The passage provides background information on the legend of the Phoenix bird. According to the legend, the Phoenix originated in the Garden of Eden from the first rose bush. When Adam and Eve were expelled from the garden, a flaming sword sparked a fire that burned the bird but from its ashes a red egg held the Phoenix, a bird of fire. The passage also includes vocabulary words and examples of making inferences from text clues.

1. PHOENIX FARM By Jane Yolen Page 130

2. Phoenix Bird

3. THE LEGEND The origin of the Phoenix goes back in time to Adam and Eve. When Adam and Eve were in the Garden of Eden, a beautiful rainbow bird was born from the first rose in a rose bush. But when Eve ate the apple and they were expelled from the garden, a flaming sword of Cherub fell from the sky. A single spark fell into the bird’s nest and the bird was burnt to death. But in the nest lay a red egg which held the Phoenix, a bird of fire.

4. INFERENCES An inference is a logical guess that a reader makes, using clues from the text. Example: The bad grammar in the words painted by her window bothers the narrator. INFERENCE: The narrator wants everything to be perfect.

11. VOCABULARY Vanity Recession Souvenir refugees Pulse Spaniels Seared Unerrignly

12. HOMEWORK Do vocabulary Think it through

13. Making Inferences An Inference is a logical guess that a reader makes, using clues from the text. Clue : The bad grammar in the words painted by her window bothers the narrator. Inference : The narrator wants everything to be ____________ Narrator Clue : The narrator insists that Daddy __________, even though Everyone else says he ran away from the family. Inference: She has trouble dealing with reality. Clue : The narrator is the only one to see the ____________ Inference : since phoenixes aren´t real, the narrator may have only ____________ that she saw it. Clue : The narrator hugs Daddy when he returns. Inference : She still __________ her father.

14. Syllabication Syllables are word parts with one vowel sound each. Remeber that prefixes and suffixes are usually separate syllables. Separate the following words into syllables. Write the syllables on the lines. unfit = ____________ + ____________ thankful = ____________ + ____________ collect = ____________ + ____________ rewrite = ____________ + ____________ B. Combine syllables to make the following three-syllable words. Use one syllable from each column. Write the unscrambled words on the lines. ungrateful rebutton quarreling cinnamon Unscrambled Words cin rel ing __________________ un na ton __________________ quar but ful __________________ re grate mon __________________

15. Words to know vanity recession refugees pulse seared Fill in each blank with the word that best completes the sentences. During the 1980´s many people lost their jobs, because business was slow. What do you call this period?__________________ 2. Which word means “to beat regularly”? ___________________ 3. If I place the hamburgers in a very hot grill, they can be _______________ 4. What do you call people who seed shelter in another country?_____________ 5. This is another word for pride. ______________