BIG QUESTION: WHAT CHANGES IN NATURE TAKE PLACE IN THE FALL?

AUTHOR: CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG

GENRE: FANTASY

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• watched• watching• danced• dancing• studied• studying• stopped• stopping• dried

• drying• happened• happening• noticed• noticing• robbed• robbing• slipped• slipping

• hurried• hurrying• answered• answering• magnified• magnifying• interfered• interfering

Big Question: What changes in nature take place in the

fall?

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Vocabulary Words

draft etched fascinated frost parlor terror timid

drab hermit hypnotized barren crops sprout wilt

Vocabulary Words

More Words to Know

Monday

Question of the DayWhat changes in

nature take place in the fall?

Today we will learn about:Build ConceptsCause and EffectAsk QuestionsBuild BackgroundVocabularyFluency: PitchGrammar: Action and Linking VerbsSpelling: Adding –ed and -ingThe Seasons

FluencyModel Pitch

Fluency: PitchListen as I read “Blame It on Hades.”

As I read, notice how I use pitch to dramatize characters’ voices.

Be ready to answer questions after I finish.

Fluency: PitchWhat were some effects of Demeter making the earth hot?

What does this myth say causes fall and winter to happen each year?

Concept Vocabulary barren – not able to produce crops – plants grown or gathered by people for their use

sprout – to produce new leaves, shoots, or buds

wilt – to become limp and bend down; to wither

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Concept Vocabulary

Build Concept Vocabulary barren, crops, sprout, wilt

Winter

Spring

Summer

Fall

The Seasons

Cause and Effect, Ask Questions

Turn to page 268 - 269.

Prior KnowledgeThink about the sights, sounds, smells, and events associated with the season of fall.

Fall/Autumn

Prior KnowledgeThis week’s audio explores how and why the seasons change. After you listen, we will discuss what you learned and what surprised you most about seasonal changes.

Vocabulary Words

Vocabulary Words draft – current of air etched – engraved; a design or drawing on a metal plate, or glass

fascinated – interested greatly; attracted very strongly; charmed

frost – moisture frozen on or in a surface; feathery ice crystals

Vocabulary Words parlor – a room for receiving or entertaining guests; sitting room

terror – great fear timid – easily frightened; shy

More Words to Know drab - not attractive; dull; monotonous

hermit – person who goes away from others and lives alone

hypnotized – put into a condition resembling deep sleep in which the person acts on suggestions

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etched

frost

parlor

GrammarAction and Linking Verbs

katy watcht the stranger, when he first arrived at the farm

Katy watched the stranger when he first arrived at the farm.

the unhappy stranger hurryed. To leave the farm

The unhappy stranger hurried to leave the farm.

Action and Linking VerbsMr. Bailey drove home. The stranger

was scared.Drove is a verb that shows what Mr.

Bailey was doing. It is an action verb. It is also called a transitive verb because it is followed by an object, home.

Was tells something about the stranger. It is a linking verb. It is also called an intransitive verb.

Action and Linking VerbsThe main word in the predicate of a

sentence is a verb. Words that show actions are called action verbs. Most verbs show actions you can see. Some verbs, such as think and understand, show actions you cannot see.

Action Verbs: Mr. Bailey hit a stranger with his truck. He regretted the accident.

Action and Linking VerbsLinking verbs do not show actions.

They tell what the subject is or what the subject is like. Common linking verbs are forms of the verb to be, such as am, is, are, was, and were. Verbs such as seem, appear, become, and feel can also be linking verbs.

Linking Verbs: The man was alive. He seemed very strange.

Action and Linking VerbsFind the verb in each sentence.

The Stranger is an unusual story. is It describes a very odd event. describes The Bailey family lives on a farm. lives Mr. Bailey struck a man with his truck. struck

Action and Linking VerbsFind the verb in each sentence.

He brought the man home. brought The stranger was silent. was He appeared completely healthy. appeared The stranger changed the weather. changed

Action and Linking VerbsFind the verb in each sentence.

He became very unhappy. became Stories like this are fantasies. are

Action and Linking VerbsFind the verb in each sentence and tell if it is an action or linking

verb.

Animals trusted the strange man. trusted, action The stranger watched the geese in the

sky. watched, action He seemed sad. seemed, linking

Action and Linking VerbsFind the verb in each sentence and tell if it is an action or linking

verb.

On the last day, the stranger hugged everyone in the family.

hugged, action The Baileys were very kind to him. were, linking

Spelling WordsAdding –ed and -ing

• watched• watching• danced• dancing• studied• studying• stopped• stopping• dried

• drying• happened• happening• noticed• noticing• robbed• robbing• slipped• slipping

• hurried• hurrying• answered• answering• magnified• magnifying• interfered• interfering

Tuesday

Question of the DayWhat is mysterious about the man Mr.

Bailey strikes with his truck?

Today we will learn about:Context CluesCause and EffectAsk QuestionsCompare and ContrastVocabularyFluency: Echo ReadingGrammar: Action and Linking VerbsSpelling: Adding –ed and -ingScience: Fall in the United StatesThe Seasons

Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues

Pages 270 - 271.

The StrangerPages 272 - 279.

FluencyEcho Reading

Fluency: Echo ReadingTurn to page 275.As I read, notice how I change my pitch to convey the differences in the whispered speeches of Mr. and Mrs. Bailey.

We will practice as a class doing three echo readings of this page.

GrammarAction and Linking Verbs

as the days become shorter trees changing to red and orange

As the days become shorter, trees change to red and orange.

what beautiful colors the trees turn in october

What beautiful colors the trees turn in October!

Action and Linking VerbsA verb is the main word in the predicate of a sentence.

Action verbs show what someone or something does.

Linking verbs tell what the subject is or is like. They link, or join, the subject to a word in the predicate.

