Sarah Plain and Tall
Web quest
Compiled by Mrs. Kane
Sarah Plain and Tall
• As you read, jot your thoughts on post-its.
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Make Connections
Visualizations
Predictions
Questions
Inferences
Thoughts about Characters
New words learned
Any other thoughts
• Be prepared to discuss your thoughts
Character Actions, Thoughts, Emotions
Characters
Actions or Interactions
Thoughts
Emotions
Character Diary Assignment
• Choose one of the main characters (Sarah, Jacob (Papa), Anna, or Caleb) to
keep a character diary for.
• After reading each chapter, you will write a diary entry from the
perspective of the character you choose.
• In the diary entry you write what happened in the chapter from the point
of view of your character. Please include specific details from the story
and inferred character emotions and thoughts about what happened.
• Remember to label the top of the sheet with the chapter number and
today’s date. Then include your greeting “Dear Diary or Dear Journal.”
Start your entry on the next line down. Please include a closing “Fondly,”
or “Your Friend, “or “From,” and then go down a line to sign the characters
name.
• In Chapter one, if your character does not yet appear in the story than you
will just write a summary of what happened in the chapter.
• You can use the character actions, emotions and thoughts graphic
organizer to help you.
Sample Character Diary Entry
Chapter 1
Today’s Date
Dear Journal,
Today was a glorious day. I don’t know why, but I had a feeling that
something great was going to happen. I took a stroll down to see the
beautiful flowers outside of the Cathedral of Notre Dame. Seeing the
bright colors of the flowers invigorated my spirit. I could almost hear
the chirping of the birds on a sunny spring day. I met a woman named
Anabel. She looked about my age. She was working with the flowers.
She kindly gave me some branches to decorate my buggy. I hope I
didn’t make her angry when I took a sprig of holly for my lapel…….
Your friend,
Armand
Sample Student Entry
Sample Student Entry
Sample Student Entry
Sarah Plain and Tall Story Vocabulary
Word
paddock
Definition
Sentence
Picture
conch
rustle
squall
eerie
reins
pesky
windbreak
smuggled
huddled
If you want to learn more about these words click on the link to bring you to
http//dictionary/reference.com
Story Setting – Kansas
• Learn facts about Kansas by clicking below:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/kansas/
• Learn about Prairies by clicking on the below link
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/prairie.htm
http://www.nps.gov/tapr/index.htm
• Learn about Farming by clicking on the below link
http://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/agriculture-inkansas/14188
• In your notebook, please write 3 things you learned
after reading information on this website. Please write
how Kansas is different from the area you live in?
Remember to label the page with the story title and
date.
A view of
Kansas
Sarah’s Home State - Maine
• Learn facts about Maine by clicking below:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/ma
ine/
Learn about the Maine lifestyle by clicking on the
below link
• In your notebook, please write 3 things you
learned after reading information on this website.
Please write how Kansas is different from the
area you live in? Remember to label the page
with the story title and date.
A view
of Maine
Find Kansas and Maine on Map
Compare and Contrast
Kansas
both
Maine
Final Thoughts
• When you are done with the book jot down
your final thoughts
– Favorite part of the story and why
– Disappointing parts and why
– Places you would like to go to in the book and why
– Characters you would like to meet if they were
real and why
– Story Summary