groaned
darted
except
laughed
enough
outlined
surrounded
distance
voices
gasped
holding
moonstone
mission
remember
silently
spun
absolutely
Chapter
9
Name
________________ Date __________
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vanished
silently
groaned teeny
voices
laughed |
1.
My cat found a very _______________mouse in the yard.
2.
The _______________ in the classroom were very loud.
3.
When I fell off of my bike, I ____________ because my leg hurt.
4.
The funny monkey at the zoo made me __________________.
5.
The cat saw the mouse and _________________ walked close to it.
6.
The car was going so fast that it _______________ down the street.
Night
of the Ninjas
Chapter
9
Name
_____________________ Date ___________
1.
The mouse ______________ into the tall grass on the other ____________
of the stream.
2.
“We’re ______________ to follow nature.”
3.
“Forget it,” said Jack. “It’s
too little. It’ll ______________
in a second.
4.
“Maybe if we ____________ we’re mice, we can do it,” said Annie.
5.
“Just be ____________ and light and ____________.
6.
Jack took a deep _____________.
7.
Jack ____________. “Okay,”
he said. “Squeak.”
8.
Then he ______________ across the branch.
9.
Jack moved so _____________, he didn’t think about anything -
________________ getting to the other side.
Night
of the Ninjas
Chapter
9 Page 3
10.
He forgot the wild, _____________ water.
11.
________________ Jack was on the other side.
12.
They _____________ and fell together into the grass.
13.
“I ____________ it was big enough,” said Jack.
14.
Jack pushed his _____________ into place and ___________ up.
15.
The tree house was ____________ against the moonlit sky.
16.
___________________ by white flowers.
17.
In the ____________ came the sound of ________________________.
18.
The ____________ of the samurai were getting closer.
19.
He pulled her ___________ the rope ladder.
20.
A dark ____________ was sitting in the corner.
Night
of the Ninjas
Page
3 Chapter 9
21.
“You have ___________ the way of the ninja,” he said.
22.
The ______________ was holding Peanut.
23.
He gave Jack a small, round ______________.
24.
“This ___________ will help you find your missing friend,” the
master said.
25.
He picked up the _____________ book and handed it to Annie.
26.
Because your heart knew that you had a _____________________ to
complete first.
27.
The white flowers started to ____________.
28.
Then he swung _______________down the rope ladder.
He ____________ into the dark night.
29.
Jack ___________ the stone in his hand.
He ___________________ his eyes shut.
30.
Then everything was still. ____________
still.
Night
of the Ninjas
Chapter
9
Journal
Response
Tell
how Jack and Annie crossed the wild, icy stream.
Draw a picture, label the picture.
Then, use the picture to write about what happened.
READ THE CHAPTER FIRST.
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Night
of the Ninjas
Chapter
9
Journal
Response Homework – Tarea
Name
_________________ Date
______________
Read
the chapter. Then, reread pages
59-60. Tell what Jack and Annie
saw in the tree house, what this person gave to them, and WHY.
Lee
el capitulo. Luego, lee paginas
59-60. Cuenta que Jack y Annie
veian en la casa del arbol, que esta person les dio, y POR QUE.
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Night
of the Ninjas
Story
Sequence
ACTIVITIES
MUST DO ACTIVITIES
1.
Use Scholastic Independent
2.
Sentence Sequence Chart. Pages
44-45
3.
Write 3 questions with a partner to share with the class.
OPTIONAL PROJECTS FOR THE CHAPTER
2.
Paper Bag Puppet Page 40.
3.
Paper Plate Puppet Page 41
Chapter
10
VOCABULARY
clear
smooth
neighbor
crickets
chirping
Night
of the Ninjas
Chapter
10
Reading
Cloze
Name
__________________ Date _____________
1.
Then he opened his ____________.
2.
He ____________ at the moonstone in his hand.
3.
It was _______________ and smooth.
4.
Annie and the mouse were looking out the ____________________.
5.
The sun was setting in the _________________.
6.
They heard their ______________ dog, Henry bark.
7.
In the ______________, they could see their dad step out of the house.
8.
He stood on their _______________.
9.
Jack sat back on his ____________.
He looked at the __________________ again.
10.
We’ll look for the other _______________ tomorrow.
11.
He put the ________________ in his pocket.
12.
She took off one of her ____________.
13.
Annie picked up the ____________. She
____________ it inside her sock.
14.
“Kiss it ___________, Jack,” she said.
15.
She put Peanut ___________ down in the __________________ M.
16.
She pulled Morgan’s _____________ out of her pouch.
17.
For a ___________, its dark eyes looked old and _________.
18.
By the time he stepped onto the _____________, it was almost
______________ black.
19.
Together they took off _________ the cool, dark woods.
20.
They moved _______________ and swiftly – two ____________ warriors
returning home.
Night
of the Ninjas
Chapter
10
Activity
– STORY CHART
Materials:
Book, Story chart sheet Page 57, pencil, crayons, markers.
Directions:
1.
Write a sentence describing the setting.
2.
List the main characters.
3.
Draw pictures of the beginning, middle and end of the chapter.
Write a sentence about each part.
4.
Circle the face that matches what you thought of the book, then tell
why.
5.
Share your story chart with another student.
SOURCE:
Independent Reading Response Activities (Scholastic) pages 56-57.
Homework
– Tarea
Chapter
10
Name
___________________ Date ____________
My Favorite Part – Mi Parte Favorito
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Night
of the Ninjas
Chapter
10
ACTIVITIES
1.
Make a bookmark (pages 22-23) Scholastic Independent Reading Response
Activities.
2.
Make a book cover (Page 19, Scholastic)
3.
Character Venn Diagram (Pages 82-83)
4.
Mirror, Mirror Pages 74-75
5.
Letter to the Author Pages 68-69
6.
Story Flag Pages 66-67
7.
Picture Walk pages 60-61
8.
Make a puzzle Page 38
Chapter
10
STORY QUESTIONS
·
Think of
3 questions about the chapter
·
Write one
question one each index card.
·
On the
other side of the card, write the answer.
·
Share
your questions with another student.
Chapter
10
Book
Award Activity
Scholastic
Pages 50-51
Chapter
10
1.
Find a partner.
2.
Use your book.
3.
Find 3 sentences from the story that you both liked.
4.
Write each sentence on a strip of paper.
5.
Cut the sentences apart.
6.
Put each sentence in a plastic bag.
7.
Shake the closed bag.
8.
Share the sentences with another group.
Have them arrange the words.
9. Pick one sentence and copy it in your best handwriting.
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