Spelling WordsAdding –ed and -ing

• watched• watching• danced• dancing• studied• studying• stopped• stopping• dried

• drying• happened• happening• noticed• noticing• robbed• robbing• slipped• slipping

• hurried• hurrying• answered• answering• magnified• magnifying• interfered• interfering

Wednesday

Question of the DaySince the stranger’s

visit, how is fall on the Bailey farm different from nearby farms?

Today we will learn about:Cause and EffectAsk QuestionsCompare and ContrastVocabularyFluency: PitchGrammar: Action and Linking VerbsSpelling: Adding –ed and -ingScience: Seasons and CropsThe Seasons

The StrangerPages 280 - 286.

FluencyModel Pitch

Fluency: Model PitchTurn to page 277.As I read, notice how I pitch my voice for the third-person narrator’s text and then raise it slightly higher for Mrs. Bailey’s speech.

Now we will practice together as a class by doing three echo readings.

GrammarAction and Linking Verbs

september and october is my favorite munths

September and October are my favorite months.

i love to watch the gooses flew south

I love to watch the geese fly south.

Action and Linking VerbsA verb is the main word in the predicate of a sentence.

Action verbs show what someone or something does.

Linking verbs tell what the subject is or is like. They link, or join, the subject to a word in the predicate.

Action and Linking VerbsReplacing linking verbs that are forms

of the verb to be (am, is, are, was, were) with action verbs can make writing stronger.

Example: The stranger was cold. The stranger shivered.

Review something you have written to see if you can improve it by replacing linking verbs with action verbs.

Spelling WordsAdding –ed and -ing

• watched• watching• danced• dancing• studied• studying• stopped• stopping• dried

• drying• happened• happening• noticed• noticing• robbed• robbing• slipped• slipping

• hurried• hurrying• answered• answering• magnified• magnifying• interfered• interfering

Thursday

Question of the DayWhy do you think

some birds fly south in the fall while others

stay all winter?

Today we will learn about:Expository Nonfiction/Text FeaturesReading Across TextsContent-Area VocabularyFluency: Partner ReadingGrammar: Action and Linking VerbsSpelling: Adding –ed and -ingScience: Seasons Across the GlobeSeasonal Animal Behavior

“Time for a Change”Pages 288 - 291.

FluencyPartner Reading

Fluency: Partner ReadingTurn to page 277.Read this page three times with a partner. Adjust your pitch to reflect how you think the narrator and Mrs. Bailey should sound and offer each other feedback.

GrammarAction and Linking Verbs

fall is mr baileys favorite Season Fall is Mr. Bailey’s favorite season. the days grow shorter but the air

is fresh and cleen The days grow shorter, but the air

is fresh and clean.

Action and Linking VerbsA verb is the main word in the predicate of a sentence.

Action verbs show what someone or something does.

Linking verbs tell what the subject is or is like. They link, or join, the subject to a word in the predicate.

Action and Linking VerbsTest Tip: One way to tell a linking verb from an action verb is to look at what follows. If an adjective after the verb modifies the subject, as in “Apples are delicious,” then the verb is a linking verb.

Action and Linking VerbsExamples: The stranger was cold. (Cold is an adjective; was is a linking verb.

He seemed scared. (Scared is an adjective; seemed is a linking verb.)

Spelling WordsAdding –ed and -ing

• watched• watching• danced• dancing• studied• studying• stopped• stopping• dried

• drying• happened• happening• noticed• noticing• robbed• robbing• slipped• slipping

• hurried• hurrying• answered• answering• magnified• magnifying• interfered• interfering

Friday

Question of the DayWhat changes in

nature take place in the fall?

Today we will learn about:Build Concept VocabularyCause and EffectIllustrator’s CraftContext CluesGrammar: Action and Linking VerbsSpelling: Adding –ed and -ingThe Seasons

Cause and Effect

Causes and effects are related. An effect is what happens. A cause is why it happens.

Sometimes clue words, such as because and so, signal causes and effects. Other times you must figure out the causes and effects for yourself.

Sometimes a cause has more than one effect.

Illustrator’s CraftAn illustrator is a person who

creates the art for an article or book. The illustrator makes choices about how to draw or paint for the text.

Art can help you understand the setting, characters, mood, and plot of a story.

Sometimes the art shows additional details or information that are not in the text.

Context Clues When a word you don’t seem to make sense in a sentence, it may be a multiple-meaning word. Look for context clues and predict other possible meanings.

Write two meanings for each multiple choice word and circle the meaning used in the story.

Context CluesWord from Story Meaning 1 Meaning 2

lying (p. 274)

direction (p. 278)

tagged (p. 279)

seasons (p. 281)

might (p. 283)

AlmanacAn almanac is a reference book published each year. It contains calendars, weather information, dates of holidays, and charts and tables of current information, such as populations of cities.

A table of contents at the front lists main topics in the order they appear.

AlmanacAn index at the back lists the book’s topics in alphabetical order.

Tables and charts present information in an organized visual form that makes facts and data easy to find and compare.

GrammarAction and Linking Verbs

its great to go for hikes, theres so much to see

It’s great to go for hikes. There’s so much to see.

helena and i am going camping. For a week next summer

Helena and I am going camping for a week next summer.

Action and Linking VerbsA verb is the main word in the predicate of a sentence.

Action verbs show what someone or something does.

Linking verbs tell what the subject is or is like. They link, or join, the subject to a word in the predicate.

Spelling WordsAdding –ed and -ing

• watched• watching• danced• dancing• studied• studying• stopped• stopping• dried

• drying• happened• happening• noticed• noticing• robbed• robbing• slipped• slipping

• hurried• hurrying• answered• answering• magnified• magnifying• interfered• interfering

We are now ready to take our story tests.

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