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Addie in Charge. Genre: Historical Fiction Author’s Purpose: Inform and Entertain Skill: Character. By: Laurie Lawlor. Compiled by Terry Sams , PES. Summary.
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Addie in Charge Genre: Historical Fiction Author’s Purpose: Inform and Entertain Skill: Character By: Laurie Lawlor Compiled by Terry Sams, PES
Summary It's hard enough for a nine-year-old girl to take care of herself, her little brother, and a family friend's farm for two days. Then a prairie fire breaks out, and nothing will stop it. Addie remembers her father's advice - go where there's nothing to burn. So Addie takes her brother and heads for the well. What a spot to be in!
Historical Fiction Historical fiction is realistic fiction that takes place in the past.The characters, setting, problems and events are based on things that really did or could have happened during a past time period.
Comprehension Skill: Character • Characters are the people or animals in a story or non-fiction article. • You can learn about characters by what they think, do, and say. • You can also learn about characters by paying attention to how they are treated or talked about by other characters.
Practice Character Word Box smart, silly, brave, careful, mean, responsible, shy, lazy
Comprehension Skill Review –Theme TE 129b • The theme is what the author wants readers to learn from a story. • It is the story’s “big idea.” • Most authors do not tell us what the big idea is -readers have to figure it out for themselves. • A good way to find out the theme is to ask, What does the author want me to learn from this story?
Practice Theme • Which of the following sentences is the theme of Addie in Charge? Family members help each other. Family members fight sometimes. Pioneer life is different from life today.
Vocabulary Skill – Context Clues:Unfamiliar Words • When you see unfamiliar words, use context clues, or words around the unfamiliar word, to figure out its meaning. • The context may give a definition or an explanation. • Sometimes a synonym is used as a context clue. • Example: Pedro could hear the loud, terrified bellows of animals trying to escape.
Research Skill – Parts of a BookTE 129j • Table of contents – listing of the chapter and lesson titles and the page on which each one begins found in the front of the book. • Glossary– dictionary of important terms in the book found at the end of a book. • Index - an alphabetical listing of subjects covered in the book. Also in the back of the book
Research Skill – Parts of a BookTE 129j • Section heads, captions, marginal notes, and headnotes are text organizers found within a chapter. • Section heads are titles of sections • Captions are text under pictures • Marginalnotes are additional facts noted in the margin • Headnotes are introductory text to help you decide at a glance what the information is about.
Weekly Fluency Check -Read with ExpressionTE 43d129d • Students should read with expression. • For example, they should match the tone of voice to the tone of the piece. • Addie in Charge combines a great deal of action and emotion in each of this passage. • Read the text as if you are relating the story of the prairie fire. • Go to pages 121-122, beginning with “Suddently Addie . . . “
Review Pages 113 - 119 • Where are Addie’s parents and brother at the beginning of the story? • What clues show that Addie is quite grown-up and dependable? • What things happen that lead Addie to see the glow in the sky? Tell in sequence 4 things.
Review Pages 120 - 126 • Why did Addie climb into the well? • What did George think when he found a scrap of Addie’s bonnet? • What was the most important thing Addie did in this story?
Writing Assignment • Think about Addie’s character. What actions does she take to save the Fency’s farm and then to save herself and Burt? • Tell 4 things in sequence. • Give a summary (retell) of the story using 6-8 sentences.
Other Good Stuff • Character Practice • Character Practice • ABC Spelling Practice • Hangman using the spelling words • Spelling Quiz for our words • Concentration with vocabulary • What was life like for the pioneers? • Reading Test • Spelling Test
Visit a Sod House • Sod House Museum - Gothenburg, Nebraska Visit the sod house we read about the week this week. Look inside and outside. Observe how it was made. Think about the new sod house Addie, from the story "Addie in Charge," will live in.http://websteader.com/wbstdsodmuzm.htm
More Fun Stuff • Simple and compound sentences • Pioneer Life in America Visit the website about pioneer life. Find topics on the website and record about 5 things that you did not know about pioneer life. • Westward Expansion
Say It! • adopt • crouched • smarted • bellows • billows
More Words to Know charred cinders engulf firebreak illuminated
billows • great waves of smoke, flame, or sound
tufts • bunches of feathers, hair, or grass held together at one end
crouched • stooped low with bent legs
smarted • felt or caused sharp pain
charred • burned enough to blacken
cinders • burned or partially burned pieces of coal or wood
engulf • submerge; immerse; overwhelm
firebreak • a strip of land made to check the spread of prairie fire
illuminated • lit up; made bright
Spelling WordsWords with thr, scr, str, and squ • throat • through • threat • thrill • screen • scratch • scream • scrub • skyscraper • strange
Spelling WordsWords with thr, scr, str, and squ • street • strike • strawberry • strength • square • squeeze • squeal • squirm • squirt • squirm
This Week’s Word Wall Words Click and type your own words for this week:
Let’s review our words. Watch carefullybecause they will flash on the screen for just a moment. We will clap as we spell the word.