BIG QUESTION: WHAT CHANGES IN
NATURE TAKE PLACE IN THE FALL?
Author:
Chris Van Allsburg
Genre:
Fantasy
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Spelling Words
Adding –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
•
Big Question: What changes in
nature take place in the fall?
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Vocabulary Words
Vocabulary Words

draft
More Words to Know

drab
 etched
 hermit
 fascinated
 hypnotized
 frost
 barren
 parlor
 crops
 terror
 sprout
 timid
 wilt
Monday
Question of the Day
What changes in nature
take place in the fall?
Today we will learn about:
 Build Concepts
 Cause and Effect
 Ask Questions
 Build Background
 Vocabulary
 Fluency: Pitch
 Grammar: Action and Linking Verbs
 Spelling: Adding –ed and -ing
 The Seasons
Fluency
Model Pitch
Fluency: Pitch
 Listen 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: Pitch
 What 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
 (Next Slide)
barren
crops
sprout
wilt
Concept
Vocabulary
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O R G A N I Z E R , C L I C K O N E N D S H O W, T Y P E I N Y O U R
N E W I N F O R M AT I O N , A N D S AV E Y O U R C H A N G E S . )
Build Concept Vocabulary
barren, crops, sprout, wilt
Winter
Spring
The
Seasons
Summer
Fall
Cause and Effect,
Ask Questions
Turn to page 268 - 269.
Prior Knowledge
Think about the sights, sounds, smells, and events associated with the season of fall.
Fall/Autumn
Prior Knowledge
 This 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
 (Next Slide)
etched
frost
parlor
Grammar
Action 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 Verbs
 Mr. 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 Verbs
 The 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 Verbs
 Linking 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 Verbs
Find 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 Verbs
Find 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 Verbs
Find the verb in each sentence.
 He became very unhappy.
 became
 Stories like this are fantasies.
 are
Action and Linking Verbs
Find 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 Verbs
Find 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 Words
Adding –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 Day
What is mysterious
about the man Mr. Bailey
strikes with his truck?
Today we will learn about:
 Context Clues
 Cause and Effect
 Ask Questions
 Compare and Contrast
 Vocabulary
 Fluency: Echo Reading
 Grammar: Action and Linking Verbs
 Spelling: Adding –ed and -ing
 Science: Fall in the United States
 The Seasons
Vocabulary Strategy:
Context Clues
Pages 270 - 271.
The Stranger
Pages 272 - 279.
Fluency
Echo Reading
Fluency: Echo Reading
 Turn 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.
Grammar
Action 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 Verbs
 A 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 Words
Adding –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 Day
Since the stranger’s
visit, how is fall on the
Bailey farm different
from nearby farms?
Today we will learn about:
 Cause and Effect
 Ask Questions
 Compare and Contrast
 Vocabulary
 Fluency: Pitch
 Grammar: Action and Linking Verbs
 Spelling: Adding –ed and -ing
 Science: Seasons and Crops
 The Seasons
The Stranger
Pages 280 - 286.
Fluency
Model Pitch
Fluency: Model Pitch
 Turn 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.
Grammar
Action 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 Verbs
 A 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 Verbs
 Replacing 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 Words
Adding –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 Day
Why do you think some
birds fly south in the
fall while others stay all
winter?
Today we will learn about:
 Expository Nonfiction/Text Features
 Reading Across Texts
 Content-Area Vocabulary
 Fluency: Partner Reading
 Grammar: Action and Linking Verbs
 Spelling: Adding –ed and -ing
 Science: Seasons Across the Globe
 Seasonal Animal Behavior
“Time for a Change”
Pages 288 - 291.
Fluency
Partner Reading
Fluency: Partner Reading
 Turn 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.
Grammar
Action 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 Verbs
 A 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 Verbs
 Test 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 Verbs
 Examples:
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 Words
Adding –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 Day
What changes in nature
take place in the fall?
Today we will learn about:
 Build Concept Vocabulary
 Cause and Effect
 Illustrator’s Craft
 Context Clues
 Grammar: Action and Linking Verbs
 Spelling: Adding –ed and -ing
 The 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 Craft
 An 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 Clues
Word from Story
lying (p. 274)
direction (p. 278)
tagged (p. 279)
seasons (p. 281)
might (p. 283)
Meaning 1
Meaning 2
Almanac
 An 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.
Almanac
 An 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.
Grammar
Action 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 Verbs
 A 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 Words
Adding –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.
 Story test
 Classroom
webpage,
 Reading Test
 AR
 Other
Reading Quizzes
 Quiz #