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
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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
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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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These
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
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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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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
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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