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Date:____________________ D. Thomassen 2006

"Pipiolo and the roof dogs"
by Brian Meunier
Pages 116-133 in Treasures

Genre: Fantasy (tells a story about characters and events that could not exist in real life)
Directions: After reading this text, complete the following organizer parts. Remember to reread any part of the
story that confused you. You are a great reader.
Part I: Vocabulary Preinstruction:
Vocabulary Word:
How it is used in this story:
celebration
And Pipiolo and I howled right along with them in their symphony of celebration.
fragrance
Every day, Pipiolo and I would dig up another fragrance and share it with the roof
dogs.
variety
We worked hard to find a good variety, sometimes overlooking the very pungent for
the rare and unusual.
cooperation
He spoke of freedom, courage, cooperation, and action.
transformed
And when he was through barking, they were transformed.
moistened
canceled
theory

Closing my eyes, I could smell the roof dogs racking through the fields, exhilarated by
the first touch of soft earth beneath their paws, their fur moistened by the tall grass.
El Presidente called an emergency meeting and even canceled school
Everyone had a theory, but most agreed that it had to have been some kind of
supernatural event.

1. visual (Follow along with your eyes as I spell it out loud)

2. auditory (Hear the parts /p/ /ea/ /ch/)
3. kinesthetic (trace with eyes, write it on the table, hand, etc.)
4. phonics (break the word apart)discuss prefixes, suffixes, roots,
compounds, phonograms, double vowels, silent e.
5. meaning (give the definition and/or an example)
6. give an example. I will be working with this group, meanwhile,
this group will be at computers.

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1. As you read this fantasy story, fill in any information you learn about the setting, main
characters, plot, problem, and, finally, the climax (solution):
What is the setting of this story
(time and place)?

What is the plot (what is happening

in this story)?

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Who are the main characters?

Write down something important
about each character.
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What is the problem in this story?

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What was the solution to the problem (usually the

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2. In the text it says, "We would spend our days sniffing in the mountains, exploring all the wonderful aromas
the world had to offer." Another word for aromas is
areas
smells
weather
foods
3. Why did Lupe feel sorry for the "roof dogs"?
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4. Complete the effect box after the cause has been given:
Cause: I tossed a piece to each angry roof dog.

Effect:

5. What was the effect caused by Pipiolo watching the only television in the village? Write the effect in the
space provided. Next, draw a sketch of the effect.
Cause: Pipiolo watched the only
television in the village.

Effect:

Effect Sketch:

6. Pipiolo most likely jumped in front of the truck because

he wanted to give the dogs in the back of the truck a chance to jump out.
he wanted Lupe to grab some of the oranges.
he wanted to give Chulita another chance to jump to freedom.
he wanted to scare the driver with loud barking.
7. In the text it says, "The mysterious disappearance of the roof dogs was the biggest event ever to happen in
San Pablo Etla. El Presidente called an emergency meeting and even canceled school. Everyone had a theory,
but most agreed that it had to have been some kind of supernatural event." Imagine you are discussing the
strange roof dog disappearance with a fellow villager. Write down a theory you might have created to explain
the odd disappearance (you need to pretend that you do not know what happened to the dogs).
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8. In the text it says, "The next morning, I got up especially early to take the long route to school, through the
neighboring village of Viquera." Predict why Lupe took a longer route to get to school.
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9. Sequence: Put the following events from the story in the proper ordering by placing a 1 in front of the event
that occurred first, a 2 in front of the event that occurred second and so on:
_____Pipiolo watched a Juan Wayne movie.
_____Lupe found Pipiolo
_____Pipiolo and the roof dogs headed for the mountains.
_____The roof dogs jumped into a truck full or oranges.

_____Villagers came up with theories about the missing dogs.

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___Pipiolo barked and the roof dogs leaped from house to house.
_____Lupe tossed pieces of dirt to the roof dogs in her village.
_____The roof dogs howled in celebration.
10. What was the author's purpose in writing this story?
The author wanted to persuade the reader to buy a dog.
The author wanted to provide information about San Pablo Etla.
The author wanted to entertain the reader with a story about a heroic dog.
The author wanted to provide information on southern Mexico villages.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Part III: Compare and Contrast
Analogies: We use analogies to identify relationships between pairs of concepts (Marzano 2001).
Examples: happy is to sad as big is to small
Directions: Complete these analogies that were created from the text you just read.

smell is to nose as see is to_______________

Harriet Tubman is to slaves as Pipiolo is to _______________
dogs are to quadrupeds as _______________is to bipeds
puppy is to dog as _______________ is to cat
setting is to _______________as main character is to Pipiolo
moist is to _______________as cold is to hot
Part IV: Fluency Practice: Follow the four-step fluency practice steps:
1. Read the following excerpt from the text to your teacher. You must focus on pronouncing each word
correctly. Take your time and do a great job. Your teacher will then discuss any words that may have been
difficult for you. Record your time in the space provided.
2. Read the following excerpt from the text to yourself. Record your second time in the space provided. Ask
yourself: Do I understand what happened in the text?
3. Read the following excerpt from the text to a classmate. Record your third time in the space provided. Ask
yourself: Is my fluency speed improving?

4. Read the following excerpt from the text to a parent or sibling. Have them sign in the space provided. This
will let your teacher know that you completed the fourth step of your fluency practice.
Fluency Goal: Your fluency goal for this excerpt is to cut your time in half from your first reading to your
fourth reading. If you do not complete your goal, you need to continue reading this excerpt until you
accomplish that goal. When you have reached your goal, write down the main idea (one sentence) of your
excerpt on the line provided. You will read this excerpt to your teacher one final time.

I had never heard Pipiolo bark so long and so eloquently. He spoke of

freedom, courage, cooperation, and actionand of all the smells yet to be
experienced. The roof dogs and I were transfixed. And when he was through
barking, they were transformed.
At his command, they all sat down to wait.
I must have fallen asleep, because suddenly I awoke to the tang of ripe
oranges, followed by the familiar sound of a truck grinding its gears as it
climbed along the long, steep road to our village.
Pipiolo barked, and the roof dogs stood up and began to leap from house
to house toward the last two roofs at the end of the village. All, that is, except
for Chulita, who shivered, frozen with terror.
The truck stopped at Tienda Soliz to make the delivery of oranges, then
drove on to the end of the village to turn around. Pipiolo barked again, and
the dogs all jumped down onto the pile of oranges in the back of the truck.
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First Read:__________

Second Read:__________

Third Read:__________

Fourth Read:__________

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Summary Sheet Fiction

1999 by Sopris West

Directions: Summarize the text you just read using the following procedure. Steps 1-3 will help you with your topic sentence. Steps
4-5 will help you get started on your summary paragraph.
1. Identify what you will be summarizing. Be specificuse names and titles.
The story Princess Harimau and the Tiger
2. Use one of these words (verbs) to help you organize your summary:
tells, lists, describes, explains, compares, gives, shows
3. Finish your thought:
The story Princess Harimau and the Tiger tells the story of a Princess and her friendship with her pet tiger named Shiva.
4. Create a beginning-middle-end outline: Make a list of the important events you would like to include in your summary.
(Use transition words: first, next, then, after that, finally..)
Beginning (characters, setting)
Middle (problem, events)
End (solution to the problem)
5. Use your Beginning-Middle-End outline to write the summary paragraph:
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Be sure to check your paragraph? Does it make sense? Does it look right? Does it sound right?