1. Author: Patricia MacLachlan Illustrator: Meg Kelleher Aubrey
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Author: Patricia MacLachlan
Illustrator: Meg Kelleher Aubrey
Calahan Elementary
Ms. Sheida – 4th Grade

2. List the S/S Cards for each Vowel Pattern.
Write the Word.
Find the Vowel Patterns.
How many syllables?
Split into syllables.
List the S/S Cards for each Vowel Pattern. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
10.

3. List the S/S Cards for each Vowel Pattern.
Write the Word.
Find the Vowel Patterns.
How many syllables?
Split into syllables.
List the S/S Cards for each Vowel Pattern. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
10.

4. Write the Word.
Find the Vowel Patterns.
How many syllables?
Split into syllables. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
10.

5. Write the Word.
Find the Vowel Patterns.
How many syllables?
Split into syllables. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
10.

6. Antonym Match wrong dark night small light right stop day big up sad
fast
down
hot
dark
small
right
day up
little
cold
happy
slow
start

7. What are Plural Nouns? Some plurals end with –s
Examples) plant / plants book / books
Some plurals end with –es
Examples) bench / benches fox / foxes
Some plurals change the “y” to an “i” and add “-es”
Examples) butterfly / butterflies city / cities

8. What are Irregular Plurals?
Brainpop Jr
-game + write
Irregular Plurals do not follow the rules!
Some singular nouns must be changed to make an irregular plural, other do not change at all!
child = goose =
man = moose =
woman = sheep =
mouse = deer =
tooth = ox =

9. R/W Workbook p. 29 – 30 “Regular and Irregular Plurals”
Brainpop Jr. – “Plural Nouns”
Nouns (Plurals) – Unit 1 Workbook

10. 1: energy energetic sympathy sympathetic
Word Knowledge
1: energy energetic sympathy sympathetic
2: hundredth tenth fourth twentieth
3: lately carefully seriously finally
4: Sarah is more energetic this morning.
5: This dog is Caleb’s fourth collie.
6. Lately Anna has wanted to get a cat.

11. Sarah is more energetic this morning.
Identify the word with the –etic suffix.
energetic
What is the root word?
energy

12. Use each word below in an oral sentence.
Notice how the words below change when the suffix –etic is added to the root word.
Use each word below in an oral sentence.
Noun:
Adjective:
energy
energetic
sympathy
sympathetic
poetry
poetic

13. ordinal numbers eleventh fourth fortieth thirteenth
First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth,
seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth
eleventh
fourth
4th Grade
fortieth
Can you think of any other ordinal numbers that end with th?
thirteenth

14. lately carefully seriously finally
The suffix –ly is added to each of the following words. Identify each root word.
lately
carefully
seriously
finally

15. Prefix- an addition to the beginning of the word (re- to do again)
reshingle - to shingle again
refill - to fill again
rewrite - to write again
redo - to do it again

16. These words from the story contain /e/ spelled ea or ie.
eager
married
seal
prairie
sneak

17. Most seals live in water and have flippers for feet.
What sound do the letters, ea, have in the word seals?
Long e

18. This dog is Caleb’s fourth collie.
Pick out the ordinal number in the sentence.
fourth

19. “Will she like us?” asked Caleb very softly.
Look for the –ly suffix.
“Will she like us?” asked Caleb very softly.
Identify the word with the suffix –ly.
softly
What is the root word?
soft

20. Objective:
Today we will learn new words so that we can better understand what we read.

21. Sarah, Plain and Tall Vocabulary
troublesome
feisty
energetic
mild mannered
pesky

22. How can we figure out the meaning of a word?
apposition – the definition of a word is found between two commas.
prefix
base word (Show word structure posters)
suffix
context clues – help you figure out the meaning of a word, by using the other words in the sentence as clues.
The porcelain doll my late great grandmother gave me is priceless.

23. Context Clues
When you are reading a story and come across a word you do not know, use it’s context – the information, words, and sentences around the unfamiliar word – to find out its meaning.
Context clues help you figure out the meaning of a word!!!

24. (Under Comprehension Strategies)
Notebook Files
Movie Clip
(Under Comprehension Strategies)

25. troublesome “use context clues
and word structure”
Sometimes Caleb can be troublesome.
The students who passed notes in class were rude and troublesome.
troublesome-
causing problems or difficulties

26. troublesome Definition: causing problems or difficulties
Base + Suffix: trouble + some
Synonym: bothersome, annoyance
Antonym: helpful, easy
Part of Speech: adjective

27. cuddlesome gruesome lonesome awesome handsome adventuresome
“-some” suffix makes an adjective a characteristic. It has that trait. Some examples…
cuddlesome
gruesome
lonesome
awesome
handsome
adventuresome

28. feisty “use context clues”
Papa was late because his colt was acting feisty.
The feisty little dog strained at her leash during the walk.
feisty - full of energy

29. feisty Definition: full of energy
Synonym: energetic, spirited, frisky, enthusiastic
Antonym: lazy, tired
Part of Speech: adjective

30. energetic “use context clues”
John’s wife-to-be is young and energetic.
Jimmy had a cold and was not very energetic.
energetic- having energy; spirited

