Chris Van Allsburg Day 1 Day 4 Day 2 Day 5 Day 3 Vocabulary Definitions Vocabulary Sentences

1. Chris Van Allsburg Day 1Day 4 Day 2Day 5 Day 3 Vocabulary Definitions Vocabulary Sentences Additional Resources

4. Study Skills • Genre: Fantasy • Comprehension Skill: Cause and Effect • Comprehension Strategy: Ask Questions • Review Skill: Compare/Contrast • Vocabulary: Multi-meaning Words

5. Genre: Fantasy • A fantasy is a story that could never really happen. As you read, decide which events in this story could never happen in real life.

6. Summary In late summer, a farmer hits a man in the road with his truck. The speechless stranger then spends several weeks on the farm. The weather stays warm into autumn, and the leaves around the farm remain green. The stranger realizes something is wrong. he leaves the farm, and the weather returns to normal.

7. Skill Review: Compare and Contrast

8. Day 1 - Question of the Week • What changes in nature take place in the fall?

9. Vocabulary - Say It • draft • etched • frost • parlor • fascinated • terror • timid

10. More Words to Know drab hermit hypnotized barren crops sprout wilt

11. Comprehension Strategy –Ask Questions • Good readers ask themselves questions as they read. • This helps focus reading because they are looking for answers. • Asking questions is especially helpful when looking for causes and effects. • Ask yourself, “Why did this happen?” to find a cause. • Ask, “What happened because of this?” to find an effect.

13. Listen to the Story

14. Comprehension Skill: Cause and Effect • effect = something that happens • cause= explains why it happens • clue words-because, in order to, so,as

16. 1. Katy watcht the stranger, when he first arrived at thefarm.2. The unhappy stranger hurryed. To leave the farm.

17. Definition • A verb is a word that expresses time while showing an action, a condition, or the fact that something exists. • Examples: • Cory ran all the way to the front of the line. • Kelly felt betrayed by her sister. • My mom is a great lady.

18. Action Verbs • An action verb is a verb that tells what action someone or something is performing. • Examples: jump, throw, kick, etc. • Action verbs show mental as well as visible action

19. Recognizing Action Verbs Write the action verb and label it as mental or visible. • The posse drove the bank robbers out of town. • I learned that song in kindergarten. • Some people worry about everything. • A nurse held the baby up to the nursery window. • Mom jogs two miles every morning. • The secretary filed the letter in the wrong drawer. • Paul often sleeps for twelve hours straight. • Our dog chased the squirrel up that tree! • We appreciated Kristy’s kindness. • The mayor worried about the voter’s reactions.

20. Linking Verbs • A linking verb is a verb that connects a word at or near the beginning of the sentence with a word at or near the end of the sentence. • In English, the most common linking verbs are forms of be. • Examples: • Doris isthe winner. • Weare the losers. • He was glad.

21. Identifying Linking Verbs • Step One: Find the verb. • Step Two: Find the subject. • Step Three: Find thelink. • The link will either rename or tell a condition of the subject. • Example: • Mrs. Hughes was happy about the promotion. • I am the winner!

22. Forms of Be

24. Spelling Wordsadding -edand-ing • hurrying • hurried • slipped • slipping • robbed • robbing • noticed • noticing • happening • happened

25. Spelling WordsAdding -ed and -ing • drying • dried • stopping • stopped • studying • studied • dancing • danced • watched • watching

26. CHALLENGE • answered • answering • magnified • magnifying • interfered • interfering

28. Day 2 - Question of the Day • What is mysterious about the man Mr. Bailey strikes with his truck?

29. Multiple-Meaning Words • Many words have more than one meaning. To decide which meaning of a word is being used, look for clues in the surrounding sentences or paragraph. • Use context clues, experience, and word order to decide on the correct meaning of a multiple-meaning word.

31. draft current of air

32. etched engraved; a design or drawing on a metal plate or glass

33. frost moisture frozen on or in a surface

34. parlor formerly, a room for receiving or entertaining guests; sitting room

35. fascinated interested greatly; attracted very strongly; charmed

36. terror great fear

37. timid easily frightened; shy

38. drab not attractive; dull; monotonous

39. hermit person who goes away from others and lives alone

40. hypnotized put into a condition resembling deep sleep

41. barren not able to produce

42. crops plants grown or gathered by people for their use

43. sprout to produce new leaves, shoots, or buds

44. to become limp and bend down; to wither wilt

45. Weekly Fluency Check - Pitch • You need to change the pitch of your voice for certain words and characters’ speeches to make the reading lively and enjoyable. • Read p. 268m for students to dramatize characters voices.

46. 3. As the days become shorter trees changing to red and orange.4. What beautiful colors the trees turn in october?

47. Linking vs. Action • Step One: Identify the verb. • Step Two: Replace the verb with am, are, or is. • Step Three: If the sentence still makes sense and links two words in the sentence together, the verb is linking. If the sentence does not make sense, the verb is action. • Examples: • I felt so tired. • Ifelt the soft, fluffy pillow.

48. Action vs. Linking Write the verb in each sentence and identify it as action or linking. • The kiss turned the handsome prince into a frog. • The vegetables tasted salty. • Archie tasted the snails after a little hesitation. • Fred smelled the flowers. • The star always grows nervous before a performance. • The bridge looked sturdy enough. • The crowd became restless. • The grass turned brown during the drought. • This milk smells sour. • Dad stayed at home with the children.

49. Group Work • Readers & WB 104- Vocabulary • Spelling Day 2 • Language Day 2 WB 41-42 • Tri-Fold Section 2 • Smartboard- Cause & Effect