1. Lewis and
Clark and Me:
A Dog’s Tale
Compiled by Terry Sams PES
By Laurie Myers
Illustrated by Michael Dooling
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2. Summary
You have probably never
heard the story of Lewis and
Clark’s journey told from the
point of view of a dog. But
Seaman is no ordinary dog. He
tells his version of Lewis and
Clark’s famous journey from his
first meeting with the explorers to
the moment when he was almost
traded to the Native Americans.
3. Study Skills
• Genre: Historical Fantasy
• Comprehension Skill:
Author’s Purpose
• Comprehension Strategy:
Answer Questions
• Comprehension Review Skill:
Cause and Effect
• Vocabulary: Word Endings
4. Genre: Historical Fantasy
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Historical Fantasy is based on real
events in history, but it is a story that
could never really happen-in this
case, because a dog can’t write. As
you read look for the facts on which
this story is based.
Click on Genre to learn more about
different genres and Realistic Fiction.
5. Comprehension Skill TE 40/65a
• Author’s Purpose is the
author’s reason or reasons for
writing this story.
• Authors don’t usually tell you this.
You have to figure the reasons out.
• It might be to inform or teach, to
entertain, to express their feelings,
and to persuade or convince you.
6. Practice Author’s Purpose
• Let’s read p. 54 and decide the
author’s purpose for including
the last paragraph on that page.
to inform. because the paragraph
gives information about
Newfoundland
7. Comprehension Strategy –
Answer Questions
•Good readers know where to look for
the answers to questions.
•They know sometimes the answer to a
question is in one place or in several
places.
•They know sometimes they may have
to use what they know to answer a
question.
8. Comprehension Skill Review –
Cause and Effect
TE 49
• An effect is something that happens.
• A cause explains why it happens.
• Writing may include clue words such as
because, in order to, so, and as a result to
link causes and effects.
• If these words are missing, readers need to
think about cause-and-effect relationships on
their own.
Practice Book p.16
9. Question of the Week
TE 40m
• What did Lewis and
Clark learn on their
journey?
10. Vocabulary Strategy for Endings
TE 42-43
•Sometime when you are reading you may
come across a word you don’t know.
•Look at the end of the word. Does it have
–ed or –ing?
•The ending –ed is added to a verb to make it
past tense.
•The ending –ing is added to a verb to make
it tell about present or ongoing actions. The
•The ending may help you figure out the
meaning of the word.
11. Let’s Practice Word Endings
TE65c
verb with ending
crossing
blinked
base word
verb with new
ending
12. Comprehension Review Skill
• Author’s Purpose is the author’s
reason or reasons for writing this story.
• Authors don’t usually tell you this. You
have to figure the reasons out.
• It might be to inform or teach, to
entertain, to express their feelings, and
to persuade or convince you.
13. Day 2 - Question of the
Day – Pg. 44-53
• Why do you think the
author chose to write
this story from a dog’s
point of view?
14. Day 3 - Question of the Day –
Pg. 53-65
• How would you
describe the bond
between Lewis
and Seaman?
15. Day 4 - Question of the
Day - Review
• What viewpoint, or
attitude, do you think the
author has about York
and Sacagawea and
their contributions to the
expedition?
16. Weekly Fluency Check Pauses TE 65a
● Good readers pause in certain
places as they read to make the
reading easy for listeners to
follow.
● Periods, dashes, and commas
provide clues for pauses.
17. Research/Study Skill –
Skim and Scan TE 65l
• To scan is to move one’s eyes down
the page, seeking specific words
and phrases. Scanning is used to
find out if a resource will answer a
reader’s questions.
• Once a reader has scanned a
document, he or she might go back
and skim it.
18. Research/Study Skill –
Skim and Scan TE 65l
• To skim a document is to read the
first and last paragraphs as well as
other headings and other organizers
as you move down the page.
• Skimming is used to quickly identify
the main idea.
• You might also read the first
sentence of each paragraph.
19. Literary Device –
Imagery/Sensory Words TE Pg. 65b
• Imagery, or sensory words, are words or
phrases that help the reader experience the way
things look, smell, taste, sound, or feel.
• Imagery can make characters and settings seem
real by appealing to the reader’s senses.
• Imagery may help set the mood or dramatize the
action.
• Look at p.46, paragraphs 4 and 5, and describe
how the words appeal to your senses.
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22. Review Questions
1.How is Seaman different from
other dogs?
2.What can you tell most about
the Indians Lewis and Clark
met in this story?
3.Why do you think the author
tells what the Indians called
horses?
23. Fun Stuff
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Lewis and Clark Internet Game
Web Quest
Journal Entries
Coloring Book
More about Lewis and Clark
Kids Activities
About Sacagawea
57. I like to take a
leisurely walk in the
mountains.
58. I like to take a
leisurely walk in the
mountains.
59. You may consult the
dictionary if you need
to know the definition
of a word.
60. You may consult the
dictionary if you need
to know the definition
of a word.
61. Journal Entry
TE 65g-h
• A journal entry describes
your thoughts and
experiences during the day
and in your life.
• It is part of a journal,
recording daily events over
a period of weeks, months,
or years.
62.
63. Writing Assignment
• Write a journal entry about a
day in your life.
• Focus on 2 or 3 important or
interesting events. Don’t try to
say everything.
• Reflect on how you felt.
Writing a journal is like talking
to yourself.
64. Spelling Words
Long a and i
sleigh
freight
dismay
frighten
highway
trait
raisin
tight
thigh
slight
65. Spelling Words
Long a and i
grain
bait
braid
spray
height
detail
eight
weigh
right
sigh
67. This Week’s Word Wall Words
Click and type your own
words for this week:
68. Let’s review our Spelling
words. Watch carefully
because they will flash on the
screen for just a moment. We
can clap as we spell the word,
or we might just practice
reading the words.
