This document provides information on simple past tense verbs, antonyms, and a Mexican folktale about a rattlesnake and mouse. It discusses using "ed" or irregular forms to express past actions, provides examples of antonym word pairs, and poses discussion questions about the characters and lessons of the folktale. Students are assigned worksheets to complete as homework.
Story of Rattle snake and mouse, punctuation marks and antonyms
1.
2. SIMPLE PAST – completed action in
the past.
Use the simple past to express the
idea that an action started and
finished at a specific time in the
past.
FORM: Verb + ed or irregular verbs
4. Be careful!
For negatives add 'n't' or ‘not’.
I wasn’t late for school this morning.
I was not late for school this morning.
She wasn’t with her friends last Saturday.
She was not with her friends last Saturday.
We weren’t tired yesterday.
We were not tired yesterday.
21. Talk:
1. Where was rattlesnake at the beginning
of the story?
2. Where was rattlesnake at the end of the
story?
3. How did mouse help rattlesnake?
4. What did rattlesnake want to do to the
mouse?
5. Why did mouse say, “That’s so unfair?”
6. How did Coyote trick the rattlesnake?
22.
23. Values:
1. In this story, Coyote tricked
rattlesnake. Do you think this was
fair or unfair?
2.Do you think Coyote should go back
and let rattlesnake out?
3.Have you ever tricked an animal or a
person? Why did you do it?
4.Has anyone ever tricked you? How
did you feel?
24. Homework:
1.Who was your favorite
character in the story?
2.Why did you like that
character best?