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- Mandy: "Ed played the piano for an hour.
Blank was well prepared for the concert."
He, she, hmm.
Oh, it's got to be he.
"Ed played the piano for an hour.
He was well prepared for the concert."
Hi, Norby. - Norbert: Hi, Mandy.
Do you need any help? - Uh-uh.
Do you know who taught us reading class today?
- No, who? - Mrs. Framish.
- Really, how come? - Well, Mrs. Du Rose is away.
We learned all about using pronouns.
You know, words that stand for other words.
Like here.
We have to figure out a word from the list
to stand for the underlined words.
"Mary, Sandy, and Rose are sisters.
Blank have blonde hair."
Hmm, he, no way.
She, hmm...
It's they, isn't it, because there's more than one?
- Mm-hmm.
It's the word "it" on your list of pronouns?
- Mandy: Uh-huh.
- Because you'd better look at the ring with me
because it is glowing.
- I finished my homework just in time.
- My children, make haste to the land of Mojuste.
Thorzuul has concocted yet another plan
to rid the universe of readers.
You must stop him.
- Well, it's a tough job... - But somebody's got to do it.
- Let's go.
[upbeat electronic music]
[eerie music]
Thunder and lightning.
- Trumpets and drums.
- Readers rejoice!
- A Storylord comes.
[Bike-O-Tron whirrs]
[shimmer]
- It worked! - What worked?
- My dad said you'd show up.
- Your dad? - Thorzuul: Surprise!
- Can I go now, Pop? - Yes, run along, Junior.
You've been very helpful.
- Norbert: I think we'd better be going too.
- You aren't going anywhere!
[zap]
- Hey, I can't move!
- Nor shall you be able to,
unless your sister can answer a little question
I have for her.
Milkbreath? - Yes, your Badness?
- Guard the door. - Yes.
- My dear? - Do it, Mandy.
It's the only chance we've got!
- What am I supposed to do?
- Simply read what you see on the screen.
- Mandy: "Tim asked Larry to go to the show with him.
"He bought a candy bar and some pop.
"Larry's mom was mad at him
for spending money on such junk food."
Okay, let my brother go!
- Not so fast, my little munchkin.
Look at the screen again.
If you want to see your brother free,
tell me who bought the pop and the candy bar.
- Be careful, it might be a trick question.
- Trick question, me? [chuckles]
- Well, all I can say is it's lucky
I had Mrs. Framish's reading class today.
- Mrs. who? - Framish.
She taught us our reading class today.
- I'm gonna teach you something a little bit new today.
And then, after we learn it,
we're going to practice it in your books.
So, pay good attention and see if you can figure out
what it is that we're going to be doing, all right?
When people write, they sometimes use words
that stand for other words.
For example, look at these two sentences up on the board.
Who can read these two sentences for us?
- Ryan.
"Sally is my best friend.
She lives next door." - Good.
Now, let's look at the first sentence.
Who can find the word "Sally" in the first sentence?
Carrie?
- Carrie; Sally is the first word in the first sentence.
- That's right.
Now, let's look at the second sentence.
Who can find the word "she" in the second sentence?
Mandy?
- Mandy: The first word in the second sentence.
- Yes.
"She" is the first word in the second sentence.
"She" and "Sally" are the same person.
"She" stands for Sally.
"She" means Sally.
Now, I'm going to read these two sentences again, and this time,
I'm going to use the word "Sally" in both sentences.
"Sally is my best friend.
Sally lives next door."
The second sentence means the same thing, doesn't it?
Whether I use the word "she" or the word "Sally."
This is an example of what we're going to learn about today.
How one word can stand for another.
If you want to be a good reader, this is very important to know.
Because writers often use two different words
to mean the same thing.
If you don't know which words go together,
you can get mixed up when you read.
But if you can figure out which words go together,
that will help you understand what you read.
By the time we finish our lesson,
you should be able to figure out what "he,"
"she,"
"it,"
"we,"
"you,"
and "they" stand for.
We call these words pronouns.
