1. Genre : Fiction PowerPoint created by Michelle Harding – Fairhope Elementary Vocabulary Strategy: Compound Words Vocabulary Strategy: Compound Words Comprehension Skill: Draw Conclusions Comprehension Skill: Draw Conclusions Comprehens ion Strategy: Ask Questions Comprehens ion Strategy: Ask Questions by Palmyra LoMonaco What is a night letter, and what might it say?

2. Words to Know blade buddin g dew fireflies flutter blade buddin g dew fireflies flutter nectar notepad patch scratch y nectar notepad patch scratch y

3. flutter to flap the wings

4. flutter can also mean… to move with quick wavering or flapping motions

5. patc h a small piece of ground that is different from what surrounds it

6. patc h can also mean…

7. dew the moisture from the air that collects in small drops on cool surfaces during the night

8. nectar sweet sap, or liquid, produced by a flower

9. notepa d a small book of blank or lined sheets of paper in which you write notes or things that you need to learn or remember

10. fireflies small insects that give off flashes of light when they fly A firefly captured in Eastern Canada… The top picture is taken with a flash, the bottom only with the self- emitted light. Fireflies in the woods near Nuremberg, Germany

11. blad e a leaf of grass

12. buddi ng putting forth small swellings on a plant that will grow into leaves, branches, or flowers

13. scratch y rough; uneven or ragged; likely to scratch

14. Excellent Work!