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Lost
Lesson 90
Lost
Paired with Falling Rocks of Ice—Advanced
Written by Marnae Wilson
Written by
Illustrated byMarnae Wilson
Jim Madsen
Illustrated by Jim Madsen
Lexile®: 780L, 561 words

How could I be lost? I thought camp was just around this hill, but I couldn’t see
it anywhere!
What am I supposed to do? I asked myself as I looked around in a panic.
Should I just stay here, or should I keep going until something looks familiar? I
worried that if I kept going I would just get more lost.
A drop of rain hit my cheek, followed quickly by more drops. Oh great, I
thought. Just what I need—a storm. Only an hour ago I had thought those big
puffy clouds were pretty, but now they were dark and ugly and pelting me with
rain. I wondered what else could possibly go wrong.
As I looked around hurriedly for someplace to wait out the storm, I tried to
reassure myself. Surely someone would notice that I was gone and organize a
search party, right?
As more rain poured down my face, I became more worried. If I didn’t find
shelter soon, I’d be cold and wet, in addition to being hopelessly lost. I spotted
some trees and wondered if I could stay dry if I crouched under them. But as I
started running towards the trees, I had another scary thought—what if lightning
struck the trees?
I decided that my best chance to stay dry was to sit under an overhanging
rock. As I crouched under the rock, I caught my breath and started looking
around. Maybe, if I looked close enough, I could find the way back to camp.
A noise in a nearby bush startled me, and I nearly fell backward. I stared at
the bush carefully, trying to figure out the source of the sound. I gasped as I saw
what looked like eyes squinting from under the bush. Quickly, I grabbed a big
stick with one hand and a rock with the other.
Kneeling, with my weapons in my hands, I stared at the bush as it rustled
again. Something was staring back at me, and it started to move. At first, It
looked like a big, gray, mangy dog, but as it bared its teeth and started growling,
I knew I was in big trouble. The dog was actually a wolf.
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The wolf slowly crept closer, spit dripping from its mouth as it snarled. I
squeezed my stick and rock to keep my hands from shaking. I thought I had
read somewhere that if you made a lot of noise, you might be able to frighten
a wolf away, so I waved my weapons and yelled as loud as I could. No luck.
The wolf didn’t appear to be scared at all; instead it crouched down low to
the ground, ready to attack.
But then a strange thing happened. Just as the wolf was about to pounce,
a baseball struck it right on the head. Then another baseball bounced down
next to the wolf, followed by another and another. Wait a second, I thought.
Those weren’t baseballs; they were giant hailstones, and they were pounding
everywhere.
The wolf let out a loud yelp and turned to run for cover. “All right!” I
shouted, as I threw my stick and rock down and raised my fists in the air.
A few minutes later the hail stopped, and I heard voices calling my name.
Still shaking, but very happy, I yelled, “Here I am!”

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Lost
Lesson 90
Lost
Paired with Falling Rocks of Ice—Advanced
Written by Marnae Wilson
Written by
Illustrated byMarnae Wilson
Jim Madsen
Illustrated by Jim Madsen
Lexile®: 780L, 561 words

How could I be lost? I thought camp was just around this hill, but I couldn’t see
it anywhere!
What am I supposed to do? I asked myself as I looked around in a panic.
Should I just stay here, or should I keep going until something looks familiar? I
worried that if I kept going I would just get more lost.
A drop of rain hit my cheek, followed quickly by more drops. Oh great, I
thought. Just what I need—a storm. Only an hour ago I had thought those big
puffy clouds were pretty, but now they were dark and ugly and pelting me with
rain. I wondered what else could possibly go wrong.
As I looked around hurriedly for someplace to wait out the storm, I tried to
reassure myself. Surely someone would notice that I was gone and organize a
search party, right?
As more rain poured down my face, I became more worried. If I didn’t find
shelter soon, I’d be cold and wet, in addition to being hopelessly lost. I spotted
some trees and wondered if I could stay dry if I crouched under them. But as I
started running towards the trees, I had another scary thought—what if lightning
struck the trees?
I decided that my best chance to stay dry was to sit under an overhanging
rock. As I crouched under the rock, I caught my breath and started looking
around. Maybe, if I looked close enough, I could find the way back to camp.
A noise in a nearby bush startled me, and I nearly fell backward. I stared at
the bush carefully, trying to figure out the source of the sound. I gasped as I saw
what looked like eyes squinting from under the bush. Quickly, I grabbed a big
stick with one hand and a rock with the other.
Kneeling, with my weapons in my hands, I stared at the bush as it rustled
again. Something was staring back at me, and it started to move. At first, It
looked like a big, gray, mangy dog, but as it bared its teeth and started growling,
I knew I was in big trouble. The dog was actually a wolf.
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The wolf slowly crept closer, spit dripping from its mouth as it snarled. I
squeezed my stick and rock to keep my hands from shaking. I thought I had
read somewhere that if you made a lot of noise, you might be able to frighten
a wolf away, so I waved my weapons and yelled as loud as I could. No luck.
The wolf didn’t appear to be scared at all; instead it crouched down low to
the ground, ready to attack.
But then a strange thing happened. Just as the wolf was about to pounce,
a baseball struck it right on the head. Then another baseball bounced down
next to the wolf, followed by another and another. Wait a second, I thought.
Those weren’t baseballs; they were giant hailstones, and they were pounding
everywhere.
The wolf let out a loud yelp and turned to run for cover. “All right!” I
shouted, as I threw my stick and rock down and raised my fists in the air.
A few minutes later the hail stopped, and I heard voices calling my name.
Still shaking, but very happy, I yelled, “Here I am!”

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Lesson 90
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Discover Story Vocabulary narrator, stare

Glossary Words stared, attack, snarled, pounding, all right

Question Type Question

Inferential Why did the boy grab a stick and a rock?

a. to protect himself
b. to show his friends where he was
c. to make a fire to keep warm

Intertextual Why did the hail make the wolf run away?

a. His friends were throwing hail balls.

b. The wolf was afraid of rain.
c. The hail was big and hard.

Solution How was the boy’s problem with the wolf solved?

a. The wolf ran away because of the hailstorm.

b. The boy hit the wolf with his stick and rock.
c. The boy’s friends chased the wolf away when they hear the boy call
them.

Comprehension Questions: Lost (Advanced)

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Lost
Lesson 90
Paired with Falling Rocks of Ice—Advanced

Discover Story Vocabulary narrator, stare

Glossary Words stared, attack, snarled, pounding, all right

Question Type Question

Inferential Why did the boy grab a stick and a rock?

a. to protect himself
b. to show his friends where he was
c. to make a fire to keep warm

Intertextual Why did the hail make the wolf run away?

a. His friends were throwing hail balls.

b. The wolf was afraid of rain.
c. The hail was big and hard.

Solution How was the boy’s problem with the wolf solved?

a. The wolf ran away because of the hailstorm.

b. The boy hit the wolf with his stick and rock.
c. The boy’s friends chased the wolf away when they hear the boy call
them.

Comprehension Questions: Lost (Advanced)

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Think about the story Lost.

Write about why the wolf did not attack the boy. Use what you have
learned about hail to support your idea.
OR
Write about a time when you got lost. How did you feel? What
happened? Who found you?

This story made me think of... first freezing

scared next couldn’t
desperate finally

Response Journal:
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