Fourth Grade Unit 2 Week 2 provides vocabulary words and scenarios related to ranching and cattle herding: 1) The vocabulary words include coyote, dudes, roundup, spurs, and bawling, along with their definitions related to ranching. 2) Students are given scenarios and must identify whether each scenario fits with the meaning of the vocabulary word. 3) The scenarios help reinforce the definitions and proper usage of the ranching-related vocabulary words.

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Unit 2 Week 2Unit 2 Week 2
Coyote
School News

2. Words to Know
bawling
coyote
dudes
roundup
spurs

3. the act of
driving or
bringing
cattle
together
from long
distances
roundupbawling
coyote
dudes
roundup
spurs

4. a small, wolf-
like mammal
living in
many parts
of North
America
coyotebawling
coyote
dudes
roundup
spurs

5. crying
out in a
noisy
way
bawlingbawling
coyote
dudes
roundup
spurs

6. people raised in
the city,
especially
easterners
who vacation
on a ranch
dudesbawling
coyote
dudes
roundup
spurs

7. metal points
or pointed
wheels, worn
on a rider’s
boot heels
for urging a
horse on
spursbawling
coyote
dudes
roundup
spurs

8. Give your teacher a
thumbs up if the
scenario fits with the
word and a thumbs down
if it does not.

9. spurs
- The cowboy used his
bandana to keep dirt out
of his mouth.

10. roundup
- The group of cowboys
herded the cattle over
100 miles for the
auction.

11. dudes
- The city slickers
vacationed at the ranch
and learned how to be
cowboys.

12. coyote
- We saw a small wolf-
like creature at the edge
of the woods.

13. bawling
- The young girl was
crying loudly.

14. Which means the same thing as the
underlined word?
The roundup took a few days to
complete.
auction to sell livestock
herding cattle for branding or sale

15. Which means the same thing as the
underlined word?
We tried to track the coyote.
large eagle-like bird
small wolf-like animal

16. Which means the same thing as the
underlined word?
Be careful with those spurs.
spiked wheels
clean clothes

17. Which means the same thing as the
underlined word?
The dudes spent a week at the
ranch.
cowhands
Easterners

18. Which means the same thing as the
underlined word?
The baby was bawling.
pleading
crying

19. You’ve got
it!