Juan Verdades The Man Who Couldn’t Tell a Lie Retold by Joe Hayes Illustrated by Joseph Daniel Fiedler Story Overview: Don Ignacio and don Arturo made a bet about whether or not Juan Verdures would tell a lie. Don Arturo has bet his ranch that he can make Juan tell a lie. If don Arturo loses the bet, he and his family will have lost their ranch. Genre: A Folk Tale is a story based on the traditions of a people or region, which is handed down from one generation to the next and becomes legendary. Vocabulary: 1. foreman-boss 2. employee-someone who works for another person or company 3. gritted-something that is pressed together hard 4. fulfill-you finish it satisfactorily 5. gloated-he or she showed mean-spirited satisfaction 6. flourish-means to thrive and grow strong 7. vigorously-with energy and force 8. gleefully-with cheer Strategy: Analyze Story Structure The way the writer organizes the events of the plot helps a reader understand how the characters, setting, and plot work together. Skill: Character, Setting, Plot Plot is the action of a story. It gives the story a beginning, middle, and end. A character is who the story is about. Setting is where and when the story takes place. Grammar: Action Verbs; Direct/Indirect Objects An action verb expresses an action and can be physical or mental. The word that answers the question What? Or Whom? is called the direct object. An indirect object always appears before the direct object and tells to whom or for whom the action is done. (Jason kicked Kaylee the ball. Kaylee is the indirect object.) Spelling List: Words with Accented Syllables Ignore, wealthy, fulfill, healthy, enroll, accept, parchment, dismay, debate, prepare, repair, applaud, forlorn, shoulder, abroad, flounder, saunter, falter, install, bounty Review words: voter, recite, topic Challenge words: jaunty, cauldron