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                                  Reading Cloze

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

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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Story Map

Chapter 1

 

Characters:

 

 

 

Setting:

 

 

 

Problem

 

 

Events – what happened

 

 

 

End

Questions:

 

Work with your partner.  Write 3 questions to share with the group.

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These are the words I had trouble reading.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 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.

 Clues Morgan Left

Meaning of the Clues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Write about the picture.

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Night of the Ninjas

Chapter 2 Reading Cloze

 

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

 

The wind blew harder and the tree house started to spin.

 

Jack showed Annie the piece of paper that said, “Help me, under a spell.”

 

The book showed trees, white flowers, a rushing stream and ninjas.

 

Jack picked up the book and held it to the light in the window.

 

Annie pointed at the picture and said, “I wish I could go here.”

 

 

Chapter 2

Sequencing

 

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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.

 

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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

 

Pennsylvania               huddled                 neither

 

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 Reading Cloze

 

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 Japan , ____________ of years ago.

 

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.

 

Night of the Ninjas

Chapter 3

 

Retell what you learned about ninjas.  Read page 16.  Write the facts in the space below.

 

                    Read Ninjas of Japan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Night of the Ninjas

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 Japan .  We are trying to save our friend, Morgan le Fey.  But, we meet some ninjas and learn some interesting facts.  We hope you will be as excited about our journey to Japan as we are.

 

                               Love,

                          Jack and Annie

 

 

Morning Message #2

Chapter 3

 

Dear Children,

    Please be very quiet.  We just landed in old Japan .  There are two ninjas here.  We do not want them to see us.  What would you do?  Please help us.  We cannot find our book to get back to Pennsylvania .

 

                              Jack and Annie

 

 

  Night of the Ninjas

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                             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 del capitulo era tu favorito?  Dijuja y cuenta tus pensamientos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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