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Debra Hess was born in
New York City and went to
college in Boston. She is
the author of many plays
and books for young people
including The Three
Witches series. Her work
has appeared in various
magazines.
• Debra Hess says she talked
before she crawled, and
unlike Wilson, she never sat
alone.
• She now lives in Brooklyn,
New York, with her
husband.
Author:
Debra Hess
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The author is Debra Hess .
The illustrator is Diane Greenseid
author
The ____________
writes the stories.
illustrator draws the pictures.
The ___________
The story is about Wilson. He was very
shy and didn’t play with other children.
His classmates thought he wanted to
be left alone. But did he???
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Genre: Realistic Fiction
Realistic fiction is a story with
characters and events that are like
people and events in real life.
Look for:
Characters that have feelings that
real people have.
A setting that could be a real place.
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Vocabulary for
“Wilson Sat Alone”
amazing
clustered
gathered
raced
wandered
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1.Put your reading book on
your desk.
2.Open your book to the
glossary.
3.When you see the word, find it
in your glossary.
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amazing - surprising
This horse race was amazing.
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clustered - formed a group
These sea cucumbers are
clustered together on a rock
under the sea.
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gathered - came to
The mother hen gathered her
chicks around her.
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raced - ran quickly
Pete and Billy raced down the hill.
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wandered
- went from place
to place without
a plan
The geese wandered across the
street looking for the lake.
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1. amazing surprising
2. clustered formed a group
3. gathered came together
4. raced ran quickly
5. wandered went from place to place
without a plan
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• Say the words.
• Read the sentences.
• Fill in the blank
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amazing
clustered
gathered
raced
wandered
The penguins ________ together
to keep their babies warm.
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• amazing
• clustered
gathered
wandered
raced
The children pets’ ________ to
the finish line .
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clustered
wandered
amazing gathered
raced
Thousands of people _________ in
Times Square to celebrate the New
Year.
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clustered
raced
wandered
gathered
amazing
I enjoyed seeing the pandas as
I ________ through the zoo.
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raced
clustered
gathered
amazing
wandered
The _________ wizard took a
nap after his busy morning.
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A. amazing - surprising
B. clustered - formed a group
C. gathered - came together
D. raced = ran quickly
E. wandered - went from place to place
without a plan
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D
1. raced – ___
E
2. wondered __
A. - surprising
B. - formed a group
C. - came together
3. gathered –___
C
D. - ran quickly
A
4. amazing – ___
E. - went from place
5. clustered –__
B
to place without a
plan
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Harcourt Sites
Reading Rocket- Storytime
Test Tutor
Sentences
Statements and Questions
Exclamations and Commands
Parts of a Sentence
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More Interactive Sites
Change y to i - # 1
Change y to i - # 3
Naming and Telling Parts - # 1
Naming and Telling Parts - # 2
Naming and Telling Parts - #3
Compound Words
Time For Recess
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