Transcript Document 7209012

Addie in
Charge
Genre: Historical Fiction
Author’s Purpose: Inform
and Entertain
Skill: Character
By: Laurie Lawlor
Compiled by Terry Sams, PES
Summary
It's hard enough for a nine-year-old
girl to take care of herself, her little
brother, and a family friend's farm for
two days. Then a prairie fire breaks
out, and nothing will stop it. Addie
remembers her father's advice - go
where there's nothing to burn. So
Addie takes her brother and heads for
the well. What a spot to be in!
Historical Fiction
Historical fiction is realistic
fiction that takes place in the past.
The characters, setting, problems
and events are based on things
that really did or could have
happened during a past time
period.
Comprehension Skill:
Character
• Characters are the people or animals
in a story or non-fiction article.
• You can learn about characters by
what they think, do, and say.
• You can also learn about characters
by paying attention to how they are
treated or talked about by other
characters.
Practice Character
Word Box
Addie
smart, silly,
brave, careful,
mean,
responsible,
shy, lazy
Comprehension Skill Review –
Theme TE 129b
• The theme is what the author wants
readers to learn from a story.
• It is the story’s “big idea.”
• Most authors do not tell us what the big
idea is -readers have to figure it out for
themselves.
• A good way to find out the theme is to ask,
What does the author want me to learn
from this story?
Practice Theme
• Which of the following sentences
is the theme of Addie in Charge?
Family members help each other.
Family members fight sometimes.
Pioneer life is different from life
today.
Vocabulary Skill –
Context Clues: Unfamiliar Words
•When you see unfamiliar words, use
context clues, or words around the
unfamiliar word, to figure out its
meaning.
•The context may give a definition or an
explanation.
Sometimes a synonym is used as a
context clue.
Example: Pedro could hear the loud, terrified bellows
of animals trying to escape.
Research Skill – Parts of a Book TE 129j
• Table of contents – listing of the
chapter and lesson titles and the
page on which each one begins
found in the front of the book.
• Glossary– dictionary of
important terms in the book
found at the end of a book.
• Index - an alphabetical listing of
subjects covered in the book.
Also in the back of the book
Research Skill – Parts of a Book TE 129j
• Section heads, captions, marginal
notes, and headnotes are text
organizers found within a chapter.
• Section heads are titles of sections
• Captions are text under pictures
• Marginal notes are additional facts
noted in the margin
• Headnotes are introductory text to help
you decide at a glance what the
information is about.
Weekly Fluency Check Read with Expression TE 43d129d
● Students should read with expression.
● For example, they should match the tone of
voice to the tone of the piece.
● Addie in Charge combines a great deal of action
and emotion in each of this passage.
● Read the text as if you are relating the story of
the prairie fire.
● Go to pages 121-122, beginning with “Suddently
Addie . . . “
Review Pages 113 - 119
1.Where are Addie’s parents and
brother at the beginning of the
story?
2.What clues show that Addie is quite
grown-up and dependable?
3.What things happen that lead Addie
to see the glow in the sky? Tell in
sequence 4 things.
Review Pages 120 - 126
1.Why did Addie climb into the
well?
2.What did George think when he
found a scrap of Addie’s bonnet?
3.What was the most important
thing Addie did in this story?
Writing Assignment
•Think about Addie’s character.
What actions does she take to
save the Fency’s farm and then
to save herself and Burt?
•Tell 4 things in sequence.
•Give a summary (retell) of the
story using 6-8 sentences.
Other Good Stuff
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Character Practice
Character Practice
ABC Spelling Practice
Hangman using the spelling words
• Spelling Quiz for our words
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Concentration with vocabulary
What was life like for the pioneers?
Reading Test
Spelling Test
Visit a Sod House
• Sod House Museum - Gothenburg,
Nebraska Visit the sod house we read
about the week this week. Look inside
and outside. Observe how it was
made. Think about the new sod
house Addie, from the story "Addie in
Charge," will live in.
http://websteader.com/wbstdsodmuz
m.htm
More Fun Stuff
• Simple and compound sentences
• Pioneer Life in America
Visit the website about pioneer life.
Find topics on the website and
record about 5 things that you did
not know about pioneer life.
• Westward Expansion
Say It!
•adopt
•bellows
•crouched •billows
•smarted
More Words to Know
charred
cinders
engulf
firebreak
illuminated
bellows – makes a loud,
deep noise
billows
•great waves of
smoke, flame, or
sound
tufts
• bunches of feathers, hair, or
grass held together at one
end
crouched
•stooped low with
bent legs
smarted
•felt or caused sharp
pain
charred
• burned enough to
blacken
cinders
•burned or partially
burned pieces of coal
or wood
engulf
• submerge; immerse;
overwhelm
firebreak
• a strip of land made to
check the spread of
prairie fire
illuminated
• lit up; made bright
Annie heard the loud
bellows of the animals.
Annie heard the loud
bellows of the animals.
The cabin was on fire
and the smoke went up
in billows.
The cabin was on fire
and the smoke went up
in billows.
The sand smarted my
face.
The sand smarted
my face.
I crouched down to
hide from my friend.
I crouched down to
hide from my friend.
The tufts of grass went
up in flames.
The tufts of grass
went up in flames.
Spelling Words
Words with thr, scr, str, and squ
•throat
•through
•threat
•thrill
•screen
scratch
scream
scrub
skyscraper
strange
Spelling Words
Words with thr, scr, str, and squ
•street
•strike
•strawberry
•strength
•square
squeeze
squeal
squirm
squirt
squirm
This Week’s Word Wall Words
Click and type your own
words for this week:
Let’s review our
words. Watch carefully
because they will
flash on the screen
for just a moment. We
will clap as we spell
the word.
throat
through
threat
thrown
thrill
screen
scratch
scream
scrub
skyscraper
strange
street
strike
strawberry
strength
square
squeeze
squeal
squirm
squirt
Review Pages 113 - 119
1.Where are Addie’s parents and
brother at the beginning of the
story?
2.What clues show that Addie is quite
grown-up and dependable?
3.What things happen that lead Addie
to see the glow in the sky? Tell in
sequence 4 things.
Review Pages 120 - 126
1.Why did Addie climb into the
well?
2.What did George think when he
found a scrap of Addie’s bonnet?
3.What was the most important
thing Addie did in this story?
Writing Assignment
•Think about Addie’s character.
What actions does she take to
save the Fency’s farm and then
to save herself and Burt?
•Tell 4 things in sequence.
•Give a summary (retell) of the
story using 6-8 sentences.
GREAT
JOB!