The Bridge Dancers
Open Court - Unit 3- Mystery to Medicine - Lesson 3
Vocabulary
 gorge
 enchained
 pitches
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 poultice
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When we reach the edge of the gorge, the path levels off and we run alongside it.
At the bottom of the gorge between two tall mountains, we set up camp for the night.
gorge – a deep narrow valley

“Let us soar into the heavens, never to be enchained again!”
The prisoner was enchained to prevent his escape.
enchained – held with chains

The rocker pitches, and Callie falls.
Sometimes he pitches down the stairs when he sleepwalks.
pitches – falls forward rapidly

Instead I grab one of the clean cloths
Mama uses for herb medicines and with shaky fingers, tie it tight around Callie’s leg.
Plants used in herb medicines an help heal some illnesses or diseases.
herb medicines – plants used to treat an injury or cure a disease

She’ll stop the bleeding with a poultice of yarrow; she’ll make an herb tea that will help Callie sleep.
Scott’s mother put a mustard poultice on his chest to relieve his congestion.
poultice – a soft, moist packet of medicines spread on the body to stop pain

I talk on and on, about ox-eye daisies and Queen Anne’s lace, chickweed and tansy, the names like song words, lulling him to sleep at last.
The sound of the gentle waterfall was lulling him to sleep.
lulling – soothing or calming

Vocabulary Review gorge – a deep, narrow valley enchained – held with chains pitches – falls forward rapidly herb medicines – plants used to treat an injury or cure a disease.
poultice – a soft, moist packet of medicines spread on the body to stop pain lulling – soothing or calming

Voc. Quiz gorge pitches enchained herb medicines lulling poultice
______- falls forward rapidly
______- held with chains
______- a soft, moist packet of medicines spread on the body to stop pain.
_____- soothing or calming
_____- a deep, narrow valley
_____- plants used to treat an injury or cure a disease

The Bride Dancers
Open Court Unit 3- Mystery to Medicine
Word Knowledge
A “y” is added to end of the word to create an adjective.
shake………shaky twist…….twisty
craze………crazy gloom……….gloomy

The following words are pairs of antonyms.
mountain - valley whispered - hollered

These words all have the /j/ sound.
imagines dodge jubilant plunge

These words from the story contain the /j/ sound spelled _ dge or ge .
gorge hedge dodge edge bridge

This sentence contains a metaphor.
Our bridge is just a shaky old skeleton.

“Burst into jubilant song!” she cries.

A gorge is a deep, narrow valley with steep, rocky walls.