Dinner Tricks Modified Worksheet
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Module 2 • Session 14 Page 1 of 2
Modified Reading & Language Guide
Anansi and Turtle Go to Dinner
Vocabulary Bank • Syllable Chunks • Dialogue Practice
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Word Bank & Meanings
Read the chunks to sound out each word
trickster trick • ster
A character who plays clever tricks to fool others.
behave be • have
To act in a polite, respectful way toward dinner guests.
unwisely un • wise • ly
Acting without good thinking; making a greedy choice.
invite in • vite
To ask someone to come over and share a meal.
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Phonics Sentence Frames (Final -e Words)
1. Choose invite or escape:
Turtle decided to
Anansi to his lake for dinner.
2. Choose behave or refuse:
Anansi did not
politely when his hungry guest arrived.
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Dialogue Writing: What Characters Say
Rule: Put quotation marks “ ” around spoken words
Scene A: Turtle arrives hungry at Anansi's house. What does Anansi say?
Write what Anansi says inside the quotation marks:
Anansi said, “
”
Scene B: Turtle wants to trick Anansi back at the lake. What does Turtle say?
Write what Turtle says inside the quotation marks:
Turtle answered, “
”
Turn to Page 2 for the Story Map Graphic Organizer & Exit Ticket ➔
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Module 2 • Session 14 Page 2 of 2
Word Bank:
roasted yams wash dirty hands lake bottom heavy stones floated up
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Story Organizer: Somebody • Wanted • But • So • Then
Part 1: Anansi's Trick (Pars. 1–20) Spider
SOMEBODY & WANTED:
Anansi wanted all the roasted yams for himself.
BUT:
Turtle arrived at his door feeling very...
SO:
Anansi tricked Turtle by telling him to...
THEN:
Anansi ate all the food before Turtle could...
Part 2: Turtle's Lesson (Pars. 21–41) Turtle
SOMEBODY & WANTED:
Turtle wanted to teach Anansi a fair lesson about sharing.
BUT:
Dinner was set deep underwater at the...
SO:
Turtle told Anansi to take off his coat filled with...
THEN:
Anansi popped to the surface, and Turtle...
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Exit Ticket: Dialogue & Moral
Write neatly on the lines
1. Anansi said, “I tricked Turtle by
so I could eat alone.”
2. Turtle said, “I tricked Anansi back by
so he floated up.”
3. Anansi said, “After Turtle tricked me, I learned to
and not be greedy.”
My Checklist:
Wrote neatly on the lines Checked quotation marks (“ ”) Finished all blanks
