Oklahoma ReadAloud

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Oklahoma Read-Aloud
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Oklahoma Read-Aloud

• Group read-aloud selection from
• Summer of the Monkeys
• by Wilson Rawls (p12, 1976)
• to use during the month of November 2007
• in conjunction with 100th state celebration.
• Some liberties have been taken in wording
  to make the
  selection more physically generic for the state.

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Oklahoma Read-Aloud

• You might consider incorporating this group
  reading
• with a presentation that includes the mock
  wedding of statehood
• and/or a video presentation of the DVD of
  Oklahoma Rising
• (a free copy is available from Oklahoma Tourism).
• It is helpful to have a designated individual
  lead the reading to
• help all readers follow the text together.
• It is also helpful that you practice the
  selection with classrooms
• prior to the actual reading event for
  maximum success.

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Oklahoma Read-Aloud

• The font is Arial Black set at 60 pts.
• You will click to advance slidesthis provides
  some additional
• control of the reading pace.
• To change the text speed, go to Effect Options
  in the Custom
• Animation mode. Under Enhancements, find
  animate text to
• alter the time between words.
• The current setting is 0.4 seconds.
• You may choose to delete the animation effect if
  you do not
• want words to be highlighted.
• If you have problems, contact Connie Wise
• at wise_at_woodwardps.net

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OKLAHOMA Read-Aloud
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Are you ready?
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It was in the twilight of evening when Mama and
Papa reached the land of their dreams.
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They camped for the night in a grove of tall
white sycamores, right on the bank of the river.
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Papa said that as long as he lived, he would
never forget that night.
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It seemed to him that they were being welcomed by
every living thing in those river bottoms.
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Whippoorwills were calling, and night hawks were
crying as they dipped and darted through the
starlit sky.
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Bullfrogs and hoot owls were jarring the ground
with their deep voices.
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Even the little speckled tree frogs, the
katydids, and the crickets
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were chipping in with their nickels worth of
welcome music.
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A big, grinning moon crawled up out of nowhere
and seemed to say,
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Hi, neighbor! Ive been looking for you.
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It gets kind of lonesome out here. Welcome!
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Happy 100th birthday, OKLAHOMA!
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Thank you for participating in this read-aloud
to celebrate the historical achievement of our
state!
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