Raising Dragons

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Raising Dragons
written by Jerdine Nolenillustrated by Elise
Primavera
Theme 3 Incredible Stories
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Are Dragons Real or Make Believe?
Lets look at some real dragons!
Komodo Dragon (photos) Forest Dragon Bearded
Dragon (photos)
Predict Do you think this story will be about a
real dragon or a fantasy dragon? Why?
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TURN TALK What will make this story too wild
to be believed?
Some Stories Are Too Wild To Be Believed
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Lets Preview Raising Dragons
Look through the book to find the story elements.
Who are the characters in the story? A
dragon, a girl, a mom and a dad What is the
setting of the story? The story takes place on
a farm. What does raising mean? If you
raise something you help it to grow What would
a farmer normally raise on a farm? A farmer
would raise corn, wheat, vegetables, and animals
like pigs, cows and horses.
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A dragon on a farm?
What could a dragon do on a farm? Would a
dragon be helpful? What problems might a
dragon cause on a farm?
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Now for some vocabulary!

• Chores everyday jobs or responsibilities
• sow seeds
• harvest food
• tend to the animals
• plow the fields
• hitch animals

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sow to plant seeds sown planted seeds
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Harvest to pick or gather something Harvested
picked and brought in a crop
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plow to turn over dirt, often in long rows,
so that seeds can be planted
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chores everyday jobs or responsibilities around
the house
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hitch to fasten an animal to a piece of farm
equipment hitched fastened an animal to a piece
of farm equipment
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tend to take care of tended took care of
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Lets read
Raising Dragons