Unit 8 Week 1

Interactive Read Aloud

The King of the Winds Oral Vocabulary

journey
Retelling of The Odyssey, Book 10
Define: A journey is a long trip.
Example: We took a journey
around the world.
What can help Odysseus go from here to there? Ask: Is walking across the
street to the store a journey?
Why or why not?
Once upon a time, a man named Odysseus traveled the world on a
great adventure. He and his men sailed the seas in a grand ship.
One day, Odysseus and his men sailed to an island. The island was
ruled by Aeolus, the King of the Winds. Aeolus proudly welcomed
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Odysseus and his men. LEARNERS
“You are welcome here, my brave travelers. Please stay in Build Background Ask children
about the different ways they
my city.” have traveled from one place
to another. Ask: What was
So Odysseus and his men stayed on the island. He told Aeolus, the your trip like? How did you get
from place to place? If you go
King of the Winds, about his long journey on the ocean. on another trip, how would
you like to travel from place to
Eventually Odysseus was ready to return home. “I have been
place?
away from my family for a long time,” he told the King of the
Winds.
To help Odysseus get home, the King of the Winds decided to Intensive Vocabulary Support
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Use the routine on How to Use the

give Odysseus a wonderful gift. Interactive Read-Aloud Cards to
introduce the underlined words.
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The King of the Winds handed Odysseus a plain bag. Odysseus Oral Vocabulary
watched as the King of the Winds filled the bag with many stormy transportation
and noisy winds. He used his great strength to tie the top tightly Define: Transportation is the
way we move from one place
with a string so none of the bad winds could escape. to another.
Example: A bicycle is my
“I have put all of the bad winds into this bag,” said the King of transportation to school.
the Winds. “Now they will not bother you on your way home. Good Ask: Is a bus a type of
transportation? Why or why
luck on your long journey.” not?

“Thank you,” said Odysseus, as he took the bag. “Since our

transportation is a sailing ship, it will be much easier to travel
without terrible winds blowing us in different directions.”
So Odysseus went back to the ship. His men prepared the ship to ENGLISH LANGUAGE
LEARNERS
sail away from the island.
Generate Words Say the word
Everyone on the island waved goodbye to Odysseus. Then the terrible in the third paragraph.
Tell children that this word
King of the Winds used a good wind to blow Odysseus and his ship means that something is very
bad. Using context clues, help
toward home.
children identify other words
that mean “terrible,” such
as bad, awful, and horrible.
Have children take turns using
the synonyms in their own
sentences.
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Odysseus and his men sailed for nine days. The gentle winds Oral Vocabulary
helped to push their sea vehicle slowly and safely across the water. vehicle
On the tenth day, Odysseus could see land from the ship. Soon Define: A vehicle is an object
used to move things or people
they would be home with their families. from place to place.
Example: Our vehicle stopped
“We are almost home, at last!” he told his men. “Our ship should at a red light.
reach land soon.” Ask: What are some vehicles
you have seen in your
Since Odysseus was tired from the long journey, he decided community?

to take a short nap. But his men were not so sleepy. They looked
curiously at the big bag that Odysseus had carried onto the ship.
“I want to see what is in the bag,” said one sailor. “I bet it’s
filled with gold and silver. We should have some of that treasure ENGLISH LANGUAGE
LEARNERS
for ourselves!”
Dramatize Ask children how
Then one of the men ripped open the bag. Odysseus heard a loud they think the sailors felt after
they opened the bag of winds.
noise and quickly woke up. He saw the opened bag and the sailors Reread the description of the
sailors opening the bag, and
staring at the angry winds rushing out of it.
use facial expressions and
gestures to show how shocked
and surprised the men were.
Assign groups of children, in
turn, to dramatize the text as
you read it aloud again.
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“Oh no!” shouted Odysseus as he jumped up and grabbed the Oral Vocabulary
bag. But it was too late. The stormy winds had already escaped from wide
the bag. They swirled around the ship and flew into the sky. Soon Define: When something is
wide, it is big from one side to
there was a terrible storm. the other.
Example: We used the bridge
The fierce storm lasted for a very long time. As the storm raged, to cross the wide river.
the ship changed course and sailed away from Odysseus’ home. Ask: Can many cars park on a
wide street? Why or why not?
“We are moving back toward the island of the King of the
fierce
Winds,” cried Odysseus, as he stared at the rolling waves.
Define: When something is
After sailing on the wide sea for many days, Odysseus and his fierce, it is very strong.
Example: The fierce storm blew
men gradually reached the island. Odysseus told the King of the down many trees.
Winds what had happened, and he begged him for help. But the Ask: How would you keep safe
in a fierce storm?
King of the Winds would not help Odysseus.
“I will not help you this time. You must get home on your own,”
he said.
Retell
Odysseus and his men had no choice. Once again they left the
Help children use the pictures
island. But this time they had no good winds to carry their ship, and to retell the story.
Card 1: How does Odysseus
it would take them much longer to get home. The sailors realized travel? Who welcomes
Odysseus?
that what they did was wrong. They were truly sorry that their
Card 2: Who gives Odysseus a
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curiosity to see what was in the bag caused such trouble. They gift? What is the gift?
Card 3: What do the men on
learned an important lesson. And, Odysseus and his men finally the ship do? What happens
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next?
made it home after all!
Card 4: Where is the ship
going? How do Odysseus and
the sailors feel?
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