Now, let's take a look at the sentences
on this side of the board.
Who can read the sentences after the number one?
Mandy?
- "Mother baked a pie.
It was good." - Good, Mandy.
Can you tell me, Mandy, what was good?
- Mandy: The pie. - The pie.
And which word in the second sentence
stands for the word pie? - "It?"
- Mrs. Framish: "It," that's right.
The word "it" stands for the word "pie"
in the second sentence.
In each of these pairs of sentences,
I have underlined a word in the second sentence
that stands for a word in the sentence that comes before it.
Let's take a look at the sentences after the number two.
Who can read those?
Jim?
- "Mark left school early.
He was feeling ill."
- Mrs. Framish: Good.
Who was feeling ill? - Jim: Mark was.
- Mrs. Framish: That's right.
And what word in the second sentence stands for Mark?
- He. - That's right, good.
Mark is a boy, and the word "he" tells us
that we're talking about a boy.
"He" stands for the word "Mark."
Let's go on to the third set of sentences.
Who can read those for us?
Ryan.
- "'Come to the store with me,' said Pam.
"'No,' said Brian.
'You go by yourself."
- Mrs. Framish: Good.
Can you tell us,
who did Brian tell to go to the store without him?
- Ryan: Pam. - Mrs. Framish: That's right.
And which word in the second sentence
stands for the word "Pam?"
- Ryan: You. - You, that's right.
Brian was talking to Pam, so he used the word "you"
instead of her name.
"You" stands for the word "Pam."
When you read,
make sure that you look for these words.
He, she, it, we, you, and they.
And make sure that you know what they stand for
before you continue reading.
Mandy?
- What if you can't figure out what the word stands for?
- That's a good question, Mandy.
If you can't find out what the word stands for
in an earlier sentence, then continue reading.
You might find a clue in the next sentence.
When you find a clue, go back and read the whole passage over.
Try out the word in place of the pronoun.
Make sure that it makes sense and that you understand it.
That's one of the ways
you'll help yourself become a better reader.
Now, let's practice what we just learned.
Open your books to page 43.
We're going to read this story that's on this page.
- So, that's why I'm glad, 'cause thanks to Mrs. Framish,
you're going to lose.
- Thorzuul: Just remember that if you get it wrong,
your brother will be a permanent statue in my collection.
[chuckles] - Take your time, Mandy.
Be careful! - Silence!
You have 30 seconds.
Begin.
- [Mandy thinks] Tim asked Larry to go to the show with him.
He bought a candy bar and some pop.
Larry's mom was mad at him
for spending money on such junk food.
Who bought the candy bar and the pop?
Hmm, well, it could be Tim.
- Is that your answer? - Don't rush me!
I just learned this today, you know.
[thinks] If it does stand for Tim, then it could read,
"Tim asked Larry to go to the show with him.
"Tim bought a candy bar and some pop.
Larry's mom was mad at him for--"
Hey, wait a minute.
Why would Larry's mom be mad at Tim?
That doesn't make sense.
- Ten seconds to go.
- [thinks] Well, it must stand for Larry.
"Tim asked Larry to go to the show with him.
"Larry bought a candy bar and some pop.
"Larry's mom was mad at him for spending money
on such junk food."
Makes sense.
- Thorzuul: Time's up!
- "He" stands for Larry.
Larry bought the pop and the candy bar.
- Oh, you remembered to read on
and see if your first guess made sense!
[exclaims in frustration]
- Told you you were going to lose.
[zoop]
- [grunts] Way to go, Mandy!
- Don't thank me.
Thank Mrs. Framish. - I sure will!
Tomorrow, when we're home.
- Speaking of home, I think it must be almost suppertime.
- Right.
'Til next time. - Mandy: Bye.
- In unison: Home. [shimmer]
- Milkbreath!
- Yes, your Royal Badness?
Where are the--
- Oh, those two are better readers than I thought.
- Oh.
Well, well, maybe next time. - Get me out of here!
[computer zaps] Milkbreath!
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