31. energetic Definition: having energy; spirited
Base + Suffix: energy + etic
Synonym: active, lively, feisty
Antonym: tired, sluggish
Part of Speech: adjective

32. mild mannered “use context clues and word structure”
I am strong and I work hard, but I am not mild mannered.
Paul remained mild mannered even when his plane was late.
mild mannered- gentle in nature

33. mild mannered Definition: gentle in nature, acts calm
Synonym: easygoing, calm, patient
Antonym: troublesome, unfriendly
Part of Speech: adjective

34. pesky “use context clues”
“What if she thinks we are loud and pesky?” asked Caleb.
The golfer was angered by the pesky rabbit on the golf course.
pesky- annoying

35. pesky Definition: annoying Synonym: troublesome, annoying
Antonym: pleasant, polite
Part of Speech: adjective

36. Sarah, Plain and Tall is a fiction story.
The genre is historical fiction.

38. Sarah, Plain and Tall
Genre- Historical Fiction
Point of View- First Person (Anna)
Author’s Purpose- Entertain
Our need for human relationships can cause us to take risks.
Jacob Witting, widowed father of Anna and Caleb, places an advertisement in a newspaper for a wife.
Sarah Wheaton answers the advertisement. Through letters, Sarah and the Witting family get to know each other.
Sarah agrees to travel west to see is she would like to live there. Will Sarah miss her old home? Will the Wittings and Sarah create a new family? What risks will Sarah face?

39. Prairie
A prairie is an extensive, level or slightly rolling, mostly treeless tract of land in the Mississippi valley, characterized by a highly fertile soil and originally covered with course grasses.
-Webster's Dictionary
"Outside the prairie reached out and touched the places where the sky came down.”
--Sarah, Plain and Tall

40. Clues, Problems, Wonderings
Let’s browse the historical fiction story Sarah, Plain and Tall and look for clues about the story, problems you may have while reading the story, and wonderings you have about the story.
This is a fiction story, so we only want to browse the first few pages so as not to give away the ending.
We want to write our findings in note form.

41. CLUES
PROBLEMS
WONDERINGS

42. Big Ideas Our need for human relationships can cause us to take risks.
Long-term commitment requires carefully thought out decisions.
The consequences of not taking some risks are sometimes worse than the consequences of taking them.

43. Decoding- Think/Pair/Share Find the word that has the same sound as the underlined word part.
1. able indeed 3. high
A) apple A) cried A) eight
B) can B) history B) graph
C) jeans C) head C) inside
D) straight D) escape D) birthday

44. Which words are split into syllables correctly?
Line 1 – pes-ky pe-ering latel-y
Line 2- cost-ly drugs-tore bel-ong
Line 3- forw-ard tra-vel cer-tain
Line 4- bo-dy app-ear na-tion
Line 5- seld-om anyt-hing mid-dle

45. “Subject and Predicate”
Complete Sentences
“Subject and Predicate”
subject – the subject of a sentence tells who or what the sentence is about.
Ex) Sarah is plain and tall.
The stew was delicious.
predicate – the predicate of a sentence tells something about the subject.
Ex) Sarah traveled far from home.
Mama sang every single day.

46. R/W Workbook p. 31 – 32 “Complete Sentences”
Subject/Predicate Activities
(Parts of Speech Folder)
Brainpop – “Subject and Predicate”
Schoolhouse Rock Activities

47. Making Inferences
An inference is a statement a reader makes about a character or event from a story. To make an inference, the reader uses:
information from the story, such as examples, facts, reasons, and descriptions.
personal experience or knowledge, which is the memories and experiences you bring to the story.

48. R/W Workbook p. 23 – 24 “Making Inferences”
Notebook Files – Making Inferences (Unit 1 – Workbook)
Brainpop Jr. – “Make Inferences”

49. First Person or Third Person?
1. My favorite color is yellow. I love yellow daisies and sunflowers.
2. My family and I decided to go to the park this weekend. We had a great time!
3. Ms. Sheida teaches fourth grade. She is in Room 17. She enjoys having a classroom that is tidy and organized.
4. He enjoyed listening to the folktale about rainbow bird, it was one of his favorite tales.

50. R/W Workbook p. 25 – 26 “Author’s Point of View”

51. Sarah, Plain and Tall is a fiction story.
The genre is historical fiction.

52. R/W Workbook p. 27 – 28 “Historical Fiction”

53. troublesome Definition: causing problems or difficulties
Base + Suffix: trouble + some
Synonym: bothersome, annoyance
Antonym: helpful, easy
Part of Speech: adjective

54. feisty Definition: full of energy
Synonym: energetic, spirited, frisky, enthusiastic
Antonym: lazy, tired
Part of Speech: adjective

55. energetic Definition: having energy; spirited
Base + Suffix: energy + etic
Synonym: active, lively, feisty
Antonym: tired, sluggish
Part of Speech: adjective

56. mild mannered Definition: gentle in nature, acts calm
Synonym: easygoing, calm, patient
Antonym: troublesome, unfriendly
Part of Speech: adjective

57. pesky Definition: annoying Synonym: troublesome, annoying
Antonym: pleasant, polite
Part of Speech: adjective